Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-04

GENERAL
ELECTION -PROCLAMATION.


within this Common wenith,' it II enjOined upon
me to give public notice Of said elections and 10
ennmerate in said notice what or Gers are 70 be
elected, /, ROBERT SfEcKMAN, Sheriff Of the
County Of Bedford, do hereby make known and
give this public notice 10 the electors Of the
ty Of Bedford that General Election viii be held
in said county, on the
Second Tuesday 18th day9 of October,
1868, at the seyeral 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 al tho school house in the
village Of Coal Dale.
The electors Of the borough of Bloody Run to
meet a. the house Of Daniel y. OFT ia said borough
The electors Of Colersin township to meet at the
house Of A. J. Pennell in Rainsburg, in said town
ship.
The electors Of Cumberland Valley township to
meet at the new school. house erected on the land
owned by John Whips heirs in said township.
The electors Of Harrison township TO meet at
the house Of Jacob sFeightner, in said township.
The electors Of Juniata township to meet at
Keyser's school house, in said township.
The electors Of H0peWen township 10 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. II. Hill as a
shop in Bridgeport, in said township.
The electors Of Liberty township to meet at the
school house in StonerstowB, in said township.
The electors Of Monroe township to meet at the
house lately occupied by James Carnell in Clear
vile in said township.
The electors Of Seheiisburg borough to meet at
the brick school house 10 said borough.
The electors Of Napier township TO meet at the
brick school house IN the borough Of sehellsburg.
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 near the Methodist church on
the land Of John G. Hartley.
The electors Of West Providence township 70
meet at thu house Of Philip Hollar, in said town
,hip.
The electors Of St. Clair township to meet at
Griffiths school House, in said township.
The electors Of the Borough Of St. Cairsyille
70 meet at the School House in said Borough.
The electors Of Union township 70 meet at the
school hOcse near Mowry mill, IN said township.
The electors Of South N0od0erry township 10
meet at Che house Of Samuel Oster near Noble
mill, in said township
The electors Of Southampton township 10 meet
at the house Of Wm. Adams, in said township.
The electors Of Saxton Borough TO meet at the
School House in said borough.
The electors Of Middle WoOdberry township TO
mees at the house Of Henry Fluke in the village Of
WoOdbery.
The electors Of WoodbeTry Borough 10 meet at
the house Of VIM. NJ. Pearson, in said Borough.
At which time and places the qualified electors
viii elect by ballot:
one PERSON for the Office Of Auditor
General Of the State Of Pennsylvania
ONE PERSON for the office Of Surveyor Gen
eral Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the eoun-
fIeS of Somerset, Fulton and franklin, for the
,ajee of additional Law Judge.
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the coun-
,F Trawlffv aud Adams
for the Office of Representative to the Congress Of
'he United States.
TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the c0un-
ties Of Somerset and Fulton, for the Office Of Mem
hers Of the House Of Representative OF Pennsyl-
yaBia-
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Com
missioner ior Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Poor Director
Of said county.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of County Auditor
for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for th e Office Of County Survey
or for said county.
ONE PERSON for Coroner Of said county.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That every
person excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
held any Office or appointment Of profit OF trust
ander the United States, Of this State, or any
city or corporated district, whether commission
ed officer or otherwise, subordinate officer or
agent who Is or shall be employed under the leg
islature, executive or judiciary department Of this
State or Of any city, OF Of any Incorporated dis
trict and also that every member Of Congress and
Of the State Legislature, and Of the select com
mon council OF any city, or commissioners Of any
incorporated district is by laV incapable Of hold
ing or exercising at the time, the Office appoint
ment Of Judge, Inspector, Clerk of any election
Of this Commonwealth, and that no Inspector,
Judge or other officer Of such election shan be
eligible 20 be then voted for
And the said act of assembly entitled 'an ac
tn this
ed July ?, 1919 further provides as follows, viz:
THAT the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district az which they respectively
belong, before o'clock in the morning Of the
SECOND Tt ES DAY OF OCTOBER, and each
said Inspector shall appoint one clerk, who shall
be a qualifr. voter Of such district
"In case the person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for Inspector shall not
tend the day Of any election. then the person
who shall have received the second highest num-
Der Of votes for Judge at the next preceding cleo
ton shall act as inspector IN his place. And in
case the person whJ-has received the second high
est number of votes for Inspector shall not attend
the person elected Judge shall appoint an Inspec-
tor in his place; and If any vacancy still continre
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 dis
trct for which such officer shall have been elected
present at the election, shall elect One Of their
number to dll such vacancy
''It shall be the duty Of the several Assessors re-
spectyely TO attend at the place OF holding every
gene raj, special township election during the
whole time such election Is kept opeR for the par
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 nj such cleo
tion and on such other matters in relation 10 the
assessment of voters, the said Inspectors or
either of them shall from time TO time require.
NO person shall be permitted TO vote at any
election as aforesaid, than white citizen of the
age Of twenty-one or more, who shall have resided
in this State at least year, and in the election
district where he offers 10 vote ten days immedi-
acely preceding such election, and within two
years paid State County tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten DAYS before the election.
But citizen of the United States who has preyi
ously been a qualified voter Of this State and re
moved therefr0n and returned, and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid taxes,
aforesaid, shall be entitled TO vote after residing
in this State six months. Pr0rided, That the
white freemen, citizen Of the Uni,ed States, be-
tween the age of twenty-ope and twenty-five years
who have resided in the election district ten days
rs aforesaid shall be entitled to vote although
they shall not have paid tax.
NO person shall be permitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list of taxable lnhah-
itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless:
First, he produce a receipt Of payment within two
years of State or County tax, assessed agreea0ly
the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath OF affirmation or the oath or at-
frnation Of another that he has paid such tax,
or in failure to produce receipt shall make oath
to the payment thereof, or second if he claim a
right to vote by being elector between the age
of twenty-one and twenty-five years shall depOse
on oath affirmation. 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 be-
lieve from the account given him that he is of the
age aforesaid, andgves such other evidence as Is
| required by this act, whereupon the name Of the
person so admitted to vote shalbe inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector and note made
opposite thereto by writing the word tax if be
shall be admitted TO vote by of having paid
tax and the word 'age' if heshall be admitted tC
vote by reason Of age and in either case the rea-
son Of such vote shall be called out 10 the clerks
who shall make a like note in the list Of voters
/ kept by them.
an all cases whore the Lame Of the person
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