Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-10-01

! .mn1hGhS, ~. IN and by an act OF General Assembly
| OF the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania entitled "An
Act to regulate the General Elections within this Com.
nonweath" II is enjoined upon me to give public no
what officers are to be elected, I JOSIAH II. FURMAN
sheriff OF the county Of Columbia do hereby make
known aud give this public notice the electors of
the county of Columbia, that General Election will
| be held in said county, on the
SECOND TUESDAY QIth,) OF OCTOBER, 1854.
at the several election districts, viz.
Boon township, at the Court House in Rloom abura
Benton township,ai the public house Of Johu stiles
in the town of Benton
Beaver township, at the public house Of Franklin L.
Gtiarcreek iownshp At the public School House
near Evansville.
Borough of Berwick, at the Town House, in the Ber
ough. " ~ "
CatawiSsa tow nshp, ut the public house of Samuel
Centre township at the house Of jeremiah Hess, do.
Conyngham township, at the public house Of Reuben
Wasser.
fishingcreek township, at the public house OF Ben.
franklin township, at Clayon's School House
Greenwood township, at the house of Jos. r. Patton.
ilemlock township, at the "Buck Horn"
Jackson township, at the house Of Ezekiel Cole
LOCUST towushiP at the public house Of John l..
Hurst, in Slabown,
Miflin township at the public House Of John Keller,
mauisoh toWnsip at the public house Of samuel
MI Pleasant township, at the house Of Thos Jones'
MOntout township, at the house of VIM lIoinsh adj
Maine township p at the public house Of John A. shu
| man.
R9aringcreok township, at the house formerly occu
pied by Gootge w. DresbaCh,
| Hughes in Orangeve.
Pine towns ip, at the house OF Albert Hunter.
| sugarloai township at the house of A. Cole.
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| AZ which time aud place the qualified electors will
GERS, viz
One person to represent the 18th Congressional Dis
| Of the United States.
On One person to represent the counties of Columbia
ana MonOur in the House of Repre- sentatives in the
General Assembly Of Pennsylvania
one person for the office Of sheriff of hs county of
One person for Commissioner of tho countv of Co
lumbia
One person for Auditor for the county Of Columbia
Is further directed that the election of the several
districts shall be opened between the hours Of aud 10
o'clock in The fotenoon, aud shall continue open with
OUT interruption and adjournment Until clock III the
evening when the polls shall be closed.
IL Is further directed that the meeting Of the return
judges at the Court House, in Bloomsburg make out
the General Election, which Will he inc Iith day Of
October next,
The Congressional return Judges Of the 18th Dis
composed Of the counties of Bradford Columbia, Mon
| tour sullivan and Wyoming, shall meet at the Court
House in Tunkhnnnork in tie county Of Wyoming on
Inesday, the 18th day of October next to make
turns r for Member of Congress.
Cohlpcscd nf the counties Ot Columbia and MOntOur,
| shall meet at the Op
Tuesday, the 18TH day of October next to make out re
| turns Tor Member of Assembly.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That every person excepting Justices of the Peace
who shall mold any office or appointment of profit or
trust under the United Staes any city or incorpo.
rated district, whether commissioned officer other
wise subordinate officer agent who is shall be
employed under the cLegslaturecxecutive judiciary
department of this state, or of any city of any in.
copnrated district aud that also that every member
Of Congress aud Of the state Legislature, and of the
select or common council Of any city, or comms sion.
any incorporated district is by law Incapable of
holding exercising at the time, the oie appoint
ment Of Judge. Inspector or CLERK of any election Of
| this Commonwealth and that no Inspector, Judge
fgtlrl ln. hup Ilt h.
