The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-23
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Pennsylvania. entitled Act TO regulate the Gen
eral Elections within this Commonwealth, It is
enj0ned upon me % give public notice of said e
lections and to enumeFate 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 10 the electors
/ Of the county Of Bedford. that General Election
| win be held in said county on the
SECOND TUES DAY (I2th) )OFOCTOBER,
/ 1859, 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 Mt the school house in said
| borough
meet at the House of Daniel b. ott in said bor-
ough.
The electors ofColerain township to meet at the
house Of And W Pennell in RaiDsburg 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
! ser's 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 Ii Hill as a
shop in Bridgeport in said township
The electors of Liberty township to meet at the
/ school house IN Stonefst0Wn 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 ScheeIsburg 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 Sehelsburg
The electors of East Providence township TO
meet al the house lately occupied by John Nycum,
! jr in said township.
/ The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
| at he school housa the MathOdigf phurob IN
! the land Of John g. Hartley.
The electors of West Providence township to
meet at the house of Philip Hollar in said town
| ship
The electors of st. Clair township to meet at
| the school house nesr the residence Of Joseph
! Griffith in said township.
The electors of the borough of ST. Clairsville to
meet at the school house in said borough.
The electors of Union township to meet at the
sehoOhouse near Mowry's mill in said township
| The electors of South Woodberry township to
! meet at the house of Samuel Oster, 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
| schoolhOuse in said borough.
The electors of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house Of Henry Fluke in the village of
| W0odberry
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'
preme Court of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylya-
| MIA,
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-
| vania.
ONE PERSON, for the Office of Parliamentary,
Register Recorder and Clerk of the several courts
| Of Bedford county
one PERSON, tor theoffce of Treasurerfo said
| county
ONE PERSON for the office of Commissioner for
| said county.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Poor Director for
said county.
ONE PERSON for county Auditor for said
| county.
ONE PERSON for Coroner for said county
N0TICE 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, any city or cor
| porated district, whether a commissioned officer
or otherwise, subordinate officer or agent who is
or shall be employed under the legislative, eXecu-
tive judiciary department of this State, or of
any city or OF any incorporated district and also,
that every member of Congress and of the State
Legislature, and Of the select common council
of any city, commissioners of any incorporated
district is by law incapable of holding excrcis-
ing at the time, the office appointment Of Judge,
Inspector or Clerk Of any election Of this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector, Judge or other Of
fcer of such election shall be elegble to be then
| voted for.
And the said act of assembly entitled 'an act
relating TO elections of this Commonwealth, -
passed July 2, 1919, further provides as follows,
| viz
| s.rbot tte Tnsnnotor and TnJyas sbsU moot az
the respective places appointed for holding the
! election in the districtat 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 qualified voter of such district.
'In 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 as an Inspector in his place. And
1 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 ease the person c
| lected Judge shall not attend, then the Inspec-
tor who received the highest number of votes shall
| appoint Judge in his place and if 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.
| lect OF their number to MI such vacancy,
''It shall be the duty ofthe several assessors re-
spectvely 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 rig ht OF
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
lion, and such other matters in relation to the
| assessment OF voters as the said Inspectors or
ether of them shall from time 10 time require
| mo person shall be permitted to vote Mt any
election as aforesaid, than white citizen of the
age of twenty lone 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-
atey preceding such election, and within two
wears paid a State or county tax which shall
have been assessed at least ten days before the G.
lection But citizen of the United States who
has previously been qualified voter of this State
and removed thcrefrom 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. Pr0rlae6.
That the white freemen, citizens OF the United
States, between theage of twenty-one and twen-
ty two years who have resided in the election dis
trct days 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 isprovided follows;
Election Officers are to open the polls between
the hours of six and seven, A. NJ, on the day of
election Before s4 O'Clock in tho morning Of
second Tuesday of October they 10 receive
from the County Commissioners the Registered
Ltst %! fobeEo all HeSeSsaI1 ttVVtloH pidlEs,
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 follows:
2. 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 a written or
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 vas
3. The party claiming the right to vote shall
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knowledge and belief where and when he was
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 therelrom, that he has resided there
in six months next preceding said election, that
has not moved into the district for the nurnose