Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-07-27

the hours at end within. which the general e.ec
tons of this commonwealth arc directed to he omen
ed, held, and closed ; and il shall DC the duty n
the Judges inspectors. and clerks of each of said
townships. borOug hs, wards, precincts, and dis
trcts 10 receive al the said election. tickets. not
exceeding the number of proposed amendments
either written printed or partly written and
partly printed, from each of the qualified voters
Of this State who may offer the same and to de-
pOSit them in box, or boxes. 10 be for that pur-
pose provided by tho proper officers which tick
cts shall be, respectively, labelled, on the out
side First Amendment: - Second Amendment,
and Third Amendment - and those who are IA
NorabIe to said amendments, or any OF them. may
express ler appto:al thereof by voting each, as
many separate, written OF printed, partly writ
ten and partly printed ballots OF tickets, as
there are amendments approved by them, con-
tanning, on the inside thereof, the words, For
the Amendment" and those who opposed to
such amendments, or any of them, may express
their opposition by voting, each many sepe-
rate, written or printed, or partly written and
partly printed ballots or tickets. as there a
mendments not approved by them containing
on the inside thereof, the words, "a sainst the
Amendment; ;; the electors. voting for against
the first amendment. shall be considered as
voting for, against. the proposed fourth see
ton to article three of the constitution extending
the right of suffrage to soldiers electors, vot-
ing for, or against, The second amendment shall
be considered voting for, or against. the propos
ed eighth section to article eleven of the constitU
ton; and electors, voting tor. against, the third
amendment, shall be considered voting for, or
against the proposed ninth section TO article G.
leyen of the constitution
SECTION ,. That the election the said pro-
posed amendments, shall, in all respects, be con-
Quoted as the general elections, of this common
wealth. are now conducted and it shall be the
duty of the return Judges of the respective coun-
ties. and districts thereof first having carefully
ascertained the number of votes given for, or a
gainst, each of said amendments, in the manner
aforesaid, to make out duplicate returns thereof,
expressed in words at length, and not in figures
only one of which returns, so made, shall be
lodged In the prOthOnOtarys office, of the court of
common pleas, of the proper county, and the 9TH
er sealed, and directed, to the secretary of the
commonwealth, and by and of said judges deposit
ed, forthwith, in the most convenient post office,
upon which, postage shall be prepaid, at the
pense of the proper county.
SECTION 3. That it shall be the duty of the
retary of the commonwealth, on the twenty third
day of August next, before four o'clock, past
meridian, to deliver to the speaker of the Senate
or the speaker of the House of Representatives,
the returns of the said election from the several
counties of the commonwealth and the same
shall, on the same day, and hour, be opened, and
puoilsh IN the presence of the mbers of the
Senate, and House of Representatives and the
mum Der of the votes given for, and against, said
respectively, shall be carefully
summed up, and ascertained, and duplicate certi-
icates, of the result, shall be signed by the speak
of the houses. One of said certificates shall
be delivered to the secretary of the commonwealth
who shall cause the same to be recorded and filed
shall be delivered to the governor who shall forth
with issue his proclamation, declaring whether the
said amendments. either of them, have been
approved, and ratified, by majority of the quail
lfed voters, of this st ate, voting thereon pr0ct
ded, That if, for any cause, Il quorum of either
house of the legislature, shall not be present, at
the day and hour, above mentioned. then the
said votes shall be opened in the presence Of such
III embers, cf said houses, as shall be present
and in case of the absence of the speaker of
either of said houses the said certificates shall be
signed by the speaker present; or. in of the
absence of both speakers, the chief clerksof both
houses, either of them, in of the absence
of one of said clerks.
SECTION l. That the several duties required to
be performed by the sheri ifs. commissioners con-
stables, judges: inspectors and all other officers,
in, and about, the general elections of
this commonwealth. shall be performed. by such
officers, in and about, the election herein provi-
ded for and all persons, whether officers, or
others, shall be liable to the same punish ment. for
the neglect of any duty, or the commission Of any
offence at in, about, the said election. they
would, for the NEGLECT of like duty. or the COM
mission OF like offence, at, in, about, the gener-
ll elections of this commonwealth.
HENRY Q, JOHNSON. Speaker of House of Rep.
JOHN p PENNEY, Speaker of the Senate.
APPROvED-Thet twenty y-third day of April. An
20 Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four. A. G. CURTIN
The electors of the county of Clearfeld will take
notice that the said special Election will be held
1t the following placesYiz:
At the house of Samuel N. Smith for Beccaria
At the house Of Aseph Ellis for Bell township
At the house OF James Bloom, Sen, for Bloom
township
Al the house of Edward Albert for the township
Of Boggs.
At the house of Jacob Pearce for the township
IF Bradford.
AT the public house of r. w. Moore for Brady
township.
At the house of John Young for the township of
Burnside
At the school house near Simon Rora bauch's for
he township of Chest.
At the court house for the Borough of CIearfieId
At the house of Jacob Maurer for the township
IF Covington.
At the house of [. Bloom, deed, for the Bor-
1ugh of Curwensvillc
At Centre school house for the town p of Decatur
AT the house of Thomas B. Davis for the town
hip of Ferguson.
At the house of John l. Bundy for the township |
If Fox.
At Congress Hill scheol house for the township |
If Girard.
At the public school house Tor the township of
foshen
At the house of Jacob Huber for the township
# Graham.
At the school house in GAINESVILLE for the town |
hip of Guelich.
At the house of Wilson for the twn p of Huston
At the school house in AnsonviIe for the town |
hip of Jordan.
At the house of B. d. Hall & Co. for the town
hip of Karthaus.
At the Turkey Hill School house for the town
hip Of Knox.
At the court house in the Borough of CIearfied |
or Lawrence township.
At the public school house for the borough of
lumber city.
At the house formerly occupied by Thomas Ky
er for the township OF Morris.
At the public school house for the Borough of
lew Washington.
At the house formerly of Wm. w Anderson for
nc township of Penn.
At the house of /. Bloom dec d. in the Borough |
t Curwenstille for Pike township
At the house of Il. W. Moore for the township
Union