Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1864-11-09
GOD SAVE THE COUNTRY.
PRESIDENTIAL
TLE(TION PKOClAMATIO


/ Penns ylvania. entitled sAn Act 10 lirect the
manner, time and place of holding Elections
for President aud Vice Presiden4 of the Uni
ted States, enacted the ID day Of FEBRUARY,
1920. it is required of the Sheriff to give due
notice of such Elections therefore
/ ], JAMES w. HAMILTON, High Sheriff
/ of the county of Juniata, do hereby max e
dnown and give this public notice to the citi-
ze:is of the said county, who are qualified to
vote for members Of general assembly. that on
| the SECOND TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER
next, being the Sth day of said month. an
election viii ba held at ,he same place at which
the said member shall have been voted for n
he la& proceeding election for the pnrpose of
electing tnenty-seven persons of this Com
monweal.h as electors for ths election of Pres
ident and Vice President of the United States
and the several Judges. inspectors and Clerks,
who attended rhe general election on the Sec,
ond Tuesday of October last, are hereby en-
Joined 10 attend aadperform at the said elee
ton Of Electors TO be held as aforesaid the
ike duties, subject TO the like penalties for
neglect or misconduct, as they are liable TO at
the election of members Of Assembly, sc.
ALSO HEREBY MAKE KNOWN and give
notice. that the places of holding the afore-
said General Election in the several dietricts
and townships in the county OF Juniata are a5
follows, 10 wit:
At 'he Court House in the borough Of Milf
iintown, for the borough Of Mmintcwn.
Al the Court House in the borough of Mif-
iintowu. fer Fermanagh township
Al the School House in Mexico, for " alker
township.
AT the Academy in Taompsontcwn, for
Delaware township.
At the Public House Of Thomas Cox, for
Greenwood township.
AT the School House in Richfeld, for Mon
roe township.
A, Enousc's School House, fer Susguchau-
ia township.
Al the School House in McAlisterviile. for
Faye;te township.
At the School House in Patterson, for the
borough Of Patterson.
At The School House in Perrysvii,e. for tLe
borough Of Perrysvil.s.
AT the Locust Grove School House. near
the residence of John I. Metilen, for Milford
township.
Al the Spruce Hill School House. fer
Spruce Hill township.
At the School House near the residence of
Samuel Allen. for Beale township
At tie School House near NcCulooh Milr
, for Tuscarora township, except that portion
Of it lying nerthwestward Of the summit of
Shade Mountain.
At the Lick School House near the resi-
dence of benjamin Walls, for Lack township.
except that portion of ii lying north sestard-
ly Of the summit of the Shade Mountain
AT tine Centre School House, for SO much of
the townships of Lack aud Tuscarora lying
north -westardiy Of TIE Summit of the Shade
Mountain, .
I AT the Church School House. in Turbett
township. for Turbeit TOW ship.
ALSO MAKE KNOWN and give notice
81 in and by the 18th section of the Aforesaid
&c; ani directed, that every person, except
Justice of the Peace, who shall bold an office
Of appointment, Of profit or trust. under the
Government OF the United States, or of this
State. or Of any City or Incorporated district
whether q commissioned officer or otherwise
q subordinate officer or agent, who is or shall
be employed under the legislative, Judiciary
or executive department Of this State or of
the Uuited States or of any city or incor pora
ed district. and also,f that every member OF
Congress, and of the State Legislature and Of
The Select and Common Council Of anv city
or Commissioner Of any incorporated district,
is by Law incapable Of holding or exercising
at the same line the Office or appointment of
Il dga, Inspector, or other officer Of ary such
election in this Com IA onw ealth and that no
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such election shall be eligible to any Office. y
! Also that in the 4th section of the Act Of
! Assembly, entitled An Act relating of Exc
cution aud for other purposes" approved
! Apri! 18th, lS40, il is enacted that the afore-
I said 18th section ''shall not be construed so
I as to prevent any military officer or borough
, officor from serving as Judge, Inspector. or
| Clerk OF any General or Special Election Of
/ this Commonwealth
/ uPrsuen I tothe provisions contained in the
( 10Th section Of the Act, first aforesaid, the
iudCes of the aforesaid districts shall respect
lively take charge of the certificate Of return
of the election OF their respective districts and
produce the N ct meeting of the Judges from
each district, at the Court House in the Bor-
ough of Mifiintown on the third daafter they
day Of election, being for the present year on
Friday, the ilth day of November, A. ID. 1864,
then ana there to do and perform the duties
required by law of said Judges. sa.
Also. By the 18th section of IAN Act TO
regulate elections by soldiers in actual mill
tsry service" approved the 25th of August
A. y. 1864, .'the return Judges of the several
counties, shall enioin to meet at the place.
now directed by Law, on The third Friday AT
torany general or Presidential election, for
the purpose Of counting the soldiers vote"
The retBrn Judges will re-assemble at the
Court House, il the borough Of Mtffiintown,
On FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 1864, who
shall receive from the proth onotsry Of the
county and shall include in their emu neration,
the votes 50 returned, by the soldiers in ectu-
81 military service.
Also that where Judge by sickness
or unavoidable accident is unable to at
tend said meeting of Judges. then the certif-
cate of return aforesaid shall re taken charge
, Of By one Of the Inspectors or Clerks of the
election Of said district, who shall do and per
form the duties required Of said Judge unable
10 attend. i-" =. .-
Agreeably TO the provisions of the 6lst sec
tion of said act, every General and Special
election shall be opened between the hours of
eight and ten o'clock in the forenoon, and shah
continue without interruption or adjournmcnt
until seven o'clock in the evening wheu ;Ae
polls shall be closed. e'"f
Given under my haud at my office, in the
borough Of Mifiintowr, this 23d day of Au-
gust. A. D. 1864.
J. ". HAMILTON, Sheri6.
euEnrrF's OFFICE, Dif7intown, 1
September %, 1864 ! IN