Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-09-18
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vania entitled An act relative the elections Of tis
Commonwealth, passed the ID day of July IS3q If ,
maie thG du'y ol every shert of every county with
IN TINS commonwealth TO give public notice 'of ,ha
General Elections and in such notice TO ennmeratac :
lSt The officers 70 be elected. ID Designate the
places at winch The election is tC be held. / VIM r
McEWEN, High Sheriff of the county Of Mifpin do
hereby make known and give this public notIre the
SECOND TUES DAY OF OCTOBER next ibeno m ti,e the
Sth day OF the month"; General Election viii he hold
the several election districts established Iv io, "
the sad county of NIfiIn which time State and
county ohcerS are to be elected, as follows to wit
0ae person to dH the oticc Of Supreme Judge
TrD persons 10 represent the 1Lsrtct rog,poSsj f yB
counties Of B'aH. Huntingdon, Mi6ija Csatre Jtilqtq
and Perry IN the Saate Of PENNSYLVANIA
I'rD persons 10 represent the district composed Of the
counties Qf H'mn3do, AIi1 dad J'tiata ia the House
Of RGpreSentatTss gt PslHSgraaia.
One person to tR tie 0fiee Of County Treasurer
One person to nh the ofcs Of Congty Commissioner
IicO persons to Ft the yflrc Of JtE Commissioner
I'ro persons 10 III the office Of Actor-oac for three
yeI'S. 0a4 one far one year.
IN pursuance Of SAID act also hereby make known
and give notice that the place holding the aforesaid
IN the said county OF Miiflin Is as follows, to vii
The electors of the Borough of Newton Hamilton
meet in the new schoGIhorse in said horor,b
lhe electors of Wayne township are to meet At the
new >ch"uihOuse in the Borough of Newton Hamilton
The electors of the RprouTR cf \, y,.t @ III
meet at tue Union sChoulhouSc in SAID borough
Inc electors OF Granville township are to meet NJ
I1ie court House IN the Borough Of Lewistown. and
VG,T t al me window OF the Prothouotarys Office
The electors Of Derry township viii meet ot the
Court House in the Borough of Lewisown: and vote
HE electors Of Oliver towns hin are to n,aot 1 "a o
Ohi3h schOoihouse IN the Borough of McVcytogn
lhe electors Of Bratton township are Ia ,., -, tb
in said township ' ''''o'' s'l'
The electors Of Menno township are 10 moot ot ,h,
mouse now occupied 10y the family OF VIM. Semple
decd, in Allenyiite, in SAID townshlp 'l''0'
The electors of Union township are tn moot OF 81, .
house now occupied 10y Richard Briudlc 81 '"e
The electors OF Brown township are 10 n,eat NJ tho
Puchc house now occupied by A. NJ. Shoop, in said
The electors OF Armagh township residing east Of
the line commencing al the middle OF the road at the
stone meeting house. IN Brown township, thence
along said road to the end of the lane known as Iona
than Abraham's lane, near the residence of Thomas
L"ngwei, IT,, thence running IN Il straight line to
Cheeseman's Knob the Union county line are TO meet
at the Office formerly occupied 10y J. f. Locke in sand
township. Those residing west aud not included in
sand limits. viii meetas heretofore the pubic house
now occupied by W. Graham IN said township.
The electors Of Decatur township meet at the
house OF Joseph Stumptt now occEped by George " .
Kcsrns
The electors for the East Ward of the Borouab of
L"wlStown. viii meet ut the Court House. and vote at
tn window Of the Commissioners office.
The electors of the West Ward of sand Borough will
meet at the same place. and vote the window the
Pursuant TO the provisions Of an Act Of Assembly
the Judges of the aforesaid DISTRICTS shalt specye
~ take charge o the certificate return of the cleo
ton Of Their respective districts and produce them
meeting of one Judge from each district at the Court
House, IN Le"istown the third day after the day
OF election beng Tor the present year Friday, the llh
day OF October next. then and there do aud per
form the duties required by law OF said Judges
Also. that where judge hy sickness or unavoidable
accident Is unable To attend such meeting of iuu res
then the certificate of return, aforesaid Shall be
taken charge Of enc of the inspectors clerks Of
the election OF SAID district, who shall do and per
tend.
Also, by the 18th section Of said Act il is enacted
tha "heh tile 40ahed voters Of more than one ward
township, or diclnct meet At the same place to hold
their elections It Shall be the duty Of the respective
judges oI sshu elecuon districts, IN addition 10 the
certificates required an the 10th of his act. to
make ont far statement aud certificate of all the
votes which snail have been then and there given for
each candidate dl~tIu LuiS.n the office or station he
shall have voted for and one f SAID Judges shalltake
charge oi saih certhcte ana also OF the several Ger
tHeatcs made out Tor each election district - before
directed, and produce the same a meeting of all
tie return judges IN the county III the manner pre-
srrbed IN the 18th section of tins act
The Representative Return Judges will meet at
Lewlsto"n on Tuesday, octl5
The Senatorial Return judges viii meet at Lewis
town, Thursday, October Is.
