The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-22
GENERAL ELECTION
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81, ,Pnnisnant ,,nn 10 an Act of the General Assembly
| otu1 commonwealth OF pennsN lyantn euii iilnj
an an Act ieIating TO the elections OF MS com.
| o,W W11Iul Hppioycd the second day of Iniv
thlrly.nine, /, AAfiON SMITH s2Srid V "r Inc t5e
| Cuuu'y ol tounuil, PennsylVnn a. do be.cbV
,mo ,,ono hn"wh ahd give notice TO Tie electors OF
| hi.o uy NUtes1id' lhat genera eiecl ion w.
nV bt1m ~ tnI county o. Columbia ON i1e s I,t,.
| ooNnTTuE,pAI OY 0r October, II. a. wills,
| be elected. TO wit; '"'' "O "
ONE PEE OK ur AudHor General of thc
| comm" itE t.n.u ui PcnusyiVHnid
| O'h irI,~DN FOR surveyor Jcgeial pr t,,.
| O'minumi',iW iW' '.tuui Peunsylvaniq.
Hcnrat,nlaIiHoJNN ilIHoN Tor Member OF he House OF
nvi' YES, 10 rem esent the County OF Co.
| ,Wniim'" III lhe Gehcul Assembly OF Pennsyl-
ONE PLlsuN for As,n, late Judse OF the ssv.
| nnsNVI!iNo OF ne County of Columbia,
r'On,i O,,i T. "i.-ON Tor Commissioner OF the Couu-
c,0GMN,Ei 0GME rLl"ON FOR Treasurer Of the County OF
cSN,,EI. 0NE intl'SoN for District Attorney Of the
Cam. I'M fHl',oN for Coroner Of the County Of
c'}i,,l. 1NE LENsON for Auditor Of tho County of
ronnf,, NM ~. n.,L.hSpN for County Surveyor of the
the elections in tho Several yotin, dt.trlc,.
VIII be hrlu as follows: ' '''''
EtIHyrr tysrri i'"n'hip, at the public house Of Th5s
oi HimIloH I, township, at the public house of Wcs.
| I'I, I'tl lu Tie town OF Benton.
| bgiH '''"''' 1T i'oo'nS-
nnSS MSa' BOOM, at the Court House. In Blooms
noIoush Of hcrwicli ut the Town House, in the
borough Oi berwick. ''N' ~ 'i'
b2g9Ggh Of Gcntralia,ot the public house OF II.
Bri4Fci,ci. t"wnship, at the public school house
near Evansville. ~
g taiaE .al township, at the public house Of
S1imU,' kostenbauder, in tho town OF Catnwissa
c,SCiii.. ,'Wnsnip, ut the school house near La
Noitn tunynglam District at the school bouge
h5u ,"' t'Illcfy of John Andrews ~ Co.
,9puIh ,pnynghum District at the Iousc of
lnDin'r hhker lately fixed BY " vote ulthe citl-
HcnS %. lhHl township.
r,,5. Fis 1rerge township, at the public house Of
Franklin township at IN, Lawrence school
,GTTe.nHooI township, at the house Of joseph
Hem ok township, at the public house of chas.
H. btucilch IN the town Of Buck Horn
Jackson township at the house of Izci:iel Cole.
ri l M '2Wmshlp, at the house fLudwig
p, ,Millin township, ut the public house OF Aaron
lIcas, IA tile town OF MliIlnvtlie,
~, M1ri,r2n 1"nship at the public house of Sam
M, Pleasant township, at the house of II. W.
q, Mqntour township, at the public house of W.
Iubhs ia said township.
Maine township, at the public house Of Abra-
Roarnscrcrl township, Mt the house formerly
occupied by Geo. w. Drcisbach.
OranE, township, at the public house of Cl!n-
ton W. lgpIe In Orangcvilc.
Pine township, ut the Centre School House latc-
ly liked 10y "a vote of the citizens ofsntd tuwnship
Sugarloai township ut the house of Allnns cole
scott iownship,at the public Ousc OF VIM. Pete
1t IN Espy.
Tho election in the as!l several districts. ,bolI
be ppc1oi between the hOuis OF Gand u'rI lock
in the 'p.cuUpn. and shVll continue without in
terrupliun or djuutnmcnt mill ,,'rn.it ~, ,I.
evening, Wucn the polls shall be closed
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
That II j, provided by an Act OF Assembly, ap-
proved jay - 1853,
- "Ihat every person excepting Jus ices of the
Peace who shall hold amy office or appointment
Of proiit or trust under the Governinent OF the
United states, or of this STATE or of any city or
corporatcl district, whether commissioned of
hcer or Otherwise, subordinate officer or agen
or who is or shall be employed under the lcgisla.
