The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-10-16
election 4'roelamation.

PROCLAMATION --N HEREAS, IN and by an
act Of General Assembly Of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsyiyania entitled. An Act to regulate the Gen
eraI Elections within this Common wealth, it is
euioined upon me % give public notice Of said G.
laetions and to enumerate in said notice what Off
GERS are 10 be elected, |, ROBERT SIECkMAN,
sheriff Of the county Of Bedford, do hereby make
known and give this public notice 70 the electors
ar the county Of Bedford, that General Election
viii be held in said county, on the
TUESDAY $50 DAY or NOFEHBER,
ls5s 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.
Dale borough to meet at the school house in said
The electors Of the borough Of Bloody Run to
meet at the House Of Daniel b. OFT, in said bor-
uugh
The electors of fColerain 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 on 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 ut Key
ser's school house in said township.
The electors Of iiopewell township to meet at
the school house near the house Of John Dasher in
said township.
The electors of Londonderry township to meet
st the house now occupied by VIM H. Hill IS a
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 Carneli IN Clear
Vile in said township.
The electors Of Scbellsburg borough 10 meet at
the brick school house il said borough
The electors Of Napier township 10 meet at the
brick school house ia the borough Of Sehei 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
al the school house near the Methodist church on
the land fJohn q Hartley.
The electors Of West Providence township to
meet at the house Of Philip HoIlar in said town
ship.
The electors Of St Clair township to meet at the
school house near the residence Of Joseph Griffith
IL said township.
The electors Of the Borough of St CIairsyilIe 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 No0dberry township TO
meet at the house OF Samuel Oster, near Noble
mill in said township.
The electors of Southampton townshipto meet
at the house Of VIM Adams in said township.
The electors of Saxt0n Borough to meet at the
schoolhouse in said borough
The electors OF Middle N00dberry township ia
meet at the house ofHeury Fuke in the village Of
H0adberry.
The electors Of Woodberry borough to meet at
the house of Wm. N. Pearson in said borough
At which time and places he qualified eIector:
will elect by ballot
TWENTY-SIN PERSONS to be T.
le5tors Of PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT
Of the United States
NOTICE IS HEREBT GIVEN. That every person
excepting Justices Of the Peace who shall hold any
Office OF appointment of profit trust under the
United States of this State or any city or cor
p0rated district, whether a commissioned officer
or otherwise, subordinate officer or agent who is
shall b. employed under The legislative, eXecu-
tive or Judiciary department Of this State, or of
any city or OF any incorporated district and also,
that every member ot Congress and Of the State
Legislature. and 81 the select common council
Of any city, or commissioners Of any Incorporated
district Is by law Incapable Of holding or eXcrclS-
ing at the time, the Office appointment of Judge,
Inspector Clerk of any election Of this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector, Judge Of other Of
feer Of such election shall be eiegibe to be then
voted for.
And the said act Of assembly entitled "an act
relating to elections Of this Commonwealth" "
passed July , 1918 further provides as follows,
viz.
That the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
thc respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district az 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 q qualified voter Of such district
In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number Of votes for inspector shall
NGt Oh ttiG vl an tlS li5E
son who shall have received the second highest
number Of votes for Judge at the next preceding
election shall act an Inspector IN his place. And
in ease the person who shall have received the
highest number Of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend. the person elected Judge shall appoint an
Inspector in his place: and ia case the person E.
leclCd Judge shall! not attend. then the Iuspec-
tor who received the Ehes, uGmbcr Of votes shall
appoint Judge in his place and If any vacancy
shall continue in the board for the space ofOne hour
after the time fixed by law for the opening of the
election the qualified voters Of the township, ward
OF district for which such officer shall have been
elected. present at the place Of election, shall G.
lect one of their number to Gil such vacancy.
1t shall be the duty Of the several assessors re-
suactiyely To attend az 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 T. the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such elec-
iiou and 0n such other matters in relation to the
assessment OF voters. as the said Inspectors or
ether Di them shall from time 60 time require.
No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election IS aforesaid, than white citizen gfthe
age Of Jweuty-Gue OF more. who shall have resided
IN this State at least year, and in the ces,inn
district where be offers % vote, ten days JInmedl-
uteiv preceding such election, aud within two
years paid "a State or County tax. which shall
have been assessed at least ten DAYS before the
lection. Bat citizen Of the United States who
has previously been qualified voter OF his state
and removed thcrefrom and returned and who
shall have resided ia the election district and
paid taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote at
ter residing in this State six months Py0rfasE
That the white freemeu. citizens Of the United
States between the age of ftwepty-one and TWEEN
~ two years who have resided in the election dis
lTlct ten days aforesaid shall be entitled 10 vote
although they shall not have paid tax
No person shall be permitted TO vote whose
name i not contained in the list of taxable inhab-
taUis, furnished by the Commissioners, unless :
First, he produce receipt Of payment, within
two years OF State or County tax assessed asreea-
bly, 60 the Constitution, and give satisfactory evl-
usnce on his own oath OF affirmation Of another
that he has paid sueh tax. or in failure to pro-
dure q receipt shall make oath % the payment
thereof. or second. if he claim right to vote by
being an clectoT between the age ut tWcnty-Onc
and twenty-five years shall dcpose on oath OF ai-
hrmatIon. that he has resided in the State at least
u.p year before his application, and make such
proof Of residence in tke district is required by
tnlS act and that ne does verify believe from the
account given him that he is Of the age aforesaid,
and gives such other evidence rs is required by
this act wbereuppu the name of the person so al
mittcd 90 vote shall be inserted in the alphabet
icaI list by the Inspector, and a note male oppO-
site thereto by writing the word tax, it he shall
bg admitted 20 vote by reason of having paid tax,
and the word "age If he shall be admitted to vote
10y reason of age and in either case the reason OF
sueA vote shall be called out to the clerks who
shail make like note in the list Of voters kept by
them
In all cases where the name of the person
claiming 70 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, it shall be the duty of the In
spectors TO examine such person on oath as to his
qualifications, and if he claims to have resided
within the State for one year more, his oath
shall be sufficient proof thereof but he shall make
proof by at least enc competent witness who shall
be q qualified elector, that he has resided within
the district for more than ten days Immediately
preceding said election and shall also swear that
his bona fde residence in pursuance Of mis- lawful
calling Is within the district aud that be did not
remove within the district for the purpose Of yo-
ting
Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof if required, Of his residence