Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-10-05
EIcrlIOn prOclamalIOn.

w Ms Of The NummunNthith ~ feuH7'
uiA entitled IAN net 20 regulate ihe
Election within this Commonwealth sn
Joined upon The SHERIFF. Of ihe setefal epu,hs.
a. ei,e bubble notice Of such election The rl1e''
,shere 40 be held. and The objects % be elected.
Te,,,rorr. Cfnrsirs iioNr, High sheriff
or cicaresli county DO hereby give Public No
dee 40 the electors Of The county OF tieafhemi
nsta general election = ill be be on The stc-
osp TorsnAi o. ocfonrn srxr, being the lllh
day Of the month"; ct tho several election as
trfcts In saii county, at which time and place
the qualified voters will vote
For one person 10 represent the counties Of Cofr.
6eld Cameron Elk, Eic, Forest, Jefferson,
Mexican and Warren In Congress.
For one porson 10 represent the counties Of Clear
feld Elk aud Forest iu the House Of Repre-
senatiyes Of this Commonwealth.
For one person for the Office Of sheriff oi Clear
field county.
For one person for The Office OF County tommis-
sionor OF Clearfed county.
For one person for the Office Of District Attorney
Of Cearileld county.
For one person for the ofico Of Auditor OF CleaT-
field county.
FOR one person for the Office Of Jury Commission
er Of Cearhold county.
For one person for the office Of Coroner oi Vleaf-
field county.
The electors Of the county Of Cloarield will take
notice that the said general election viii be held
at the following places va;
Beccaria township, at the Union Hotel, in Glen
Hope.
Ben township, at the house Of Aseph Eiias.
Bloom township, at the house Of the late james
Bloom, Sr.
Bogrs township, at the house Of Edward Albert.
Bradford township Of the house Of Jacob Pierce.
Brady township, at the house Of VIM. Schwomi
in Luthersburg
Burnside township a; Youngs school house.
Chest township, at the public school house near
Simon Rorabaugh's.
Clearield borough, at the Court House.
Coyingion township, at the house Of J. Maurer
Curwenville borough, at the house Of the late
Isaac Bloom.
Decatur township, at Centre school house.
Ferguson township. at the house Of John Greg
ory, formerly occupied by Thos. Robson, BROAD
Way.)
Girard township, at Congress Hin school house
Goshen township, at the public school housc.
Graham township, at the house Of jacob Huber
Guch township, at the public school house ID
Janesville
Huston township at the house Of Jesse Wilson
Jordan township, at the public school house n
Ansonvillo
Karthaus township, at Bridgens school house
Knox township, at Turkey Hill school house.
Lawrence township, at the Court House, in th'
borough Of Clarified.
Lumber City borough, at the public school house
Morris township, at the house formerly occupied
BY Thomas kyler.
New Washington borough, at the public sehoo
house.
osceola borough, at the public house Of Mil
Hoyt, in said borough
Penn township, at the hotel formerly kept By
W. W. Anderson.
Pike township, at the house Of the late lsaa
Bloom in the borough Of Curwensyie.
Union township, OF the house Of D. L. Brubaker
Woodward township, at the house Of Thoma
Henderson.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at al
elections in the several counties Of this Com
monwealth approved the 3Oth day Of March, A
D., 1865, viz:
sEorrov !. BE It enacted by the Senate an'
House Of Representatives Of the Commonwealth o
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and Il d
hereby enacted by authority Of the same, That TN
qualified voters Of the several counties Of thi
Commonwealth, at all general, township, horougl
and special elections hereby, hereafter author
lied and required to vote. by tiekeis, printed, o
written. or partly printed and partly written, sew
orally classified as follows One ticket shall EN-
brace the names Of nll judges Of courts voted for
and to be labelled, outside 'iudicary;" one tickc
shall embrace the names Of the state officers vote
for, and be labelled, Estate ;" one ticket shall cm
brace the names Of All county officers voted for
including Office Of senator, member, and member
2 -
if voted for, and be labelled County" one tiekc
shlla embrace the names Of al township officer
voted for, and be labelled, "township /" one tick
ct shall embrace the names Of all borough officer
voted for, and be labelled, "borough;" and eao
class shall be deposited in separate ballot boxes
REGISTRY LAW.
