Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-22
~ ENERAL ELECTION
! fPROCLAA1-AT1ION

AWHRREAs, in and by an Act of General Assem-
by 0f the Commonwealth of Pennsylyanlsr enti-
tied An act to regulate the General Elections
within this Commonwealth, it is eniOined upon
me TO give public notice Of said elections and 30
enumerate in said notice what officers are to be
elected, 4, JOHN ALDSTApT, Sheriff of the
county Of Bedford, do hereby make known and
give this public notice to the electors of the ooun
ts Of Bcdfurd; that p General Election viii be held
in said county, ON the
Second Tuesday doth day of October,
1865 at tile several election districts, viz:
The electors Of the borough of Bedford and
township pf Bedford, to meet at the Court House
in safl borough
the school h ousc in the village of Coal Dale.
The electors Of the borough Of Bloody Run to
meet the house of Daniel B. OFT in said borough.
The electors Of Colerain township to meet at the
house of " c. Mower, in Rainsburg, in said town
ship.
The electors Of Cumberland Valley township to
meet mt the new school house erected on the land
owned ~ John Whips heirs in said township
The electors of Harrison township to msst at
school bSuse No. 3, near the dwelling house OF
| Henry Eeyser, in said township.
The electors of Juniata township 30 nset ut
KeySer's scbUoI house in said township.
The electors Of Hopewel township TO meet at
the school house near the house Of John Dasher,
in said township.
The electors Of Londonderry township to meet
at the house now occupied by Wm. IL. Hill as
shop in Bridgeport, in said township.
The electors Of Liberty township to meet at the
school hous in Stonerstown, in said township.
The electvrs of Monroe township to meet at the
house latrly occupied by james Carnell in Clear
Vile in said township
The electors of Sehellsburg borough to meet at
the brick school house in said borough.
The electors Of Napier township - meet at the
brick sehooi house in the borough ofSehellsburg
The electors of East Providence township to
fl,a LAT IL MNcUm
IT,. in said township.
The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
at the school house near the Methodist church ON
the laai OF ohm 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 Mowrys mill, in said township.
The electors Of South Woodberry township to
meet At the house of Samuel Oster Nobic's
iniil in said township.
The electors of Southampton township to mcet
at the house Of VIM. Adams, in said township.
! The electors of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house of Henry Fiuke in the village of
Woodberry.
! At which time and places the qualified electors
will elect by ballot: F
/ ONE PERSON for the Office Of Auditor iener-
\ 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 com
ties Of Somerset and Fulton, for the Office Of Mem
/ bers Of the House Of Representatives Of penHsyl-
i yahia,
j ONE PERSON for the Office Of District Attor-
/ ney for Bedford county.
] ONE PERSON for the Office of Associate Judge
/ Of Bedford county. ,-s' .-.4- EF-
! 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. tH
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 thc
county of Bedford.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That ever,
person excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any ohice appointment Of profit or tras
: under the United States, of this State, or an
: city or corporated district, whether commission
i. | cd officer OF otherwise, subordinate officer o
y agent who is or shall be employed under the leg
Z islature executive or Judiciary department of thi
State, or of any city, of any Incorporated dis
triet, and also, that every member Of Congress an
Z of the State Legislatures and of the select com
incorporated district is by law incapable of hold
. ing or exercising at the time the Office appoint
j ment of Judge, Inspector, Clerk of any eectio
of this Commonwealth, and that no Inspectoi
e Judge or other officer of such election shall
: eligible to be then voted for.
y And the said act of assembly entitled Gan az
r relative to elections of this Commonwealth, pass
ed July 2, 1872 further provides as follows, viz:
"That the Inspector and Judges shall meet
ID the respective places appointed for holding I'll
laIa in fhp nj wh vel
:, | belong, before s o'clock in the morning of Il
% SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, and eac
n said Inspector shall appoint one clerk, who sha
be qualified voter of such district.
!, -'In case the person who shall have received Ii
highest number of votes for Inspector shall not a
ID tend on the day of any election then the perso
| who shall have received the second highest nun
Der of votes for Judge at the next preceding ele'
:, tion shall act as Inspector in his place. And
I'd the person who has received the second higl
n, est number of votes for Inspector shall not atten
the person elected Judge shall appoint an Inspet
e tor in his places and if any vacancy still eontnu
10 in the board for the space Of hour after I'll
a time fixed by law for the opening of the electio
- the qualified voters of the township, ward di
triet for which such officer shall have been eleete
4 present ',t the eleetion shall elect one Of the
number to sfIll such yacaney.
. at shall be the duty Of the several Assessors r.
e speetvely to attend at the place Of holding ever
sr general, special township election during Il
whole time such election is kept open, tor the pu
pose Of giving information to the Inspectors an
ie Judge, when called on, In relation to the right
any person assessed by them to vote at such ele
=, ton, and on such other matters in relation to Il
assessment of voters, as the said Inspectors
IS either OF them shall from time to time require.
pc "No person shall be permitted to vote at an
!, election aforesaid, than a white citizen of n
~ age of twenty moro, who shall have reside
at in this State at least year. and IN the eleeto
district where he offers to vote ten days i5nmed
= ately preceding such election, and within t,v
"a years paid State County tax which shall hay
been assessed at least ten days before the electo,
But citizen of the United States who has prev
ously been qualified voter Of this State and n
De moved therefrom and returncd and who shall hay
N resided in the election district and paid take
aforesaid, shall be entitled 70 vote after resdin
= | in this State six months. Proridcd, That Il
lt white freemen, citizen Of the United States, b
tween the age Of twenty y-one and twenty two yea
who have resided in the election district ten day
" as aforesaid shah be entitled to vote, althoug
"a they shall not have paid tax.
I "No person shall be permitted to vote who's
names is n OF contained in the list of taxable nhal
y itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unles
IN First he produce a receipt Of payment, within tw
% years Of State County tax, assessed agreeabl
TO the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidenC
y on his own oath or affirmation, OF the oath or a.
4 frmation Of another, that he has paid such Ia,
OF in failure to produce a receipt shall make oat
e to the payment thereof, or second, If he claim
n right to vote by being elector between the az