Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-27


every sheriff OF this commonwealth, com
manding them to give notice, in the usual
manner, in not less than two newspapers
! in each cit>, and county: Prov ided. That
so many are published therein, and by at
least two printed handbills, in ech elect
ion district, Of every city and county,
wherein no newspaper is published, that
an election will be held in each Of the
townships, wards, precincts, and districts,
therein, on the first Tuesday of August, in
the year of our Lord ore thousand eight
hundred and siXty-iour, for the purpose
of deciding upon the approval end ratili-
cation, or rejection, OF the said amend
ments; which said election shall be open
ed, held, and closed, upon the day atore-
said, at the places, and within The hours
as, and within which the general elections
OF this commonwealth arc directed TO be
opened, held, and closed and it shall be
the duty OF the judges, 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,
eitE@ 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
box, or boxes, to be for that purpose pro-
Vded by the proper officers; which tick
els shall be, respectively, labelled, on the
outside, First AmennddwWel}nee dimiSeennit .
aEa those who are favorable to said a.
mendments or any Of lhom, may express
| their approval thereof, by voting, each. as
many separate, written or printed, or
partly written and partly printed, ballots,
or tickets, as there are amendments Ap-
proved by them, containing, on the in
side thereof, the words, For the Amend
ment :" and those who are opposed to
such amendments, or any OF them may
express their opposition by voting, each,
as many seperate, written or printed or
party written and partly printed ballots
or tickets, as there are amendments not
approved by them, containing on the in
side thereof, the words, Against the A
mendment :" the electors, voting for, or
against the first amendment, shall be con-
sidered as voting for, or aguinst, the pro.
posed fourth section TO article three OF
the constitution, extending the right oil
suffrage to soldiers; electors, voting
for, or against, the. second amendment,
shall be considered rs voting for, or
against, the proposed eighth sect.
ion TO article eleven Of the constitution ;
and electors, voting for. or against, the
third amendment, Shall be considered as
voting for, or AGAINST, the proposed ninth
section to article eleven of the constitu
ton.
SEC1loN q That The election, on the
said proposed amendments, shall in all
respects, bs conducted as the general ell
ec.ions, of this commonwealth, are now
conducted and it shall be the duty Of the
return judges, of the respective counties,
and districts, thereof, first having careful
ly asccltaned the number of votes given
for, or against, each of said amendments,
in the manner aforesaid, TO make out du-
lplicate returns thereof, expressed in words
at length, and not in figures, only one OF
which returns, so made, shall be lodged
in the prothonotary Office of the court oil
, common pleas, of the proper county, and
the other sealed, and directed, to the sec
retary OF tho commonwealth, and by one
OF said judges deposited, forthwith, in the
most convenient post Office, upon which
postage shal. he prepaid, at the expense
o! the proper county.
: SECTION 3. That it shall be the duty o
the secretary of the commonwealth, OF
the twenty-thrd day Of August next, be
e fore four o'clock, post meridian, to deliv
or to the speaker of the Senate, or tn,
r speaker of The House of Representatives
the returns Of the said election, from tht
several counties of the commonwealth
and the same shall, on the same day, ant
hour, he opened, and published, in tht
presence of the members of the Senat,
and House of Representatives and tht
number Of votes given for, and against
said amendments, respectively, shall bt
carefully summed up, and ascertained
and duplicate certificates, Of the result
shall be signed by the speakers OF the iwC
houses. One of said certificates shall b,
delivered to the secretary of tho common
wealth, who shall cause the same 10 be re
4 corded and filed in his office, and the
other Of said certificates shall be deliver
ed to the governor. who shall forthwith
issue his proclamation, declaring whether
| the said amendments, or either of them
have been approved, and ratified, by 9
= majority of the qualified voters, of thi'
ISlult, NDtlIlp lutlCOll. 4 TOCbACI, L nav IL
for any cause, quorum of either house
of the legislature, shall not be present, al
the day, and hour above mentioned, then
the said votes shall be opened in tho
presence Of such members of said house
, as shall be present; and, in case of the
absence Of the speaker, Of either Of said
E houses, the said certificates shall be sign.
ed by the speaker present; or, in case Of
r the absence ofboth speakers, by the chiel
clerks OF both houses, or either of them,
t in case of the absence of one OF said
clerks.
SEcrIoN 4, That the several duties re-
quired to be performed 10y the sheriffs,
commissioners, cons;ables, judges, inspec-
tors, 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 provided for; and all persons,
whether officers, or others, shall be liable to
the same punishment, for the neglect of
any duty, or the commission ofany offence,
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