! voted tor
And the said act Of Assembly entitled ian act reIa.
ting to elections of this Commonwealth" passed July
| 2, 1919, further provided as follows, to wit:
That the Inspector and Judges shall meet at the re-
speCtive places appointed for holding the election in
the district at winch they respectively belong before
: o'clock in the morning Of the SECOND TUESDAY
Clerk, who shall be qualified voter of such district
lin case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes for Inspector shall not attend
the day Of any election tncu the person who shall
have received the second highest number Of
Judge at til next preceding election shalt spect.
or in his place. Aud in case the person who has
Ccived the second highest number OF for inspect
shalt nut attend the person elected Ju igc shalt ap
point an Inspector i'll his place and if any vacancy
suil continue the board for the space of hour
aier the time fixed by law for the opening Of the cleo
ton the qualified voters OF the towI,shp ward or dis.
trict for which such officer shall have been elected
present at the election shall elect of number
/ to fill the vacancy.
1T shall be heduty of the several Assessors respect
vcly to at end at the place of holding every general
special or township election during til; whole
such election Is kept opGn, Tor the purpose of giving
Information to tue Inspectors aud Judges when
called in relation the right Of any person asses
scd by them to vote al such election, aud such
matters in relation tu the votersas
sal! Inspectors or either OF them shalt from time tn
| time require.
No person shall be permitted to at any election
as aforesaid, other shan white citizen Of the age OF
iwenty.Une or more, who shall have resided in this
state at least one ysar ana ~ the election district
where he Offers to vote ten days immediately preceding
snch election, and WIN wii Two years paid sta.e or
ten days before the election But citiH" of the United
States who has previously been qualified voter Of this
State and removed thcrcirum aud returned and " no
shall hGvc resided in the election district and paid
aforesaid, shalt he entitled To vote ait residing in
this state SIX nonths-Frordcd hat the white free.
men, citizens Of the United states between the age
of twenty and years. who have resi- led
in the election district ten days aforesaid shall be
entitled vote although they shall have paid Ia,
mo person shall be permitted to vote whose name
nishcdby the Commissioners, unless, First he produce
receipt of payment, within two years, Of state or
County tax asscssed agreeasy to the natutinn
satisfactory evidence on his oath or at rma.
ton of another that he has paid such tax, fail
ure to produce receipt shall make oath the pay
ment thereof; second, ii he claim right to vote by
bei..g eector between the aye Of twenty Que and
twenty-five years shall dcpose oath or affirmation
that he has resided in the state al least year before
ms hpplthllh ana MAKE surh proof Of residence IN
the dlstrIc rs required by this act aud that he
v'rily believe from the account gwen him that p,
of the age aforesaid and gwen such other evidence
is required BY this act, whereupOn the name of th,
person so admitted TO vote shl be inserted IN the nj
phabetica list by the Inspector. aud made oppo
site thereto by writing the word tax if he sh; be
admitted to vote by reason OF having paid tax uud thu
word age ii he shall admitted vote by rensun
OF age, aud in either the reason OF such a vote
shall be CALLED out To the clerks, whV shall make ike
note in the list Of voters kept by tn
"ln all cases where the name of the person claiming
TO vote is not found on the list urnI shed By the Com
InssOners, his right to vote whether found then,
not is objected 10 Dy amy qnacd ciizen il shal
be the duty Of the Inspectors examine such person
oath as t0 qualifications and if he claims
resided within the State for yea more his oath
shall be sufficient proof thereof, but he shalt make
proof by at least compe; ent witness who shat! b.
qualified clector, that he has resided within the ds
trIct for more than ten days Immediately Preccdinl
said election and shall also that his bona dt
residence in pursuance OF his lawful calling wit
In the district aud that he did not within the
l. district for the purpose of voting.
v every person qualified as aforesaid aud who shal
make due proof if required of his residence and pay
men of taxes aforesaid shall be admitted vote il
e the township, ward district, in which he shall re
). side,
'lf any person shall prevent or attempt to preven
any officer of clectiOn under this act from holdn
such election, or use or threaten any violence to
Al such Oer, aud shall interrupt improperly interfcr
with him in the execution of his duty shall block
or attempt 10 block up the window or avenue To an
window where the same may be holden, shall riot
= Ousy disturb the peace of such election, or shall US
or practice intimidation, threats force violence
with the design to influence unduly or Overawe an