Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-11-02
A B,
C. ID,
/ F, Judges.
J X,
J. NJ. Clerks.

J. NJ, Clerks
hereby certify, that D, F, judge, and ] and
Il NJ clerks were before proceeding to take any
at said election, first duly sworn affirmed as afore-
s,nd.
Witness my hand this day of Ammo
Dominl one thousand eight hundred and
certify that B. Judge aforesaid was also SO sworn
(OT aftirmed) by
Witness my hand, the date before written.
X, Clerk OF election.
SEC l6 return in writing, shall be made i'll each
poll-hook. setting forth words, length the whole
number of ballots cast for each office, Except ballots
rejeced) the name of each person voted for and the
ent Office; which return shall be certified as cor
rect signed by the judges, and aested 10y the clerks
such return shall be substantially as follows:
At an election held by the electors of company
of the regiment of Pennsylvania soldiers, at
(naming the place where the election is heidi there
were (namng the number in words, at length
cast tor the office of governor, of which A B
had vote osG were cds nfd Of which Iad for Sena
votes, G had votes; for Representatives,
votes were cast, of which J K had votes,
L NJ had votes; and in the same manner as TO
any other officers voted for
At the end of the return the judges shall certify III
substance follows, giving if officers their rank and
number of their regiment, If privates the number of
their regiment and company, viz:
true return Of the eectioh held as aforesaid,
the day OF Ammo DomIni one thousand
A b. Captain company A. hundred and thirty-first
regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers
c d. company A. one hundred and thirty-frst regi-
ment Pennsylvania volunteers.
T. r, company A. one Hunureu ana tllrty-1TSt regl-
Judge of election.
Attest-J X,
In, Clerks.
SEC II. After canyassing the votes in manner afora
said, the judges shall put in envelope of the
poll books, with its tally list and return of each city
county together with the tickets and transmit the
same properly sealed up and directed. through the
nearest post office or by express possible
thereafter to the prothonotary of the court of com
mon pleas Of the city or county in which such cleo
tors would have voted, if not in the military service
aforesaid, (being the city county for which said poll
book kept) and the other poll book of said city
county, enclosed in envelope and sealed
aforesaid and properly directed, shall be delivered TO
one or the commissioners hereinafter provided for
if such commissioner calls for the same in ten DAYS
and II not so called Tor, the shall be transmitted
by mail or by express possible thereafter,
TO the Secretary OF the Commonwealth. who shall
carefully preserve the same, and demand of the
proper prothonotary, deliver said prothonotary I'M
der hls hand and official SEAL certified copy of the
return oil votes, so transmitted and received by
him. for SAID city or county of which the denandant
is prothonotary.
SEC is. 1t shall be the duty of the prothonotary of
the county to whom such returns shall be made, to
deliver to the return Judges of the same county, a
copy certified under his hand and SEAL of the return
OF votes so transmitted to him by the judges of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, aforesaid to said
prothonotary.
SEC. 10. The return judges of the several counnes
shai ADJOURN to meet at the places now directed by
law on the third Friday after any general Presiden
la election for the purpose of counting the soldiers
vote; and when two more counties connected
In the election the meeting of the judges from each
county shall be postponed in such until the FRI
day following.
Sac. 90 The return judges SO met shall include, in
their enumeration. the votes returned, and there
upon shall proceed in all respects IN the like manner