Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-09-21
General Election Proclamation.

. A>eu'"'S ot tue C"Wuhh"eaith III
fehhSyl'ahla, entitled A" net relating tn the
Elections 0t thIs Go nmrnwealth.' approved
the "a day II July. \ u. 1889. |, Davis VI
C""thef' SneF'n at the County ot MIifi'n, d"
! hereby make known and give notice 10 the
/ electors of the county a.ore~aid, that a genet
RAJ election VIII be held IN the sand county OF
NJ ttinon the second Tuesday lnelng the Ilth)
OF October, 1861. 1T which the following oth
! Gers are 10 be elected. II wIt:
One person to I'LL the office of Member of
I Congress t'r the district composed "f the
counties II Cambria. Blair, Huntingdon aud
MIifLn III the National Congress OF the UNI
ted States
Two persons to fill the Office of Senators
! from the district composed OF the counties IF
| Blair. Huntingdon, Centre. MIiflIn JuHIata
and Perry, in the Senate of Penn>y ylvania.
Two persons as Members Of Assembly, to
represent the counties Of Huntingdon, Mf
lin and Junlata, Ia the House of kepTcsen-
tatives of Pennsy ylvania
One person tu I'll the Office Of County
Commissioner for three years
Que person To- fill the Office of Comfy An
dltar.
The electors of the Borough of Newton
Hamilton are to meet 10 the new schooihuuse
In said borough
The electors of Wayne township a-e tt
meet at the new sCh"ohouse In the Borough
OF New'on Ham it'n.
! ne electors OF the Borough of McNeytown
are to meet at the Union scnuuhousc III said
borough
Inc electors II Granville township are t.
meet at the Court i"use IN the Borough of
Lewi>town, and vote at the window of the
Pr"thunotaTy's Office.
The electors tIf Derry tDwDS hin will rnn
at the Court House In the Borough Of Lew.
lStown, and vote at the window of the Judges
uthce.
The electors Of Oliver township are to meet
at the Union schooihuuse i'll the Borough Of
McNeytuwn.
The electors OF Bratton township are To
meet at the brick schuuhou>e on the farm of
William Harshbarger, in said township.
lbe electors OF MennO township are IT,
meet at the house now occupied by the tam
lily Of William Semple, drceased in Allen
vile IN said township.
The electors If Union township are tn meet
AZ the house now occupied by Richard Brln
die.
The electors of Brown township are to
meet at the public house now occupied by
john u. McGiaughiln I'm said towu.hin
The electors Of Armagh townShi residing
east Of the line commencing AT the middle of
the road at the stone meeting house in Brown
township, thence along said road ta the end
1T the lane known rs Jonathan Abraham's
lane, near the residence of Thomas Lungweli,
ir.. thence running in straiebt line I, Cre,s
mans Knob to the Union county line, are to
meet at Il L Lucke's office, in said townsbin.
Those residing west of and not included in
said limits, will meet as heretofore at the
Duklic buu~e Dp,U pr.ur;aI W,
hart in said township.
The electors of Decatur township are to
meet at the house If JnSeph Stumpff, now
occupied 10y Israel Spigelmire
The electors for the East Ward nf the Bn
rough of Lewistown viii meet at the Cnurt
House. aud vote at the window of the Conn
miSsioner's Office
The electors of the West Ward of said
borough will meet at the same place, and
vote at the window of the Sheriff's office.
An Act If the Legislature having changed
the manner of voting in Mif1ln county. All !
officers to be elected at a general election NAV
be voted for on single slip of paper, and (
deposited in one ballot box. Any fraud cpm |
mitted by any person voting under this Act
shall be punished by existing laws uf this .
Commonwealth.
Pursuant to the provisions of an Act of
Assembly, the Judges of the aforesaid dis
tricts shall respectively take charge of the
certificate of return of the election of their
respective districts. and produce them at a |
meeting of one judge from each di.tri,t A.
the Court House, in Lewstown. on the third
day after the dav of election helm, fur .
present year Friday. the 18th dav of fOtobor
next, then and there to do and perform the
duties required by law of said Judges.
Also, that where a Judge bv sIrknass ~
unavoidable accident. is unable to attend at
such meeting of Judges, then the certificate
or return, as aforesaid, shall be taken charge |
Of by one of the Inspectors or Clerks of the |
election Of said District who shall do and
perform the duties required of said Judge