Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-18
ge9al Adrettiseraents.
GENERAL
ELECTION PROCLAMATION~

me to give public notice Of said elections and 10
enumerate in said notice what officers are 10 be
County Of Bedford, do hereby make known and
give this public notice the electors Of the coun
ty Of Bedford, that General Election will be held
in said county, on the
Second Tuesday 18th day of October,
1868, 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.
= The electors of Broad Top township and Coal
Dale Borough to meet at the school b ouse in the
village Of Coal Dale.
The electors Of the borough Of Bloody Run "a
meet the house Of Daniel b. OFT in said boronob
- The electors Of Colerain township TO meet at IN
house Of A. j. Pennell in Rainsburg, in said town.
ship,
The electors Of Cumberland Valley township /,
meet at the rev school house erected on the lauf
owned by John Whips heirs in said township.
The electors Of Harrison township to meet a
the house Of Jacob Feigbtner in said township
The electors Of Juniata township 10 meet a
Keyser's school house, in said township.
The electors Of Hopewell township TO meet a
the school house near the house Of John Dasher
in said township.
The electors Of Londonderry township 10 NEE
at the house now occupied by VIM. II. Hill as 1
shop IN bridgeport, in said township.
The electors Of LibeI y township TO meet at tn,
school house in Stonerstown, in said township
The electors Of Monroe township 10 meet at the
house lately occupied by james Carnell in Clear.
vile in said township.
The electors Of Schellsburg borough 10 meet al
the brick school house in said borough.
The electors Of Napier township to meet at the
brick school house in the borough Of Schellsburg.
The electors Of Eezt Providence township 10
meet at the house lately occupied by John Nycum
jr., in said township.
he lrafn cF Al
at the school house near the Methodist church on
the land Of John G. Hartley.
The electors Of West Providence township 10
meet at thu 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.
W The electors Of the Borough of St. Clairsyille
to meet at the School House in said Borough
-~s The electors Of Union township to meet at the
school house near Mowrys mill, in said township.
The electors Of South Woodberry township to
meet at the house Of Samuel Oster 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
School House in said borough.
The electors of Middle Woodberry township Ia
meet at the house Of Henry Fluke in the village OF
Woodberry.
! AS tltCtpis OF nOoubeFTy borough 10 meet az
The house Of VIM. NJ, Pearson, in said Borough.
At which time and places the qualified electors
will elect by ballot:
CNE PERSON for the Office Of Auditor
General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Surveyor Cen
eral Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the cOun-
ties Of Somerset, Fulton and Franklin, for the
Office Of additional Law Judge.
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the coun-
ties Of Somerset, Fulton, Franklin and Adams,
for the Office Of Representative to the Congress OF
the United States
TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the coun-
ties Of Somerset and Fulton, for the Office Of Mem
hers Of the House Of Representatives of Pennsyl-
vauia.
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Com
missioner for Bedford county.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Poor Director
Of said county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of County Auditor
for Bedford county
ONE PERSON for to- Office Of County Survey
for said county.
ONE PERSON for Coroner of said county.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That every
person excepting Justices of the Peace who shall
hold any Office or appointment Of profit or trust
under the United States OF Of this State, or any
city OF corporated district, whether commission
ed officer or otherwise, ? subordinate officer or
agent who is or shall be employed under the leg
slature, executive OF Judiciary department of this
State, Of any city, or of any Incorporated dis
trict, and also that every member Of Congress anG
of the State Legislature and of the select or COM
mon council Of any city, commissioners Of any
district Is by law incapable Of hold
ing exercising at the time, the Office or appoint
ment of Judge, Inspector, Clerk Of any election
of this Commonwealth, and that Inspector,
Judge other officer Of such election shall be
eligible to be then voted for.
AM he said anf of lr- led a.
relating to elections of this Commonwealth, pass
cd July 2, 1919, fuI her provides as follows, viz:
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 S o'clock in the morning Of the
SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, and each
said Inspector shall appoint one clerk, who shall
be qualified voter Of such district.
In case tbs person who sh Il have received the
highest number of votes for Inspector shall not
tend on the day of any election then the person
who shall have received the second highest num-
Der cf votes for Judge at the next preceding cleo
ton shall act as inspector in his place. And in
case the person who received the second high
est number Of votes for Inspector shall not attend
the person elected Judge shall appoint an tnspec-
tor in his places and il 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 dis
trict 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-
speetvely 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 to the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
ton, and such other matters in relation TO the
assessment of voters, as the said Inspectors
either of them shall from time to time require.
"No person shall be permitted 20 vote at any
election aforesaid, than a white citizen Of the
age of twenty one 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-
itely preceding such election, and within two
FEARS paid a State or County tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten DAYS before the election
But citizen of the United States who has previ
ously been a qualified voter of this State and re
moved therefrom and returned, and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid taxes,
Aforesaid shall be entitled to vote after residing
IN this State six months PrOUidcd, That the
y hite freemen, citizen Of the United States be-
ween the age of twenty-one and twenty-five years
who have resided in the election district ten days
As aforesaid shall be entitled to vote, although
iey shall not have paid tax.
NO person shall be permitted to vote whose !
name is not contained in the list OF taxable inhab
tants, furnished by the Commissioners, unless:
lrSt, he produce y receipt OF payment hltHln Two
years of State or County tax, assessed agreeably
o the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
IN his own oath or affirmation, or the oath or af-
irmation of another that he has paid such tax,
u in failure 10 produce receipt shall make oath
o the payment thereof, or second, if he claim al
light to vote by being an elector between the age
lf wenty-One and twenty-five years shall depose
on oath or affirmation that he has resided in the
State at least year before his application and
make such proof of residence in the district as is
required by this act, aud that he does verify be-
ieve from the account given him that he is of the
age aforesaid, and gives such other evidence is
required by this act whereupOn the name of the
person so admitted to vote shall be inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector, and note made
opposite thereto by writing the word tax" if he
shall be admitted to vote by reason of having paid
ak, and the word Gage if heshall be admitted to
1ote by reason of age and in either case the
on of such vote shall be called out to the clerks,
sho shall make like note in the list of voters
Kept by them.
"In all cases where the anne Of the person
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