Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-07-30
PROCLAIM ALTON
FORA
SPECIAL ELECTION,
TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, AUGUST I'd, 1864,
in THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHOR
lTV or THE COMMO NWEALrH OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
ANDREW @, CURTIN.

'''' NII'U tIC ~ ~ ItDNS
There shall be an additional section TO
The thifd arrcle of the Constitution 10 be
designated rs section lour, as follows:
"SEC. 4. Whenever any of the qualified
electors OF this Commonwealth shall I've in
any actual military service, under requ
sIton from the President of the United
States, or by authority OF this Common.
wealth, snch electors may exercise the
right OF suiirase in all elections by The
cnizens, under such regulations II. are or
shall be prescribed by law, 20 full, As ii
they were present at their usual place Of
elections.
There shall he Two additional sections
to the eleventh article of The Contribution,
10 be designated as sections elgh, and nine
as follows:
''Sec 8. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature containing moe than one. sub,
lecl which shall be clearly expressed in
The title, except appropriation bills.
''Sec 8. No hll shall be passed by tue
Legislature, granting any power, or ptivl.
legeS, IN any case where the authority 10
grant such powers or privileges, has been
or may hereafter be, conferred pon the
courts Of this Commonwealth" has been
agreed 10 by majory OF tho members
elected 10 each House Of the Legislature,
at two successive sessions oi the same
Aud Whereas, Ii is provided IN the 10Th
article Of said constitution, thai any amend
menls 80 agreed upon, stall be Submitted
to the people IN such manner, AID al .uch
time, al least three months after halng 50
agreed TO by the Two Houses, as the Legs.
ldlnre shall prescribe; such sGhmissI pro.
be in such manner aud form, that lheend-
pie may vote Tor or against each amend.
ment separate aila distinctly.
And Whereas. By an ACT Of the General
Assembly Of this Commonwealth, passed
the 80 day OF April, "A. d., one thousand
eight huudred aud sixty four, il is provided
fIhal for the purpose of ascerlanlng tho
sense OF the perpe Of this Commonwealth
in regard TO The adoption or rejection OF
said amendments. OF either Of them, the
Governor OF his Commonwealth shall ie-ue
wit OF election, directed to each and
every Sheriff OF this Commonweal'n q, com
maudlng them 10 give notice IN The usual
manner, III not less than two ew,papers
in e,ch city aud county. Provided, That
% mauy are published therein, aud by al
least two printed hdudbllls in each ELECTION
district, OF every clty and county Wherein
no newspaper is pubIi.h he'd, that an election
VIII D6 utIu III tHCIl vi iIlt lONISI iDt,
5urouahs, wards. precinc's, and districts
lhetein, on THE FlRSr TUESDAY OF
AUGUST, in the year Of our Lord, Que
tnou-aud eight hundred aud sixty four, Tor
the purpose of deciding upon the approval
aud ratification, or Rejection, or the said
amendments, which SAID eeCti on shall te
opened held and closed upon the day last
aforesaid, al the places aud within the
honrs, al and within which, The General
Elections ui This Com monweallh are dltec
ted to be opened. held aLd cIo-ed.
Now, Therefore, In obedience to the ~
quiremeuls OF the 10Th article OF The Con-
sululi0u, and IN accordance with HE ltup
intent aud meaning OF the SAID arl oi The
General Assembly OF this CommnuWPaItu.
|, ANDREW g. CURTIN, Governor ui the
said Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, do
issue tins wrlt, commanding aud reonirlng
you, the said Josiah H. Furman, SArril oi
I The sad comfy, to give uoce in the usual
manner aud a. by law required, that an
election viii be held according 10 the lprm-
Of The constitution, and provisions. of the
ac, OF the General Assembly Aforesaid IN
each Of The townships, boroughs, ward-
precincts and districts therein, OF the FIR,
( Tuesday OF August, IN the year OF oar Lord
/ one thousand eight hundred and SIXTY four
! for lhe purpose OF deciding npou the aprro
/ val aud ratification, or re- lection Of the IA ID
| an endmeuls.
/ Given under my hand and tie great sea
| of the State, at Harrisburg, This twenty fir
+ day OF Jnue, III The year OF our Lord Que
| thousand eight hundred and siXly onr and
/ Of the Commonwealth the eighty eIghlh.
Ry order ot The Governor
ELI SLIFER,
Secretary NJ The Commonwealth
/ In pursuance Of the atcve proclamation
! Of the Governor OF the Commonwealth q
PEI n,ylvania, |, JOSIAH II. FURMAN
Hl9n Sheriff OF HE county of Culumhld
I Peunsy lVanla, DO hereby make kuuwu aiit
give u0lce 10 tue electors Of ine coun,y
Aforesaid, that an election will h- hrl H.
SAID county OF Columbia, on TUES DAY
! THE I'd DAY AUGUST, 1864, for the pnr.
pos" Of voting oil IA Joint Resolution pro
! posing certain amendments 10 the Constl'
! iutlon OF the Commonwealth"
! also hereby maze known ard give
Loiice that The place, OF holdIua the atnre.
SAID general tlecliLn IN the several tuwu-
: ships within he county OF Columbia, arr
/ as follows, viz:
Bloom township, al The Court House, in
Bloomsburs.
Benton township, a the Pnbiic HouIe o
john }. SuIrs, in the Town Of BruIon.
Beaver township, al ,he PuOllc House OF
, franklin l.. Shuman.
BnaEcteek township al The PubIic SchGa
/ House near Evansville
Borough OF Berwick, at the Towu House
in tha Borough.
CaldwIS-a township, at the Public houst
OF Samuel kOslenbauder.
Centre township. al the house OF jeremI'
all Hess, Deceased
.Cunyngham Twp, AT the Public House o
Reuben Wasser.
Fshiugcreek twp, at the Public House
of Benjamin Mctlenry.
Franklin Township, a, Clayton's Schoo
House.
Greenwood Township, a, the House o
Joseph X. Patton
Hemlock township, al the "Buck HON.
jackson township al The house OF EzekIe
Cole.
Locust township, al the Public House o
John l.. Hnrsl, in SIabown.
Mitiin iownenlp, at the Public Hou'e o
John Keller.
M,d,sor toU,p. h in AZ thu ppflin Hans,