Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-10-07
General Election Proclamation

WHEREAS, by tho laws Of this Commonwealth II IL
made ihs duty u iip sheriff of every county 10 give
notice Of the general Elections by publication IN one
or more newspapers ~ tho county. ut least twenty
days Lefofs the elect lon, and To ennmeInt. therein
tho officers to be elected, md 10 dcsgasts tho places
Wherefore, I, MoRDECAI MiLLARD. High sheriT
Of Columbia county. do hereby make known and pro.
ciuim 10 The qualified electors Of Columbia county,
St inisa pM9 oS ssa o y osEs s
(beins the second Tuesday In said month"; at the
several districts within the county, TO wit.
Beaver township, nj the public house Of Dtnj r.
Benton township at the public house Of Andrew
iknlsr, In INC town n o. se@,"n; GU",; uo,. 4, u,,
burg.
borough nerwIck, " the Town House, in the BOr
8oroush Centraiia, at the public house Of u. A.
WeidehsnuI.
BrinrcIsek township, M the public school house
Cn,awIssa township, At the'public house. Of sau-
uei Kostcnbauder. In the town Of CatawisSa.
Centre township, atthe school house nearILafay'
cite Creasey's.
Conynqham township, a. the house Of Daniel 7.
M'kernnn.
Fi.hnge.oek township. ut tho house Of Daniel
Franklin township at Ola tons school house.
Greenwood TOW nship, ut the house Of Joseph r.
Patton.
Hemiock township, at tho public house Of John
Hartman, IN tho town Of Buck iisrn.
Jackson township at the house OF Ezekiel Cole.
IsOCust tVWHrUIp' Ut tho Pu"ss "~N"S - N~' ."
Minin township. at tho public house Of Aaron
Hess, In the town Of Mitiiinvillc:.
Madison towr ship, at the public house OF samue'
Vt. Pleasant tow wnship, at the house Of II. W,
Mo,ltour township, at the house Of WIN. Ho!lings-
head
Maine township, at the public house Of --
Shuman:
Roarinrcreek township. at the house formerly occu.
pied by George w. Drcisbach.
Orange township. at the public house OF !ohh
Pine township at the Centre School House. lately
0xrd by vote Of the citizens Of said township:
sugerio.f township at the house Of Ainas Cole.
Scott township at the public house OF H. De'''
Al which time and places tho qualified electors
will elect by ballot the following State ana County
One pcrsun for Auditor General Of Pennsylvania,
one person for Surveyor General "i Pennsylvania,
one person for Member Of Congress, one person for
Member " Assembly, one person FOR pistrict Auor.
nay, one person ior County Commissioner. one
person for County Surveyor and one person Tor Co.
auditor.
il is further directed that the elec ton polls Of the
several districts shall he opened between the hours
Of eight aud ten o'clock In the forenoon, and shali
continue open without interruption and Adjournment
until seven o'clock In the evening when the polls
shall be- cOsGd.
Il IL further that the meeting Of the re'u,n
Judges ut the Court House. in Bloonisburg to make
out General Election, shall be held on friday the
sixteenth day Of O' tObcr. next.
The Return Judges Of The Representative Distric.'
composed o the counties Of Columbia and Montour,
shall mce. ai the Court House, IN Bloomsburg, on
Tuesday, :he Twentieth day Of October, next, to
make out the returns for Member OF Assembly.
The Return Judges of the Congressional District,
coinposcd Of the counties OF BradiOrd COLUMBIA
Mont"ur, Sullivan and Wyoming, shall meet at the
Cour House. in Tunkhannock, on Tuesday the solh
day Of October, next, TO make out the returns for
Member ~ Congress.
The following Act Of Assembly, regulating thu
u,ode Of voting in the Colnnonw ealti Of pennsyl
v,.u March 18th lelJ, and reals thus!
SECTION ]. Is 1t enacted by the Senate aud House
Of Representatives Of the Conmonw eaih Of Penn
syIvania in General Assembly met, ana u is hrrroy
anac,cd bv the authority 0 the same that the quail
ied voters Of the several districts IN the several
counties oi this Commonwealth, Ut all general,
township borough and special elections, are hereby
crcae, authorized and req uired TO vote by tickets
printed or written, or partly printed and partly
written. scvsraiIy classified as follows: One ticket
hall embrace the names OF all Judges OF courts
voted for, and labelled, outside ''JuDlcARy;, one
ticket shall embrace the names OF all State 0ifcers
voted for. and he labeed .SrATE one ticket shall
embrace th" names Of all county officers voted for
including the office OF senator, Member, and Mem
bers oi Assembly. If voted for, and Members ol
Cnnyress il voted for, and be .abeiled, COUNTY"
one ticket sIa embrace the names of all township
officers voted for, and be labelled, TOWNSHIP; one
ticket shall embrace the names :" all borough officers
voted for, ami be labelled, 'BoROUGH.
srcri"S :! That 1t shall ba III. duty Of the sherh'
IN the seve ci counties Of This COMMONWEALTH, 10
insert in their election proc'aa,ions, hereafter IS
sued, the first section Of this act
That every person excepting Justices of the Peace
who shall hold anr Office OF appoih'incntso OF piohl
trust under the United States or OF this state,
any city Ur cOrpUrlted disttict whether cnnInis'
stoned officer Or 9th, RINSE, subordinate officer or
as'n, who is or shall be employed under the Legs
,nture, executive or judiciary depoiihchi VI thIs
state, or ~" any city or Of any incorporated d'sct
aud also That every member Of Congress ana 0i lhe
stat. Legislature, and Of the select or common con
ell Of nny eily OF commissioners Of any lneorpo
rated distrrt, Is by law incapable OF holding or cx
rrrlsiHg at the time the Office or appointment OF
Judge, Inspector, or Clerk Of any election Of this
Commonwealth, aud that no Inspector Judge o.
uth'r oicer Of SUI election shall bc eligible to BE-
then voted Tor.
ut Shall be the duty Of the several Assessors re.
.prctiveiy To attend a, the place Of ho'dng every
grue raj, sycCia' or TOWNSHIP election, during tue
whole time such erection is kept open, for the pur.
pose OF giving infoir'ation 10 the Inspectors anu
Judge, when called on Ia re alton In the rght o any
person ussessrd by them vote at shch eectioh anu
IN such other matters In relation 10 tne assessmen'
the said inspectors or euher Oi them shal' from
TIM require.
NO person shall be permitted TO vote al any e'ec
iion as aforesaid, than u white citizen OF :" aen
twenty one or inOic who shall have resided ~ 'n's
tate at least one ear, and IN the election Gis'e'
where he offers TO vote ten days immediately pre-
cceding surh ell C,ien, aud within two years paid
statr Cuunry tax which shall have bee assessed
nj least ten days before the election hut citizen
Of Tue United states who has previously been gua,
iied voter of this State ana returned aud who shall
have resided in the election district and paid taxes,
aioresai shall be entitled TO vots after residing
irceni.n citizens of the United States, b.tween the
age of twenty. one and twenty Two yeurs who have
.sed in The election district ten days as aforesa ID
sliail he entitled to vote although they shall not have
paid tax
Given under MY. hand, at my Office. in Bloomsbury
this I'D day Of September. las; an, s
Sept. 90 1863.