Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-09-25
GENERAL, ELECTION PROC

vani entitled An act relative to the elections of this
Commonwealth, passed the 2d day of july 1882 1t
made the duty of every sheriff of every county with
in this Commonwealth to give public notice of the
General Elections, and IN such notice to enumerate:
Ist. The officers to be elected. I'd. Designate the
places which the election is tC be held. l. WM r.
McEWEN. High Sheriff of the county of Miffiin. do
hereby make known and give this public notice to the
electors OF the said county of Mlfll!n that the
SECOND TUESDAY of uJTOBER next ILeine the
Sth day of the month"; General Election viii be held
at the several election districts established by Law IN
the said county Of MitiIn, at which time Slate and
County officers to he elected follows, to witt:
| One person 10 fH tis otfoc u Supreme j"dge
1,o P<,sqes 70 r,e@snt he district Composed q te
asd Pe3rg in The Senate Of Pennsylvania.
Iso PoLsqas to rPresS9t ne district composed q ne
! Of Representatives II Pennsylvania.
/ ono pe'soH 10 NJ The office u County IreGS'Ttr
One person 10 M tie ulre " CoJntg Commissioner.
I dir" persons 10 tt ne once u JuV Co0'"iSSton1
I~o persons 10 fd tie o5fce II AUdt0T-Onc for three
gct'S nd me for one year.
IN pursuance Of sand act also hereby make known
and give notice, that the place of holding the aforesaid
general election in the several election districts with
IN the said county OF Miifiin Is as follows, to wit
The electors OF the Borough of Newton Hamilton
are To meet IN the new schoOhOuSe in sad borough.
The electors of Wayne township are to meet the
new schoohOuse in the Borough OF Newton Hamilton.
The electors of the Borough of McNeytown are TO
meet at the Union schooIhouse in SAID bGrough.
The electors of Granville township are to meet a
/ the Court House in the Borough of Lewlstown and
vote at the window of the Protlonoiary's office.
/ The electors of Derry township will meet at the
Court House IN the Borough of Lewiatown; aud vote
/ at the window of the Judges office.
I The electors of Oliver township meet at the
/ Union schoohouse IN the Borough of McNeytown-
The electors OF BraCton township 10 meet at the
/ in said township.
The electors Of Memo township are 10 meet at the
house now occupied by the family OF VIM. Semple,
dee d, in Aileuviltc, in SAID township.
F The electors of Union township IA meet at the
house now occupied by Richard BTIndle.
/ 1he electors Of Brown township are to meet ut the
puchc house now occupied by A. NJ Shoop, IN said
township
The electors OF Armagh township residing east of
the line commencing At the middle uf the road N thf
stone meeting house, III Brown township, thrpse
along said road to the end of the lane known JoA
than Ahraham's lane, near the residence of Th5nas
i.ongweil Jr. thence running in a straight me To
Cressmans Knob to the Union county line ar TO meet
AT the office formerly occupied by +. f. Locke III SAID
I township Those residing west and not InciuGed III
said limits will meet as heretofore at the pubic house
now occupied by W. Graham. IN said 0"nshp
The electors Of Decatur township are 70 meet at tie
house of Joseph Stump, now occnPied Oy george w.
The electors for the East ward Of the Borough Of
Le"I<t"wn, Will meet at the court House anu vote al
the window of the Commissioners office. go
The electors of the West Ward Of SAID Borough VIII
meet at the same place. and vote at the window of the
Sheriff office.
Pursuant to the provisions of Act of Assembly
the Judges Of the aforesaid districts, shall resPectT
l take charge o.. the certificate of return OF the cl,s
uUn Of their pectvc districts, and produce thrmU
citing Of one Judge IuIn each district a. the Court
House, IN LewI-town on the third day after the ay
OF election being for the present year Friday the lh
day of October next, then and there do and per-
form the duties required 10y Law Of said judges.
Also that where a Judge 10y sickness or unavoidable
accident unable attend at such meeting of iud.rs
lIltil inc cGItltaLt OF RETURN aforesaid. Stl
Iheh charge "i ~ one Of the inspectors or clerks OF
the election of said district, who shall do and er-
form the duties required Of SAID Judge unable at
tend.
Also, by the 18th section of said Act it Is enated
that when the qualified voters of more sard.
township or dicrIct meet at the place t. hold
their elections II shall be the duty Of the res I-ctIvt
Judges Of said election districts addItioul 10 the
certificates required the 10Th section of tbs act
make out tair statement and certificate OF all the
votes winch su.Il have been then and there for
each gudd,tte Distinguishing the Office or : atom ie
lfG sal
char OF SAID certificate, and also OF the So.eral
tit,te@ made out Tor each election district as before
directed. and produce the same at a meeting of all
the retain judges IN the county, in the manner pre-
scTlHe u TIE 'olh section Of IhlS act.
The Representative Return Judges vii meet at
LcwiStoWu on Tuesday, Oct. IS
The Senatorial Return Judges VIII meet q; Lewis
town. Thursday, October Is.
