Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-26

L NJ Clerks
! hereby certify. that D Z F, Judge, and K and
NJ, clerks were before proceeding take any votes
said election. first duly sworn, affirmed, as afore-
SAID.
Witness my hand this day of Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and
+, Judge of election.
certify that B, judge aforesaid was also
Witness my hand, the date before written
K, Clerk of election.
SEC. l6 return in writing shall be made in each
pollbook. setting forth IN words, at length the whole
number of ballots cast for each office, except ballots
reected the name of each person voted for and the
number OF votes given TO each person. for each differ
office which return shall be certified as cor
rect sIgned by the Judges and attested bv the clerks
such return shall be substantially as follows
At a election held by the electors of company
of the regiment of Pennsylvania soldiers at
were (namlng the number in words, at length
had votes ID had votes: for Sena-
tor, votes were cast, Of which F had
votes were cast, of which had votes,
L had votes and in the same manner as to
any other officers voted for.
At the end of the the judges shall certify IN
substance AS follows giving II officers, therrank and
number of their regiment If privateS, the number of
their regiment and company, viz:
true return of the eiecuoh. held as aforesaid. on
the day OF Ammo Domini thousand
eight hundred and
B, Captain company A, hundred and thirty-frst
u, company A, one hundred and thirty-frst regi-
ment. Pennsylvania volunteers.
f F. company A. hundred and thirty-frst regi-
ment, Pennsylvania volunteers.
Judge of election.
Attest X,
l. NJ, Clerks.
SEC Il. After canvassing the votes in manner afore-
said. the iudges shall put in envelope OF the
poll books, with tally list and return of each city
county together with the tickets and the
same properly sealed up and directed through the
nearest post office or by express as possible
thereafter to the prothonotary of the of COM
pleas of the city county in which such cleo
would have voted, If not in the military service
aforesaid. (beDg the city county for which said poll
book kept and the other poll book of said city
county, enclosed in envelope. and Seaied
aforesaid and properly directed. shall be delivered
one of the commissioners hereinafter provided for
if such commissioner calls for the same in ten days
and if called for, the same shall be transmitted
by mail by express soon possible thereafter,
carefully preserve the same, and on demand of the
proper prothonotary, deliver said prohonOtary u-
der his hand and official seal certified copy Of the
return of votes, transmitted 10 and received by
him. for said city or county of which the demandant
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 county,
copy, certified under his hand and seal, of the
of votes transmitted him by the Judges of the
election as aforesaid officially certified by the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth, aforesaid, said
prothonotary.
SEC 10. The return judges of the several countries
shall adjourn to meet at the places directed by
law, the third Friday after any general PresdeI-
ual election Tor the purpose OF counting the solders
vote; and when two more counties are connected
IN the election, the meeting of the judges from each
county shall be postponed in such until the FRI
day following.
SEC. 20. The return judges met shall include in
their enumeration, the votes returned, and there
upon shall proceed ia all respects in the ike or