Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-10-07
GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAMA

| 1ION--N HEhEAS, Dy an Act OF the
| General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn 4
| entitled AN ACT TO regulate the General Election
| within this Commonwealth" it is enjoned on tbs
>herifs OF the several counties to give public no
tice of such election athe places where to be held
| and the officers to be elected; THEREFORE, [. CY
| RENUS HOWE, High Sheriff of CIearfeid CO. do
| herrby etre public noRce to the Electors of the
county ofClearfeld, that aGENERAL a ELECTION
| merit (being the THIRTEENTH ii day of the IN onth
at the several election districts in said county a
which time and place the qualified voters will vote
| For one person for Auditor General of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania
| For one person for Surveyor General of the Com
mOnwealth of Pennsylvania
For one person for Congress, to represent thu
counties of Erie Warren, Cameron Jefferson
Clearheld. Elk. Forest and Mexican
For one person to represent the counties of Clear
field Cameron, Clarion. Elk and Forest in the
Senate of this Commonwealth.
For person to epresent the counties Of Clear
field. Elk and Forest in the House of Repre-
sentatives of this Common wealth.
For one person for President Judge of the Judi
cial District composed of the counties of
Ciearheld Centre and Clinton.
For one person for the office of Proth onotary of
Clearfeld county.
For one person 70. the office of Register and Re-
corder of Clearfeld county.
For person for the office of Commissioner Of
Clearfeld county.
For person for III eof. of Auditor of Clear6eld
county.
For one person for the office of Surveyor of the
county of Clearfe,d
The electors of the county OF Clearfield will
take notice that the said General election will be
held at the following places, viz:
At the Union Hotel, in Glen Hope for Beccaria
township
At the house of Aseph Ellis for Bell township
At the house of the late James Bloom, Sen, for
Bloom township
At the house of Jacob Pearce, for the township
of Bradford
At the public house of R. W. Moore for Brady
TOWNSHIP.
At Young's School House for Burnside township
At the school house near Simon Rorabaugh s for
the township of Chest.
AT the court house for the Borough of CIearfeld
At the house of Jacob Maurer for the township
of Covington.
At the house of I. Bloom, deed, for the Bor-
ough of Curwensville
At Centre school house for the town p of Decatur
At the house of john Gregory formerly occu-
pied by Thos. Robson, broadway for the town
ship of Ferguson.
At Congress Hill school house for the township
of Girard
At the public school house for Goshen township
At the house of Jacob Huber for the township
of Graham.
AT the school house in Janesville for the town
ship of Gueiich.
At the house of J Wilson Tor the twn'p of Huston
At the school house in Ansonville for the town
ship of Jordan.
At BrGgen school house for the township Of
Karthaus.
At the Turkey Hill School house for the town
ship of Knox.
Atthe court house in the Borough of Clearhed
for Lawrence township.
At the public school house for the borough of
Lumber city.
At the house formerly occupied by Thomas Ky
ler for the township of Morris.
At the public school house for the Borough Of
New Washington
At the pubic House of Milo Hoyt. for the Bor-
ough of 0sceola.
At the house formerly of Wm. w. Anderson for
the township of Penn.
At the mouse of L. Bloom. decd, in the Borough
of Curwensville for Pike township
At the house of ID. +. Brubaker for Union tow'p
At the house of Thomas Henderson for the town
ship of Woodward.
AN ACT regulating the m ode of voting at all
elections in the several counties of this Com
monweath.
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met. and
it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same.
That the qualified voters of the several election
districts of this Comm monwealth. at all general,
township. borough and special elections.are here
by hereafter Authorized and required to vote by
tickets printed. or written, partly printed and
partly written. seseraily classified follows:
One ticket shall embrace the names of ali Judges
of courts voted for. and to he labelled outside,
'.judciary,'' one ticket shall embrace the names
of the State officers voted for. and be labelled.
State" ticket shall EN- brace the names OF
all county officers voted for. including office Of
Senator member and members of assembly, If
voted for and members of Congress, if voted for
and be labelled county )" one ticket shall EN-
brace the names of all township officers voted
for. and be labelled township; one ticket shall
embrace the names of all borough officers voted
for, and be labelled 'bo 'ough :" and each class
shall be deposited in seperate ballet boxes
NOTICE Is FURTHER HEREBY WEN. That
all persons, except Justices of the Peace, who
shall hold any Office appointment ent OF trust un.
der the government of the United states OF OF
this State OF of any incorporated district wheth-
er n commissioned officer o otheTwIst subor-
dinate officer or agent. who is or shall be EN-
D owed under the Legislative Executive or Judi
ciai Departmeu,s of thi. State United States.
or any city or incorporated district and also that
eyery mem Der of Congress and of the State Legis-
lature or of the common select council of any
city, or commissioner of any incorporated dis
trict. are by law incapable of holding exer
cising at the same time, the office apoint-
ment of Judge. Inspector. or Clerk of any eiee-
;ion of this Comm wealth
And the Return Judges of the respective dis
tricts aforesaid requested to meet at the Court
House in the Borough of Ciearfeld on the FIRST
Friaau next after the said Second Tuesday OF Oc-
tober then and there to do those things required
oil them by law.
GIVEN under my hand and seal. at Clearheld,
this Tenth day of September in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight,
and of the Independence of the United States the