Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-07-20
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

! MiinIn County, hereby give notice that, pur-
/ suant to 'an act prescribing the time and
manner OF submitting to the people. for their
approval and ratification. or rejection. the
proposed amendments to the Constitution. >"
/ that an election will be held in said county.
/ on the first Tuesday in August next, being
the "a day of said months at which time the
/ electors are to vote for or against the follow
ing amendments TO the Costitution, to wit:
! FIRST AMENDMENT.
SECTION 1. Whenever any of the Quail
he'd electors Of this Commonwealth hall be
ID any actual military service. under reaui
sitlon from the President Of the United States.
or by authority of this commonwealth. such
electors may exercise the right Of suffrage IN
all elections by the citizens under such
regulations as are, OF shall be, prescribed by
law. as fully as if they were present at their
usual place of election"
SECOND AMENDMENT
"SECTIoN s. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature, containing more than one sub
ject, which shall be clearly expressed in the
title, except appropriation bills"
THIRD AMENDMENT.
"SECTIoN 9. No bill shall be passed by the
Legislature granting any powers, or privi
leges. that had been, or may hereafter be.
entered c upon the courts of this Common,
wealth"
The act prescribes that ''said election shall
he opened. held, and closed, upon the dav
last aforesaid at the places, and within the
hours at, and within, which the general elec.
tons OF this commonwealth are directed e.
be opened, held, and closed; and it shall be
the duty of the judges. inspectors. and clerks.
of each Of said townships, boroughs, wards.
precints, and districts, to receive, at the said
election, tickets. not exceeding the number of
proposed amendments, either written or print
ed, or partly printed, from each of the quail
fed voters of this state, who NAV offer the
same and to deposit them in box, or boxes.
to be provided for that purpose by the proper
officers: which tickets shall be- respectively. la,
beiled, on the outside, First Amendment. I'D
Amendment" and Third Amendments" and
those who are favorable to said amendments.
Of any OF them, may express their approval
thereof by voting. each, as many separate, writ
ter or printed. or partly written and partly
printed, ballots or tickets. as there are amend
ments approved by them. containing. o. ti.g IN
side thereof, the words, For the Amendments"
and those who opposed to such amend
ments, or any OF them, may express their op
position by voting, each, as many separate.
written or printed, or partly written and print.
ed, ballots. or tickets, as there are amend.
ments nOtapproved by them. containing, on the
inside thereof, the words, Againstth Amend
ment;" the electors, voting for, or against
the first amendment, shall be considered
as voting tor, or against the proposed fourth.
section to article three of the constitution, ex.
tending the right of suffrage to soldiers: elec.
tors, voting tor, or against the second amend
ment, shall be considered as voting for, or
against, the proposed eighth section to article
eleven of the constitution and electors, vO-
ting for, or against, the third amendment
shall be considered as voting for, or against.
the proposed ninth section to article eleven
of the constitution.
SECTION 2. That the election, on the said
proposed amendments, shall in all RESPECTS.
be conducted as the general elections. of this
commonwealth, are now conducted: and it
shall be the duty of the return Judges. of the
respective counties, and districts. thereof.
first having carefully ascertained the number
of votes given for. or against, each of said
amendments, in the manner aforesaid. to
make out duplicate returns thereof, express.
ed IN words, at length, and not in figures.
on y: one OF which returns. so made. shall be
lodged in the protbonotary's office, of the
court Of common pleas. of the proper county.
and the other sealed, and directed, to the
of said judges deposited. forthwith in the
most convenient post office, upon which. post,
age shall be prepaid, at the expense of the
proper county.
SECTION 4. That the several duties re
quired to be performed by the sheritfs, COM
mlssloners, constables judges. inspectors,
and all other officers. whatever n and about
the general elections of this commonwealth
shall be performed, by such officers. in, and
about, the election herein provided for: and
all persons, whether officers, or others, shall
be liable to the same punishment for the ne
glect of like duty. or the commission of any
offence, at, in, or about, the said election, as
they would. for the neglect of like duty. or
the commission of lik offence, at in. or
about. the general elections of this common.
wealth."
The electors of the borough of Newton
Hamilton are to meet in the new schoolhouse
in said borough
The electors of Wayne township are to
meet at the new schoolhouse in the borough
of Newton Hamilton
The electors of the borough of McVeytown
are to meet at the Union schoolhouse in said
borough.
The electors of Granville township are to
meet at the Court House in the borough of
Lewlstown, and vote at the window of the
Prothonotary's Office.
The electors Of Derry township will meet
at the Court House in the borough of Lewis
town, and vote at the window of the Judges
office.
The electors of Oliver township are to meet
at the Union schoolhouse in the borough of
McVeytown.
The electors of BTatton township are TO
meet at the brick schnolhouse on ih4 farm Of
William Harshbarger, in said township
The electors of Memo township are to
meet at the house now occupied by the fam.
ilV of William Semple, deceased, in Allen
Vile. in said township
The electors of Union township are to meet
at the house now ocnnied by Richard Rrin