The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-10-02
Osleftinn a'roGiamatton.

General Assembly of the Commonwealth Of Penn
svyania, entitled tAn Act TO regulate the Gen
croI Elections within this Commonwealth, it is
epioiued upon me to give public notice Of said e
IeStions and to enumerate in said notice what Off
GERS are TO be elected, /, ROBERT STECkMAN,
sheriff Of the county Of Bedford, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the electors
nf the county Of Bedford that General Election
viii he held in said county, on the
SECOND TUESDAY u3tb OF OCTOBER,
1868 at the several election districts, Yiz
The electors Of the Borough OF Bedford and
township of Bedford, to meet at the Court House
III TIE electors Of Broad Top township and Coal
neIa borougb to meet at the school house in said
Tbe 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 w 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 FeightneT in said township.
The electors Of Juniata township to meet at Key
ser's school house in said township
The electors Of Hopewel township to meet at
the school house near the house of John Dasher ID
said township.
The electors Of Londonderry township to meet
at the house now occupied BY VIM. II. Hill rs
shop in Bridgeport in said township
lle electors OF liberty township 10 meet dt tue
school house in StoneTstown 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 Scheisburg 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 Schel.s .sburg
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 0fJohn G. Hartley.
The electors Of West Providence township to
meet at the house Of Philip lioilar in said town
ship.
The electors Of St Clair township to omeet at the
school house near the residence Of Joseph Griffith
in said township.
The electors Of the borough Of St CIairsrille 20
meet at the schoo-house in said borough.
The electors of Union township to meet at the
school house near M0Wry mill in said township.
The electors Of South N0odherry township TO
meet at the house Of Samuel Oster, near Noble 5
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
sehOoihouse in said borough.
The electors Of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house ofHenry 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
viii elect by ballot
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 coun-
ties of Somerset and Fulton for the Office Of Mem
bcrs Of the House Of Representatives Of Pcnnsyl-
yania.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Commissioner for
said county
ONE PERSON for the Office of Poor Director for
said county.
ONE PERSON for the office of County Survey
ONE PERSON for county Auditor for said
county.
ONE PERSON for Coroner of said county
NorICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That every person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shall hold my
Office OF appointment Of profit or trust under the
United States, of this State, any city or cor
p0Tated district, whether commissioned officer
or otherwise a subordinate officer or agent who is
or shall be employed under the legislative, eGecu-
tive or judiciary department Of this State. cr Of
any city ofany incorporated district, and also,
that every member of Congress and of the State
Legislature, and Of the select or common council
district is BY law incapable of holding cxcrcis
inc at the time the Office appoint ment of Judge
Inspector Clerk Of any election OF this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector, Judge or other Of
fccr of such election shall be elegiblo 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:
That the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the dis tret 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 a qualified voter cfsuch 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-
sou 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
liz 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
or district for which such officer shall have been
elected, present at the election shall elect OF
their number to ill such vacancy,
1t shall be the duty Of the several assessors re-
sPeeuvely to 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 t. the right Of
any person assessed by them TO vote at such elee-
ton and on such other matters IN relation to the
assessment Of voters, the said Inspectors or
ether Of them shall from time 10 time require.
No person shall be permitted to vote ST any
election as aforesaid, than white citizen Of the
age Of tWcnty-oue more. who shall have resided
in this State at least one year and in the election
district where he offers to vote, ten days immedi-
ately preceding such election, and within two
years paid State or County tax, which shall
have been assessed at least ten DAYS before the e.
lection. But citizen Of the United States who
has previously been qualified voter of this State
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 Pr0ri3sd
That the white freemen, citizens Of the United
States, between theage Of twenty-one and TWEEN
~ two years who have resided in the election dis
trict 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 receipt of payment, within
two years Of State OF County tax assessed agreea-
bly, to the Constitution and give satisfactory evil
dence on his oath OF affirmation of another
that he has paid such tax or in failure to pro-
duce "a receipt shall make oath to tha payment
thereof or second, if he claim right to vote by
being an elector between the age of twenty-one
and twenty-five years shall dep0se on oath or at
rmation that he has resided in the State at least
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 ad-
mitted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabet
icai li-t by the Inspector, and a note made oppo-
site thereto by writing the word tax, if be shall
be admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax,
and the word age il he shall be admitted % vote
by reason Of age and in either case the reason of
such a vote shall be called out to the clerks, who
shall make like note in the list Of voters kept by
them.
In all cases where the name Of the person
claiming to vote is not found the list furnished
by the Commissioner or his right to vote wheth-
er found thereon or not, is objected 10 by any
auaLlied Citizen. il shall be the duty Of the In