Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-10-02
9e0al Adpertisements.
GENERAL
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

me to give pnhlin notice of said elections and 10
enumerate IN said notice whnt officers are to be
elected /, ROBERT STECKMAN, sheriff Of the
C0nnty of Bedford, do hereby make known aud
give this public notice to the electors OF the eoun
" Of Bedford that General Election viii 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 af 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 b ouse in the
village of Coal Dale.
The electors Of the borough Of Bloody Run to
meet the house OF Daniel 3. OFT in said borough.
The electors Of Colerain township to meet at the
house of A. J. Pennell, in Ransburg, 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 Feghtner, in said township.
The electors Of Juniata township to meet at
keyser's school house, in said township
The electors OF Hopewel township to meet at
the school house near the house Of John Dasher,
in said township.
The electors Of Londonderry township 10 meet
at the house now occupied by Wm H. Hin as
shop in Bridgeport in said township.
The electors Of Liberty township 10 meet at the
school house in Stonerstown, in said township.
The electors Of Monroe township to meet at the
house lately occupied by james Carncll in Clear
vile in said township.
The electors Of ScheIlshurg 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 schellsburg.
The electors of East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied by John NyeuIn,
ir., in said township.
The electors Of Snake Spring township to meet
at the school house near the Methodist church on
the land Of ohm g. Hartley
The electors Of West Providence township to
meet at tho 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. Cairsyille
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 Mobiles
mill, in said township.
The electors Of Southampton township to 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
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.
viii elect by ballot:
one 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.
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the eoun-
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 Pcnnsyl-
vauia.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of County Com
missioner tor 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 tb c 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
hold any Office or appointment Of profit or trust
under the United States, or 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, Of any city, or of any Incorporated dis
Y
OF the State Legislature, and Of the select OF com
mon council OF any city, or commissioners Of any
incorporated district, is by law incapable Of hold
ing or exercising at the time, the Office or appont
ment Of Judge, Inspector, Clerk Of any eectIon
of this Commonwealth, and that no Inspector,
Judge or other officer Of such election shall be [
eligible TO be then voted for
And the said act of assembly enttl ed "an ac |
relating to elections of this Commonwealth" pass
ed July 2 1873, further provides as follows viz:
md eloil
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.
In case tho 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-
Der Of votes for Judge at the next preceding elec-
ton shall act as inspector in his place. And IN /
case the person who 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 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 dis
triet for which such officer shall have been elected
present at the election, shall elect one Of their
number to fll such vacancy
ct shall be the duty 0fthe several Assessors re.
spectively to attend at the place Of holding every
gene raj, special or township election during the
whole time such election Is kept open, for the pur-
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 at such cleo
tion and on such other matters in relation to the
Of voters as 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
N this State at least year, and in the election
district where he offers to vote, ten days immed-
itely preceding such election, and within two
years paid State or County tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten days before the election
But citizen Of the United States who has previ
)usly been qualified voter Of this State and re
moved therefrom and returned and who shall have
'esided IN the election district and paid taxes,
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residing
n this State six months Proridcd, That the
white freemen, citizen Of the United States, be-
ween the age Of twenty one and twenty y-two years
sho have resided in the election district ten days
.s aforesaid shall be entitled to vote, although
hey shall not have paid tax.
"NO person shall be permitted to vote whose
lame is not contained in the list Of taxable inhab-
tants, furnished by the Commissioners unless
tlrst, he produce receipt Of payment within two
Years OF State or County tax, assessed agreeably
o the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
IN MS own oath or affirmation, the oath or af-
irmation of another, that he has paid such tax
u IN failure to produce receipt shall make oath
o the payment thereof, or second if he claim a
light to vote by being an elector between the age
If twenty-one and twenty-five years shall clepose
IN oath or affirmation, that he has residedsin the
state at least one year before his application and
make such proof of residence in the district as il
equired by this act, and that he does verilv be
ieye from the account given him that he is Of the
age aforesaid, and gives such other evidence as is
equired by this act whereupon the name Of the
'erson 50 admitted to vote shalt be inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector, and note made
opposite thereto by writing the word "tax" if he
hall be admitted TO vote by reason Of having Maid
ak, and the word "age' if heshall be admitted to
-ote by reason Of age and in either case the rea-
on Of such vote shall be called out to the clerks
Tho shall make like note in the list of voters
,ept by them.
'In all cases where the lame of the person
laiming to vote is not found on the list furnished
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