North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-07-13
ANDREW G. CURTIN,


AIN DRE w G. ~ Rim,
Governor OF the said Commonwealth
To AHrRA GAY Esq., Sheriff Of the County Of
Wyoming Send Greeting
WHEREAS, a joint resolution proposing certain
amendments to the Constitution of this Common
wealth, which follows Wis
"There shalt bean additional section to- the
third article Of the Constitution, to be designated
rs section four. as fjllows:
SEC Hhcneve ver any of the qualified electors
of this Commonwe ath shall be IN any actual milf
tary service, under requistiOn from the President
OF the United States, by authority of this Com
mOnwealth, such electors may exercise the right of
suffrage IN all elections by the citizens under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by law as
'ully as II they wers present at their usual place
OF elections
" There shall be two additional sec tions to the
eleventh article OF the Constitution to b4 desgnat-
u as sections eight and nine, as follows
" SEC s. No bill shall be passed by the Legisla-
ture, granting any powers privileges, in any
where the authority to grant sucn powers or prvil
eges, has been, or may hereafter be- conferred pom
the courts of this Commonwealth" has 0e> agreed
to by majority of the members elected to each
House OF the Legislature at two successive sessi AS
of the same:
And rchereas 1t is provided to the tenth article of
SAID Constitution, that any amendments 50 agreed
hpon sha be submitted to the people in such man
ner aud at slch time, at least three months after
being So agreed to by the Houses as the Legis-
lature shall prcscr'b& such submission to DC in such
manner and form, that the people may vote for or
against each amendment Sc arate and distinctly;
And chercas By an act of the General Assembly
OF this Commonwealth, passed the twenty-third day
OF Aprtl, Ammo Domni, one thousand eight hundred
and slzty-four l. is provided sthat for the purpose
OF aScertainng the of the pCay.e of this Com
monweath iii regard TO tGe ado ton or rejection OF
said amendments, or either of them, the Governor
OF this Commonwealth shall issue writ of election
directed to each and every Sheriff OF thi Common
wealth, commanding them to give notice in the US
ual manner IN not less than two newspapers in
each city and county: Pr0rided, That so many
are published therein, and by at least two printed
hanlbills in each election district of every city and
county wherein ~ newspaper Is pu Jiished that IN
election VIII be held III e,ch OF the townships bur-
oughs, wrIs, precnc., and dis tricts therein on the
FIRST tt ESDAY OF AUGUST in the year of
our Lord: one thousand eight hun lred AMI sixty
tcnr for the purpose of deciding upon the approval
and ratGcations or rejection, OF the said aIneul
ments, which said election shall be opened, held
and closed upon the day last aforesaid at he plac-
es and within the hours, at and within which, the
the general elections Of this Common alth are d-
rooted to be opened, held and Closed
Noir Therefore, In obedience to The requirements
of the tenth article Of II Constitution and in &C
cOrddnce lcht the true intent ami meaning of the
SAID act Of ihe General Assembly of this Common
wealth, l ANDREW G.. CURTIN Governor cf the
said Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania do issue this
VIII, uethhaHu'hg ana requiring you, the said Ah-
ra Gay Sheriff of the sail county to
give notice in the usual manner and as hv law re-
quIred, that an election viii be held ACCORDING to
the terms Of the Constitution AMI provisions Of the
act of the General Assembly aforesaid. in each Of
the townships, b0ro.ghs, wards grecincts and dis.
tricts therein th. FIST Tuesday of August in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
slXty-fCur for the purpose Of deciding upon the ap
proval and ratification, or rejection, Of Ihe said
amendments. ..-....
oJar A.
state, at Harrisburg, this twety-frst day Of Juue
In the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred
and sixty-four, and os the Commonwealth the
eighty-eghth
By the Governor: ELI SLIFFP
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
In pursuance of the ahoveproclamation of the
Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7
AHlRA GAY, High sheriff of the County Of Wyo-
ming, Pennsylvania, d. hereby make known AMI
give notice to the elect of the county aforesaid
that election will be held in the saii county of
Wyoming ON TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY
OF AUGUST, 1864, for the purpose of voting on
T." joint resolution proposing certain amendments
to the Constitution of the Commonwealth"
l Al so HEREBY MAKEKNCTN AND GIVE
NOTICE that the place of holding The aforesaid
general election in the boroughs districts AMI town.
ships within the county of Wyoming are as follows
to wit
Braintrim, at the house occupied by T, D. Spring
IL Laccyyille.
Clinton. at the new school house in the village oc
Factoryvlile
Eaton, at tie house nfPeter stroh, in Eaton to2 L.
ship.
Exeter. at the house of solcmor Brown, in Exeter
township
Forkston, at the house OF Hiram Hitchcock, now
occupied by A p. Burgess, in Forkston township.
Falls, at the house now occupied ny Enos Bsemer
in Falls township.
Lemcn at the school house near H. G Ely, in
Lemon township.
Monroe, at the house of John Phoenix, in Monroe
township.
Mehoopany at the house of Peter Bender in Me-
hoopany township .
Meshoppen at the house of Daniel Hanknson, in
Meshoppen township
Northnoreland, at the house of Winters How
ard at Centermoreland Corners, in Northumberland
township
Nicholson, at the house now occupied by E. N
Bacon. in Nicholson township
North Branch, at the school house near the store
of John PfoutS in North Branch townshi D.
Overfed, at the old school LoRsc near Lawrence
Ayers in Overfed township
Tunkhanaock, Borough, at the Court House in
Tunkhaunock.
Tunkhannock township, at the Court House in
Tunkhannock
Windham, at the house of David Fisk, in Wind
ham township.
Washington, at the Baptist church on Russell Hill
In Washington township.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of he Commonwealth Of Peunsyl-
rdnia in General assembly met, and 1t Is hereby
enacted by The authority Of the That for the
purpose of ascertaining the u the people of
this Com monwealth, In legard to the adoption oil
rejec ton Of saa amendments, or either of them the
Governor of this CommoH wealth shall issue writ of
election directed to each and every sheriff of this
Commonwealth IN djrr to ofIc
the usual manner, in not less than two newspapers in
each city ana county Provided, that so many are
published therein and by at least two printed hand
bills in each election district of every city and coun-
ty VII hareiu newspa per is published that an eee-
ion will be held in each Cf tae townships, borougbS,
DIS, precincts and districts therein, on the first
Tuesday OF August, in the gear of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sxty-four for the pur-
pose of deciding upon the approved and ratification
] shall be npened held and closed upon the day Las