Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-11
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GENERAL
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ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

/ tied "An act TO regulate the General Elections
within this Common5zealth, il Is enjoined upon
me 70 give public notice Of said elections and Il
enumerate in said notice what officers 10 be
elected I, ROBERT STICK MAN, Sheriff Of the
County Of Bedford, do hereby make known and
give this public notice 10 the electors Of the eoun
ty Of Bedford, that General Election will be held
in said county, on the
Second Tuesday 18th day of October,
/ 1868, at The 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 10 meet at the school ouse in the
village Of Coal Dale
The electors Of the borough Of Bloody Run tc
meet the house Of Daniel B. Oh in said borough
The electors Of Colerain township TO meet al tht
house Of A. J. Pennell in Rainsburg, in said town
ship.
The electors Of Cumberland Valley township t,
meet at the new school house erected on the lsnt
owned by John Whips heirs in said township.
The electors Of Harrison township to meet Al
the house Of Jacob ,,Feightner, in said township
The electors Of Juniata township 10 meet a
/ keyser's school house, In said township.
The electors Of Hopewell township 10 meet al
the school house near the house Of John Dssher
in said township.
4 The electors Of Londonderry township to meet
I at the house now occupied by VIM. IT, Hill as Z
The electors Of Liberty township 10 meet az the
school house in Stonerst0wn, 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 Schesburg borough to meet AZ
| the brick school hogse in said borough.
/ Tbs electors Of Napier township to meet at the
4 brick school house in the borough Of Sehesburg.
! 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 TO
meet at the house Of Philip Hollar, in said town
/ ,hip.
/ The electors Of st. Clair township to meet at
/ the School House, near the residence Of Joseph
/ Griffith, in said township.
/ The electors Of the Borough Of St. ClairsyiIle
/ to meet at the School House in said Borough
/ 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 near Noble's
mill, in said township.
The electors Of Southampton township 10 meet
/ at the house of VIM. Adams, in said township.
| The electors Of Saxton Borough 10 meet at the
| School House in said borough.
| The electors Of Middle Woodberry township ia
meet at the house Of Henry Fluke in the village Of
/ Woodberry.
/ The electors Of Woodberry Borough to meet at
| the house Of VIM. NJ. Pearson, in said Borough.
At which time and places the qualified electors
will elect by ballot
/ cNE PERSON for the Office Of Auditor
/ General Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
! ONE PERSON for the Office Of Surveyor Gen.
/ eral of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania.
/ ONE PERSON in conjunction with the coun-
! ties Of Somerset, Fulton and Franklin, for the
/ Office Of additional Law Judge.
p N IN Witb Ne e0u
/ ties Of Somerset, Fulton, Franklin and Adams,
for the Office of Representative TO the Congress OF
! the United States.
| TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the coun-
ties Of Somerset and Fulton, for the Office Of Mem
bers Of the House of Representatives Of Pennsyl-
/ vania.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of County Com
| missioner tor Bedford county.
| ONE PERSON for the Office Of Poor Director
I Of said county.
ONE PERSON for the ofieo Of County Auditor
| for Bedford county.
] ONE PERSON for th c Office of County Survey
| OF for said county.
! ONE PERSON for Coroner of 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, or any
city or corporated district, whethera commission
! ed officer otherwise, a subordinate officer or
agent who is or shall be employed under the leg
slature, executive Judiciary department Of this
State, Of any city, OF of any Incorporated dis
rict, and also, that every member OF Congress and
( Of the State Legislature, and Of the select
mon council Of any city, or commissioners o. any
incorporated district is by law incapable Of hold
ing exercising at the time, the Office or appoint
ment Of Judge, Inspector, Clerk Of any election
Of this Commonwealth, and that no Inspector,
Judge other officer Of such election shall be
eligible to be then voted for.
And the said act Of assembly entitled 'an &C
relating TO elections Of this Commonwealth, pass
cd July 3 1912 further provides as follows, viz:
THAT the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district 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 qualified voter of such district.
I'm ease the person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend on the day Of any election, then the person
who shall have received the second highest num-
ber Of votes for Judge at the next preceding cleo
tiOn shall act inspector in his place And in
case the person who has received the second high
est number votes for Inspector shall not attend
the person elected Judge shall appoint Inspee-
tor in his place; and il any 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 dis
trict for which such officer shall have been elected
number to fill such vacancy.
1T shall be the duty fthe several Assessors re-
spectvely to attend at the place Of holding every
general, special OF township election during the
whole time such election is kept open, for the pur
pose Of giving information 10 the Inspectors and
Judge when called on, in relation TO the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
tion and on such other matters in relation TO the
assessment Of voters, as the said Inspectors or
either of them shall from time to time require.
N...1N IL
election 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 to vote, ten days immed-
aJely preceding such election, and within two
years paid State OF County tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten days before the election.
But citizen Of the United States who has previ
ously been qualified voter Of this State and re
moved therefrom 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. Prorided, That the
white freemen, citizen Of the United States, be-
tween the age Of twenty one 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 nhab-
itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless
First, he produce a receipt of payment, within two
years Of State or County tax, assessed agreeab'y
TO the Constitution, ana give satisfactory evidence
on his cath affirmation, the oath or af
frnation Of another, that he has paid such tax
in failure to produce n receipt shall make oath
10 the payment thereof or second, if he claim
right to vote by being an elector between the age
of tyenty-one and twenty-five years shall depose
ON oath or affirmation, that ne 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-
ieve from the account given him that he is Of the
age aforesaid, and gives such other evidence is
required by this act, whereupon the name Of the
person admitted to vote shall be inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector, and note made
opposite thereto by writing the word "tax" if he
shall be admitted to vote by Of having paid
tax, and the word cage" if heshall be admitted to
vote by reason of age, and in either the rea-
Of such vote shall be called out to the clerks,
who shall make like note in the list of voters
kept by them.