Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-09-03
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N ESEBAL
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

| y said county. on the
second Tuesday l2th day OF October.
1858, at the several election districts, viz:
The electors Of the boroagh of Bedford ami
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 ouse in the
village of Coal Dale.
The electors Of the borough Of Bloody Run to
meet a the house Of Daniel b. 0tt in said borough.
The electors Of ColeIain township to meet at the
house Of A. j. Pencil, in Raiusburg, 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 10 meet at
he house Of Jacob Feightner, in said township.
The electors of Jnniata township TO meet al
/ keyser's school house, in said township.
The electors 81 H0pewell township to meet AZ
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 IT, Hill as
shop in Bridgeport in said township.
| The electors Of Liberty township 10 meet at the
| school house IN Stouerstown, 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 Schellsburg borough to meet at
! the brick school house ia said borough.
! The electors Of Napier township to meet at the
/ brick school h0ase in the borough Of Schellsburg
/ The electors Of East Providence township TO
meet ut the house lately oesrpied - John Nyeum,
T., in said township.
/ The electors Of Snake Spring township to meet
al the school house near the Methodist church on
/ the land Of john g. Hartley
The elestors of West Providence township TO
meet at 81 house Of Philip lIollar, in said town
sh5p.
| The electors Of ST. Clair township to meet at
I the School House, near The residence Of Joseph
/ Griffith, in said township.
The electors of the Borough Of st. Clairsyile
to meet at the School House in said Borough.
The electors Of Union township 70 meet at the
school house near Mowrys mill, in said township.
The electors Of South Woo16erry township 10
meet at he house Of Samuel Oster near Mobiles
mill, 10 said township.
The electors Of Southampton township 20 meet
at the house Of Wm- Adams, in said township.
The electors Of Saxton Borough to meet at the
School House in said borough.
The electors Of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house OF Henry Fluke in the village Of
WoodbeFry
The electors of woodberry Borough to meet at
the house Of VIM. VI. Pearson, in said Borough.
Al which time and places the qualified electors
viii elect by ballot:
ONE PERSON for the Office of Governor Of the /
Commonwealth Of P ennsS Ivania.
ONE PERSON for the Office Of Judge of the
Supreme Court Of the Commonwealth OF P1nnsY- |
wants.
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the coun-
ties Of Somerset aud Fulton for the odoe of State
Senate for Pennsylvania
TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the cnun- I
ties Of Somerset and Fulton, for the office 9f Mem
bers Of the House Of Representative Of Pennsyl- |
vania
ONE PERSON, for the oHice Of Protbonotary, /
Register, Recorder and Clerk Of the several
Of Bedford county.
ONE PERSON, Tor the Office Of sheriff for said /
county.
ONE PERSON, for the Office of Treasurer for
said county.
one PERSON, for the once ofCommissioner
ONE PERSON for the Office of Poor Director
for said county.
ONE PERSON for County Auditor for said
county
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That every
person excepting Justices Of the Peace who shalt
hold any othce or appointment Of profit or trust
under the Julted States, or Of this State any
city or corporated district, whether commission
ed officer or otherwise, a subordinate officer or /
agent who Is or shall be employed under the leg (
siature executive or Judiciary department of this
State, OF Of any city, or Of any incorporated dis
trict, aud also that every member Of Congress aud
Of the state LegisatgTe and Of the seeet oT eggs
incorporated district, is by Law incapable Of hold
ing exercising at the time the Office appoint
meHt Of Judge, Inspector Clerk Of any election
of this Commonwealth and that no Inspector
Judge other officer of such election shall be
eli zible to be then voted for,
And the said act Of assembly entitled "an &C
relating to elections Of this Common wealth, pass
ed July 3 1919, further 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 o'clock in the morning Of the
Sc 0ND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, and each
said Inspector shall appoint enc clerk, who shall
be qualified voter Of such district
I'm case tbs person who shall have received the
second highest number Of votes for Inspector shall
not attend On the day Of any election then the
person who shall have received the second high
est number Of votes for Judge at the next prece
ding election shall act as inspector in his place.
And incase the person who has received the sec
ond highest number of votes for Inspector shall
not attend, the person elected Judge shall appoint
an Inspector IN his place; aud in ease the person
elected a Judge shall not at end then the Inspec-
tor who received the hi hest number of votes
shall appoint Judge in his place: and If any va
cancy still continue in the board for the space OF
one hour after the time fixed by law for the open
ing Of the election the qualified voters Of the
township. ward OF district for which such officer
shall have been elected, present at the election,
shall elect one Of their number 70 fiji such va
caney.
1T shall be the duty Of the several Assessors re-
speotively to attend at the place Of holding every
general special township election during tie
whole time such election Is kept Open for the pur-
pose Of giving information 70 the Inspectors and
Judge, hen called in relation 70 the right Of
any person assessed by them TO vote at such elec-
ton, and on such other matters in relation to the
assessment Of voters as the said inspectors OF
either Of them shall from time to time require
NO person shall be permitted to vote at any
election aforesaid than white citizen Of the
age Of tEenty-On or more, who shall have resided
in this State at least year, and in the election
district where nc offers 70 yote ter days immeii-
ately preceding such election, and within two
years paid State or County tax which shall have
been assessed at least ten DAYS before the election
But a citizen Of the United States who has preyi
ously been a qualified voter Of this State an d re
moved therefrom aad returned, and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid taxes,
aforesaid, shall be entitled 10 vote after residing
in this State six months. .nr0ridci That the
white freemen, citizen Of the United States be-
tween 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 ,
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 two
years Of state or County tax, assessed agreesbly
70 the Constitution, and give satisfactory evidence
on his own oath affirmation, or the oath or af-
frmation Of another, that be has paid saoh tax.
vr in failure to produce a receipt shall make oath
tn the payment thereof or second If he claim |
right TO vote by being elector between the age
of twenty-one and twenty-five years shall depOse I
oA Oatu OF ann ti1a' t4iaS hs h49 teatHtA IN the
State at least one year before his application and
make such proof of residence in the district as is
required by this act, and chat be does verify be-
lieye 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 admitted 70 vote shallb inserted in the
alphabetical list by the Inspector and a note made
opposite thereto BY writing the word tax" if he
shall be admitted to vote by reason OF having paid
tax, and the word "age" if heshall be admitted TO
vote by Of age, and in either case the rea-
son Of seh vote shall be called to the clerks,
who shall make Ike note in the list Of voters
kent by them
"In all cases where the Lame of the person .
claiming 70 vote il not found the list furnished
by the Commissioners, his right to vote whether