Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-07-19
Special Election Proclamation.

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/ w General Assembly of this State, enii
tled"An act prescribing the time and manne
of submitting 10 the people, for their approva
and ratification, or rejection, the propoSet
Amendments TO the Constitution" approve,
on the 23d day of April, 1861, IL is enjoinet
upon me To give public notice of such election
therefore |, l.. +. AL BRIGHT. High Sheriff o
the county of Union, do hereby make known
to the qualified electors of said county that
! Special Election will be held on the frs
! Tuesday OF August next. (being the % day o
/ SAID month.) in and for the several Election
/ Districts of said county, 10 wit:
| district at the late Commissioners office
/ in aud for New Berlin borough.
ii district al the house of Thomas Purse
in and for Union township.
III district al the house OF Theobald Sanders
in and for White Deer township.
" district al the house of James Lawson
in and for Kelly township.
V district at the house Of George Wolfe in
and for East Bufialoe township.
VI district al the house of Jas S. MCreight
IN and for Bufialoe township.
VII district at the house of Jacob Deckard,
in Mifiiinburg, for " est Buffaloe township.
VIII district al the public School house in
and for North Ward in LewisburS borough.
IX district al the Bulfaloe House in and for
South Ward in Lewisburg borough.
Y district al the house now occupied by
VIM. Inhofi IN and for MiliInburg borough.
Xl district at the Laureton School house in
and for Hartley township.
MI district al the house of Peter Wehr in
and for Limestone township.
NH diStric: al the Election house near
John Reish's in and for Lewis township.
NV district at the house of Henry X. Speese
in and for Hartleton borough.
XIV district al the house Of ]. p. Hagenbuch
a, Uniontown in and for Brady township.
Al which time and places three proposed
Amendments TO the Constitution may be voied
upon in the manner following:
Tickets shall be, res pecuvely, labeled. on
the outside, First Amendment, Second
Amendment, and Third Amendment Those
who are favorable 10 SAID amendments. or any
Of them, may express their approval thereof
By voting, each, as many separate, written or
printed, or partly written or partly printed,
ballots, or tickets, as there are amendments
approved By them, containing, on the inside
thereof, the words For the Amendment. And
those who are opposed to such amendments,
or any OF them, may express their opposition
by voting, each, as many separate, written or
printed, or partly written and partly printed.
ballots, or tickets ,as there are amendments not
approved by them, containing, on the inside
thereof, the words Against the Amendment.
Tine election on the said proposed amend
mentS shall IN all respects be conducted as
the general elections of this commonwealth
are now conducted"
at shall be the duty of the return judges,
first having carefully ascertained the number
of votes given for or against each OF sad
amendments IN the manner aforesaid, 10 make
out duplicate returns thereof, expressed in
words at length, and not IN fisures only, one
of winch returns so made shall be lodged IN
The prothonOtary's office of the court OF com
mon pleas OF the proper county, and the other
sealed aat directed to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, and by one of said judges
deposited forthwith in the most convenient
pUst-oiiire, upon which postage shall be pre-
paid a ,he expense of the proper county,"
"Ihe several duties required 10 be perfor
med by he >herlflS, ,commIs ssIonerS. .cOnslabes,
judges, inspectors and all other officers what
ever IN and about the general elections OF this
commonwealth, shall be performed by such
officers in and abont the election herein pro-
vided for; and all persons, whether officers or
others, shall be liable to the same punishment
for the neg lect Of any duty or the commission
of any offence at in or abour the said election
as they would for the neglect of like duty or
the mission of like offence al in or about
the general elections of this commonwealth"
SAID election to be opened between the hours
Of eight and ten in the forenoon and continue
until seven o'clock in the evening, when the
polls shall be closed.
The return judges Of the several districts of
the county will NEE; at ten O'Clock, forenoon,
i'll the Court house al Lewisburg, on the third
day after the election, (being Friday, the 5ih
day of Augusta to do and perform those duties
enjoined upon them by law.
Dated at the Sheriff's Office. Lewisbnrg, Pa,
the 9Th day of June, A. u. 1861
LF ALBRIGHT, Sheriff