The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-07-13
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third article of the Constitution, to be desig-
mated as section four, as follows:
"SECTIoN 4. Whenever any of the qualified
electors of this Commonwealth shall be In any
actual military service, under requisition
from the President of the United States, or by
j the authority of this Commonwealth, such
electors may exercise the right of suffrage in
all elections by the citizens, under such regu-
lations as are, or shall be, prescribed by law,
as fully as if they were present at their usual
placeof election"
SECTION 2. There shall be two additional
sections to the eleventh article of the Const.
tuition to be designated as sections eight, and
nine, as follows:
"SEcTIoN 8. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature, containing more than one subject,
which shall be clearly expressed in the title,
except appropriation bills"
"SECTIoN 8. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature granting any powers, or priv-
leges, in any case, where the authority to
grant such powers, or privileges, has been, or
may hereafter be, conferred upon the courts
of this Commonwealth"
Ras been agreed to by majority Of the men,
berS elected 20 each House of the Legislature,
at two successive sessions of the same.
/ Now, therefore, in obedience to warrant
from 4. G.. Curtin Governor of this Common
monwealth to me directed and in pursuance
of an Act of General Assembly of the same
entitled can Act prescribing the time and
manner of submitting to the people, for their
approval and ratification or rejection the pro-
Iposed Amendments to the Constitution" ap-
} proved the 23d day of April, \. D. 1864: |,
ID. &. Larrabee Sheriff Of the County of Pot
ter Pennsylvania, do hereby make known
and give notice TO the electors Of the county
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in said County on the first Tuesday (being
the I'd day. of August A. d. 1864 for the pur-
pose of deciding upon the approval and rati-
hcation or rejection of the said proposed
d Amendments.
| also make known and give notice, as in
and by the 18th section of the aforesaid actI
am directed, that every person excepting JUS
: tices Of the Peace, who hold any Office or
appointment of profit or trust under the Gov
= ernment of the United States or this State,
or of any city o. incorporate district, whether
g a commissioned officer or otherwise, subor-
dinate officer or agent, who is or shall be en-
ployed under the legislative, Judiciary, or ex-
ecutve departments oft this State or the United
States, or of any city or incorporated district,
and also that every member of Congress and
Of the State Legislature, and Of the select and
common council Of any city, or commissioner
Of any incorporated district is by law incapa-
BILE Of holding or exercising at the same time
the Office or appointment OF Judge, Inspector
or clerk Of any election in this Commonwealth.
! Also, that in the fourth section OF the Act
: cf Assembly, entitled AN Act relating to
= elections and for other purposes approved
= April 10th, 1860, it is enacted that the afore-
: said 18th section shall not be so constructed
I as to prevent any Military Oircer or Borough
! Officer from serving as Judge, Inspector, or
1 Clerk of any general or special election in
! this Commonwealth.
1t is further directed that the meeting of the
return Judges at the Court House in Couders-
port to make out the general returns shall be
the first Friday succeeding the special eleC-
i ton, which will be the 9TH day OF August.
| also here make known and give motto G
that the places for holding the aforesaid spe-
cial election in the several townships and
boroughS within the county of Potter are as
follows, to wit:
For the township of Abbott, at the Germa
MIA Hotel in said towl ship.
For the township of Allegauy, at the school
house near the place formerly owned by Ches-
ter Andrews, in said township.
For the township Of Bingham, at the Bing-
\ ham Centre school house near ~. R. Lewis in
said township.
l For the township of Clara, at the school
house near Sala Stevens, in said township.
For the township Of Eulala at the New
Court House in the borough of Coudersport
For the township of Genessee, at the house
formerly occupied by S. S. Rasco,i in Ellisburg.
For the township ofHarrison, at the House
recently occupied by Ira Bartholomew, in said
township.
For the township of Hebron, at the school
house Nc. ), near Henry Irgraham's, in said
township.
For the township of Hector, at the Sunder-
lin school house, in saia township.
For the township of Homer, at the school
=, house near Jacob Peets, in said township.
8 For the township Of Jackson, at the house
formerly occupied by B. BarSe, now NJ. Chap
J pei in said township.
; For the township of Keating, at the house
q of Pliny Harris, in said township
For the township of 0swayo, at the Centre
school house in said township.
For the township of Pike, at the house of
Elijah johnson, in said township.
Y For the township of Pleasant Valley, at the
5 school house No. 2, in said township.
0 For the township of Portage, at the Sizer
school house in said township.
For the township of Roulet, at the school
house near George Weimers in said township.
8 For the township of Sharon, at the Sharon
: Centre school house, near John Voorhees,, in
, said township.
For the township of Sweden, at the house
of Aseneth Taggart, in said township.
For the township of Stewartson, at the New
Norway school house, in said township.
For the township of Summit at the house
formerly occupied by Uel Cook, now Jonathan
Pedson, in said township.
S For the township of SylVania, at the school
|, house near j. NJ. Rees', IN said township.
For the township of Ulysses, at the house
of Atlas Bennett, in said township.
For the township of West Branch, at the
? house of S. NJ. Conable, in said township.
For the township of Wharton at the house
: of Stenhen Horton in said township.