Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-09-25
GENERAL
ELECTION PROCLAMATION |!


mia, entitled "An Act regulating the General Elec-
tons within this Commonwealth. pas sed the I'd day
of July, 1882 Ii is made the duty OF the Sheriff OF
every county TO give public notice of such Election
| to be holden, and TO make known in such notice
what officers are to be elected-Therefore / NJ W..
DEWITT, Sheriff Of the County Of Wyoming; in
| said Commonwealth, do make known by this adver-
tisement, to the Electors Of the County Of Wyoming
that
GENERAL ELECTION
will be held in the County of Wyoming on the
I'd Tuesday of October next
(it being the 9th day Of said month"; at which time
State, District and County Ocers as follows are to
be elected. TO wit:
One person for Judge of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania
Two persons to FIJI the Offices Of Members Of the
House OF Representatives Of Pennsylvania TO repre-
sent the counties of Wyoming ana Susquehsnn
Ono person for County Commissioner Of the Coun-
ty Of Wyoming.
Two persons for Jury Commissioners for the
County Of Wyoming.
One person for County Auditor for the County Of
Wyoming.
One person for Coroner of the County Of Wyoming.
also hereby make known and give notice that
the places Of holding the General Election in the
several townships within the County Of Wyoming,
are as follows, to wit
Braintrim District, at the house occupied by T.
ID. Spring in Laceyville.
Clinton, at the new school house in the village of
Factoryville.
Eaton, at the house OF Peter Stroh, In Eaton
township,
Exeter, at the house late Of Solomon Brown. in
Exeter township
Forkston at the house of Hiram Hitchcock, in
Forkston township.
Falls, at the house Of Levi Townsend, in Falls
township.
Lemon at the school-house, near II. G. Ely, in
Lemon township.
Monroe, at the red school-house Sc in Monroe town.
ship.
Mehoopany, at the house of Peter Bender, in
MehOopany township
Meshoppen, at the house of Daniel Hankns on, in
Meshoppen township.
Northumberland. at the house of Winters How
ard at Centremoreland Corners, in Northhoreland
township.
Nicholson, at the house occupied by E. n Bacon
in Nicholson township.
North Branch at the sehool-house near the store
late of John Pfouts, in North Branch township.
0vefeld, at the old school house near Lawrence
Ayers. IN 0verfeld township
Tunk. Boro. at the Court House, in the Boro. of
Tunkhannock
Tunk. Twp, at the Court House, in the BOro, Of
Windham. at the house of David Fisk, in Wind
ham township.
Washington, at the Baptist Church on Russell
Hill in Washington township.
In pursuance Of an Act of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsy vania, entitled
San Act relating to the Elections of this Common
wealth" passed The I'd of July, A. D. 1899.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
f'That the Inspectors and Judges of the sew eral
election districts in said county shall meet at the re-
spectve places appointed FOR holding the election
in the districts to which they respectively belong
before nine o'clock on the morning Of the second
Tuesday in October, in each and every year and
each of sid Inspectors shall appoint one clerk who
shall be qualified voter of such district
"In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number Of votes for Inspectors shall
not attend on he day of Election, he, the person
who shall have received the second highest number
of votes for Judge at the preceding election shall
act as Inspector in his place. And in case the per-
son who shall have received the highest number
of votes fer Inspector shall not attend the person
elected Judge ,hall appoint an Inspector in his /,
place and in case the person elected Judge shall
not attead, then the Inspector who received the
highest number of votes shall appoint a Judge in
his place and if any vacancy shall continue in the
Board for the space of hour after the time fixed
for the opening the election the GquaIified voters
of the township ward district for which such Off
Ger shall have been elected present the place of
election, shall elect one Of their number to m such
vacancy
"In all cases where the names of a person claim
ing to vote is not to be found the list furnish cd
by the Commissioners and Assessors. or his right to
vote whether found therein not is objected to BY
any qualified citizen il shall be the ouy of the In
spectors tn examine such persons oath as to his
quail 6catons and if he claims TO have resided in
the State for one year or MORE his oath shall he
sufficient proof thereof but he shall make proof by
at least one competent witness who shall be a quail
flied eector that has resided within the district for
more than ten days Immediately preceding the
election, and shall also himself year that his bona
fde residence in pursuance of his lawful calling is
within the district and that he did move into the
district for the purpose Of voting therein. /
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who shall
make due proof, if required, of his residence and
payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall be admitted
to vote in the township ward or district in which he
shall reside.
''If any person or persons shall make sny bet or
wager upon the result in this Commonwealth, or
shall offer to make any such bet wager either by
verbal proclamation thereof, or by any written or
printed advertisement challenge or wager, upon
conviction thereof he or they shall forfeit apd pay
three times the amount so bet or offered to bet.
"If any person not by law qualified shall fraudu-
ently vote at any election within this Common
wealth. or being otherwise qualified shall vote out
of his proper di strict if any person knowing the
want of such qualification shall aid or procu re such
person or persons offending shall on conviction be
fined not exceeding two hIndred dollars and be i'm
prisoned for term not exceeding three months.
IF any person shall vote OF more than eec-
tion district or otherwise fraudulently more than
once on the same day shall fraudulenty fold and
deliver to the Inspectors two tickets together with
The intention to illegally vste, shall vote the
,ame or if any person shall advise procure others
No to do be or they offending shall on conviction
be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more
han five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any
erm not less than three or more than twelve
months.
If any person not qualified to vote in this Com
agreeable to law excepting the sons of
qualified iEens,) shall appear at any place of
lectiou for the purpose Of issuing tickets or inuen
,ng citizens qualified to vote, he shall on conviction
orfeit or pay any sum not exceeding one hundred
loass for every such offence, and be imprisoned for
my term not exceeding three months.
THAT ary person except justices of the peace
who shall hold any office appointment of prt fit or
rust un Ter the government of the United States or
If this State. of any city incorporated district
whether q commissioned officer or otherwise-a sub
,rdinlte officer agent-who is or who shall be
employed un der the legislative, executive or juui-
,iary department of this State or of the United
States, of any city incorporated district is by
aw incapable of holding exercising, at the same
lime, the Office Of appointment Of Judge, Inspector,
,r Clerk of any election within this Commonwealth
and that no Inspector, Judge other officer of any
uch election, shall be eligible to any office to be
hen voted for.
"No person shall be permitted to vote at any
slection as' aforesaid other than white freemen at