The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-09-04
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| GERS are TO be elected / ROBERT STECKMAN,
| Sheriff of the county Of Bedford, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the electors
of the county of Bedford that General Election
| will be held in said county, on the
! SECOND TUESDAY (l3thl 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 to meet at the school house in said
| borough
The electors of the borough of Bloody Run to
| meet at the House of Daniel B. OFT, in said bor-
! ough.
The electors of Colerain township to meet at the
| house of And Pennell in Rainsburg in said town
! ship.
The electors of Cumberland Valley township to
! meet at the new school house erected the land
| owned by John Whips heirs in said township.
The electors of Harrison township to meet at
| the house of Jacob Feightner, in said township
The electors of Juniata township to meet at Key
| sers school house in said township.
! The electors of Hopewell township to 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
| shop in Bridgeport in said township.
| The electors Of Liberty township to meet at the
! school house in Stonerstown in said township.
The electors of Monroe township to meet at the
| house lately occupied by James Carnei in Clear
| The electors of Schellsburg borough to meet at
the brick school house in said borough.
! The electors of Napier township to meet at the
brick school house in the borough of Schel sburg
The electors Of East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied by John Nyeum,
| jr., in said township
The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
| at the school house the Methodist church on
! the land ofJohn G. Hartley.
The electors of West Providence township to
meet at the house of Philip Hollar in said town
| ship.
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 Clairsyille to
meet at the school-house in said borough
The electors of Union township to meet at the
school house near Mowry' mill in said township,
The electors of South Woodberry township to
meet at the house of Samuel Oster, near Mobiles
mill in said township.
The electors of Southampton township to meet
! at the house of VIM. Adams in said township.
The electors of Saxton Borough to meet at the
| schoOlhOuse IN said borough.
The electors of Middle Woodberry township TO
meet at the house of Henry FIuke in the village of
! WoOdberry
The electors of Woodberry borough to meet at
! the house of VIM NJ Pearson in said township
! At which time and places the qualified electors
will elect by ballot
| ONE PERSON for the office of Auditor General
| of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
! ONE PERSON for the Office of Surveyor Gener-
al of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
! ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the counties
of Somerset, Fulton and Franklin for the office of
| additional Law Judge.
ONE PERSON in conjunction with Somerset,
| Fulton, Franklin and Adams for the office of
! Representative in 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-
yania.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Commissioner for
said county
ONE PERSON for the office of Poor Director for
| said county.
ONE PERSON for the office of County Survey
or for said cOuuty.
ONE PERSON for county Auditor 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 appointment of profit trust under the
United States of this State or any cityor cor
pOrated district, whether commissioned othcer
or otherwise, subordinate officer agent who is
shall be employed under the legislative, execu-
tive or judiciary department of this State, or of
any city, ofany incorporated district, and also,
that every member of Congress and of the State
Legislature, and of the select or common ennneil
of any city, or commissioners OF any Incorporated
district, is by law incapable of holding or excrcis-
ing at the time, the office appointment Of Judge,
Inspector or Clerk of any election of this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector Judge or other Of
fcer of such election shall be elegible to be then
voted for
And the said net of assembly entitled san act
relating to elections of this Commonwealth
passed July ., 1919, further provides ms follows,
viz
THAT the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the dis rict 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
bn a fed v,tp of such distript
I'm case the person who shall have received
the highest number of votes fer inspector shall not
attend on the day of any election, then the per-
who shall have received the second highest
number of votes for Judge at the next preceding
election shall act as Inspector in his place, And
in case the person who has received the second
highest number Of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend the person elected Judge shall appoint an
Inspector in his place, and if 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
or district for which such officer shall have been
elected present at the election. shall elect one of
| their number to fill such vacancy,
1t shall be the duty Of the several assessors
spectvely to attend at the place of holding every
general, special or township election, during the
whole time such election kept open, for the pur
pose of giving information to the Inspectors and
Judge, when called on, in relation to the right of
sny person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
ton, and on such other matters in relation to the
!
! ether OF them shall from time to time require
mo 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 to vote, ten days mmedi-
| ately preceding such election, and within two
! years paid State or County tax, which shall
have been assessed at least ten days before the
! lection. But citizen of the United States who
has previously been qualified voter of this State
| and removed therefrOm and returned, and who
! shall have resided in the election district and
paid taxes aforesaid shall be entitled to vote af
ter residing in this State six months. Prortded.
| That the white freemen, citizens OF the United
| States, between the age of twenty-one and twen-
ty two years who have resided in the election dis
trict ten days aforesaid shall be entitled to vote,
| although they shall not have paid tax.
mo person shall be permitted to vote whose
is not contained in the list of taxable nhab-
| itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless
| First he produce receipt of payment, within
| two years of State County tax assessed agreea-
bly, to the Constitution and give satisfactory evil
| dence on his own oath or affirmation of another
! that he has paid such tax, in failure to pro-
! duce receipt shall make oath to tho payment
| thereof, second, if he claim right to vote by
| being electOr between the age of twenty-one
| and twenty-five years shall depose on oath or at
frmatOn, 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 believe from the
account given him that he is of the age aforesaid,
and gives such other evidence as is required by
| this act, whereupon the name of the person so ad-
mitted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabet
ical lii by the Inspector, and a note made oppo-
site thereto by writing the word tax, ;, if he shall
be admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax,
and the word "age" if he shall be admitted to vote
by reason of age, and in either the reason of
such a vote shall be called out to the clerks who
shall make like note in the list of voters kept by
| them.
''In all cases where the name of the person
claiming to vote is not found the list furnished
by the Commissioners or his right to vote wheth-
er found thereon or not, is objected to by any
qualified citizen, itshaIl be the duty of the In
spectors to examine such person on oath as TO his
| qualifications, and if he claims to have resided