The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-07
GENERAL nLEoTIoN pnooLAmATIoN \

county, ut least twenty days before the election,
ed and TO designate the places at which the elec-
Tn ThcTefore re 10 Ell l. MoRDEcAI MILLARD high shcr-
III Of Columbia county, do hereby make known
aud proclaim TO the qualified electors Of Column
oa 09qhE wv FIFE EsSgH MI bRY
OCTOBER. 1870. Cboing the first Tuesday in
said month at the several districts within the
Beaver township, at the public house of Thos.
]. Shuman.
ley Piatt in the town of Benton. -
h Elst Bloom, at the Court House, In Blooms
West Bloom, at the Court House, In Blooms
burg.
borough berwick at the Town House, in the
Borough Ccntralla, at thapublc house OF II. A.
Brarcreeii township, ot the public school house
near Evansville.
Catawissa township, at the public house of
Samuel Kostcnbaudcr, In the town OF CatawisSn.
Centre township, at the school house near La
fayette Creasey's.
North Conyngham District Mt the school house
near the coliery of John Andrews n Co.
South Conyngham District at the house Of
Thomas KiliSer, lately fixed by vote OF the citi-
Fishlngcreels township, Mt tho public house of
franklin township at the Lawrance school
house. 80.
iIemiock township, at the public house of Chas.
II. Diettcrlch in the town of Buck Horn. a.,
Locust township, at the public house ol DaVlu
Ycager In Shutdown. go -,
Hess, aas'fn in the tRS town Of MiflinvilIe.
Madison township, at the public house OF sam
uel llmby, In Jerseytown, -, - =, "
Mt. Pleasant township, at the house OF H. W.
Montour township at the house of VIM. IIol-
Maine township at the public house of Abra-
ham X. Shumun.
ItOuringcreck tOWnshlp, NJ inc mousse lofHlsIlS
oCcupieu by Geo w. Drelsblch. ~
orange township, ut the public house Of Clin-
ton W. Yaple in Orangeville.
pine township, at the Centre School House lhle-
ly fixed by vote of the citizens ofslid township
sugarlouf township at the house OF Alinas Coie
| Scott township,at the pubic mousse Oh Wih' reVv
At which time and places the qualified electors
''One person for Congress, one person for Repre-
sentative, one person for Associate Judge, one
person for Sheriff, one person for Commissioner
two persons for Jury Commissioners, one person
for Coroner and one person for Auditor. ,
1t is further directed that the election polls o.
the several districts shall be opened between tht
hours of six and seven o'clock in the forenoon !,
and adjournment until seven oclock in the oven
| ing when the polls shall be closed.
Pursuant to the provisions contained In th'
10th section of the act first aforesaid the Judges
of the aforesaid districts shall respectively tak'
| charge OF the certificates of return OF the elec
| ton of their respective districts, and produce
them at II meeting of one judge from each dis
| trict at the court house, in Bloomsburg, on th'
third day after the day of the election, being OF
Friday, the 18th day OF October 1859, at 10 'cocl
a. ~, then and there to do and periorin the du
| ties required by law of said Judges.
| Also, that where II judge, by sickness or una
voidable accident, is unable TO attend suchrmeet
ing of judges, then the certificate or return shal
| be taken charge of by one of the inspectors o
clerks of the election of the district, who shal
do and perform the duties required OF salu JUG
| unable TO attend.
| The Return judges of the Congressional Dis
| trict, composed of the Counties of Bradford, Co
lum6ia, sullivan, Montour and Wyoming. shal
| meet at the Court House In Tunkhannock, ol
Tuesday the 18th day Of October @, next, to max
| The return Judges of the Representative Dis
trict, composed OF the counties of Columbia am
Montour shall meet at the Court House Il
| bloomsbury, on Tuesday the nineteenth day Q
| October, next, to make out the returns for mem
The following Act of Assembly, regulating
| the mode of voting in the Commonwealth o
| Pennsylvania, was passed March 10Th, lsOS, ant
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted by the Senate an.