In accordance with the PoyIsions Of tho Sth sec
ZION Of entitled y further supplement to the
election laws Of this commaa"e''ith, publish the
WHEREAS BY the act of the Congress Of the United
States. entitled, An act amend the several acts
heretofore passed to provide for the enrolling and
calling E national forces. and tor other purpos-
cs and approved March Sd, lsG5, all persons who
have deserted the military naval service of the
United States, and who have n.t been discharged or
relieved from the penalty disability therein provi-
dei are deemed and taken TO have voluntarily rcn-
pushed and forfeited ther righ~ of citizenship, and
their rights to become citizens and are deprived OF
exercising any rights of citizens thereof:
And whereas Persons not cI'zens Of the United
States are not, under the consttuton and laws OF
Pennsylvania, qualified electors Of this common
ia:
SECTION l. Be it enacted &c. That in al elections
hereafter 70 be held IN this comm nwealth It shall be
Huh' tu for the Judge nspectCs OF any such elcc
ton To receive a"y ballot or oaIl"s from any person
p.rsons embraced IN the provisions and subject
the disability imposed by said a of Congress. ap-
proved March Sd, 1865, and it stl he uniaw iul for
any such person to offer 10 vote aGy ballot ballots
SECTION ?. That if any such judge and spect0rs
of election, any of them shall receive a. CON
sent to receive any such unlawful ballot or ballots
from any such disqualified person. lie or they ui-
Tending shall be guilty OF nsdemean0r, and upon
conviction thereof IN court pf quarter OF
this commonwealth, he shall, for offence be- sen
fenced pay fine Of not less than gne hundred dol
lars, and to undergo an Imprisonment IN the jail Of
the proper county for not less than sixty days.
: S.crloS ,. That If any person dcplTcd OF citizen
ship. and disqualified as aforesaid shall at ay elcc-
ton hereafter be held in tins commonwealth. vote
or tender to the officers thereof ana otter To- vote
ballot or ballots, any person offending shall be
deemed gulty Of a nl>demeauor, and on conviction
thereof IN any court OF quarter sessions Of hs com
monweslth, sh. for each offence Dee punished IN like
manner provided III the preceding section Of tins
act IN the case OF officers Of election receiving such
unlawful ballot or ballots.
SECTION 4. That if any person shall hereafter per
suade advise any person or persons. IL prlvcd
ballot ballots the officers of any election hcrcai
ter DC held ~ this commonwealth, ST person So
ohendIng shall be guilty oi a mIsdemeau,r and upon
conviction 'htFrp IN any court oil IlaTieI sessions o!
this commonwealth, shall be punished IN like man
provided in the second section % this get a.
the of officers Of such election RECEIVING such
unlawful ballot or idiots.
Regulating the mode of voting all elections in the
March 30. 1856
SIC l. Be It enacted, &c, That the qualified voters
OF the several counties of tn comnOnw. aIth at all
general, township. borough and special elections are
hereby, hereafter, authorize and require 10 vote. y
tickets printed, written, partly printed and part
~ written, seyerally classified a. follows. one ticket
shall embrace the cf all Jud es OF courts voted
for, and to be laIelled outside 'judclrr' one tick
shall embrace the names of all Cheers ted
for, and be bced. state one ticket TAIL embrace
tie of all county officers voted for lncusIng
office OF senator, member, and members Of assembly.
If voted for, and members of congress, voted fol-
aud be labelled, county ticket shall embrace
the of all township officers yotvd tor and ue
labelled, "townshp;' one ticket shall embrace the
of all borough officers voted for, aud be Label
led borough and each class shall be deposited in
separate balot boxes.
SEC ,. That shall be the duty of the ,herifFs in
the several counties of this commons ealth insert
in their election pTOciamatOns, hereafter issued
first section Of this act
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That every person
excepting Justices Peace who shall hold al,
Office appointment OF profit trust under
States ul tins state, City or incorporated district
whether commissioned officer otherwise, wlu Is OF
shall hc employed under the Legislature, Executive OF
Judiciary Department of this State of the United
States Of any Incorporated District, and also that
ry member Of Congress- aud of the State Legislature and
missioner Of any incorporated District by law Incapable
oi holding exercising the time. the Off All
pontncut Judge, Inspector Clerk any Eetsu l
this Commonwealth ant that Judge Inspectors roth
er officer such election shall be eligible be then yoi
ell for
And the said act of Assembly, entitled " An act reat-
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