Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-09-24
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me to give public notice Of said elections and to
| enumerate in said notice what officers are 10 be
! elected, /, ROBERT STECKMAN, Sheriff Of the
County Of Bedford, do hereby make known and
give this public notice to the electors of the couu
y oi Bedford, that General Election will be held
| IN said county, on the
Second Tuesday (I2th day1 of October.
1868, 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 70 meet at the school h ouse in the
| village Of Coal Dale.
| The electors of the borough Of Bloody RIM 10
meet the house Of Daniel b. OFT in said boronob
The electors Of Colerain township to meet at the
| 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 af
the house Of Jacob Feghtner, in said township.
The electors of Juniata township TO meet at
! keysers 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 10 meet at the
| school house in Stonerstown, in said township.
The electors OF Monroe township to meet al the
house latoly occupied by James Garnen in Clear
vile in said township.
The electors Of Schellsburg 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 sehellsburg.
The electors of East Providence township to
meet at the house lately occupied BY John Nyoura,
! 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 10
meet at tho house Of Philip Hollar, in said town
| ship.
The electors of st. Clair township to meet 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
school house 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
! School House in said borough.
The electors Of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house of Henry Fuke 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 Pennsy lvania.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Judge of the
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth Of PennsyI-
vani1.
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the coun-
tics Of Somerset and Fulton for the Office Of State
Senate 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-
vana
ONE PERSON, for the office of Prothonotary,
Register, Recorder and Clerk of the several courts
of Bedford county.
ONE PERSON, for the Office of Sheriff for said
county.
ONE PERSON, for the Office of Treasurer for
said county.
ONE PERSON, for the Office of Commissioner
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 shall |
hold any Office or appointment Of profit or trust
under the United States of this State, OF any |
city or eorporated district, whether commission
cd officer OF otherwise, subordinate officer or
agent who is or shall be employed under the leg
slature, executive Judiciary department of this
State, or Of any city, or of any incorporated dis
trict and also, that every member Of Congress and
of the State Legislature and of the select com
mon council Of any city, commissioners Of any
incorporated district is by Law incapable of hold
ing exercising at the time, the Office appoint
ment Of Judge Inspector, Clerk of any election
Of this Commonwealth, and that Inspector,
Judge other officer of such election shall be
eligible to be then voted for.
And the said act Of assembly entitled "an ac
relating to elections of this Commonwealth" pass
cd July 3 1919, further provides as follows, viz:
THAT the Inspector and Judges shall meet at |
the respective places appointed for holding the |
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belong, before O'Clock in the morning OF the /
SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER and each |
said Inspector shall appoint one clerk, who shall
be a qualified voter of such district.
"In case the 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 inspector in his place.
And incase the person who has received the see
ond highest number Of votes for Inspector shall
not attend, the person elected Judge shall appoint
an Inspector in his place; and in case the person
elected Judge shall not aStend, then the Inspec-
tor who received the highest number of votes
shall appoint Judge in his place. and if any va
caney 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 or district for which such officer
shall have been elected present at the election,
shall elect one of their number TO fill such va
eancy.
at shall be the duty ofthe several Assessors re-
spectively 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 right of
any person assessed by them to vote at such cleo
ton, and such other matters in relation to the
assessment of voters, as the said Inspectors or
either of them shall from time to time require.
''No person shall be permitted to vote at any
election aforesaid, than a white citizen Of the
age of twenty-one or more, who shall have resided
in this State at least year. and in the election
district where he offers to vote, ten days immedi-
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 qualified voter of this State and re
moved therefrom and returned, and who shall have
resided in the election district and paid taxes,
aforesaid shall be entitled to vote after residing
in this State six months. Prorided, That the
white freemen, citizen of the United States be-
tween the age of twenty and twenty two years
who have resided in the election district ten days
as aforesaid shall be entitled to vote although
they shall not have paid tax.
By the Act of Assembly of 1863, known as the
Registry Law, it is provided follows;
l. ELECTION officers are to open the polls be-
tween the hours of six ard seven, A. NJ, on the
day of election Before six o'clock in the morn
ing of second Tuesday of October they are to re-
ceive from the County Commissioners the Regis
tered List of Oters and all necessary election |
blanks and they are to permit man to vote
whose name is not on said list, unless he shall
make proof Of his right to vote follows:
. The person whose name is not on the list
claiming the right to vote must produce a quail
fed voter Of the district to swear in written
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.
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also make an affidavit stating to the best of his
knowledge and belief where and when he
born, that he is a citizen of Pennsylvania and Of
the United States that he has resided in the
State one year, OF, if formerly citizen therein
and removed therefrom, that he has resided there
in six months next preceding said election,
that he has not moved into the district for the
purpose of voting therein, that he has paid