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assess any person as a voter who is not quailn.
ed; or shall refuse to assess any one who is
qualified, he shall be guilty OF a mlsdemeanof
III Office, and on conviction be punished by
tine or imprisonment. and also be subject to
an action Tor damages by the party aggrIev-
ed and if any person shall fraudulently
after, add to, detace or destroy any list OF
voters made out as directed by this act, or
tear down or remove the same from the place
where 1t has been fixed, with fraudulent or
mischievous intent, or for any improper pur.
pose, the person so offending shall be guilty
of high misdemaanor, and on convection
shall be punished by u fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding two years, or both, at the discfe-
tion of the court.
Sec. I6 Atall elections hera fter held uu.
der the laws of this commonwealth, the polls
shall be opened betw cen the hours OF six and
seven o'clock, a m, and closed at seven
o'clock. p IN.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth to prepare forms
for all the blanks made necessary by this act,
and furnish copies of the same to the county
commissioners of the several counties of the
commonw ealth; and the county commis-
sioners of each county shall, as soon as may
be necessary after receipt of the same at the
proper expense Of the county, procure and
furnish to all the election officers Of the slse.
tion disticts of the respective counties eopiss
of such blanks in such quantities as may be
rendered necessary for the discharge of their
duties under this act
Sec. 10. That citizens of this State
temporarily in the service of the State or of
the United States governments, on clerical or
other duty, and who do not vote where thus
employed, shall not be thereby deprived of
the right to vote in their several election dis
tricis if otherwise duly qualified.
Sec. 20. The act, entitled "a further
supplement to the act regulating to the elec-
tions ofthis commonwealth, approved April
fourth, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight, and all other laws
altered or supplied by this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
And the Judges of the respective Districts
aforesaid, are by the said act required TO
meet at the Court House in the Borough of
Stroudsburg, on the third day afther the
said day of election, being FRIDAY, the
ELEVENTH day of OCTOBER, then and
there TO perform the things required of them
by law.
God Save the Commonwealth.
CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff,
Sheriff's Office, Stroudsburg,
September II, 1872.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE
Constitution Of Pennsylvania
NRHNV EsrSSNu HT,s,rHr
JOINT RESOLUTION,
Proposing amendment to the Constitution Of
Pennsy

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania.
BE 1t resOtped By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the Commonwealth OF Pennsyl-
rdnid IN General assembly met, That the follow
ing amendment of the Constitution of this
Commonwealth be proposed to the people for
their adoption or rejection, pursuant to the
provisions of the tenth article thereof, to wit
AMENDMENT.
Strike out the sixth section of the sixth
article of the Constitution, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
"A State Treasurer shall be chosen by the
qualified electors of the State, at such times
and for such term Of service as shall be pre-
scribed by law"
WILLIAM ELLIOTT,
Speaker of the House of Representative,
JAMES S. RUTAN.
Speaker of the Senate
Approved, the tweniy-second day of March,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two.
JOHN w. GEARY.
Prepared and certified for publication pur-
suant TO the Tenth Article of the Constitution
FRANCIS JORDAN,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth,
Office Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Harrisburg, June 26th, 1872.
July | '72-3m
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

