Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-20

every sheriff of this commonwea weath, COM
mandiDg them to give notice, in tive usual
manner, in not less than two newspapers
in each city, and county /: Provided. That
so many are published therein, and by nj
le,st two printed handbi!ls, in ch elect
ion ditrict, Of every city and county,
wherein no newspaper is published, that
an election will be held in each OF tho
townships, wards, precincts, and districts,
therein, on the hrst Tuesday of August, in
the year of our Lord ore thousand eight
hundred and sixty-four, for the purpose
of deciding upon the approval and .atif-
: cation, or rejection, OF the said amend
meris; which said election shall be OPEN
ed. held, aud closed. upon the day atore
said, at the Places, and within the hours
as, and within which the general elections
OF this commonwealth are directed to be
opened, held, and closed and it shall be
the duty Of ejudges, inspectors, and
clerks, of each OF said townships, boroughs,
wards, precincts, and districts, to receive,
at the said election, tickets. not exceed
, ing the number of proposed amendments,
either written or printed, or partly writ
ten and partly printed, from each OF the
qualified voters Of this state, who may Of |
Ter the same, and to deposit them in a
box or boxes, to be for that purpose pro- |
vided by the proper officers which tick
, cts shall be. respectively, labelled, on the
, outside, First Amendment" Second
, Amendment" and Third Amendment )"
and those who are favorable TO said a
mendmeuts, or any of them, may express
their approval thereof, by voting, each as
many separate, written or printed, or
/ partly written and partly printed, ballots,
t or tickets, rs there are amendments ap-
5 proved by them, containing, on the in
side thereof, the words, For the Amend
, menL" and those who are opposed 10
such amendments, or any OF them, may
, express their opposition by voting, each,
: AS many sepera,e, written or printed, or
' party wr,..e and partly printed ballots
or tickets, as there are amendments not
approved by them, containing Oh the in
side thereof, the words, Against tho A.
uiendmeni :" tho electors, voting for, or
against the first amendment, shall be con-
a sidcred as voting for, or aguinst, the pro-
n posed fourth section TO article three Of
e the constitution, extending the right oi
suffrage to soldiers; electors, voting
, for, or against, the second amendment,
. shall be considered as voting for, or
| against, the proposed eighth sect
ion TO article eleven Of tho constitution
= and electors, voting for. or against, tho
/, third amendment, shall be considered as
: voting for, or against, the proposed ninth
. section to article eleven of the constitu-
D ton.
I'll SECTION . That tho election, on the
, said proposed amendments, shall in all
respects, be conducted as the general ell
Z ec,ions, OF this commonwealth, are now
s conc Quoted and is shall be the duty Of the
!. return judges, OF the respective counties,
/. and districts, thereof, first having careful
1t ly a,cer taned the number of votes gwen
l. for, or against, each of said amendments
!. in the manner aforesaid, to make ont du-
plicate returns thereof, expressed in words,
~ At length, and not in fgnres, only one of
y which returns. so made, shall be lodged
ID in the rrothonotary office OF the court Of
10 common pleas, of the proper county, and
tho other scaled, and directed, to the sec
rotary of the commonwealth, and by one
VI OF said judges deposited, forthwith. in the
% most con venient post Office, upon which,
!, postage shal. be prepaid, at The expense
o! the proper county.
or SgcrIox ). That it shall be the duty OF
the twen,y-third day Of August next, be-
p fore four o'clock, post meridian, to delis-
p er 10 the speaker of the Senate. or the
mr. speaker of the llouse of Representatives.,
the returns OF the said election, from the
r several counties of the commonwealth
and the same shall, on the same day, and
p. hour, he opened, and published, in the
'' presence Of the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives and the
\. number Of votes given for, aud against,
u said amendments, respectively, shall be
carefully summed up, and a.certained
and duplicate certificates, OF the result
shall he signed by the speakers OF the two
j., houses. One Of said certificates shall be
n delivered TO the secretary OF tho common.
?. wealth, who shall cause the same to be re-
40 corded and filed in his Office, and the
other Of said certificates shall be deliver
us ed TO the governor. who shall forthwith
issue his procamo,ion, declaring whether
,li the said amendments, or either Of them,
have been approved, and ratified, by a
ty majority Of the qualified voters, Of thi.
state, voting thereon: Prorided, That it,
or for any cause, quorum Of either house
:, of the legislature shall not be present, at
VI the day, and hour above mentioned, then
IN the said votes shall be opened, in the
presence OF such members of said house
he as shall be present; and, in case Of the
absence Of the speaker Of ci,her Of said
p houses, the said certificates shall he sign
ed by the speaker present or, in case OF
ia the absence Of both speakers, by the chief
o. clerks Of both houses, or either OF them,
at in case Of the absence Of one OF said
- clerks.
of SEcrIcN 4. That the several duties re-
'y quired to be performed by The Aherifis,
80 commissioners, consiables, Ipdges, inspec-
, tors, and all other officers, whatever, in,
- =. end about. the general elections Of this
"a commonwealth, shall be performed, by
u such officers. in, and about. the election
herein provided for; and all persons,
IS whether officers, or Others, shall DO liable to
u the same punishment, for the neglec, Of
IN any duty, or the commission Of any offence,
RS at, in, or about, the said election, as they
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