North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-07-13

as there are amendments not approved by them con
| tanning, on the inside thereof the wor WAr,;na.
the Amendment !" the electors voting for or a1ainss
The amendmentshall DO considered as yotiny For o.
against thc proposed fourth section to article three
of the Constitution, extending The right of suffra,o
10 soldiers electors voting for against the sec
ond amendment shall be considered as voting for o
against the proposed eighth section to article eleven
OF the Cons!iu and electors voting for or again
the third mendment, shall be considered as voting
for or against the proposed ninth section to ar,i h
eleven of the Constitution
SEC. 2 That The election on the sail propossd
amendment shall, in all respects be conducted 80
the general elections of this Commonwealth ar. ,
conducted and it shall be the duty of the rstp,,
judges of the respective counties and districts there
Oh, hrst having carefully ascertalned the number of
votes given for or against each of said aInen1mepts
IN the manner aforesaid. to make out duplicate re-,
turns thereof, expressed words at length and not
In hgares only one Of which returns, so made shall
be lodged in the prothonoarys Office of the court Of
eor1non pleas of the proper county, and the other
sei 'd and directed to the Secreta of the Common
nehita' and bs one OF said judges deposited forth
win, IN the N ost convenient pos-ofice upon which
postage shall be prepaid the expense of the prop
er county rf
Sec 3, That it shall be the duty Of the Sccre-
tsiy .. 'ne commonwealth, oil the twenty-th day
OF August next, before four O. clock most m.rdia,,
to deliver 10 the Speaker of the Serate or m,
Speaker OF the House of Reprcse natives the re-
turns OF the said election from Tie several counties
of the coum onwealth and the same shall on the
samo day and hour be opened and published in thu
pre'ence OF the members Of the Senate and House ef
Representatives. AMI the nun er Of votes given for
and against said amendments rcspectir ely shall be
carefully summed up and aScertained duplicat,
certificates OF the result. shall be signed by the
Speakers OF Tie two houses. One OF said certificates
shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Com
monTealth, who shall cause the same to be record
ell aud filed II his Office and the other of said cert-
hcateS SnaA be delivered to the Governor, who
slal forthwith issue his proclamation, declaring
whether the said amendments, or either of tn IN,
have been appc0' ed and ratified by a majority {
the qualified voters of the State voting thereon -
PF0rtded That if for any cause, quorum of ei;hcr
houses OF the Legislature shall be- present tho
day and hour above men toned then the said votes
shall be opened In the presence of such members
OF san houses as shall be present and in of
the absence OF the Spe Iker Of either of said houses
the sld certificates shall be signed by the Speaker
present or, IN of the absence of both speakers
by The Chief Clerks Of both houses, or either of
thc.A IN the absence of one Of the said clerks
1Ec, A. That the several qaties quired to DO
performed by the sheriff. commissioners constables
Judges inspectors and all other officers whatever in
ana about the gen eTal elections of this Common
wealth shall be performed by such officers in AMI
ABOUT the election herein provided for and all per-
sons, whether officers others shall pc liabe th
same pu's slment FOR the neglect of any iuty ths
c"In'ns>l1n Of any offence at in or about the sail
election as they would for the neglect of like duty
the commission of like offence at in or about tho
general elections Of this Commonwealth
HENRY C. JOHNSON.
Speaker of the H9u of Representatives,.
JOHN P. PENNEY,
Speaker of the Sen tie.
APPRovED.-The twenty y-hiri day of April An
no Donini one thousand eight hun ired and sixty
four.
MEETING OF RETURN JUDGES,
Pursuant 10 the provisions contained in the 81
ton OF the act aforesaid the judges of the aforesaid
district shall respectively take charge of the certi
cate or return OF the ee tiOR of their respective dis
trctS, and produce these at meeting Of one judge
from each district at the city of Harrisburg the
third da? after the lay of electi-n being FRIDAY
the o Of K ESDAY, then an there to 10 and pei
form the duties lGreI oy As Of the sadS iges.
Also, that where judge by sickness unavoila-
bic accItent is unable to attend such meetings ot
laiges, then the certificate return aforesaid shall
be taken charge of by the inspectors or clerks
OF the election O. said district, who shall 10 AMI per-
form the duties required of said judges unable to
attend A.
Given under myhand, in my Office in Tunkhannock
The eth day Of June A D. 1854.
AHIRA GAY.
Sheriff Of Wyoming CT
SHEnrFF's OFTIcs Tunkhannogk June p, 1864