Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-13

the judges Inspectors. aid clerks of each of said
/ townships, b6roughs. wards, precincts, and dis
tricts to receive. the said election tickets not
! exceeding the number of proposed amendments,
I either written or printed or partly written and
| partly printed. from each OF the quaiihed voters
| OF this State, who may Offsr the sane ana to de-
! posit them in box cr boxes 10 be for that pur-
/ pose provided by the proper officers which tick
! cts shall be, respectively, labelled, on the out
/ side, First Anne endmen., Second Amendment,
and Third Amendment - and those who IA
/ yorable to said amendments, any oe them, may
express aeir approval thereof by voting each, rs
many separate written or printed, or partly writ
| ten and partly printed ballots. or tickets, as
| there are amendments approved by them. con-
| tanning, on the inside thereof the words, For
! the Amendment; - and those who are opposed to
| such amendments, or any of them, may express
| their opposition by voting, each as many Sepe
| rate, written or printed, partly written ana
partly printed ballots tickets. S there a
mendments not approved by them containing
on the inside thereof the words, - sainst tho
Amendment - the electors vo ing for or against
the first amendment. shall be considered as
voting for, or against the proposed fourth
ton TO article three of the constitution extending
the right of suffrage TO soldiers electors, vot-
ing for against, the second amendment shall
be considered votnc for, against. the propoS-
ed eighth sectionto article eleven of the constU-
tion and electors voting tor against, the third
amendment. shall be considered as voting for,
against, the proposed ninth section to article G.
leVen of theconstitutiOn.
SECTION . That the election, the said pro
posed amendments, shall in all respects, be con
Quoted as the general elections, of this common
wealth, conducted and it shall be the
duty of the return judges, of the respective cOun
ties, and districts thereof first hLving carefully
aseertaTned the mum Der of votes given for,
galnst, each of said amendments, in the manner
aforesaid, 10 make out duplicate returns thereof.
expressed in words, at length, and not in figures,
only one of which returns, made. shall be
lodged in the prothonotarys Office of the court of
common pleas, of the proper county and the 9th
er sealed, and directed, to the secretary OF the
commonwealth, and by and of said judges deposit
ed forthwith, in the most convenient post office,
upon which, postage shall be prepaid at The
pense of the proper county.
SECTION 3. That il shall be the du ty of The
retaTy of the commonwealth, on the twenty third
day of August next before four o'clock, past
meridian, to deliver to the speaker of tn" Senate,
or the speaker of the House Of Representatives,
the returns of the said election from the several
connties of the commonwealth ; and the
shall, on the same day, and hour, be opened, and
published, in the presence of the mem bers of the
Senate, and House or Representatives and the
number of the votes given for, and against said
amendments, respectively. shall be carefully
summed up, and ascertained. and duplicate certl-
fcates, of the alt, shall be signed by the spcaE
ers of the houses One of said certificates shall
be delivered to the secretary of the commonwealth
who shall cause the same to be recorded and filed
in his Office, and the other OF said certificates
shall be delivered to the governor, who shall forth
with issue his proclamation, declaring whether the
said amendments or either OF them. have been
approved and ratified, by majority Of the quail
dsi, That if for any cause, quorum of either
house of the legislature shall not be present, at
the day, and hour, above mentioned. then the
said votes shall opened in the presence of such
members, cf said houses, as shall be present
and in case of the absence of the speaker. Of
either of said houses the said certificates shall be
signed by the speaker present; or IN case of the
absence of both speakers, the chief clerks of both
houses or either of them in case of the absence
of one of said clerks.
SECTION 4. That The several duties required to
be performed by the sheri ifs, eommiss toner's. con
stables. Judges inspectors. and all other officers,
whatever, in, and about, the general elections of
this commonwealth. shall be performed, by such
officers, in, and about, the election herein prov-
ded for and all persons, whether ofhcers,- or
others, shall be liable to the punishment, for
the neglect of any duty, or the commission of any
offence, at in or about the said election, they
would, for the NEGLECT of like duty, or the COM
mission of like offence, at, in, about the gener
al elections of this commonwealth.
HENRY c. JOHNSON. Speaker of House of Rep
JOHN P. PENNEY, Speaker of the Senate.
APPRoyED-The twenty-third day of April. An
no Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four. a II CUR lin
The electors of the county of Clearfeld will take
notice that the said special Election will be held
at the following places viz:
At the house of Samuel NJ. Smith for Becearia
At the house of Aseph Ellis for Bell township
At the house of James Bloom, Sen, for Bloom
township
At the house of Edward Albert for the township
At the house of VIM. Hoover for the township
of Bradford.
At the public house of r. y. Moore for Brady
At the house of John Young for the to,gnshipof
Burnside.
At the school house near Simon Rorabaugh's for
At the court house for the Borough of CIearfeld.
At the house of Jacob Maurer for the township
of Coyington.
At the house of L. Bloom, dee d, for the Bor-
ough of Curwensville.
at Centre school house for the town'p of Decatur.
At the house of Thomas B. Davis for the town
ship Of Ferguson.
At the house of John L Bundy for the township
of Fox.
At Congress Hill school house for the township
of Girard
At the public school house for the township OF
AT the house Of Jacob Huber for the township
of Graham.
ship of Guelich.
At the house of W son tor the twn p of Huston.
At the school house in Ansonyille for the town
ship of Jordan.
AT the house Of B. ID. Hall ~ Co. tor the town
ship of Karthaus.
4. the Turkey Hill School house for the town
ship of Knox.
Atthe court house in the Borough of CIearfed
for Lawrence township.
At the public school house for the borough OF
Lumber city.
At the house formerly occupied by Thomas Ky
Ter for the township of Morris
At the public school house for the Borough Of
New Washington.
at the house formerly of VIM. ". Anderson for
the township of Penn.
At the house of 1. Bloom, decd, in the Borough
of Curwensville for Pike township
At the house of II. " Moore for the township
of Union.
At the house of Thomas Henderson for the town
ship of Woodward.
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all persons except Justices of the Peace, who !
shall hold any office or appointment Of trust, un-