At the same time and places, also, an cleo
aon will be held for delegates to the conyen-
uon to amend the Constitution of the State, In
conformity with the Act, entitled "An Act to
provide for calling covention to amend the
constitution" approved April II, 1872. As
prescribed by said act, the following rules and
regulations shall apply 10 said election, and
he returns of the same:
First. At the general election to be held the
'scond Tuesday of October next there shall be
aec'ed by the qualified electors of this Com
mohWealth, delegates to convention TO revise
tna amend the Constitution of this State: the
'ad convention shall consist of one hundred
AND thir;y-three members, TO be elected in the
manner following: Twent-eight members there
u snail be elected in :he State at large, as for
o's: Each voter in the State shall vote for
,O' more than fourteen candidates. and the
Henty-elght highest in vote shall be declared
essc'ed ninety delegates shall be appoint
~ and elected from the different Senatorial
ND'flcls OF the State, three delegates to be
.'aed Tor each Senator therefrom and IN
L"OoSln2 all district delegates, each voter shall
~ entitled to vote for not more than two OF
.ue members to be chosen from his district, and
S..,ee %e Ihree condidates highest in vote shall be
a.1TSiared .T elected, except in the county OF
Aliegheny, forming the Twenty-third Sena-
'ial District, where no voter shall vote Tor
;.Ore Than six candidates, and the nine highest
T. vote shall be elected, and in the counties OF
,.u1earne, ,.ua Monroe and Pike, forming the Thlr-
INN ,"a senatorial District, where no voter shall
t;"S tg ior more than four candidates, and the six
SsheSt IN vote shall be elected, and six ad-
ftNoa ~ r delegates shall be chosen from the city
,nd n:ladelphia, 10y a vote at large in said city,
M nv u Their election no voter shall vote for
i'le IN lhan three candidates, and the six highest
vote shall be declared elected
.a',:d ,@eoHd The Judges and Inspectors for each
Scruon S"sn district shall provide two suitable
dc1a s ior each poll, one in which to deposit the
otbsa bes voted for Delegates at large, and the
Del DS'I IN which to deposit the tickets voted for
9''ica Delegates; which boxes shall be label
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LED respectively, delegates at large and
District Delegates; )" and in each district r
the city of Philadelphia an additional box
shall be provided for each poll, in which r.
deposit the tickets voted for "City Delegates .
and said last mentioned boxes must each be
labelled Getty Delegates"
| Third. The said election shall he hold ord
conducted by the proper election officers of tbe
several election districts of the Commonwealth
and shall be governed and regulated in all re,
spects by the general election laws of the Com
monwealth, SO far as the same shall be applica-
bic thereto, and not inconsistent with rbe
provisions of said act
Fourh. The tickets to be voted for members
at large OF the convention shall have on the
outside the words Delegates at large" and on
the inside the names of the candidates IN be
Voted Tor, not exceeding fourteen in number.
Fifth The tickets to be voted for district
members of the convention shall have on the
outside the words District Delegates" and ON
the inside the name or names of the candidates
voted Tor, not exceeding the proper number
limited as aforesaid but any ticket which shall
contain greater number of names than the
number for which the voter shall be entitled
TO vote shall be rejected and in case of the
delegates to be chosen at large in PHILADELPHIA.
the words, ''City Delegates" shall be on the
outside of the ticket.
St6th In the city of Philadelphia the return
judges shall meet at the State House, at ten
O'Clock on the Thursday next following the
election, and make out the returns for said city,
OF the votes cast therein for delegates at large
and city and district delegates, to be members
OF the convention; the return judges of the
several election districts within each county of
the State, excluding Philadelphia, shall meet
on Friday next following the election, at the
usual place for the meeting of the return Judges
OF their county, and make out full and accurate
returns for the county, of the votes cast therein
for members of the convention and for district
members of the same; and the proceedings of
the return judges of the said city of Philadel-
phia, and of the several counties of the Com
monweaith, in the making of their return, shall
be the same as those prescribed for return
Judges In the case of an election for Governor,
except that returns transmitted to the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, shall be addressed to
that officer alone and not to the Speaker of the
Senate.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23
WHAT'S THE MATTER2

Although it is now Tuesday, and the Mar.
tinsburg Era is due here every Thursday. not
. single copy has been received by ua, or by
our neighbor, the Free Press. or, so far as we
have been able to learn after diligent enquiry.
BY single subscriber to that paper in this
town. If the Era has not "gone under" will
the Statesman let US know whether there was
anything in the columns of the last issue of
the Era of which it's editors ought to have
been go much ashamed, as to have suppressed
every copy generally cent to our village. We
can't ge. any information regarding the con-
tents of the last issue of the Era anywhere
Can't somebody give Us some information
We were particularly DESTROYS Of seeing
copy Of the paper, because its editors had
written us a letter threatening to publish, with
severe comments, a prioate letter written by
MS to them. AS neither we, the Free Press,
nor any subscriber in the town, SO far as we
know, have been sent copy of the paper, we
take it for granted that our priea,e letter to
the Era was not published. For We certainly
do not believe that the editors of the Era
would publish, with severe comments, a gen.
tlemsn' g prinafe letter, and then carefully sup
press every copy of the paper usually sent to
the town in which that gentleman lives.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

