Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-09-14
3r9al Adrertisemeuts.
C ENERAL ELECTION PROCLA MA
NJ TlON.

m0nWealtn 10 give pubic notice of the Gen
cral Elections, and in such notices to emu
merate:
/. The officers to be elected
9. Designate the place at which the cleo
ton is to be held.
l, JOHN DIETRICH, High Sheriff of til,
county of Juniata. hereby give notice that or
the SECOND TUESDAY OF OCTOBER
next (oeing the 1lth day of tho monthly =
General Election will he held at the seyera
election districts established by law in said
county, at which time they will vote by bal
lot for the several officers hereafter mention
ed, viz:
One person to represent the couR,ies o
Dauphin, Northumberland, Union, Snyder
and Juniata in the National House of Repre-.
sentatives.
Two persons 10 represent the counties OF
Perry, Juniata, Mitfiin, Huntingdon, Blair
and Centre in the State Senate of Pennsylya.
MIA.
Two persons to represent the counties of
Juniata, Miffiin and Huntingdon in the House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania
One person to fill the office of Sheriff of
Juniata county.
One person To fill the office of Register,
Recorder, &c. of Juuiata county,
One person to fill the office of County Com
missioner of Juniata county
One person to fill the office of Jury Com
missioner of Juniata county.
One person to fill the office of County Au-
ditor of Juniata county
ALSO HEREBY MAKE KNOWN
and give notice, that the places of holding
the aforesaid General Election in the several
districts and townships in the county of Ju-
niata are as follows, to w.t.
At the Court House in The borough of Milf
flintown. for the borough of Miffiintown.
At the Court House in Mifllintown tor Fer
managh township.
At the School House in Mexico, for Walk
er township.
At Smiths School House, for Delaware
township.
At the School House in Thompsontown,
for the borough of ThDmpsontown.
At the Public House OF Thomas Cox, for
Greenwood township.
At the School House in Richield, for Mon.
roe township
At Barner's Hotel, for Susquehanna town
ship.
At the School House in McAlistervlle, for
Fayette township.
At the School House in Patterson for the
borough OF Patterson.
At the School House in Perrysville, for the
borough of Perrysville.
At the Locust Grove School House. near
the residence of MIR. Stewart tor Milford
township.
At Spruce Hill School House, for Spruce
Hill township.
At the School House at Academia, for
Beae township.
At the School House near McCulloch's
Mills, for Tuscarora township, except that
portion of it lying northwestward of the sum
init of the Shade Mountain.
At the Lick School House, near the resi-
dence of benjamin Walls, deed, for Lack
township, except that portion of 1t lying
northwcstward of the summit OF the Shade
Mountain.
At the Centre School House, for so much
of the townships of Lack and Tlscarora rs
lie north hwestwardOt the summit OF the Shade
Mountain.
At the Church Hill School House, for Tur-
bctt township.
IALSO MAKE KNOWN and give notice.
as in and by the 43rd section OF the aforesaid
act am directed, that every person except
ing justices Of the peace, who shall hold any
office of trust under the United States, or this
State, or aEy city or incorporated district,
whether n commissioned officer or otherwise. |
a subordinate officer or agept who is or shall
be employed under the legislative, executive
or judiciary department of this State, or OF
the United States, or of any incorporated city
or district, and also that every member of
Congress and of the State Legislature, and of
The select or common council of any city or
commissioner of any Incorporated district, Is
by law incapable of holding or exercising at
the same the office or appointment OF Judge, /
inspector or clerk of any elections OF this /
Common wealth. and no judge, inspector, or
othe- officer of such election shall be eligible
10 any office then To be voted for.
Also that in the 4lh section of the Act of
Assembly, entitled AN Act relating to exc
cutions and for other purposes" approved
April ls, 1910, it is enacted that the aforesaid
18th section "shall not be construed so as tn
prevent any military officer or borough Off
Ger from serving as judge, inspector or clerk
of any general o: special election OF this Com
monwealth."
Pursuant to the provisions contained in the
9th section OF the Act first Aforesaid, the
Judges of the aforesaid district shall respec-
lively take charge of the certificate OF return
of the election OF their respective districts
and produce them at meeting OF the Judges
from each district, at the Court House in the
borough OF Mifiintown, on the third day after
the day of election, being the present year on
Friday, the 14th day OF October, then and
there TO do and perform the duties required
by law of said judges. Also, that where
"
Judge by sickness or unavoidable accident is
unable to attend said meeting of judges, then
the certificate of return aforesaid, shall be
.aken charge of by one of the inspectors or
clerks of the election of said district, who
shall do and perform the duties required of
said Judges unable to attend.
Also that in the 3lst section OF said act 1t is
enacted that "when two or more counties
shall compose district for the choice OF a
member or members OF the Senate OF TINS
Commonwealth or of the House of Represen-
tatives of the United States, or o. this Com
mon wealth, the Judges of the election In
each county having met os aforesaid, the
clerks shall make but fair statement OF al
the votes which shall have been givan at such
elections within the county, for every persoh
voted for as such member or members, which
shall be signed by said Judges and attested
by the clerks, and Que of said Judges Shall
take charge of such certificate and shall pro-
duce the same at a meeting OF one Judge
from each county at such place in such die
trict, as is or may be appointed by law for
Also that an act of Assembly, entitled "An
Act relating to election of this Common
wealth." passed July 2, 1889 further pro-
yides as follows to wit:
"Tbat the Inspectors and Judges shall
meet at the respective PIaoeS "fP""u ~.
holding the election in the district to which
they respectively belong, before s o'clock in
the morning of the SECOND TUESDAY OF
OCTOBER, and each of said Inspectors shall
appoint one clerk, who shall be qualiacd
voter of such district"
IALSO MAKE KNOWN and give notice
that an Act of Assembly, approved March
Both. 1866. provides as follows:
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and ,
House of Representatives Of the Common 'eeaIth
of PENNSYLVANIA in General assembly met, end
1t is hereby enacted by the authority Of the same,
That the qualified voters of the several coun-
ties of this Commonwealth, at all generai. !
hororr, and Snacial elections are |