Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-12
PROCLAMATION.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
IL HEkEAS. in and BY an act of the Gen


w era Assembl nf the Common wealth
of PennsyI ania. entitled = An act to di,pc
the manner time and place of holding Flee
tinns for President and Vice President uf The
United States, enarted the I'd day of Fehru
ary. A ID 1920, and the supplements thereto
it is reqaired Of the Sheriff to give due NO
tire cf such election: Therpfrre | DAVIS
NJ C0NTNER, Sheriff Of Mifflin county. i,
hereby make known and give this putc r.u
tice to the citizens of said county, " hu ar,
qualified 10 vote f,r members IF the Genera
Assembly that on
TCESDAI, the Sth day Of NGVembrr 1864.
an election will be held at the SAME place, a
which members Of Congress Senators ar,
members If the Assembly shall have b..r
voted for at the last preceding eirctiou, ii.
follows:
The electors of the Borough of Newton
Hamilton are to meet in the new schuulhrust
in said borough
The electors Of Wayne township are
meet at the new schnulhuuse in the Boz NJ
of New'on Hamilton.
The electors of the Borongh # VI Vrytown
are t. meet at the Unrnn sch"ulhnu>r in SAID
borough
The electors If GraneiIe township are t..
meet at the Court II use ia the B..r.ngr #
I..wiStrwn. aud vote 1t the wInirw uf Gh"
Prpthpnntary's "tfi.e.
The electors If Derry township will meet
at the Curt IuSe in th- B,rrush 4 L-v
i>tOwn and VHte at the window # the ia X =
nfice.
The electors of Oliver tnwn>h t" IN t
at the Union schouIhouse IN the 'roug' +
McVeytuwn.
The electors Of Bratton township are to
meet at che brick schoohouse on the farm of
William HARSH targer. in said township.
The electors of Mennn township are t.
aeet at the hnase now occupied by the tam
iIy uf William SempIe, deceased, in Alien
Vile in said township.
The electors of Union township are to meet
at the house ROW occupied by Richard BrIn
die
The electors of Brown township are to
meet ut the public house now occupied by
john q. McGisughIin, in said township
The e!rct"rs Of Armagh TOWNSHIP residing
east Of the line commencing az the middle at
the road at the stone meeting house IN Brown
township, thence along said road to the end
nf the lane kRpwn aS Jonathan Ahraham's
lane. near the residence of Thomas LnngweIl
jr.. therce running In straight line t" Cress
mans Kn"h to the Union county line, are u
meet at Z L. Ltecke's office, in said township
said limits, will meet as heretufrre AT the
public house now occupied by WIN Swine
bart in said township.
The electors Of Decatur township are I.
meet at the hoase of Joseph Stumpf, now
Ocrupipd hy Israel Spiyplmire
The electors for the East Ward IF the B.
rough Of Lewist0wn will meet at the Cunrt
House, and vote at the window of the Com
miSsioner's Office.
The electors Of the West Ward of said
borough will meet at the same nlace. and
vote at the window of the Sheriff office
For the purpose If electing TWENTY SIX
persons # this Commonwealth ~ Electors
for the election of President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States and the several
Judges Inspectors and Clerks who attended
the general election on the 2d Tuesday IF o.
tnber, a~e hereby enioined to attend and per
form at the said election of electors to be heii
aforesaid the like duties subject to the
like penalties for misconduct as they are iia
bie to at the election of members of the A..
tmbIy. &c ; and oRe Judge from each diotrlct
Is enjoined to attend at the Court House m
Lewistown. on FRIDAY. llth November. be-
ing the third day after the election for ripc
tors, far the purpose of making uut the re-
turns of said election
| ais" make kRown that bv an act entitled
ar Act relating to the elections of this Com
manwealth,' approved the lth dav If Aprl
1857 1t is provided that Every year in which
the citizens of this Commonwealth shall vnt,
for Electors for President and Wee Pre>ti-n
OF the United States, the Assessors # IT,
seVera! wards townships inccrp rated IL
trlcts and hnr"ughs within this C..rn n
wealth, except within the cIty and county
PhIiadelpliia. shall. at all reasupaF,i, tin,r1
after the ID Tuesday of October in said Nrnr-,
and until within ten days "f the ma, hx,
10y law for the election of Electors t.
dent aud Vice President "f th. Unil..I Stat
on the personal application # any nhi t..
nan claiming To- he assessed wIthIn tie i,r /.
er ward. township, iucorl "ratei ''t-t...l.
oor"ugh. or claiming "lg:,t t. Srf, h r-f1.
As being between the az" If t..nt, .f.
aud twenty two years and ha,iuy r-Si,it.i q.
this Commonwealth one year enter tlrr nam.
OF snch person on the list of the taxable H.
habltants; and said Assessors shall at lpa>
eight days previous to the day fixed for the
election, make nut duplicate copies ct the
n ime or name so entered. and after rertif,
lug ana signing the same. shall deliver cat
c"py to the commissioners IF their rpspn,.-
tive counties, to be flied bv said Cumui~,i,,,
ers IN their respective office; and tn. nthr,
copy said Assessor shall hold and hard over
without alteration or addition. to one of th-
Inspectors IF the proper election di>tricr a
or before 3 o'clock un the morning If the ,ia,
fixed for the election Of saId Electors
Gi en- under my hand at Lrwistnwn th
18th day of October. in the year of our l. -
"ne thousand eight hundred and sixty fur
and Il e eighty eighth If the Uni,rd States
ID NJ CONTNER,
octl2 Sheriff