The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-02
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I enI0fmeu upon gIVE pnBIIt nUIICb saIu e
lectons and TO enumerste 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 to the electors
| Of the county Of Bedford. that General Election
| will be held in said county, on the
! SECOND TUES DAYtt2fh} 0F0CTOBER,
| 1859, at the several election districts, viz:
The electors of the Borough of Bedford and
township Of Bedford, to meet at the Court House
( ia 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 ofColerain township to .aeet 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 uniata township to meet at Key
| sers school house in said township.
The electors of Hopewel township TO meet ut
the school house near the house Of ohm Dasher in
said township.
| The electors of Londonderry township to meet
at the house now occupied by VIM Ii. Hill as
| 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 ames CarnelI In Clear
! vile in said township.
The electors of ScbeelIsburg boron gh 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 Schellsburg
The electors of East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied by John Nycum,
| jF in said township.
The electors of Snake Spring township to meet
at the school house near the Methodist church on
the land Jf John g. Hartley.
he a1p af Wauf dpoe faVvy yalf IN IN
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. ClairsVille 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 WoodberTy township to
meet at the house of Samuel 0ster, near Neble'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
| 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
viii 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
ofSomerset and Fulton for the office of State Sem
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 Prot thanotary,
ID p nd CLARK of ha
of Bedford county
ONE PERSON, for the office of Sheriff for said
county.
ONE PERSON Tor thee of Treasurer for said
county. 1
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. .# t
ONE PERSON for Coroner for said county.
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, or any city or cor
porated district, whether commissioned oticer
or otherwise, subordinate officer agent who Is
or shall be employed under the legislative, execu-
tive or Judiciary department Of this State, or OF
any city or ofany 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 exercis-
ing at the time the Office or appointment OF udge,
Inspector or Clerk Of any election OF this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector, Judge OF other Of
feer of such election shall be elegible TO be then
voted for.
And the said act of assembly entitled IAN act
relating to elections of this Commonwealth, I
passed July 2, 1919, further provides as follows,
viz
'iThat 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
SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER and each
said inspector shall appoint one clerk, who shall
be qualified voter Of such district
I'm 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
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.
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 il the board for the space ofone hour
after the time fixed by law for the opening of the
election the qualified voters of the township, ward
district for which such officer shall have been
elected present at the place of election, shall G.
leet one of their number to fill such vacancy,
1T shall be the duty of the several assessors re-
spectyely 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 70 the Inspectors and
Judge, when called on, in relation 10 the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such elec
ton, and such other matters in relation to the
assessment Of voters, as the said Inspectors OF
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-0ne or more, who shall have resided
in this State least year, and In the election
district where he offers to vote, ten days immedi
ately preceding such election, and within two
years paid a State 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 therefrom and returned, and who |
shall have resided in the election district and
paid taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote af-
ter residing in this State six months Proc10ed.
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
trct ten days aforesaid shall be entitled TO vote,
although they shall not have paid tax.
mo 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 receipt OF payment, within !
two years of State county tax assessed agreea-
bly, TO the constitution, and give satisfactory evil
dence on his own oath CT Affirmation Of another !
that he has paid such tax, or in failure to pro-
duee receipt shall make oath TO the payment |
thereof or second, if he claim right to vote by |
being an eleotOr between the age of twenty-one (
and twenty-t years shall depose on oath or at I
rmation that he has resided in the State at least
one year before his application, and make such /
proof of residence in the district 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 whereupon the name OF the person SO ad- |
mitted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabet-
ical list by the inspector, and q note made oppo-
site thereto by writing the word ,'tsx, if he shall
be admitted 10 vote by reason Of having paid tax
and the word age' if he shall be admitted to vote
by reason of age, and in either case the reason of
such vote shall be called out to the clerks, who
shall make like note in the lst Of voters kept by
them
I'm all cases whore the name Of the person