The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-09-25
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General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn
syIyania entitled AN Act to regulate the GEN
eraI Elections within this Commonwealth . it is
enjoined upon me TO give public notice of said e.
lections and to enumerate in said notice what Off
GERS are to be elected, I, 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 hedin said county on the
SECOND TUESDAY Q3thl OF OCTOBER
1853 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-
Ough
The electors of Colerain township to meet at the
house of And " Pennel 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 at Key
ser's school house in said township t.st
The electors Of Hopewell township to meet at
the school house near the house of John DasheT in
said township
The electors of Londonderry township to meet
at the house occupied by W m. ii. Hill as a
shop in Bridgeport in said township s.'s
The electors of Liberty township to meet at the
school mousse In StOnerStUW0 IN balu township.
The electors of Monroe township TO meet at the
house lately occupied by James CarnelI in Clear
willie in said township. if.f.-
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 SeheI sburg.
The electors of East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied by John Nyeum
jr., in said township. ...s..f 80 f..
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 Helar 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. Clarsyile 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 MOodberry 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
schOOlhOuse in said borough
The electors of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house Henry Fluke in the village Of
WOOdbeTry.
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 3tN ti( .ttAh&' 81
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 the counties
of 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-
ONE PERSON for the Office of Commissioner for
said county.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Poor Director for
JEFFERSON for the Office of County Survey
or for said ceuuty. ...
ONE PERSON for county Auditor for said
one PERSON for Coroner Of said county.
NOTICg IS HEREBY GIVEN That every person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall hold any
office or appointment Of profit or trust under the
porated district whether commissioned officer
or otherwise, subordinate officer agent who is
or shall be employed under the legislative, execu
tive or Judiciary department OF this state, or OF
any city or ofany incorporated district, and also,
thatevery member Of Congress and of the State
Legislature, and of the select common council
of suv citv 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 eligible to be then
And the said act of assembly entitled s'an act
relating to elections Of this Commonwealth %
passed July 2, 1919, further provides as follows,
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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 ofsuch district.
I'm case the person who shall have received
the highest number of votes for inspector shall not
attend on the day of any election, then the per-
son who shall have received the second highest
number Of votes for Judge at the next preceding
election shall act as Inspector in has 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
OF 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 re-
spectvely 70 attend at the place of holding every
general, 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 - the right Of
any person assessed by them to vote at such elec-
tion, and such ether matters in relation to the
ether Of them shat 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
in this State at least year. and IN the election
district where he offers to vote, ten days immedi-
ately preceding such election, and within two
years paid "A State County tax, which shall
have been assessed at least ten days before the
lection. But citizen Of the United States who
has previously been a qualified voter of this State
and removed therefr0m and returned, aud 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. PyOCfdsd
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
trct ten days as aforesaid shall be entitled to Yote
although they shall not have paid tax
NO person shall be permitted to vote whose
is not contained in the list of taxable inhab-
itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless
First, nc produce receipt of payment, within
two years of State or County tax assessed agreea-
bly, TO the Constitution and give satisfactory evil
dence en- his own oath OF affirmation of another
that he has paid such tax, in failure to pro-
duce receipt shall make oath TO ths payment
thereof; or second, if he claim right to vote by
being an eleetor between the age Of twenty-one
and twenty-five years shall depose on oath or at-
frmation that be 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 list by the Inspector, and note made oppo-
site thereto by writing the word 'Etax. if he shall
be admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax
and the word sage if be shall be admitted to vote
by reason Of age and in either case the reason Of
such vote shall be called out to the clerks, who
shall make like note in the list Of voters kept by
them. q ' iE. +' .'s ...s' 4.-.s d
"Th all eases where the name of the person
claiming to vote is not found on the list furnished
by the Commissioners, or his right to vote wheth-