Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-09-19
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION


w is made the duty OF the Sheriff Of every county
to give notice of the General Elections, by publca
least twenty days before the election and
ate therein officers be elected and 10 dosg nate
ne hs1se az wIsen aMe rg SNYDER High Sheriff Of
| Columbia County, do hereby make known.and pro-
claim to the qualified electors Of Columbia County,
that a General Election will be- held on TUESDAY,
| TIE On II DAY OF OCTOBER. I5G6(being the second
Tuesday in said month"; at the several districts
within the county, to wit
Beaver towns ship. the public house of Christian
Shuman & Son.
Benton township, at the public house of John ].
Stiles, in The town Of Benton.
Bloom township at the Court House, in Blooms
Borough Berwick at the Town House. IN the Bor.
| ough,
Borough Centralia, at the public house. of Reuben
Briarcreek township. at the Public School house.
near Evansville,
| ]. Clark, in the Town of Catawssa.
| Centre township, at the School House Lafa-
| yette Creasy's,
Conyngbsm township. at the house of Daniel T.
MchieTnan.
| ly kept by Benjamin McHenIy on the State Road.
| Franklin township, at Ciayton's School Iiouse.
| Greenwood township. at the house of Joseph R
HemIock township the public house Of John
/ Hartman, IN the town of BuckhOrn-
Jackson township, at the house OF Ezekiel Cole.
Loo ist township, at the public house ofDavid Yea
ger, in Shutdown,
| er in the town OF MIthinvIlle.
Madison township, al the public mousse OF Samuel
Rimby, in Jerseytown
! Mt Pleasant low nship, at the public house lately
kept by Thomas Jones.
MonIour township, at the house Of Villa m Hol-
Main township. at the public house OF Aaron Hess
RoaTingcreek ownshiP, 3t The hous- formerly
| cupied by George w. Dreisbach.
orange township, at the public house Of Jacob
Pine township, at the Centre School House. the
place just liked by vote OF the citizens Of said
! sugarioaf township at the house of AIinas Cole.
scott township at the pubic house Of Israel Mum
Al which time and place the qualified electors will
elect by ballot the following State, Judi ciary, and
County officers, VIZ
one person for Governor of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania person for VI ember of Congress !;
one person for State senator one person for Mem
eT Of Assembly two persons for Associate Judges
| Of the Courts of Columbia County one person
P,othoootarv and CIerE of the Courts one person
for Register and Recorder one person for County
Commissioner and one person for County Auditor.
Iii further directed that the election polls Of the
several districts shall be opened between hours
of and o'clock in Tin" forenoon and shall continue
open without interruption ana adjourn tent until
clock the evening when the polls shall be closed
IL is further directed that the meeting return
Judges al the Court House, in BIooms6urg. Ike
out the General Election shall be beld On FRIDAY
THE I2rH DAY or OCTOBES NEXT
The Return Judges of The Representative District,
composed of the Count es Of Columbia and Montour,
shall meet at the Court House. Bloom sburg. on
TUESDAY the 10th day of october next, to make
ont the returns for Member Of Ass emby,
The Return Judges Of the 18th Senatorial District,
composed Of the eounties of Columbia, Montour.
Northumberland and sullivan. sha ii
Court House. in Danvile, on TUESDAY, the 10th
day of October next, TO make out the returns for
The following Act Of Assembly, regulating the
mode of voting in the Commonwealth of Pennsylya.
mia was passed March 10th. 1866, and reads thus
sEcrIos /. Be il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Common wealth Of Penn
sylvan Ia in General Assembly met, and il Is hereby
enacted by the authority Of the That quail
wealth. all gene raj, township borough and special
elections hereby, hereafter, authorized and re.
quired vote, by tickets, printed, written or
partly printed and partly written severay classified
as follows One ticket shall embrace the names of
all judges Of courts voted for and to be labelled
side 'judIciary" " one ticket shall embrace the
of all officers voted for and be labelled state
ticket shall embrace the names Of all county Of
fcers voted for, including office Of senator member
and nembers of assembly If voted for. and meuibers
of congress, If voted for and be labelled county -
ticket shall embrace the names of all town ship
officers voted for, and be labelled, township one
ticket shall the all borough officers
vOte1 for. and be labciied, borough and each
shall be de posted IN seperate ballot boxes
SECTION 2. That II shall be the duty the sherifs
in the several counties OF this commonwealth to in
seu their election ProrIamaIiOns
the first section OF tins act.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That every person excepting Justices of the Peace
who shall hold any office appointment Of profit or
city or cJrporated district, whether commissioned
officer otherwise, subordinate officer or agent
who is shalt be employed under the legislature,
executive or judiciary department of this State.
any city OF any incorporated district and ALSO
legislature, and of the select or common council Of
city, commissioners of any incorporated dis
trct is by incapable OF holding exercising at
the time the Office appointment Of Judge, Inspector
Clerk OF any election of this Commonwealth, aud
Inspector Judge other oticer OF such cleo
tiou shall be eligible be then voted for.
1T shall be duty of the several assessors re-
spectively attend 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 aud
Judge when called relation TO the Tight OF any
person assessed by them to vote at such election,
such other matters in relation To the assess.
ment of voters the said Inspectors or either OF
them sh5l from time TO time require
No person shall be permitted to vote at any cleo
tion as aforesaid than white citizen of The age Of
twenty one more. who shall have resided in this
State least year. and in the election district
where he Offers vote, ten days immedIateiy pre-
ceding such election, aud within two years paid a
State or County tax which shall have been assessed
at least before the election. Bat citizen
of the United who has previously been quail
If ed voter of this State removed therefrom aHd
returned and who shall have resided IN the election
district and paid taxes aforesaid sha be entitled
TO vote after residing in this State SIX months
Provided, That the white freemen, citizens OF the
twenty-five years who have resided in the election
district ten days as aforesaid shall be entitled TO
although they shall not have paid taA.
Civ en- unoer my hand III my office, in Bloomsburg,
this 18th day Of Septe 1856.
SAMUEL SNY DER, Sheriff
September I2 1866
a AUDITOR'S NOTICE.