tive cNecutiXc. or judiciary department ofthi,
STATE, OF the United states, or of any city or of any
Incorporated district, and also, that every men
Der of Congress and Of the state Legislature and
OF the select or common council OF any city, or
commissioner of any Incorporated district il
by law incapable of holding or exercising mt the
same time, the Office or appointment Of Judge
for. ''0N
And the said Act of Assembly, entitled "An
Act relating to the elections IN this Common
wealth passed July 2, l>lO, further provides as
follows, 10 wit:
"That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at
the respective places appointed for holding the
election in the district To which they Respectively
bclohg before nine o'clock in the morning OF the
second Tuesuay of October, and each of said
inspectors shall appoint one clerk who Shall be
qualified voter of such district
I'm case the person who shall have received the
second highest number OfVOtys for inspector Shall
notatlend ON thed day OF an election tien the per-
son vino shall have received the sGconI high.st
number of votes FOR Judge at the next prrrcdiur
election, shall act ~, inspector in his place And
ia case tine person who Shall have received the
highest number ofNutcs for inspector shall not
attend, the persOh elected judge shall appoint nm
inspector ia MS place-and in case the person
elected Judge snail not attend, then the inspcc-
turwhO received the highest number OF votes
shall appoint judge in his place--and if any va
ftt IA. m lRl llr ton
of one hour after the time fixed by law for the
opening oi the election, the qualified voters Of
thG township war;, or district for which such
officers snail nave been elected present nj ihe
place Of election, shall elect one OF their number
10 MI such vacancy.
at shall hc the duty of the several assessors
respectively to attend Mt the place of holding
every general, special or township election dur
ing the whole time said election is kcpt omen
for the purpose of giving Information to the in
spcctors and Judge or either oi them shall from
'No person s.nil be permitted to vote at any
election as atolcNai' other than white freeman
OF the age of lWcniy-une > RS, or moe, who
shall have resided in this state at least one year
and in tue election district where he offers to
vote, nt least ten days Immediately preceding
such cleo tion and within two years have paid Il
state and county tax which sl.all have been as
sc.,cd 40 least ten days before the election. But
"a citizen OF the United States who Shall have
previously been quallhcd voter of this state,
3.Iu removed thCrClrum and returned, and who
shall have resided in the election district and
after residing in the state six months: Pro-
vded, that white trcemcn, citizens of the United
states, between inc ages cl tWehty-onc and
twenty-five years, and having resided I'm this
state one year, and in the election district ten
days MS Hiorcsald, shall be entitled to vote, nj
though they shall not have paid taxes.
NO person shah be admitted to vote whose
name is not contained in the list Of taxable in.
hubltautS furnished by the Cummi,~ toner's and
assessors; or his right 10 vote whether found
therein or NOT, Is objected To by any qualified
examine such person ON oath as to his quaiitica-
tiOns, and II hC claims to have resided within
the Stalc for one year or more his oath shall be
suilcienl proof thereof; but lie shall make proof
by nj least one competent witness, who shall be
Il qualified elcctor that hc has resided within
the district Tor more than ten days next pre-
ccding said election, shall himself swear that his
bona iide residence, in PURSUANCE of his lawful
not remove into said district for the Ilrposc of
Every person qualified as aforesaid. and who
shall make due proof it CURED, ofhis residence
and payment of taxes us aforesaid, shall bc pc e
initttd TO vote IN the township, ward or distr ct
IN which he shall reside.
II any person shall prevent or attempt to |
pre- vent amy oili,cr OF an election under ms act
from holding such election, or use or threaten |
any violence to any such officer or shall inter
lupt or imprOpCry interfere with him in the cX- |
ccutlpn OF his duty, or sail block or attempt
o BLOCK up ne window or avenue 10 any win |
dow where the Same may be holding. or shall |
riotously disturb The peace at such tltc elton, or
snail use or practice amy intimidation, threats |
lnrce or Nlolt ace, with design to iuilucnCc un- |
uu!Ni or HNelhWe any eleclur or 10 = event him |
from Notlngorto It strain the freedom ot choice |
sum l'lsbIl IN GDnNltllon Slllll lr nnpu IN any |
sum not exceeding 1--WE hundred dollars and be |
imprisoned for amy time not less than one uOi
moro thHn twelve months amt II u shall be
shown 10 lie court, whore the tIial of such OF
icDce shall he had, that the person So Offending
was not Resident OF the city, ward, district or
township where the said oilrncn was committed
and not entitled to vote th' rcjn then on convic.
lion, he shall he sentenced to pay "a line of not
less than one hundred, nor more than one thouS
ana dollars, ana be Imprisoned not less than
si& months rOf more Than two years.
"lf any person, not by law qualified, shall
lraudulenly vote AT any election in this COM |
mouwcalth, or being Otherwise uualiiivd Shall
vote out OF his proper Ill trct Orit any person
knowing thc want OF such qualifications shall
Hld or procure such person to yOttN the pcrAu |
uilDnulng snail, Oh conviction, te fined in any
Sum not tNc,tdlng two hundred dulu,S and be |
imprisoned Tor any term not exceeding three
months.
"lf any person shah vote at any more tnan one |
election district or otherwise fTaudulcutly vote |
more Than once ON The same day, or shall fraUd- |
ulcnty fold and deliver to tie inspector two |
tickets together with the intent illegally to |
vote or shall vote the same, or II any person
shall advise and procure any person so to do, he |
lr they SO offending, shall. on conviction, be |
lnei ~ any sun not less than Hlty, nor more
nan 1--WE HUNDRED dollars and he Imprisoned for
tnyg term not less than three uus more than
WrlSc months.
"ll any person not qualified to vote in this
agreeaby to law except the |
sons OF qualified citizens, shall appear at any |