Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-28
Election Proclamation.

.Ns" ohefih VI tne OOuuty OF Northumber.
land, Pennsylvania, do hereby make known
aud give notice to the electors of the Coun.
ty aforesaid, that a general election will bs
held in the County of Northumberland on
The SECOND TUESDAY (sth) of OCTO
Der, 1867, at which time the following per.
sons are to be elected.
One person rs Supreme Judge for the
State of PeDnsylvapia.
One person to gil the office of member of
the House of Representatives, to represent
the County of Northumberland in the House
Of Representatives of Pennsylvania.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for Register and Recorder and
Clerk of the Orphans Court.
One person for County Commissioner
One person for Jury Commissioner.
One person for Auditor.
/ also hereby make known and give no.
tice that the places for holding the aforesaid
general election in the several borougbs and
townships within the County OF Northum-
berland, are as follows:
The Sunbury district, composed of the bo-
rough of Sunbury, East and West Wards, at
the Court House.
Upper Augusta, at the house of J. Farms
worth.
The Lower Augusta district, composed of
the township of Lower Augusta, at the
house of Peter Dunkleberger, in said town
ship
The Northumberland district, composed
of the borough OF Northumberland at the
house of a. j. Rhodes, in said borough.
The Point district, at the house of Mrs.
johnson, in the borough of Northumberland.
The Milton district, at the house of l..
Sticker, in the said borough.
A..
ed by Abraham Kissingcr
| The Delaware district, at Sinking Spring
| School House.
| The Chillisquaque district, at the house
Of Charles Hartman.
The Lewis district, at the house occupied
| by George Christman.
| The Shamokin district, at the house of J.
Nesbit
| The Upper Mahanoy district, at tie house
! OF j. H. Adams
The Little Mahanoy district, ut the house
of widow f. Rakcr.
! The Lower Mahanoy district, ,at the house
| Of a. Roadarmcl.
The Rush district, at the Liberty Pole
| School House
The Jackson district, at the house oecu
pied by Galen Smith.
The Coal district, at the house of William
NJ Weaver, in the town of Shamokin.
The Zerbe district, at the house of TLos
Foulds ir, in Trevertou.
! The Cameron district, at the house of ia
cob Wagner.
The Jordan district, at the house of Ben
jamin Leitzel
The Mount Carmel borough, at the hous
of Felix Lerch.
The Washington district, at the house o
Godfrey b. Rebuck.
The borough of McEwonsville, at Henr
: j. Keeder's.
The borough of Turbutvlle, at the hous
| of Hiram Reynolds, in said borough.
The Mount Carmel district at the hous
of Francis McCarty
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
THAT every person except Justices of the Peace wi
shall hold any Office appointment Of profit and trust VI
der the government Of the United States. Of this Sat
or of any city Incorporated district whether coinni
stoned ohcer agent, who shall be employed under II
legislative, executive judiciary department Of tb
State the United States Of any city incorporate
district and also that every member OF Congress and
e State Legislature and OF the select and common cour
Gil OF any city commissioner Of any incorporated D
trct, is BY law, incapable of holding or exercising III
Office appointment Of Judge, Inspector or Clerk q an
election Uf this commonwealth, and that no inspector
Judges or other Ocet Of such ..cUn shall be tiG
BILE to any Office to be then voted for
And the said Act Of Assembly, entitled San act elan
to the elections OF this Conmonw ealtk passed July III
2d, 1880, further provides rs follows, to wit
That the Inspectors and Judges chosen as aforcsat
shall meet at the respective places Tor holding the eiectlu
in the district to which they respectfully belong beUr
nine O'Clock i'll the morning Of the second Tuesday OF o.
Obcr IN each and every year, md each OF said inspector
shall appoint one clerk, who shall be qnaihed voter
such district"
SEcrIoN ,. That any fraud committed by any persc
voting m the manner above prescribed, shall be pulshe
similar frauds directed 70 be punished by the eAls
ing laws ot this Commonwealth.
SIN the person who shall hive received the secoI
highest number Of for Inspectors shall not attend
the day Of any election, then the peson who shal! ha,
received the second highest number of Judge Il
preceding election, shall act as an Inspector IN
place. and IN the person elected Judge shall not after
the Inspector who received the highest number Of vote
shall appoint Judge N his place and If any yacanC
shall continue in the board tor the space OF half hour
the time fixed by law for the opening Of the eeco
the qualified voters of the township, ward distric
for which such officers shall have been elected present
the place Of elections snail elect of their number To
such vacancy.
at shall be the duty OF said respectively to
tend the place Of holding every general, special,
township election, during the whole time said election
kept open, for the purpose of giving Information to d
Inspectors and Judge, when called on in relation to &
tight of any person assessed by them to vote such ee
tion, such other matters in relation to the
voters, the said inspector or Judge either of the
shall from time to time require.
'No person shall be permitted to vote at any election
aforesaid, other than a white free weny-one yea
more, who shall have resided in the State at lea o
yeaI and the election district where he offers to
10 least ten days immediately preceding such election
Is within tw5 years paid State tax which shall have be
assessed least ten days before The election But CT
OF the United States who has previously been qua
ned voter of this State, and removed herefrom and
ed and who shnll hay. resided in the election district
paid taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled after
sided IN this state six months. Provided That the fr
white cItizeus Of the Unlted STATES between Il ages
twenty aud twenty two years and have resided in
election districts leu days aforesaid, shall be eIt
to vote although they shall have paid no taxes
"No person shaIlbe entitled TO vote whose
contained IN the list of taxable inhabitants furnished
the Commissioners, unless, FIRST he produces a rece
for the payment, within two years, of State or Cout
ASSESSED eIlheT un his own oath or affirmation,
oath affirmation oi another hut that he has puid
tax or any failure produce such receipt shall ma
r. oath to the payIaeE thereof second il he claim Il
by being elecoI between the ages Of TWEEN
one and :wenty-NO years he shall deposcd on oath
rmHt0n that he has resided N the Sate year nt
before his pplcalion, and make such proof Of esdel
IN the district required by thus and that he d.
veIy believe from the accounts given hun hat he
the aforesaid and give such other evidence as is
- quiTed by this act wheTeHpon the OF the pesm
no admitted shall be inserted in the Inspectors
'' and made opposite therln by writing the w
'tax - if he shall be admitted 90 vote by Of
such shall be called by the clerks who shall
the like notes IA tue lst, Of voters kept by them.
SIN all cases where the uame Of the person claiming
vote is found the list furnished by the Commission
IRE aud Assessors his right 10 vote whether found Their
not is objected to by any qualified cit zen, It shal
es the duty of the inspectors to examine such person
as TO his qualification, and f he claims to have resi-
- within the State for one yrat or mme, bis cath shal
~ sufficient proof thereof, but Shall make proof by ut
- one competent witness who shall be qualified rlec
~ that he has resided within the district fnT than
days next Immediately preceding said election aud s
also himself that his bona hde residence IN pu
ance to his lawful calling is within the district, and
he did remove into said district for the purpose