The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-09-20
Ieaal Antifes.

General Assembly of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania entitled IAN Act to regulate the Cen
eral Elections within this Commonwealth, " it is
enjoined upon me to give public notice OF said e.
lections and to enumerate in said notice what Off
GERS are TO be elected, /, ROBERT STECkMAN,
Sheriff of the county of Bedford, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the electors
of the county of Bedford. that General Election
III be held in said county, on the
SZfOND TUESDAY (8thl OF OCTOBER,
u he several election districts, viz:
The 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 and Coal
Dale borough to meet at the school house in said
borough.
The electors of the borough of Bloody Run to
meet at the House of Daniel B. OFT in said bor-
ough.
The electors of Coleran township to meet at the
house of And W Pennel in Rainsburg in said town
ship.
The electors of Cumberland Valley township to
meet at the new school house erected on the and
owned by John Whips heirs in said township.
The electors of Harrison township to meet at
the house of Jacob Feightner, in said township
The electors of Juniata township to meet at Key
ser's school house in said township.
The electors of Hopewell 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 VIM. FL. Hill
The electors of Liberty township to meet at the
school house in Stonerstown in said township
The electors of Monroe township to meet at the
house lately occupied by James CARMEL in Clear
Vile in said township
The electors of Schellsburg 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 Schel sburg.
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 the Methodist church on
the land OfJohn G.. Hartley
The electors of West Providence township to
meet at the house of Philip Hollar in said town
ship.
The electors of St. Clair township to meet at the
school house near the residence of Joseph Griffith
in said township.
The electors of Union township to meet at the
school house near Mowry's mill in said township.
The electors of South WOodberry township to
meet at the house of Samuel Oster Noble
mill in said township.
The electors of Southampton township to meet
at the house of Wm Adams in said township.
The electors of Saxton Borough to meet at the
schOOhouse in said borough.
The electors of Middle Woodberry township to
meet the house Of Henry Fluke in the village of
Woodberry.
At which time and place the qualified electors
will elect by ballot
ONE PERSON for the office of Judge of the Su-
preme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA.
TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the coun-
ties of Somerset and Fulton for the office of Mem
bers of the House of Representa- ives of Pennsyl-
vania.
ONE PERSON for the office of District Attorney
for said county.
ONE PERSON for the office of County Treasurer
for said county.
ONE PERSON for the office of Commissioner for
said county
ONE PERSON for the office of Poor Director for
said county.
TWO PERSONS for the office of Jury Commits
sioner for said county.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That every person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall hold any
office or appointment of profit or trust under the
United States of this State, any city or cor
| pOrated district, whether commissioned officer
or otherwise, subordinate officer agent who is
or shall be employed under the legislative execu-
tive or judiciary department OF this State, or OF
any city, of any incorporated district, and aso
that every member of Congress and of the State
| Legislature, and of the select or common council
| of any city, or commissioners of any incorporated
district, is by law incapable of holding excrcis-
ing at the time, the office appointment of Judge,
Inspector Clerk of any election of this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector, Judge or other Of
fcer of such election shall be eligible to be then
voted for.
And the said act of assembly entitled san act
relating to elections of this Commonwealth y
passed July 2, 1919, further provides as follows,
| viz:
'sThat the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
| the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the dis trct 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 a qualified voter ofsuch district.
ain case the person who shall have received
the highest number of votes for inspector shall not
attend on the day of any election, then the per-
| son who shall have received the second highest
! number of votes for Judge at the next preceding
| election shall act Inspector in his place. And
| in case the person who has received the second
highest number of votes for Inspector shall not at
| tend the person elected Judge shall appoint an
| Inspector in his place, and if ally 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
or district for which such officer shall have been
elected present at the election shall elect one of
| their number to fill such vacancy,
''It shall be the duty of the several assessors
spectively 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 elec-
ton and on such other matters in relation to the
assessment of voters, as the said Inspectors or
ether of them shall from time to time require.
mo person shall be permitted to vote at any
election aforesaid, than white citizen of the
age of twenty-One more, who shall have resided
irthis 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 a State or County tax which shall
have been assessed at least ten days before the
lection But citizen of the United States who
has previously been qualified voter of this State
and removed therefrom and returned, and who
shall have resided in the election district and
paid taxes aforesaid shall be entitled to vote at
ter residing in this State six months. Pr0rtded.
That the white freemen citizens of the United
States, between the age of twenty-one and twen-
ty two years who have resided in the election dis
rict ten days aforesaid shall be entitled to VOTE
although they shall not have paid tax.
No person shall be permitted to vote whose
na.ue is not contained in the list of taxable inhab-
tants, furnished by the Commissioners unless :
First, he produce receipt of payment. within
two years of ate or County tax assessed agreea-
bly, to the Constitution and give satisfactory evil
dence his own oath affirmation OF another
that he has paid such tax, in failure to pro-
duce n receipt shall make oath to tho payment
! thereof second, if he claim right to vote by
being an elector between the age of twenty -one
and twenty-five years shall dep0se on oath or at
frmation that he has resided in the State at least
one year before his application, and make such
proof of residence in the district is required by
| this act and that he does verify believe from the
account given him that he is of the age aforesaid
and gives such other evidence as is required by
this act, whereupon the name of the person so aG-
mitted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabet
ical lit by the Inspector, and a note made oppo-
site thereto by writing the word ''tax, II he shall
be admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax
and the word "age' if he shall be admitted to vote
by reason of age, and in either the reason of
| such vote shall be called out to the clerks who
shall make like note in the list of voters kept by
| them.
'sIn all cases where the name of the person
claiming to vote is not found the list furnished
hv tha mis- nr ripht n h.