North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-09-20

Election within this Commonwealth, passed tho I2d
day of JUL, 1888 it is made the du of the Sheriff
of every county to give public notice Of such sles
ton to be holden and to make know in sIch notice
what officers are to be elected Therefore AJfIRA
GAY, Sheriff of the County of Wyoming in said
Commonwealth, do make known by this advertise
Hent, 10 the Electors of the County of WyomiAs
that
GENERAL ELECTION.
will be held in the County of Wyoming on the
Second Tuesday of October next.
t being the 10th day of said month) at which t;us
state, District and County Officers as follows. ar 10
be elected, to wit
One person for AUDITOR GENERAL of the State Of
Pennsylvania. .# .s-rh ,0a-a.
sone person for Surveyor General of tho State Of
Pennsylvia,
One person for SENATOR of Pennsylvania TO rep
resent the Counties of Bradford Susquehanna And
Wyoming fT-E ss .Er
Two persons for REPRESENTATIVES, Of Psnnsyivs
MIA, 10 represent the Counties Of Susquehanna and
Wyoming. -t1ts ~
One person for COMMISSIONERS for the County st
Wyoming.
One person for DISTRICT ATTORNEY for the County
of Wyoming. -F
One person for AUDITOR fer the County of Wyo.
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also hereby make known and give notice that
the place of holding the General Election in the
eral townships within the county of Wyoming, are
as follows, to wit 3. ~. -.v--gy
Braintrm District, tthe house occupied by T. D.
Spring in Laceyvilie.
Clinton, at the new schoo! house IN the village OK
Factoryville
Eaton at the house of Peter Stroh, in Eaton town.
ship.
Exeter, at the house of Solomon Brown, IN Excite,
| township.
Forkston. at the house of Hiram Hitchcock, Ia
FOrkston township
Falls, at the House of Levi Townsend, in FaGs
township.
Lemon, at the school-house near II. G. Ely, in
Lemon township.
Monroe at the school house the late residence
of John Phenix. in Monroe township,
Mehoopany at the house of Peter Bender, in No
hOopany Township.
| Meshoppen, at the house of Daniel Hankinson, In
| Meshoppen township.
Northmore eland at the house of Winters How
ard at Centr emoreland Corners, in NOrthmoreland
| township.
Nicholson. at the house lately occupied by 4 n
Bacon, in Nicholson township
| North Branch at the school house the store
| of Patrick Kingsley's late John PfOus, in North
| Branch township t
Overfeld, at the old sehOOl.hOuse near Lawrence
! Ayers in 0verfel1 township.
Tunkhannock Borough. at the Court House, in the
! Borough of Tunk hammock.
Tunkhannock Township. at the Court House, in
| the Borough of Tunkhannock.
Windham, atthe house of David Fisk, in Wndhsn
| township.
Washington, at the Baptist Church on Russell Hill
| in Washington township.
|
| of the CommonN eath of Pennsy vania entitled "An
Act relating to the Elections of this Commonwealth"
! passed the Path of July, A. D. 1889.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
THAT the inspectors and Judges chosen as afore-
said shall meet at the nspectve places appointed for
holding the election in the districts which, they
respectively belong before lime ociockon the morn
ing of the second Tuesday in October, in each and
every year and each of said Inspector shall appoint
one clerk who shall be qualified voter OF such dis
! trict.
SIN caseIhe person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for Inspector shall
! not attend on the day of election hc- the person
who shall have received the second highest number
OF votes for Judge the preceding election shall
| act Inspector in his place And IN case the per-
son who shall have received the highest number Of
votes for Inspector shall not attend the person elect
ed Judge shah appoint Inspector IN his place; and
in case the lerson elected Judge shall attend,
then the Inspector who received the highest number
Of votes shall appoint Judge in his place and if any
vacancy shall coutnue in the Board for the space Of
one hour after the time fixed for the opening the
election Of the unqualified voters of the township, ward
| OF district for which such office shall have been
elected, present at the place of election, shall elect
one of their number to fill such vacancy.
SIN all cases where the nam' of person claim
ing to vote is not TO be found the list furnished
by the Commissioners and Assessors or his right 70
vote whether found therein not objected to. by
any qualified citizen it shall be the duty of the In
spectors to examine such person on oath as to his
qualifications and if he claims to have resided in the
State year his GA tn shall be Sufficient
proof thereof; but he shall make proof bya leas,
one competent witness who shall he aqualihed elee-
tor that has resided within the district es than
ten days Immediately preceding the election, and
shall also himself swear that his bona de resdense.
pursuance of his lawful calling is within the dis
trct and that he did not into the district for
the purpose of ,oting therein. 20 IS
| Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who shall
| make due proof if required of his residence and
| nf IN oyasa aha he ed a
vote in the township ward or district in which hs
| shall reside. .sAEEs
IF any person or pers ms shall make any Let
wager upon the result of any election in this Com
| monweath or shall offer to make q ny such bet
| wager either by verbal reclamation thereof or BY
any written print ed advertisement, challenge or
invt1 any person or persons to make such bot or
wager upon conviction thereof he or they shall for
felt and pay three times the amount so bet or offered
| to bet.
"If any person not by law qualified shall fr ,udu-
lently vote at any election ~ithin this Common
wealth, being otherwise qualified shall vote out OF
his proper, district. or if any person knowing ths
wa It of qualification shal aid procure such per-
persons offending shall on conviction be fined
not otexceeding two hundred dollars and be mprisoa-
| ed for term not exceeding three months
t'lf any person shall vote at more than one cleo
tion district or otherwise frauduIently more thsn
on o the same day shall fraudulent fold and
deliver to the Inspectors two tickets together with
the intention to illegally voto shall the
or if any person shall advise procure other SO
do, he or they so offending shall on conviction, be
fined IN any sum not less than fifty nor more han
five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any
not less than three no more than twelve months.
"lf any person not qualified to vote in this Com
monwealth agreeable to law (excepting the SONS Of
qualified citizens] shall pear at any place of eec
tion for the purpose of issuing tickets influencing
citizens quaged 20 vote he shall ON conviction for
felt and pay any sum not exceeding hundred dol
lars for every such offence, and be imprisoned for
any term not exceeding three months. 8 S.
i That every person except justices Of the peace
who shall hold any Office or appointment Of prof'
or trust under the government of the United States
or of this State or of any city incorporated dis
trict whether commissioned offc or otherwise "a
subordinate officer agent--who is who shall be
employed under the legislative, executive Of judicis
ry department of this State or ofthe United sta'es
or of any city incorporated district and also that
every member of Congress and of the State L-gisla-