also give official notice to the electors Of CleaI
fed county that by an act entitled "An Act fur
ther supplemental to the act relative to the elee
tions OF this Commonwealth" approved April Il
A. D. 1869, it is provided as follows;
SECTION 1. Be Il snacfed &C., That It shall be III
duty of each Of the Assessors within this Common
wealth, on the Let Monday in June Of each year, {
take up the transcript he has received from the &C
Commissioners under the eighth section Of the q,
Of 18th April, 1884, and proceed to an immedai
revision Of the same, by striking thorofrOm III
name Of every person who is known by him
have died or removed since the last previous AZ
sessment, or whose removal into the same shall !
or shall have been made known 10 him, and als
the names Of all who shall make claim to him to /
qualified voters therein. As soon as this reyisio
i completed he shall visit every dwelling hous
in his district and make careful inquiry II an
person whose name is on his list has died or r,
moved from the district, and If 70 to take the sam
therefrom, or whether any qualified voter reside
therein whose name Is not on his list and if so {
add the same thcrot0 and In all cases where
name Is added to the list a tax shall forthwith .
assessed against the person and the Assessor sha
in all cases ascertain, by inquiry, upon what goun
the person 80 assessed claims 10 be a voter. Upo
the completion Of this work, Il shall be the duty
each Assessor as aforesaid to proceed to make OF
list in alphabetical order, Of the white frcemcr
above twenty-one years Of age, claiming 10 3
qualified voters in the ward, borough, township
district Of which he is the Assessor, aud opposit
each Of said names state whether said freeman
or il not a housckcopor and if be is the numb,
Of his residence in towns where the same are nun
bered, with the street, alley or court in which sta
atcd and IL In town where there are no number
the name Of the street. alley or court on which sal
house fronts also, the occupation Of the person
and where he is not a housekeepor, the occupation
place Of boarding and with whom, and If workin
for another, the name Of the employer and writ
opposite each Of said names the word "yoicr
where any person claims to vote by reason Of natu
ralzation be shall exhibit his certificate thereof
the Assessor, unless he has been for FIVE consecr
tive years next preceding a voter in said district
and in all cases where the person has been natr
rallied. the name shall be marked with the lett,
"N;' where the person has merely declared hs in
tentions 10 become a citizen aud designs 10 be nau
rallied before the next election, the same shall
marked "D. L. where the claim il to vote by roa
son Of being between the ages Of twenty-ono an
twenty-five, as provided by law, the word "ago
shall be entered; and If the person has moved int
election, the letter ar shall be placed opposit
the name. II shall be the further duty Of cac
Assessor as Aforesaid upon the completion of th
duties herein imposed, 70 make out sepcrntc lis
ofall luew assessments made by him and the amount
assessed upon each, and furnish the same immed
htcy 10 the County Commissioners, who shall im
mediatoly add the names 10 the tax duplicate
the ward, borough, township or district in whic
they have been assessed.
SEC 2. On The list being completed and the ni
scssmenis made as Aforesaid the same shall forth
with be returned to the County Commissioner,
who shall cause duplicate copies Of said lists, wit
the observations and explanations required to b
noted o. aforesaid, 20 be made out as soon as prac
ticabc aud placed in the hands Of the Assessor
who shall prior to the first Of August in each yoal
put one copy thereof on the door Of or on tho hous
where the election Of The respective district is re-
quircd TO be hold and retain the other IN his pos
session for The inspection, free Of charge, Of an
person resident In the said election district wh
shall desire 90 see the same and t shall be N
duty Of the said Assessor TO add. from time {
time the personal application Of any ono claim
ing the right to vote, the name Of such claimant
and mark opposite The name "C. W and immt
diaioy with tax, noting, as in all olhc
cases, biz occupation, residence, whether o board