Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-07-26
Special Election Proclamation.

WHEREAS, in and by an Act of the
! w General Assembly of this State, enii
lied d"An act prescribing the time and manner
of submitting to the people, for their approva
and ratification. or rejection, the proposed
Amendments to the Constitution" approved
on the 23d day Of April, 1864, il is eDjoined
upon me TO give public notice of such election
therefore |, l.. F. AL BRIGHT. High Sheriff OF
the county of Union. do hereby make known
to the qualified electors of said county that a
Special Election will be held on the first
Tuesday of August next. (being The I'd day OF
SAID month,) in and for the several Election
Districts of said county, 10 wit:
l district at the late Commissioners office
in and for New Berlin borough.
II district at the house of Thomas Pursel
in and for Union township.
Ill district at the house of Theobald Sanders
in and for White Deer township.
IV district al the house of James Lawson
in and for Kelly township.
V district at the house Of George Wolfe in
and for East Butialoe township.
vi district al the house of Jas S. MCreight
IN and for Bufialoe township.
VII district at the house of Jacob Deckard,
in Mifilinburg, for West Buffaloe township.
VIII district at the public School house in
and for North Ward in Lewisburg borough.
IX district at the Bufaloe House in and for
South Ward in Lewisburg borough.
Y district at the house now occupied by
VIM. Inhoff in and for Mifillnburg borough.
XI district at the Laurelion School house in
and for Hartley township.
MI district al the house of Peter Wehr in
AMI for Limestone township.
XIII tisirC: a, the Election house near
John Reish's in and for Lewis township.
XIV district at the house of Henry r. speese
in aud for Har,eton borough.
XIV district at the house Of ]. P. Hagenbuch
q, Uniontown in and for Brady township.
At which time and places three proposed
Amendments TO the Constitution may be voted
upon in the manner followinsi
Tickets shall be, respectively. labeled. on
the outside. First Amendment Second
and Third Amendment. Those
who are favorable TO said amendments, ,or any
Of them, may express their approval thereof
by volng, each, as many separate, written or
printed, or partly written or partly printed,
ballots, or tickets, as there are amendments
approved by them, containing, on'the inside
thereof, the words For the Anne endment'. And
those who are opposed to such amendments,
or any of them, may express their opposition
by voiing, each, as many separate, written or
printed or partly written and partly printed.
ballots, or tickets ,as there are amendments not
by them, containing, on The INSIDE
thereof, the words Against the Amendment.
.The election on the said proposed amend.
men,s shal. in all respects be conducted as
The general elections Of this commonwealth
are nov conducted"
at shall be the duty of the return judges,
first having carefully ascerlained the number
of votes given for or against each OF said
amendments, IN the manner aforesaid, TO make
out duplicate returns thereof, expressed In
words at length, and not In figures only, one
of which returns so made shall be lodged IN
The prothonolary's Office Of the court OF COM
mon pleas Of the proper county, and The other
sealed and directed TO The Secretary Of the
Commonwealth, and by one OF said Judges
deposited forthwith in the most convenient
pos.-ci'ice, upon which postage Shall be pre-
paid al the expense of the proper county,
"Phe several duties required 10 be perfor-
med by the sherifss, ss,ccmmIssioners.co s.consiables,
Judges, inspectors and all other officers what
ever in and about the general elections OF this
commonwealth, shall be performed by such
officers in and about the election herein pro-
vited for; and all persons, whether officers or
others, shall be liable 10 the same punishment
for the neglect Of any duty or the commission
OF any offence at in or about the said election
as they would for the neglect Of like duty or
the commission of like offence at in OF about
the general elections of this common wealth"
Said election to be opened between the hours
of eight and ten in the forenoon and continue
until seven o'clock in the evening, when the
polls shall be closed.
The return Judges Of the several districts of
the couniy will meet at ten O'Clock, forenoon,
III the Court house at Lewisburg. on the third
dav after the election. (teing Friday, the 5ih
dav of Ausus,) 10 do and perform those duties
enjoined upon them by law.
Dated at the Sherlff's Office. .Lewisburg, Pa,
the 9th day Of June, A. u. 1864.
IF ALBRIGHT, Sheriff