Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-09-19
ELECTION PRocLAMA-

wlthln this commonwealth it is enjoined on the
Sherffs of the several counties to give pubiic no.
tice of such election the places where to be held
and the officers to be elected; THEREFORE, l. JA-
COB A. FAUST, High Sheriff Of CIearieId CO. do
hereby gre public nottce to the Electors of the
county of Clearfed, that G GENERAL ELECTION
will be held on the Second Tmealay of October
mert, (being the NINTH day of the month"; at the
several election districts in said county, at which
time and place the qualified voters viii vote
For one person for Governor of the Common.
wealth of Pennsylvania
For one person to represent the counties of Cam.
eron, Clearheld, Elk, Erie Forrest il ferson,
Mexican and Warren in the House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States
For one person TO represent the counties of Clear
field, Elk and Forest in the House of Repre-
sentatives of this Commonwealth
For two persons for the Office of Associate Judges
of Clearfeld county.
For one person for the office of Commissioner of
Clearfiield county.
For person for the Office of Auditor of Clearaela
county.
The electors of the county of CIearfeld will
take notice that the said Gener al election will be
held at the following places viz:
AT the house of Samuel NJ Smith for Beccaria
township.
At the house of Aseph Eli. for Bell township
AT the house of James Bloom, Sem for Bloom
township.
At the house of Edward Albert for the towusbi,
of Boggs.
At the house of Jacob Pearce, for the township
of Bradford.
At the public house of R. W Moore for Brady
township.
At Youngs School House for the township .f
Burnside.
At the school house near Simon Rorabaugh's for
the township of Chest.
AT the court house for the Borough of Clear6eld
AT the house of Jacob Maurer for the township
of Covington.
At the house of L. Bloom, dee d, for the Bor-
ough of Curwensville.
At Centre school house for the town p of Decatur.
At the house of Thomas B. Davis for the town
ship of Ferguson.
At the house of John 1. Bundy for the township
of Fox.
At Congress Hill school house for the township
of Girard.
At the public school house for the township of
Goshen.
At the house of jacob Huber for the township
of Graham
At the school house in JanesvilIe for the town
s hip of Guelich.
At the school house in AnsonyilIe for the town
ship of Jordan.
At the house of B. D. Hall & Co. for the town
ship of Karthaus.
At the Turkey Hill School house for the town
ship of Knox.
At the court house in the Borough of CIearfed
for Lawrence township.
At the public school house for the borough of
Lumber city.
At the house formerly occupied by Thomas Ky.
| er for the township of Morris.
At the public school house for the Borough Of
New Washington.
At the pubic House of Milo Hoyt for the Bor-
ough of Osceola.
At the house formerly of VIM. W. Anderson for
the township of Penn.
At the house of l. Bloom deed in the Borough
of Curwensville for Pike township
At the house of r. w. Moore for the ship
of Union.
At the house of Thomas Henderson for the town
ship of Woodward
FURTHER Supplement- to the Election Laws
of this Commonwealth:
WHEREAS, By the Act of the Congress of the u
nited States, entitled "An Act to amend the sew
eral acts heretofore passed to provide for the
rolling and calling out the National forces, and
fer other purposes, and approved March Sd. one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-fve, all per-
sons who have deserted the military naval ser
vice of tho United States. and who have not been
or relieved from the penalty or disa-
5ility therein provided are deemed, and taken to
have voluntarily relinquished and forfeited their
rights of citizenship, and their rights to be-
come citizens, and are deprived of exercising any
rights of citizens thereof
AIld mtereas, Persons, not citizens Of the Uni
ted States. are not. under the Constitution and
laws of Pennsylvania, qualified electors of this
Commonw eaith:
SECTION BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Comm onwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same
That IN all elections hereafter to be held in this
Commo wealth, 1T shall be unlawful for tn judg ge
or inspectors of any such election to receive any
ballot, or ballots, from any person, persons,
embraced in the provisions, and subject to the
disability, imposed by said act of Congress, ap-
proved March Sd. thousand eight hundred
and sixty five, and it shall be unlawful for any
such person to offer to vote any ballot, ballots
SECTION 2. That if any such Judge and Inspec-
tors of election, any of them all receive
or consent to receive any such unla wful ballot or
ballots, from any such disqualified person, he, or |
they, offending shall be guilty of a misde- |
court of quarter sessions of this Commonwealth |
he shall for each offense, be sentenced to pay
fine of not less than ore hundred dollars. and to
undergo imprisonln mt in the Jail of he prop
er county, for not less than sixty days.
SECTION 3. That if any person deprived of cit |
genship, and disc qualiied as aforesaid, shall. at
any election, hereafter to be held in this Com |
nonw eaitb vote. or tender the officers reof and
Dffer to vote. ballot. ballots, any person of
tending. shall be deemed guilty of misdemean- |
or, and conviction thereof, in any court of |
quarter sessions of this Commonwealth, shall. for |
each ofense, be punished in like manner as is |
provided in the preceding section of this act, in
Ease of officers OF election receiving such unlaw-
ful ballot. or ballots.
SECTION That if any person shall hereafter |
or advise, any person, persons. de- |
Drived of citizenship. ana disqualified afOre- |
said to offer any ballot or ballots to the officer |
IF any election, hereafter to be held in this Com
or shall persuade or advise any such |
,ficer to receive any ballot, or ballots from any
person deprived of citizenship. and disqualified |
Is aforesaid, such person, so offending, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
hereof, in any court of quarter sessions in this
shall be punished in like manner
is is prov ded in the second section of this act in
he case of officers of such eection receiving such
unlawful ballot, or ballots
AN ACT regulating the mode of voting at all
elections in the several counties of this Com
monwealth.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
If Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
t is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That the qualified voters of the several election