The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-10-07
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Sheriff Of the county of Bedford, do hereby make
known and give this public notice to the electors
OF the county Of Bedford. that General Election
will be held in said county. on the
SECOND TUESDAY Q2tdl or OCTOBER,
1869, at the several election districts, viz
The electors of the Borough of Bedford and
township of Bedford 70 meet at the Court House
in said borough.
The electors Of Broad Top township and Coal
Dale borough to meet AT the school house iii said
The electors of the borough of Bloody Run to
meet at the House of Daniel 3. OFT, in said bor
| ough
The electors of fColerain township to meet at the
house of And " Pennel 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 Feightner, in said township.
The electors of Juniata township to meet at Key
| sers school house in said township.
| The electors of Hopewell township to meet at
| 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 IL Hill as q
| shop in Bridgeport in said township
The electors of Liberty township to meet at 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.
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| the brick school house in said borough.
The electors of Napier township to meet at the
| brick school house in the borough of Schelsburg
The electors of East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied by JOhn Nycum,
| ir in said township.
/ The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
| at the school house near the Methodist church on
/ the land of John g. Hartley.
The electors of West Providence township to
/ meet at the house of Philip Holar in said town
/ shin
The electors ofst Clair township to meet at
| the school house near the residence of Joseph
| Griffith in said township.
The electors of the borough OF vt Clairsvllle TO
| meet at the school house in said borough
| The electors of Union township to meet at the
| sehoolhouse near Mowry's mill in said township
! The electors of South Woodberry township to
| meet at the house of Samuel 0ster, near Noble s
| 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
| schoohouse in said borough.
| The electors of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house Of Henry 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
| will elect by ballot
ONE PERSON for the Office of Governor of the
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
/ ONE PERSON for the Office Of Judge OF the Su'
! pIeue NDuIb VI tuS SOluA4DA N'N'NAN ~ @J 49,
one PERSON, in conjunction with the counties
of Somerset and Fulton for the office OF State SEN
| ate for Pennsylvania
| TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with the coun-
ties of Somerset and Fulton, for the Office OF Mem
bers of the House Of Representatives of Pennsyl-
| yania.
ONE PERSON, for the office of Parliamentary,
Register Recorder and Clerk of the several courts
ONE PERSON, for the office of Sheriff for said
| county.
one PERSON, tor theofice Of Treasurer for said
| county.
6NE PERsoN for the office of Poor Director for
ONE PERSON for county Auditor for said
| county.
| ONE PERSON for Coroner for sai5 county.
NorIcE 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 or Of this State or any city cor
| p0rated district, whether commissioned officer
| or otherwise, subordinate officer or agent who Is
or shall be employed under the legislative, exeeu-
tive or Judiciary department OF this State, or oi
any CITY or of any incorporated district, and also,
| that every member of Congress and of the State
| Legislature, and Of the select or common council
of any city, or commissioners of any incorporated
district is by law incapable of holding or excreis-
ing at the time, the office appointment OF Judge,
| wealth, and that no Inspector Judge or other Of
cer Of such election shall be elegibie to be then
| voted for.
! relating to elections of this Commonwealth,
passed July 2. 1919, further provides as follows,
| viz
THAT the Inspector and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the Iii strict 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 SHAH
! be a qualified voter ofsuch district
siIn case the person who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector shall
not attend the day of any election, then the per-
| son who shall have received the second highest
| number of votes for Judge at the next preceding
election shall act an Inspector in his place. And
| In case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes for Inspector shall not at
tend the person elected Judge shall appoint an
Inspector in his place; and in case the person e.
leeted Judge shall not attend, then the lnspec-
| tor who received the highest number OF votes shaI
| appoint Judge in his place and II any vacancy
shall 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 place of election, shall g.
ect one of their number to fill such vacancy,
1T shall he the duty of the several assessors re-
spectiyely to attend NJ the place OF holding every
| general speeial or township election during the
whole time such election is kept open, for the pur-
pose of gi ring information to the inspectors and
Judge when called on, in relation 70 the rig ght OF
any person assessed by them to vote at such elee-
ton and on such other matters in relation to the
assessment Of voters, as the said inspectors or
ether of them shall from time to time require.
mo person shall be permitted to vote at any
election as aforesaid, than white citizen OF the
| age of twenty-on more, who shall have resided
6 this State at least one year and in the election
district where he offers TO vote, ten days lmmedI-
atey preceding such election, and within two
| wears paid State 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 at
ter residing in this State six months. Pr0riasa.
! That the white freemen citizens OF the United
| States between the age OF twenty-one and twen-
ty two years who have resided in the election dis
tret ten days as aforesaid shall be entitled TO vote,
although they shall not have paid tax.
By the Act of Assembly of 1869, known as the
Registry Law, it is provided as follows
0Eieetion Officers are to open the polls between
the hours of six and seven, A. M, on the day ol
election Before six O'Clock in the morning OF
second Tuesday Of October they are to receive
from the County Commissioners the Registered
List of Voters and all necessary election blanks
and they are to permit no man to vote whose
name is not on said list, unless he shall make
proof of his right to vote as follows:
9 The person whose name is not on the list
claiming the right to vote must produce quail
fed voter of the district to swear in written OF
printed affidavit to the residence of the claimant
in the district for at least ten days next preceding
said election defining clearly where the residence
of the person was.
3. The party claiming the right to vote shall
also make an affidavit stating to the best OF M
knowledge and belief whore and when he wai
born, that he is a citizen Of Pennsylvania and Of
the United States that he has resided in the
State one year, or, if formerly citizen therein
and removed therefrom, that he has resided there
in six months next preceding said election, thai
he has not moved into the district for the purpose
of voting therein that he has paid State OF
county tax within two years, which was assessed a
least ten days before the election, and the atdaY
il shall state when and where the tag assessed
and paid and the tax receipt must be produced