North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-10-05
EIecfiOn PrOclamatiOn.

Ah;rn Cav Sheriff of the county OF yomlng Penn
.-,u,n;o do hereby maAe known and give otice
70 the electors of the county aiore eSS az
~ -: .'v ~ bo held in the said county OF Wyo ming,
uon SrCOND '" ~ CON TUESDAY OF OCTOBER NEXT,
@ Oh 'n mini one thousand eight hundred anu SIX
:. Eur being the Eleventh day OF octobcr,) ut
Sb;cb time State, District and County ofhcers, as
follows are to be elected, to wit !:
One persen to represent the 18th Congressional
District in the House Representatives OF the Con-
gross of the United States o,,o
TT xo nersons to represent the counties OF ous4ue-
hanna and Wyoming in the house ol hetieSeA'" nia
tives Of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania
so '. rem for the office of Associate Judge OF
Wyoming County. =, conn;..on.r for th
~snsy On for ibs once Of Treasurer for the
s.asty Of wyoming
ObS person for the once Of Auditor Tor the eoun,
~ Of Wyoming '
ALSO HEREBY MAKE KNowS AND GIVE NOTICE.
that the place of holding the aforesaid General
Election in the several wards, boroughs, district
and townships within the county of Wyoming are as
follows, to wit
Braintrim, at the house occupied by T. D Spr nc
ia Laceyville.
clinton at the new school house. in the village Of
FactOryvlie.
Eaton, at the house of eter StrOh, in Eaton town
ship.
Exeter, at the house of Solomon Brown, in Exeter
township.
Forkston at the house of Hiram Hitchcock, now
occupied by A p. Burgess, in Forkston township.
Falls at the house of Levi Townsend in Falls
town. fp
Lem.u, at the school house near II. G. Ely, in
Lemon township.
Monroe. at thehou,s of John Phoenix, in MOnroc
towns ip,
Meho,pany, at the house of Peter Bender, in Me-
hoopany township.
Meshoppon at the house Of Daniel hanklnson, In
Mashoppeu township
Northmoreland at the house OF Winters & How
ard at Ceutrenoreand Corners in Northumberland
township.
Nicholson at the house of E n. Bacon, in Mich
olson Township.
North Branch at the school house the store
OF nhn Pfonts in North Branch Township.
Overfeli at the old school house near Lawrence
Ayers in 0veried township.
Tunkhannoek Borough; at the Court House IN
Tunkhannoek.
Tunkhaunock Township at the Court House, in
Tunkhannoek.
ham township.
Washington at the Baptist church on Russell Hill
in Washington township,
also make known and give notice, as in and by
the 18th section of the aforesaid act directed
THAT every person excepting justices of the peace,
who shall hold any Office appointment of profit or
trI st under the government of the Cnltd States
of this State, any city or incorporated district,
whether commissioned officer or oherwisc, subOr-
dnate officer gents, who isor shall be eIFloyed
uner the legislative, judiciary or executive de
psrtment Of this State or the United States, or of
any city or Incorporated district and also the' every
member of Congress and the State -. IRE, and
OF the select ana common council * any city,
missioner Of any incorporated district, s by law
capable of holding exercising at the same time
the office app"inm' Mt of judge inspector ur clerk
of any election of this Commonwealth, and thlt
inspect judge. other Of n of any eec-
tion, - ell be eg'o to any o1ee then to be vot-
ed for"
sembly, entitled An Act rclatira 80 executions
and for her pur Joses " approve pril l6, lS40,
it is enactd that the for >aid l3t4 secti 'shLll
not be rued to prevent any militia officer
or borough officer from serving as judge, inspector
clerk at any general or special election in this
Commenwe alth. .s D .a
Also, that in the 6lst section of said act it SON
titled that @cveay general and special election
shah be op,n between the hours Of eight and ten
in the torenoo' aa'i shall continue without Inter
rup.ion or adj urn until O'clock in the
evening, when the polls shall be closed !"
The generrl speeial city, incorpo rated district
and lNnship elections shall be held AMI conducted
by the inspectors and judges elected as aforesaid
and by clerks appointed as hereinafter provided
No person shall be permitted to vote at any elec-
ton as aforesaid bat white freeman Of the age
q swsntv-one years or more, who shall have re-
siSNi iptfs Stale at teas year, and in the eee-
sion district where b. offers TO vote at least ten
DAYS Immediately preceding such election, and
within two years paid State or county tax, whi.h
shall hava been assessed at least ten days befors
aha section BIT q citizen of the United State
who has previously been qualified ter of this
State and removed thArcfrom and returned and
who shall have ded in the election district and
uSd taxes aforesaid shall be entitled to vote af
ter re. iiing in this State six months PRovIDEn
That the white freemen ctizrnt of the United Stat
betw en- the ages of II oud % years and have re-
sided in the eeci district ten days as aforesaid
shall be entitledto Tote, although they shall not
have laid taxes.
an. oil Ia ftnIft cd fn
/. not contained in the list Of taxable inhabitants
furnished BY the commissioners, unless First he
prsSuces recsiPI fcF the payment within two years
Of State county tax, assessed agreeably to the
constitution, and give satsfaetory evidence on his
awn oath or affrn atohA the oath or affirmation
efanother .ha! be hss paid such q tax or on fail
ure to prodrce q receipt shRl! make oath of the
pAvment thereof, or, Second if he claim n vote bv
heing an clector between the ages of 2l and %
rsar, he shall depose al cath Of affirmation that bs
has resided in the State at least year before his
application, and make such proof of his residence in
the district as is required by this and th,t he
doea verify believe from the accounts given hin,
Abat he is Of the age aforesaid and give such other
eVideuce as is required by this act Whereupon the
name of the PEI admitted TO veto shall be in
serted in, the alphabetical list by tn, inspectors
and +. note nude opposite thereto by writing 90
word ntax" If he shall be admitted to vote nv rae
son of having paid tax, or the word .'age" if he
shall be admitted to vote by of such age and
shall be called out to the clerks, who shall mako
the like notes IN the llst III FoteIS kept Dy them,
SIN all cases where the name ofthe person claim.
ing To vote is not found the list furnished bv the
com and assessors, or his right 10 vote
whether found thereon not is objected TO bv any
qualified citizen it shall be the duty of the uspec
tors to examine such person oath to his oual6
cations and # ne claims to have resided within the
State for one year or more, his oath viii be sniff
sfent proof thereof, but shall make proof by at
least one competent witness, who shall be quail
osd eIector hat he has resided within the district
for more than ten ldays nezt immediately proceed
ing said eect~n and shall also himself swear that
ais bona 6de residence In pursuance of his lawful
calling is within the district, and that he did not
remove INTO said district For the purpose Of voting
therein.
EVERY person qualified aforesaid, and who
snail make Que proof ms is required of his resi-
,dencc and payment Of taxes as aforesaid shoI1 h.
admitted to vote in the township ward or district in
which he shall reside. fs.s- = .-- - -.
"Tf any person shall prevent, or attempt to pre.