The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-09
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I ENERAL ELE1TIoN PRocLA.

u cWWETF BeUTWTu, HnTeHV mslke
known and give this public notice to the electors
OF the county Of Bedford, chat General Election
win be held in said county, on the
SECOND TUESDAY (I2at4 OF OCTOBER,
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 at the school house in said
borough.
The electors of the borough of Bloody Run to
meet at the House of Daniel B. OFT, in said bor-
ough.
The electors of fColerain township to meet at the
house Of And W 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
ser's school house in said township.
The electors of H0pewell 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 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 Scheellsburg borou GA to meet at
tt q 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 East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied by John Nycum,
jr , in said township.
The electors Of Snake Spring township, to meet
at the school house near the Methodist church on
the land IF John q. 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 mest at
the school house near the residence of Joseph
Griffith in said township.
The electors Of the borough of St Clairsyille to
meet at the school-house in said borough,
The electors Of Union township to meet at the
schoolhouse 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
scho0lhouse 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
Al 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-
MIA
ONE PERSON. in conjunction with the counties
Of Somerset and Fulton for the office OF State Sen
ate for Pennsy lvania.
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-
| vana
ONE PERSON, for the office of Parliamentary,
Register Recorder and Clerk of the several courts
| Of Bedford county.
ONE PERSON, for the office of Sheriff for said
! county.
/ ONE PERSON, tor th heofhce of Treasurer for 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, or any city or cor
| porated district, whether commissioned officer
! or otherwise, a subordinate officer or agent who Is
or shall be employed under the legislative, eXeeu-
tive or judiciary department of this State, or OF
any city, or ofany Incorporated district ana also
| that every member Of Congress and of the State
! legislature and of the select common council
Of any city. or commissioners of any incorporated
district is by law incapable Of holding or eXcrcs-
ing at the time the Office or appointment OF Judge,
Inspector or Clerk of any election of this Common
wealth and that no Inspector, Judge or other Of
ficer of such election shall be elegibe 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
.sThat 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
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/ said inspector shall appoint one clerk, who shall
/ be a qualified voter ofsuch district
ssIn 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-
J son who shall have received the second highest
! number Of votes for Judge at the next preceding
election shall act 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 the person G.
! lected Judge shall not attend, then the lnspee-
tor who received the highest number Of votes shall
appoint a 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 elections snail G.
| lect one Of their number to ill such vacancy,
1T shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spectiyely 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 10 the Inspectors ana
Judge when called on, in relation to the light OF
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
| ton and on such other matters in relation to the
| assessment of voters, the said inspectors or
ether of them shall from time to time require.
mo person shall be permitted to vote at any
| election aforesaid, than white citizen 0t 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-
| atey preceding such election, and within two
| wears paid a State county tax, when shaii
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 therefTOm and returned, ana whC
| shall have resided in the election district an0
paid taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote af
ter residing in this State six months Prortde3
| That the white freemen, citizens of the United
| States, between the age of twenty-one and TWEEN
| ty two years who have resided in the election dis
trct 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 tht
Registry Law" it is provided as follows
''Election Officers are to open the polls between
the hours of six and seven, a. M, on the day
election. Before six clock in the morning o
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 whos
name is not on said list, unless he shall max
proof of his right to vote as follows:
2 The person whose name is not the list
claiming the right to vote must produce a quail
fed voter Of the district to swear In a written o
printed affidavit to the residence OF the elalman
in the district for at least ten days next preceding
said election, defining clearly where the resdenc
| of the person was.
3. The party claiming the right to vote shal
also make an affidavit, stating to the best of hi
knowledge and belief where and when he wa
born that he is a citizen Of Pennsylvania and o
the United States that he has resided in tn
State one year, or, if formerly a citizen therein
and removed therefrom, that he has resided there
in six months next preceding said election, tina
he has not moved into the district for the purpos
of voting therein, that he has paid State o
county tax within two years, which was assessed a
least ten days before the election, and the afhdav
it shall state when and where the tax was assessed
and paid and the tax receipt must be produce
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