The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-10-18
1LECTION PROCLAMATION

ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
~ Pursuant to an act OF the General Assem-
entitled IAN Act relating to Elections in this
Commonwealth" approved the ID day of July,
A. D., one thousand eight hundred and thirty
nine, l, AARON SMITH, Sheriff of tine county
of Columbia, Pennsylvania do hereby make
known and give notice TO the electors of the
the said county of Columbia on
the 5th Of November. A. D. 1879,
at which time electors for a Pres csldent and Vice
President of the United States will be elect
ed.
1 also hereby make known and give notice
that the place of holding the aforesaid elect on
IN the several wards. boroughs, districts and
townships within the county OF Columbia are as
follows, to wit:
Beaver township, at the public house of Thos
Benton township, at the public house of Il tam
Hess, in the town of Benton.
East B.oom at the Court House in Blooms.
West Bloom, at the Court House, in Blooms.
burg.
Borough Berwick at the store of Jonn Mean.
all In the borough of Berwick.
Borough Centralia, at the public house of II
near Evansville.
CatawiSsa township, at the public h,use OF
Samuel kostenbauder in the Town OF CIta.
wissa.
Centre township, at the school house near La.
North Conyngham District at the school house
near the colliery of John Anderson & 60.
S@a Soatn GK2hyngh9lm ag Plisret at the house OF
citizens of that township.
FishinEcreek township, at the school house
franklin township, at the Lawrence school
house.
:, greenwood township, at the house Of Joseph
Hemlocll township, at the public house o
Chas. ii. Dietterich in the town OF Buck Horn.
Cole.
Locust township, 81 the public house OF Lud.
wig Thiel, in Numeda
Miillin township, at the public house Of Aaron
Hess, in the town OF Mitlinvile.
Madison township, at tn public house of sam
uel RlmDy in JerseytoWn.
Mt PLEASANT township at the house Of sam.
uel Rimby, in Jerseytown.
Melick.
Mcntour township, at the house of Wan. Hol
lngsheuu
Main township, at the public house of Abra
ham X. Shuman.
Roaringcreek township at the house formerly
occupied by Geo W. Dreisblch.
Orange township, - the public house OF Wm
Unangst.
Pine township, at the Centre School House
lately fixed by n vote of the citizens of said
sugarloaf township. at the house of Alma,
Cole
:, Scott township at the public house of VIM
Petit in Espy,
the several districts shall be opened between the
hoJrs OF six and seven o'clock in the forenoon
anu slull CONTINUE Opcn without lnteffuDtlOD
and adjournment until seven o'clock in the eve.
ming when the polls shall be closed
Pursuant TO the provisions contained in the
18Th section OF the act first aforesaid, the judges
of the aforesaid districts shall respectively take
charge OF tire certificates of return OF the elcc-
non OF ther respective distrl lets, aud produce
them at n meeting of ono judge from each dis.
trict at the Court House, in BlOOmsburg on the
t4lrd day after the day OF the election, being on
Friday the SIn day of November, 1872, at II
O'Clock, n. ln', then apd there TO do and perform
the duties req9red by law OF said judges,
Also, that where judge, by siciueS3 or una,
vodabe accident, is unable to attend such NEE
ing OF Judges then the certificate or return shall
be taieu charge OF by one of the Inspect ors OF
clerks of the election of the district, who shall
do and perform the duties required OF said Judge
unable To attend.
The following Act Of Assembly, regulating
the mode OF voting in the Commonwealth ol
pennsylvania, was pass3d March ljth, l4jS, and
reads thus
SECTION /. lie 1t enacted by tns Senate and
House of Representatives Of tne Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania i'll General Assembly met, ant
II is hereby enacted by the authority OF the same
in the several counties of this commonwealth, al
all general, township borough and special elec
tions, are hereby hereafter authorized and re.
quircd TO vote by tickets printed or written, ol
partly printed and partly written, severally clas
siied as follows one ticket shall embrace the
names OF all Judges of Courts ' oted for, and Ia
helled, outside "Judiciary !" one ticket shall
embrace the names OF all 1heState officers YoteC
for, and to be lab olet Estate - one ticket sha
embrace the names OF all county officers votel
for, including the Office of Senator, Member anu
Members of Assembly, ii voted for and mem
bers OF Congress, If voted for, and he LABELLED
County" ono ticket shall embrace the names
oi all township officers yoseH torand he labelled
o. all borough offices voted for, and be LABELLED
thorough -
Sheriff in the several counties OF this Common
wealth to insert in their election prOclamat ions
hereafter issued the first section OF this act.