| House of Representatives of the CommonWealtl
| of Pcnnsy ylvania in General Assembly met, AM
| 1t is hereby enacted by the authority of the sam
that the qualfi voters of the several district
| in the several counties of this commonwealth, n
all general, township, borough and special elec
| tions, are hereby hereafter authorized and re
partly printed and partly writtens verally class
ihed as follows One ucket snail enaoi;.ce @ tn IN
beS beed o. outside. m Judieisry; ID 'oa one ticket sha
| embrace the names OF all the state officers vote
for, and be labelled "State;' one ticket shall EN-
| brace the names of of all county officers vote
| for including the Office of Senator, Member am
| Members of Assembly, If voted for and mem mem
| bers of Congress, ii voted for, and be labelle
| "County; :" one ticket shall embrace the names 9
| all township officers voted for ana be Labelled
of ali borough offices voted for, and be labelled
| SEcrrioS J. That it shall be tho duty ofthe Sheri
in the several counties of this Commonwealth I
| insert in their election proclamations, hereattt
| ssuJd, the first section OF this act.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
| ,u,,. o,,,,,, ,,oroo, avcnntino JnstIces of II,
| Pence who Shall hold any Office or appointmcn
of profit or trust under the United States, or
this State any city or corporated district, Whetl
| er n commissioned officer or otherwise n suboi
dinate officer or agent who is or shall beemploy
| ed under the Legislature, executive or Judiciar
Department of this State, or of any city or of an
incorporated district, and also, that every mon
Der of Congress and OF the state Lesislature, an y
| commissioners of any Incorporated dlstrlct,
by law incapable of holding exercising at IL
| time the office or appointment of Judge, lnspe
| tor or Clerk of any election of this Common
wealth, and that no Inspector Judge or other o
ricer Of such election shall DC eligible TO DC the
The inspectors and Judge OF the elections sha
R"ns az the sseis eecoR district Which The
respectively belong, before seven o'clock IN u
morning, and each OF said inspectors & snail q
point one clerk, who shall be qualified Yot
| of such district,
In case the person who shall receive the secor
highest number of votes for inspector shall m
| attend on the day of any election, then the pc
son who shall have received the second highe
election shall act as inspector in his place. Al
= in case the person who shall have received Il
| highest number ofVotes for inspector shall II
D attend the person elected judge shall appoint
| inspector in his place-and in case the pers'
elected Judge shall not SttG6na tem Ine 81 ihSpe sP
shall appoint judge in his place-or If any v
4; cancy Shall continue in the board for the spa
. | of one hour after the time fixed by law for Il
| opening OF the election, the qualified voters
= the township ward, or district for which SUI
officers snail have been elected, present at SUI
, | alaptiOn shall elect one oil tlelr number 10 /
S ut shall be the duty OF the several assesso
:, respectively to attend at the place of holdi
every general, special or township election, dr
/ ing the whole time such election Is kept ope
= for the purpose of giving information to the
| spectors and judges, when called on, in relate
to the right of any person assessed by them
| vote at such election, and on such other matte
| In relation TO the assessment to the said inspt
}, tors or either of them shall from time require.
election as aforesaid than white citizen of I
=: age of twenty-one or more, VINO snail nave re
. ded in this State ut least one year, and in
election dist rlct where he offers to vote ten dt
~ Immediately preceding such election, and WI
II in two years paid State or county tax viii
n shall have been assessed at least ten days beft
" the election. But a citizen of the United Sta
G who has previously been qualified voter of I
United States who has previously been qualifi
Z voter OF this State and returned and who sh
. have in the election district and paid taxes
aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residi
n inthi State six months. Provided, that
white freemen, citizens of the United States,
J. tween the age of twenty-one and twenty-t
:. | years who have resided in the election distT
Il ten hays as aforesaid shall be entitled TO V,
although they shall not have paid tax.
. No person shall be permitted to vote whit
q name is not contained in the list of taxable
habitants furnished by the Commissioners, ,unl
First, he produces a receipt for the pay me
I within two years Of a State or county tax aSse
u ed agreeably to the Constitution and give sal
factory evidence either on his oath or afilrmati
V or the oath or affirmation OF other, that he
? paid such tax, or on failure to produce rece
shall make oath to the payment thereof SecO
o II he claim the right to vote by being an elec
:, between the age of twenty and twenty
II years. he shall depose ON oath or affirmation q
he has resided in this State at least year NJ
before hi : application, and make such proof
= residence in the district is required by I
VI act, and that he does verify believe from the
O count given him, that he is of age aforesaid, a
o such other evidence as is required by this
whereupon the name of the person thus adm
n ted TO vote shall be inserted in the alphabet
: list by the inspectors, and a note made oppos
!" thereto by writing the word tax, >" Ii he shall
D. admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax;
the word "age, il he shall be admitted TO vote
, reason of such age shall be called out to
8 clerks who shall make the like notes ON the
1 of voters kept by them,
N In all cases where the name OF the peTs
" claiming to vote is found on the list furnished
5 the commissioners and assessor, or his right
= vote, whether found thereon or not, is objee
.r To by any qualified citizen ID shall be the d.
y OF the inspectors 10 examine such person on oi
i. uS to his qualifications, and II he claims TO la