The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-10-23
election 4orotlamation.

- arc 10 be elected, /, ROBERT STECkMAN,
sheriff of the county of Bedford, do hereby make
1orn and give this public notice to the electors
Ne ra,nfv of Bedford. that a General Election
Iii he held in said county, on the -.--
@rI-ESD AZ {2O DAE OF NOVEMBER,
As,-4 - .bo several election districts viz:
-rIc electors Of the Borough OF Bedford aud
rLSIir of Bedford, to meet at the Court House
III - Sa,I eertor5 Of Broad Top township and Coal
DsIe borough to meet at the school house in said
TRa electors of the borough of Bloody Run to
meet at the House of Daniel B OFT, IN said Dor
ough t-..,
house Of And W Penne in Rainsburg IN SAID town
HE electors of Cumberland Valley township to
meet at the new school house erected on the land
owned by John Whip heirs IN SAID township.
Tho electors of Harrison township to meet at
the bopse of Jacob Feightner in said township.
The electors Of Juniata townshipto to meet at Key
ser-s school house in said township
The electors of UopeWell township to meet at
the school house near the house of John Dssher in
said township.
The electors Of Londonderry township to meet
at the house now occupied by Nm, II. Hill as a
shop IN Bridgeport IN said township.
The electors Of Liberty township TO meet az the
school house IN Stonerstown in said township
The electors of Monroe township TO meet at the
house lately occupied by james Carnell in Clear
Vile in said township.
The electors Of SohelIsburg 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 at schei s6urg
The electors Of East Providence township 10
meet al the house lately occupied by John Nycum,
Ir, IN said township
The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
mt the school house near the Methodist church on
the land OfJehn u, Hartley.
The electors Of West Providence township to
meet at the house Of Philip Hollar in said town
ship
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school house near the residence Of Joseph Griffith
in said township.
The electors Of the borough Of s.. Clairsyille to
meet at the sghool-house IN said borough.
The electors of Union township 70 meet at the
school house near Mowry mill in said township.
The electors of south Woodberry township to
meet at the house Of Samuel OsteEs near Mobiles
mill in said township
The electors lf southampton townshlpto meet
at the house Of Vim. Adams in said township.
The electors of Saxtou Borough to meet mt the
schoolhouse in sIjd borough.
The electors Of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house ofIIenry Fluke in the village Of
Woodberry.
The electors Of Woodberry borough to meet at
the house of Wm. VI. Pearson in said borough
A which time aud places the qualified electors
TEENTN-SIN PERSONS to be T.
lect5rs Of PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT
Of the United States
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 this State. OF any citYOr cor
puTdted district. whether n commissioned UtIeer
or otherwise. q subordinate officer or agent who is
or shall be employed under the legislative. cxceu-
tive or judiciary department of this State, or Of
any city, or otaHY Incorporated district and also,
that every membeEoi Congress and of the State
Legislature and Of the select or common council
of any city o. commissioners Of any incorporated
district is by law Incapable ofbodug OF excTcis-
ing at the time the office gr appointment Of Judge,
Inspector or CLERK of any election Of this Common
wealth and that no Inspector, Judge or other Of
iicer Of such election shall be elegjbe 10 be then
voted for
And the said act of assembly entitled ..an 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 aislrictat which they respectively
belong before O'Clock in the morning Of the
FIRST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER and each
said inspector shall appoint one clerk "h" shaII
he qualified voter ofsEch district
In case the person who shall have received the
second highest number Of votes for inspector shall
Hotutteud ON the day Of any election then the per
SOD who shall have received the second highest
number Of votes for Judge at the next preceding
election hall acj rs an Iuspectorin his place. And
in ease the person who shall have received the
highest number VI votes for Inspector shall not at
tend. the person elected Judge shall appoint an
Inspector I'm his place. and In case the person G.
IecIe1 q Judge shall not attend then the luspec-
tor who received the highest number OF votes shall
appoint a Judge in his place; and if ahy vIcancy
acoHtnue 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 al the place of election, shall e.
Iect one Of their number to fin such vacancy,
IT shall be the duty Of the several assessors re-
spaetiyty TO attend at the place OF holding every
general. special or township election, during the
d. ala - . rr-
pose 1f giving Information 90 the Inspectors and
Judge when called ON, in relation t. the right of
suy person assessed boy them to vote at such elec-
tiau and on such other matters in relation 10 the
assessment ot voters. SIS the said Inspectors or
ether OF them shall from time to time require
No person shall be permitted To Fafe 40 any
election ai2Fesaa- than white citizen 20 tHt
age of tweu-y-"ue or more. who shall nave resided
ia This state ar least one year, and l te election
district where be offers 90 vote, ten days IHmtii-
atey precgdag su,a election, ana within two
years paid State or County tax, which shall
nave been assessed least ten days before the e.
lection But citizen Of the Uuitcd States who
has previously been qualified voter ot this State
and removed therefTom and returned and who
shall have resided in the election district and
p.il taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote at-
ter residing In this State six months. Pror'4ea.
That the white trecmcu. citizens of the United
States between the age Of ftweuty-one and TWEEN
ty tSo years who have resided in The election dis
trlct ten days aforesaid shall be entitled 90 vote,
although they shall not have paid tax.
NO person shall be permitted to vote whose
name j. not contained in the list of taxable inhub-
Itau5s furnished by the Commissioners, unless
First, he produce q receipt OF payment within
Two years Uf State or County tax assessed agreea-
bly, TO the Constitution. and give satisfactory evi-
aeuec his oath affirmation of another
that be has paid such ;aX, OF in failure to pro-
duee % receipt shall make oath 70 the payment
thereof or second if he claim a right to vote by
being elect0r between the aye Of twenty-One
auI twenty-five years shall dcpose on oath or al
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one year before his application, and make such
proof of residence in the district as 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, whereup0n the name Of the person so ad-
mttei 20 vote shall be inserted in the alphabet
ieal iJ-t by the Inspector, and note made oppo-
sire thereto by writing the word lax II he shall
bg admitted 10 vote by reason Of having paid tax,
HUI the word age If be shall be admitted 10 vote
by reason Of age, and in either case the reason OF
such vote shall be called out to the clerks, who
shall make Ike note in the list of voters kept oy
them
In all cases where the name Of the person
claiming 20 vote is not found on the list furnished
hy the Commissioners, OF his right to vote Wheth-
cr found thereon o. not, Is objected to by any
qualified citizen, At shall be the duty Of the In
sFectors 20 examine such person on oath rs to his
qualifications, and If he claims TO have resided
within the State for one year or more, has oath
shall be sufficient proof thereof. bat he shall make
proof by at least one competent witness. who shall
be a qualified eleetor, that he has resided within
the district for than ten days Immediately
preceding said election and shall also swear that
his bona ide residence in pursuance Of his lawful
calling is within the district, and that he did not
remove within the district for the purpose Of vo-
ting.
Every person qualified rs aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof if required, Of his residence
and payment oftaxes aforesaid shall be admitted
TO vote in the township, ward district in which
be shall reside
Ii any person shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent any officer Of election, under this act from
holding such election, or threaten any yio