The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-30
election aproflamatioa.
GENERAL ELECTION pRoGL

enjoined upon me o give public notice of said e.
lections and TO enumerate 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, OH the
SECOND TUES DA Y U2tkf or OC TOBER,
1889 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 tqsneet 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 meet at the
house of Andw 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
shop in Bridgeport in said township
The electors sf Liberty township to meet at the
school house in Stonergtown 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 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 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 the Methodist church on
the land )f John G.. Hartley.
The electors of West Providence township to
meet at the house of Philip Hollar in said town
ship.
The electors ofSt. 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 10 meet at the
schoohouse near Mowry's mill in said township.
The electors of South WOodberry township to
meet a; the house of Samuel 0ster, near Mobiles
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
sehoohouse in said borough
The electors of Middle Woodberry township to
meet at the house of Henry Fluke in the village of
Woo berry.
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 PEkSbN Tor the once OF UoFeTfoI oA tHe
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ONE PERSON for the Office of Judge of the Su-
preme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA.
ONE PERSON, in conjunction with the counties
of Somerset and Fulton for the Office of State Sen
ate for Pennsyivania.
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, for the Office of Sheriff for said
county.
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
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 officer
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 excres-
ing at the time the Office or appointment OF Judge,
Inspector or Clerk of any election of this Common
wealth, aud that no Inspector, Judge or other Of
fcer Of such election shall be elegible to be then
voted for
And the said act of assembly entitled San 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
SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER, and each
said inspector shall appoint clerk, who shall
be a qualified voter of such district.
SIN 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 hts place Ana
in case the person who shall have received the
highest number of votes foI 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 lnspee-
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 e.
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 to the Inspectors and
Tudoe when called on, in relation to the right 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 al any
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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 teu days before the G.
lection. But citizen of the United States who
has previously been qualified voter OF tins state
and removed therefr0m 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. Pr0UIdea
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
trie ten days 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 as follows;
l ELECTION Officers are to open the polls between
the hours of six and seven, A. NJ, on the day of
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:
q 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.
g. The party claiming the right to vote shall
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 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 State or
county tax within two years. which was assessed at
laast ten daps heEnre the eIactiOn and the aft lMY