The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-09-11
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General Assembly Of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylyania. entitled An Act to regulate the Gen
eral Elections within this Commonwealth > it is
enioined upon me to give public notice Of said e
lections and to enumerate in said notice what OH
eers are 10 be elected l. 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 Q3th) or oCIoBER,
1868 at the several election districts. VIZ
The electors of the Borough OF Bedford and
township of Bedford to meet at the Court House
The electors Of Broad Top township and Coal
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. OF, IN said bor-
ough
house of And " PennelIin Bainsburg in said town
ship.
The electors of Cumberland Valley township to
meet at the new school house erected on the lana
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 10 meet at Key
ser's school house in said township.
The electors Of Hopewel township 10 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. Il. Hill as 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 10 meet at the
house lately occupied by James Carnell IN Clear
willie in said township.
The electors Of Schelsburg 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 Schehsburg.
The electors Of East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied by John NycUm,
Jr., in said township.
The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
at the school house near the Methodist church on
the land ofJohn q. 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. ClairsyilIe to
meet at the scho0-house in said borough.
The electors OF Union township to meet al the
school house near Mowry mill in said township.
The electors Of South Woodberry township TO
meet at the house of Samuel 0ster, 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
schOolhOusc in said borough.
The electors of Middle N00dberry township TO
meet at the house Henry Fluke in the village Of
WOodberry.
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
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 the counties
ofSomerset, Fulton. franklin and Adams, for the
office Of Representative in the Congress Of the
United States
TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the cour-
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
ONE PERSON for the office of Poor Director for
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Survey
or for said county.
ONE PERSON for county Auditor for said
county.
ONE PERSON fer Coroner Of said county.
NoTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That every person
excepting Justices of the Pence who shall hold any
office or appointment Of profit OF truss ,,''rr the
uarated district. whether commissioned officer
or otherwise. a subordinate officer agent who is
or shall be employed under the legislative, execu-
tive or judiciary department Of thus State, or OF
any citv. or Ofany incorporated district, and also,
that every member of Congress and Of the State
Legislature, and OF the select or common council
of any city, or commissioners Of any incorporated
district Is by law incapable Of holding excrcis-
ing at the time. the Office appointment of Judge,
Inspector or Clerk Of any election OF this Common
wealth, and that Nc Inspector, Judge OF other cf-
fccr Of such election shall be eligible to be then
voted for.
And the said act of assembly entitled san act
relating to elections Of this Commonwealth" ;"
passed July ,, 1919, further provides as follows.
viz
ssThat 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
Y md 4h
said inspector shall appoint one clerk, who shall
be a qualified voter ofsuch district,
I'm case the person who shall have received
the highest number Of 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 his place. And
in ease the person who has received the second
highest number 0f votes for Inspector shall not at
tend, the person elected Judge shall appoint an
Inspector in his place, and if aIy 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 of
their number to fiji such vacancy,
1T shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spectiyey to attend ut the place Of holding every
general, special or township election. during the
whole time such election Is kept open for the pUr-
pose oi giving information TO the Inspectors and /
Judge, when called on, IN relation t. the right Of
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
ti0u, and on such other matters in relation to the
assessment Of voters as the said Inspectors or
ether Of them shall from time to time require.
No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election as aforesaid, than a white citizen Of the
age of twenty-one OF more who shall have resided
in this State at least year. and in the election
district where he offers to vote, ten days immedi-
ateiy 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 !
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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 Pr0riHed. /
Ihal the white freemen, citizens Of the United /
States between the age oftwenty-one and twcn- /
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
No person shall be permitted to vote whose |
name is not contained in the list of taxable inhab-
itants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless
First he produce a receipt Of payment, within I
two years Of State or County tax assessed agreea-
bly, to the Constitution, and give satisfactory eyi
denee on his own oath OF affirmation Of another /
that he has paid such tax or in failure to pro- |
duce receipt shall make oath to tha payment /
thereof second, If he claim right to vote by /
being an elector between the age Of tweuty-one /
and twenty-five years shall depOse oath or at /
frmaiion 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
icai l-t by the inspector, and 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 fhe shall be admitted to vote
by Of age, and in either case the reason Of
such vote shall be called out 10 the clerks, who /
shall make like note in the list Of voters kept by
them.
In all eases whore the name Of the person
claiming to vote is not found on the list furnished
by the Commissioners, or his right 10 vote wheth-
found thereon or not is objected 10 by any
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