Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-08
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCTAMATION-


WITHIN this Commonwealth" it is enjoned upon
me to give public notice Of said elections and 10
enumerate in said notice what officers are to be
elected, ], JOHN ALDSTApT, Sheriff Of the
eounty OF Bedford, do hereby make known and
give this public notice to the electors of the coun-
" OF bedford, that General Election win be held
IN SAID county, on the
second Tuesday doth day. of October,
1903, at the several election districts viz:
Inc electors Of the borough of Bedford and
township OF Bedford, to meet at the Court House
in said borough.
The electors Of Broad Top township to meet at
the school 0use in the village of Coal Dale
The electors of the borough Of Bloody Rnn IN
meet the house Of Daniel B. OFT in said borough.
The electors Of Colerain township to meet at the
house of A. c. Mower, in Rainsburg, in said town
ship.
The electors OF Cumberland Valley .ownshin to
meet at the new school house erected on the land
owned by John Whips heirs in said township
The electors Of Harrison township to meet at
school house No. S, near the dwelling house Of
Henry keyser, in said township
The electors of Juniata township 10 meet nj
keyser's school Rouse, in said township
The electors Of Hopewell township 10 meet at
the school house near the house of John Dashar,
in said township.
The electors of Londonderry township to meet
at the house now occupied by VIM. III. Hill as a
| shop IN bridgeport i'm said township.
The electors of Liberty township to meet at the
school house in StonerstoSn, in said township.
The electors of Monroe township to meet at the
house lately occupied by James Carnell in Clear
vile in said township. stsa @ tfe
The electors of Sehellsburg borough to meet at
the brick school house in said borough.
The electors of Napier township TO meet at the
brick school house in the borough of Schellsburg.
The electors of East Providence township TO
meet at the house lately occupied by John Nycum,
jr., in said township.
The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
at the school house near the Methodist church ON
the land of John G. Hartley
The electors of West Providence township to
meet at school house No. 4, near David Sparks, in
said township.
The electors of St. Clair township to meet at
Grifith's school House, in said township
The electors of Union township to meet at the
school house near MoHEy's mill, in said township.
The electors of South Woodberry township to
meet at the house of Samuel Oster near NobIes
mill, in said township.
The electors of Southampton township to meet
at the house of VIM. Adams, in said township.
The electors of Middle Woodberry township TO
meet at the house of Henry Fluke in the village of
Woodberry.
At which time and places the qualified electors
will elect by ballot:
ONE PERSON for the Office of Auditor Gener-
al for the State of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Surveyor GEN
eral for the State of Pennsylvania.
TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the eoun-
ties Of Somerset and Fulton, for the Office of Mem
bers of the House of ofRepresentatiEes Of Pennsyl-
vania.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of District Attor-
ney for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Associate Judge
of Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Treas
urer for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Survey
or for Bedford county.
TWO PERSONS for the Office of Jury Commits
sioners of Bedford county. Each elector to vote
for but one commissioner.
TWO PERSONS for the office of Directors of
the Poor for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Com
missioner for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Auditor
for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the office of Coroner for the
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN Tha every
person excepting Justices Of the Peace who shall
under the United States, or Of this State. or any
city or corporated district, whether commission
ed officer otherwise, subordinate officer or
agent who is or shall be employed under the leg
slatuTe, executive or Judiciary department of this
State, or of any city, or Of any incorporated dis
rict, and also, that every member Of Congress and
of the State Legislature, and Of the select COM
mon council of any city, commissioners of any
incorporated district is by law incapable of hold
ing or exercising at the time, the Office appoint
ment OF Judge, INSPECTOR or Clerk OF election
Of this Commonwealth, and that no Inspector,
Judge other officer of such election shall be
eligible to be then voted for.
And the said act of assembly entitled Han act
relative to elections of this Commonwealth" pass
ed July 2, 1919, further provides as follows, viz:
fEThat the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district at which they respectively
belong, before o'clock in the morning of the
SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, and each
said Inspector shall appoint one clerk, who shall
be qualified voter of such district.
"In case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend on the day of any election, then the person
who shall have received the second highest num-
Der of votes for Judge at the next preceding cleo
tion shall act as inspector in his place. And in
case the person who has received the second high
est number of votes for Inspector shall not attend
the person elected Judge shall appoint an Inspec-
tor in his place; and if any vacancy still continue
in the board for the space of one hour after the
time fixed by law for the opening of the election
the qualified voters of the township, ward OF dis
trct for which such officer shall have been elected
present at the election, shall elect one Of their
number to fill such vacancy.
at shall be the duty Of the several Assessors
spectivey to attend at the place of holding every
general, special or township election during the
whole time such election is kept open, for the pur
pose of giving information to the Inspectors and
Judge when called on, in relation to the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
tion and on such other matters in relation to the
assessment of voters, as the said Inspectors or
either of them shall from time to time require
"No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election as aforesaid, than white citizen Of the
age Of twenty lone more, who shall have resided
in this State at least year. and in the election
district where he offers to vote, ten days immedi-
ately preceding such election, and within two
years paid State or County tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten days before the election
But citizen of the United States who has previ-
ously been qualified voter Of this State and re-
moved therefrom and returned, and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid taxes,
aforesaid shall be entitled to vote after residing
in this State six months. Prorided, That the
white freemen. citizen Of the United States, be-
tween the age of twenty-one and twenty-five years
who have resided in the election district ten days
as aforesaid shall be entitled to vote, although
they shall not have paid tax.
''No person shall be permitted to vote whose
is not contained in the list of taxable inhab
itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless:
years of State or County tax assessed agreeably
TO the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath or affirmation, or the oath OF af
frmation Of another, that he has paid such tax,
in failure to produce receipt shall make oath
to the payment thereof, or second, If he claim
right to vote by being an eector between the age
of twenty-one and twenty-five years shall depose
on oath or afirmation that he has resided in the
State at least one year before his application, and
make such proof of residence in the district as Is
required by this act and that he does verify be-
Iieye from the account given him that he is Of the
are aforesaid, and given such other evidence as is
REQUIRED by this act, uhereupen the name Of the
persou so admitted to vote shallbe inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector, and note made