North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-07-20

are opposed tn such amendmants, or anv ,f th,
may express their opposition by voting e,.b =,
many sepcrate, written or printed rr -s,,1
written and partly pr inted ballots or tficts,,
as there arc amendments not approved by them CON
tanning on the inside thereof the wor uAc,in.t
the Amendment - the electors voting for or aean,
the amendmcntshall be considered as voting for or
against the proposed fourth section to article thr.o
ol the constitution, extending the right of suffrsya
20 soldiers electors voting for or against the scc
ond amendment shall be considered as voting for o
against the proposed eighth section TO article eers,
OF the Constitution and electors voting for or ag,;n
the third mendment shall be considered as vo,;nas
for against the proposed ninth section to artiIs
eleven of the Constitution
SEC 2 That the election on the said pronossJ
amendment shall, in all respects be conducted "a
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 there
OIL hrst having carefully ascertaIned the pumher OF
votes given foror against each of said amendments.
IN the manner aforesaid. 10 make out duplicate re-
turns thereof expressed on words at length and NOS
IN hgares only one Of which returns so made shaI
oe lodged IN the proth"notarys Office of the court of
common pleas OF the proper county and the other
sealed anu directed to the Secreta of the Common
"eaitn' and by one OF said judges deposited forth.
WIN, IN the most convenient post Office upon which
county FOr
SEC. g. That it shall be the duty of the secre.
tary OF the Commonwealth Oh the twenty third day
of Al tst next before four o'clock most rneridan
to deliver to the Speaker of the Senate or the
Speaker of ito House of Representatives the re-
turns of the said election from the several counties
Of the commonwealth and the same shall on tho
same day and hour be opened and publish ed in the
presento oi the members Of the Senate ami House Of
Representatives and the nun or Of votes given for
ana against SAID amendments, respecti ely, shalt be
carefully summed up and ascertained, duplicate
certificates OF the result shall be signed by the
speakers OF the two houses. One of said certificates;
shall be dehverei TO the Secretary of the Com
monwealth, who shall cause the same 10 be record
e and filed in his Office and the other of said CERT
fcatcs shall he delivered to the Governor who
slail forthwith issue his proclamation declaring
whether The SAID amendments, either of them
have been approIei and ratified by a majority of.
the qualified voters of the State voting thereon -
Pr0r'deG That if for any cause n quorum of either
houses oi the Legislature 81 Ill be present at the
day and hour above men toned, then the said votes
shall pe opened In the presence of such members
OF sai1 Eouses as shall be present and in case of
fh@ absence Of the Spe ker of either said houses
the SUD certificates shall be signed by the Speaker
present or In of the absence of both speakers
by the Chief Clerks of both houses, either Of
them IN the absence of one of the said clerks.
SEC, /. That the several uI;ies uuired to bo
performed By the sheriff. commissioners constables
Judges inspectors and all other officers whatever in
anu about the general elections of this Common
Wetiih 3hall be performed by such officers in and
about the election herein provided for and all per-
sons, whether officers others shall; be liable to the
same punishment for the neglect Of any duty the
c"ln uI>>Ion Of any offence in about the said
election rs they would for the neglect Of like duty
the commission of like of,nee at, in or about tho
general elections of this Commonwealth.
HENRY c. JOHNSON
Speaker Of the Hou of Representatives.
JOHN P. PENNEY.
Speaker of the Semi
APPRovED.-The twenty-thirl day of April, An
no Do mini one thousand eight hunired and ky
four.
MEETING CT RETURN JUDGES.
Pursuant 10 the provisions contained in the Il sec
ton Of the act aforesaid the judges of the aforesaid
district shall respectively take charge of the cetif
cate return of the ee ton of their respective d
tricts, and produce these at meeting Of judge
from each district at the city Of Harrisburg, the
thru Hay after the lay of election being FRIDAY
the 5th Of Tt ESDAY, then and there to do and PER
form the duties require by law Of the siiis ges.
Also. thrt where a judge by sickness Or unaroida-
BILE accident is unable to attend such meetings of
judges, then the certificate return aforesaid shall
he taken charge Of by Of the inspectors clerks
Of the election said district who shall do and per-
form the duties required of sail judges unable to
attend.
Given under myhand, in my Office in TunshannOck
the 9th day of June A. D. 1864.
AHIRA GAY.
Sheriff of Yomns Co
SHEDIFFs OFFICE Tuukhauuo K June II, 1864