Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-12
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L F, Judges.

J X.
l. NJ Clerks.
hcrehy certify. that d. E f. Judge and J X and
Z. clerks We're before proceeding any votes
at sad eiection first dul affirmed as atore
Witness my hand this dav Of ,nn.,
Domini one thousand eight hundred and
\ Judge of election.
certify that judge aforesaid was also -. ~ Jrn
~ affirm IT t,y
Witness my aand the date before written.
i Clerk oi election
i"-io"k .rtIlI- fort. word tt .i.ti t.. if,.
number of ballots IasI Tor carl once x,n, ftl,,-
jsct"d the nSna OF 2a.d person voted it .,.., H.
nuner of v"t-~ gwen earl p.r~,n l,rgt.n drs.I.
mt u.hcr, wIIrh rettIrn snail l- o-rtfr..i a r-
rect ~gnrd by the Judges, AMI att->T.,. i,y HE
~uch return snail De substantially a. follows:
AT an election held by the electors of company
OF the regiment of Pennsylvania soldiers. at
(naming the place where the election j. heidi there
were (naming the number I, in words, at Lengthy
hoS cast ior .e oIIGe S 9i governor OF winch
tor, r, votes were cast, of which F had
votes were east, of which bad votes
any other officers voted for.
At the end of the return the iudges shall cer,if -,
SuSthce as ioows giving if officers, THEN rank and
number OF their regiment If prvates the number of
'leif regiment and company. viz:
true return of the election held as aforesaid ON
- 49, .uiS OF Auno Domin thousand
A b Captain company one hundred and thirtv6r
=. regiment. Pennsylvania volunteers.
ment PsnF 4, one hundred and thirty reg,-
F company A hundred and thirtv6rs,,a
ment, Pennsylvania volunteers
Attest X. Vi eiee'oh-
M Clerks
SEC II. After canvassng the votes in manner ar,ra
SAID the judges shall put III an envelope one of tha
poll books, with its tally list aud return OF each ctv
or county. together with the tickets and transmit ta
same. properly sealed up and directed through the
nearest post office or by express. a. possible
thereafter to the prothonOary of the court of com
mon pleas OF the city or county in which such elec
tors would have voted If not in the military service
aforesaid. being the city county for which said poll
book was keptg and the other poll book of said city
or county, enclosed in envelope. and sealed as
aforesaid and properly directed shall he delivered
one OF the commissioners hereinafter provided for,
II st>h commissioner calls for the same in ten days
and II Not called for the same shall be transmitted
by ina or by express. possible thereafter
TO the Secretary of the Commonwealth, who shall
carefully preserve the same and on demand of the
proper prothonotary deliver to said prothonotary ur-
der his hand and official seal certified copy Of the
return OF votes so transmitted TO and received bv
MN for SAID city or county of which the demandant
Is prothODotary.
SEC IS It shall be the duty of the prothonoary of
tht county TO whom such returns shall be made to
deliver TO the return Judges of the same county
copy certified under his hand and seal. of the return
OF votes transmitted to him lay the Judges of the
election as aforesaid officially certified by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth as aforesaid to said
pTotilonotary.
SEC l9. The return judges of the several counties
shail afDourn 20 meet at the places directed by
law on the third Friday after any general or Presde-
tIaI election for the purpose counting the soldiers
yote. and when two more couutle> are connected
IN The election. tie meeting of h ldgeS from each
county shall he postponed in such case until the FRI
day following.
SEC. -. fhe return judges met shall include. In
their ernme rat T!ie returned ana there
upon shall Pfoceed ~ AL respects Ia the Ike