The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-06-29
$4,000 POUNDS WANTED
special Election Proclamation
A Joint Resolution proposing
w certain Amendments to the Constitu-

There shall be an additional section to the
third article of the Constitution, to be desig-
mated as section four, as follows
"SECTIoN 4. Whenever any of the qualified
electors of this Commonwealth shall be IN any
actual military service, under a requisition
from the President of the United States, or by
the authority of this Commonwealth, such
electors may exercise the right of suffrage in
all elections by the citizens, under such regu-
lations as are, or shall be, prescribed by law,
as fully as if they were present at their usual
placeof election"
SECTION 2. There shall be two additional
sections to the eleventh article of the Consti.
tuition, to be designated as sections eight and
nine, as follows:
| "SECTIoN s. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature, containing more than one subject,
which shall be clearly expressed in the title.
except appropriation bills"
"SEcTIoN g. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature granting any powers, or priv-
| leges, in any case, where the authority 10
grant such powers, or privileges, has been, or
may hereafter be, conferred upon the courts
of this CommCnw ealth.'
| Now, therefore, in obedience to a warrant
| from A. q. Curtin Governor of this Common
monwealth to me directed and in pursuance
of an Act Of General Assembly of this same
entitled 'tAn Act prescribing the time and
manner of submitting to the people, for their
approval and ratification or rejection the pro-
posed Amendments to the Constitution ap-
proved the 23d day Of April >. D. 1864: /,
D.. c. Larrabee Suerlti Of the County of Pot
ter, Pennsylvania, do hereby make known
and give notice to the electors of the MY
aforesaid, that Special Election will be held
| in said County on the first Tuesday (being
| the I'd day. Of August \. d. 1864 for the pu,-
pose OF deciding upon the approval and rati-
fication or rejection Of tbs said proposed
Amendments.
| also make known and give notice, SO in
and by the 18th section Of the aforesaid act
am directed, that every person excepting Jus
tices of the Peace, " b. ho3 any office o.
appointment Of profit or trust under the Gov.
ernment of the United States or this State
or Of aay eity OF incorporate district, whether
a commissioned officer or otherwise, subOr-
| dinate officer or Hgent, who is or shall be en-
ployed under the legislative Judiciary, or ex-
ecutive departments Of this State or the United
States, or Of any city or mcoI sated district,
and also that every member OF Congress AMI
of the State LIE Islature, and Of the select and,
! common council of any city, or commissioner
Of ANY incorpoi ated district, is by law ineapa-
/
the Office or appointment OF Judge, Inspector
or clerk of any election in this Commonwealth,
Also, that i'll the fourth section OF the Act
CT Assembly, entitled AN Act relating to
elections and far other purposes approved
April 10th, 1860, it is enacted that the afore-
said 18th section shall not be so constructed
has to prevent any Military 0fEeeF Or Borough
Officer from serving as Judge, Inspector, or
Clerk of any general or special election in
! this Commonwealth.
1t IS further directed that the mesting fthe
return Judges at the Court House in CouderS-
port to make out the general returns, shall b@
the first Friday succeeding the special elec-
tion, which will be the 9Th day OF August.
| also here make known and give notice
that the places for holding the aforesaid spe-
cial election in the several townships and
boroughs within the county OF Potter, are as
follows, to wit:
For the township of Abbott, at the Gcrma :
MIA Hotel in said towt ship.
For the township of Allegany, at the school
house near the place formerly owned by CheS-
ter Andrews, in said township.
For the township of Bingham, at the Bing
ham Centre school house near A. r. Lewis, in
said township.
For the township of Clara, at the school
house near Sala Stevens. in said township.
For the township of Eualia, at the New
Court House in the borough Of Coudersport.
For the township of GenesSee, at the house
formerly occupied by S. S. Rasco. in Ellisburg
For the township of Harrison, at the House
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew in said
! township.
Fsr the township of Hebron, at the school
house Nc. 5, near Henry Irgraham's, in said
township.
For the township of Hector, at the Sunder-
lin school house, in saG township.
For the township of Homer at the school
house near Jacob Peet's, in said township.
For the township of Jackson, at the house
formerly occupied by B. Barse, now NJ. Chap
pei in said township.
For the township of keating, at the house
of Pliny Harris, in said township.
For the township of Oswayo, at the Centre
school house in said township.
For the township of Pike. at the house OF
Elijah Johnson, in said township.
For the township of Pleasant Valley, at the
school house No. 2, in said township.
For the township Of Portage, at the Sizer
school house in said township.
For the township Of Roulet, at the school
house near George Weimers IN said township.
For the township of Sharon, at the Sharon
Centre school house, near John Voorhees,, in
said township.
For the township of Sweden, at the house
of Aseneth Taggart, in said township.
For the township of Stewartson, at the New
Norway school house, in said township. -
For the township of Summit, at the house
formerly occupied by Uel Cook, now Jonathan
Redson, in said township.
For the township of Sylvania, at the school
house near j. NJ. Rees', IN said township.
For the township of Ulysses, at the house
of Atlas Bennett, in said township.
For the township of West Branch, at the
house of S. NJ Conable, in said township.
For the township of Wharton at the mouse
of Stephen Horton, in said township.
For the borough of Coudersport, at the
Court Housa in said borough.