In aceordance with the provisions O. the sth sec
ton OF an act entitled a further supp sment to The
%ycuuH laws OF TINS commonwealth publish the
wasREAs, BY the act Of the Congress the United
states entitled, d" An act TO amend ne several acts
heretofore passed L. provide for ih- enrolling aud
calling ont III national forces, and lr other purpus
6. and approved March Sd, 1868 al persons who
i'c deserted the military or naTa service Of the
tnled States. and sac have not be- n discharged
renewed from the penalty dsab ~ therein prOy
ht are deemed ami taken to have voluntarily rri!n
gaHhed ana forfeited heir rights u citizenship. and
thelr rights to bccome citizens. and are deprived Of
exercising any nights Of citizens hereof:
And whereas, Persons not citizens Of the United
states are not, under the cOu~t UuUn and Laws Of
FennsyiyaHlt, qualified electors Of tins common
wea IN:
>5acIIoy !. Be it enacted &c That in al elections
hereafter to be held IN this commonwealth sh.l be
unt' ful for the Judge inspectors OF any such cleo
u"n u receive ANY ballot bdloiS from any peTSUL
or t>ons ernbr ccd in the Provisions aud subject
tle alSao'Hty imposed by std act OF Congress. ap
proved March sd, 1868. tud II shan be unaw ul for
any such person to OTTER gote any ballot or ballots
SECTION = That If any such judge and inspectors
o election, or any one of 'nem shall receive or con
sent to receive any such unlawful ballot ballots
Ioin amy such disqualified person, he or they so OF
eh"l"2 siiii be guilty OF 'ni~demranor, and upon
conviction thereof IN any court Of quarter OF
TINS commonwealth, he >All. for each offence. br
tchc"h 10 pay hue OF not less than one hundred dol
ars, and 10 undergo Imprisonment IN the IaIl OF
the proper county for not less than sixty days.
! SktTION 3 That If any person deprived OF citizen
hip, aud disqualified as aforesaid shall al any eec
uon hereafter 10 be held in this commonwealth vote
tender to the officers thereof and offer tn ycta
ballot OF ballots, any person offending shall hr
deemed guilty OF a mIsdcmeHnoT, and on couvIctiuu
TieoI III any court OF quarter sessions OF this
manner rs provided IN the preceding section of ihIs
et IN ne case Of officers of election receiving such
unlawful ballot or ballots.
SEcTIoS 1. That If any person shall hereafter per
sGahe or adEiSe any person or persons, deprived ,i
ctzrnship and disqualified aforesaid, to offer am
.H'ioI or ui0tS 10 the ohcers OF any election heTra
Ter 10 he held m thiS commonwealth such person 70 I
ofThains snail be guilty Of mISdemeauor, and up.l
'htIe"i ih any court OF quarter sessions
this commonwealth, shall be punished in like laal-
her as Is provided m the second Of this gct a.
Ia te case oi ohceTS Of such election RECEIVING such
unlawful ballot Or Illots
Regulating the mode Of voting at all elections in The
several counties oi this commonwealth, al proved
SIC. l. be It enacted, &c, That the qualified votrs
ol uS several counties OF ths cOmmOnWeaItl. y a..
General township. borough and special elections irt
h'I'n!' hereafter authorizes ana required to yof m
u1Htt~ printed Or written or partly printed andt me
" written, seyeraliy classified a. follows: one D.
ShI embrace the names of all Judges Of courts ftd
ior, ana To- be labelled, outside, 'Iudicary eI-
et shall embrace the of an officers ted
for ami be beed, state one ticket shall r.,
the names Of all county officers voted for, ncI. me
office of senator, member, and members Of asst sly
II voted for, and members of congress, If Y1t, Tor
ami he labelled. county one ticket shall Ell tr,c.
the nahes OF all township officers voted ior,sLi i.e
labelled, /" township one ticket shall cmbf.e ths
names Of all borough officers voted for, aud b. aba
led borough and each class shall be depo. ted II,
separate bal OF boxes.
SIC 2. That 1t shall be the duty Of the shcF. IN !
the several counties of this ealth. {. sr,
III ihcr election prOclanatIUnS, hereafter iss..I ~.
nr>t section of tins ''-'
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN" That ever No.,
excepting the Justices of the Peace who shal fI 80
oiicc appointment Of profit trust under H. -
States ar oI this State, City Incorpurat -,
whether a commits stoned officer or othcryyise ~ -
shall De- employed under the Legisla ,r. - ~,
Judiciary department Of this State or of H. TnitodI
states or OF any Incorporated District and al ,Iat
E neer oi Congress- and of the State Leg ,-ur ana
of the Select Common Council OF any IT, ~ ~, ~
mIssipncr OF any Incorporated District is by I''IT ~
oi hnIag or exercising at the same tine te a.; -
pohtnieht oi Judge Inspector Clerk of Ar tI,;l
tins commonwealth, and that Judge In,ls, ,rrt
er olcGr oi such election, shall be eligible . ~ ~,
ed for ~ sc lheh Not-l
Ana the SAID act of Assembly, entitled In act raI+
ing to Elections Of this Comm1nwealth al az HrI ITIat |
lsj9, further provides, as follows to wit: S - 5
That the Inspectors aud Judges shall r,+ -. ., -
Ir'ti\e places appointed Tor holding the .ti - H. 81
district IA which they may respectively III - i a. ,i
" ci''h on me morning of the "a Tuesdar n 5