Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-08-05


dred aud and the second session commencing
on the first Tuesday IN January in the year -four Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-fou
And ,cAreas 1t is provided in tho tenth article Of the
Constitution that any amendment agreed upon shall
submitted to the people in such manner and such times
AZ least three months after being so agreed the
houses as the Legislature shall prescribe such submission
to he in such form that the people may vote for
or against amendment seperaely and distinctly
therefore,
SrcrteS1 / BE It enacted by the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Commonwealth of Peaaegranfaih
General assembly aHd It u hereby eaaeted ~ the a
horfg Of the same That for the purpose of ascertaning
tho sense of the people of this Commonwealth in regard
to the adoption rejection Of said amendments either
Of them the Governor of this Commonwealth shall Issue
writ Of election directed to each and every sheriff Of this
wealth. commanding them to give notice, IN the
snaI manner in not less than newspapers in each
city and county, Prorfdea, That many published
therein and by least two printed handbis IN eaeh elee
tou district Of every city and county wherein newspaper
puished than an election will be held In each OF the
townships boronghs precincts and districts therein on the
Tuesday of August in the year Of our Lord one thon
sand eg hundred and sxtyfour for the purpose of de-
eding unon the approval and ratification injection Of
said amendments which said election shall be opened held
and closed uuon the day aforesaid the places and
within the hours and within which the general elections
of tl Commonwealth directed TO he opened held and
closed and shall be the dny Of the judges Inspectors
and clerks ofoaeh Of said townships boroughs wards
cnc districts to receive Mt the said election tickets
not exceeding the number ofproposed amendments either
printedor partly written and partly printed from
each qualified of the State who offer the
same and deposit them in box boxes to be for that
purpose provided by the proper officers which ticket shall
respectively, labelled the out side, FIRST Amend
ment, s'sSecond Amendment and Third Amendment" :"
and those who arsavorabe 10 said amendments, any
Of them may express their approval thereof by voting
each many sepeate written or printed party written
partly printed ballots tickets there amendments
approve bv them containing the inside thereof
words For the Amendment" and those who opposed
to such Of them, express their
opposition BY voting each many seperate written or
printed or partly written and partly printed ballots tick
cts there amendments not approved by them
tanning the inside thereof the words "a gainst thea
mendment the electors voting for against the amend
inent be considered voting for against the pur
posed fourth section article three of the Constitution
extending the right OF suffrage to soldiers electors voting
for against the second amendment shall be considered
voting for against the proposed eighth section
eleven of the Constitution and electors voting
against the third amendment shall be considered
ting for against the proposed ninth section article
eleven Of the constitution.
SEC That the election the said proposed amend
ments SHALL in oil resFec be conducted the general
elections Of this Commonwealth conducted; and
il shall be the duty Of the return judges the respective
and districts thereof first having carefully aseer
tanned the number of votes given for against each of
said amendments in the aforesaid to make out
duplicate returns thereof expressed in words length
and not in figure only one of which returns. made
shall be lodged in the prothonOarys court of
pleas of the proper county and the other sealed
and directed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and
by Of said judges deposited forthwith, in the
post Office upon which postage shall be prepaid
/ at the expense of the pcoper county.
Sic g. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth the twenty third day of August
before four O'clock post meridian. deliver to the
Speaker of the Senate the Speaker of the House of Rep
resentaes the returns of the said election from
eral counties of the Commonwealth and the shall
the day and hour be opened and published in the
presence Of the members Of the Senate and House of Rep
resenatives and the number of given and a.
gainst said amendments respectively shall be carefully
and assertaaed and duplicate certificates of
the result shall be signed by the Speaker of the hous
One Of said certificates shall be delivered to the Sec
Teary OF the Commonwealth who shah the to
berecorded and fled in his office, and the other said
certificate shall be delivered to the Governor who shall
forthwith Issue his proclamation declaring whether the
said amendments, either of them have been approved
and ratified by majority Of the qualified voters of the
State voting thereon foridea That if for any
quorum Of either house the Legislature shall not
present the hour above then the said
votes shall be opened in the presence of such members
said houses shall be present and in the
OF the Speaker oeher Of said houses the said certificate
shall be signed by the Speaker present Of the
absence of both Speakers by the Chief Clerks of both
either Of them in the absence of the said
4 clerks.
Ec That the several duties required TO be erforned
and all other officers Whatever in and about the gen
era elections Of this Commonwealth shall be performed by
such officers in and about the election herein provdedor
and all persons whether officers others, shall be liable
70 the punishment tho negleeo any duty or the
commission Of offence at about the said election
s hey would for the neglect ofke duty the commis-
sion of like offence about the general elections Of
u this Commonwealth
\ HENRY c. JOHNSON,
!, Speaker of the House Of Representatives
/ JOHN p. PENNEY
d Speaker of the Senate.
l. APPRoVED-The twenty-thrd day April Ammo Dom
! mi one thousand eight hundred and sixt5-four.
. 4. G. CURTIN.
In pursuance of the above proclamation TIE Governor
e Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, l. JOHN AID
sTADT High Sheriff of the County of Bedford Pennsyl-
yania, do hereby make known and give notice the
ectors of the county aforesaid, that s election viii
held in the said county of Bedford ON TUESDAY THE
SECOND DAY OF AUGUST, 1864, for the purpose OF
ments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth which
follows;
There shall be additional section to the third article
follows:
sEo Whenever any of the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth shall be in any actual military service
under requisition from the President Of the United
States by the authority Of this Commonwealth such
electors may exercise the right Of suffrage in all elections
by the citizens, under such regulations ae shall be
prescribed by law, as fully they present at the
usual place of election"
SEC. There shall be two additional sections to the
eleventh article of the Constitution be designated
sections eight and nine fol0ws
SEC s. No bill shall passed by thsLegsature con
tanning than subject, which shall be clearly
, pressed in the title. except appropriation bills.
"SEe 9. No bill shall be passed by the Legislature
granting any powers privileges, in any case, where
the authority to grant such powers privileges has been
or may hereafter be conferred upon the Of this
Commonwealth.
The eectoTs of the Borough of Bedford and Township
r OF Bedford to meet at the Court House in said Borough
y The electors of Broad Top Township, TO meet at the
= School House in the town of HOpewell.
The electors of the Borough of Bloody Run meet al
- the School house in said Borough.
The electors of Colesin township meet Al the house
s of d. Stuckey, in Rainsburg, in said township.
The electors of Cumberland Valley township meet ai
the School house erected the land owned by John
j Whips heirs in said township.
. The electors of Harrison township meet Mt School
house No the dwelling house of Henry Keyser
y y said township.
The electors of Juniata township to meet at Keysers
: School house, in said township
\ The electors of Hopewe township to meet at the School
housenear the house of John Dasher in said township
The electors Of Londonderry township meet at the
house now occupied by Wm. H. Hill a shop in Bridge
8 port, in said township.
The electors of Liberty township meet at the School
= house in Stonerstown in said township
Theeleetors Schesburp Borough To meet al tho br;c