Previous to the Presidential contest in No
vemher, the following states and Territories
hold elections this fall: North Carolina. An.
gust l; Kentucky, Montana aud Utah, Au-
gust d; West Virginia, Angus. 90; New
Mexico. September ! California. September
2; Vermont. September 8; Main. September
10; Dakota, Indiana. Iowa. Nebraska, Ohio.
Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
Octuber 8; South Carolina. October l6.-
All the States vote for Presidential Electors
on the ath day of November, aud on the same
day the following choose S,ate Ulcers: Ala.
bama, Georgia, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida,
Illinois. Kansas. IAuisians, Mary hnd. Mss<a.
chusetts Michigan. Minnesota, Missouri. Mis-.
sissirpi, Nevada. New jersey, New Ymk.
Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. Arizona
holds her Territorial election op the Sth Of
November.
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OR COUNTY CONVENTION.

In an editorial article of ours headed ICON
ventions. which, appeared some weeks ago,
We think We showed how almos. impossible
IL is in conventions to prevent unfair combs
nations. by which persons not the choice of
the party are forced upon it. Feeling as.
cured that the people would. sooner or later.
take the matter into their own hands, we ad-
vised the system known as the '.Primary
Election System" by which Eastern Virginia
had SO efectually wrested political power from
che hands of the carpet.baggers and negroes.
The people determined. however, to stick to
che conventions without, SO far as we know.
even giving our suggestion passing notice.
The row in which our County Convention
broke up yesterday, was a fuifllment of our
prediction, and was proof that our suggestion
had rather more wisdom in it than the PEG.
pie seem to have thought. After several
nominations had been made in the Conven
sion on yesterday. the people, or at least Ger
tain members OF the Convention, became con,
vineed-justly or unjustly- that trickery was
being prac,iced upon them, and upon the erie.
Of "packed," "unfair," miscouut,' &c,
being raised, the Charlestown delegation. con.
sistiug of nine delegates, withdrew, followed
By that of Summit Point ana portion of
Hiddleway.
We have never been in favor OF the Con-
veption system as now prac,ised, although
when. IS at Baltimore and Petersburg, there
WAS no satisfactory proof OF unfarpess, we
have held it to be necessary to the party or
Eanisstion to abide by the nominees We
hope the result Of yesterdays proceedings in
the Convention will induce the people to &C,
upon our suggestion, regarding the primary
election System. AS will be seen by ref
srenoe to our local columns, Mass Meeting
has been called to meet iu Charlestown. next
Saturday At 10, o'clock, when one hundred
eit;sens will be chosen, from whom Fifty are
to be selected whose duty it will be to make
the nominations for the several county Of
Gees In the meantime an address t., the
voters of the county will be prepared by a
committee to be appointed by the Chairman
Of the meeting composed of the people and
chs debris of the Convention
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

FsTaBtIsHFD nv C"rg."ss. adopted nv ,he
IL State: aided bv the brnevoIence of ipdiyidn,i.
soci. tics ard nthcr institutione
tis nen.r'n rnt. "t in.tru~tion- Li,e,.,v. Sci
rn'i1e, Aericuirutai. Military Enrine-ripp-
A'so thoroughly organized Preparatory Depart.
IN charge al large Faculty of accomplished
schn'ars nd successful cducstors
Fttt Tssm h gins Sent 4th WHIT n, Decer,.
her 4, SPar>o Mar~h34
ConmEScEmESr. June 10. 1879.
Total c1n"nses from $3.50 to $3.50 per year
L"ss t. tho.e b"s riding in club.
Send Tor Catalogue. containing full IA cutars
TO ALEX. MARTIN,
Presideat
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W. a. cBAPIisE.
| 80 !, - Clerk G. c.
Notice.

SABlNA Peaeher. Julia Peasher, chri.srar smi,t
~ and sarah Smith his ~iie,f Randeli Wood and
hier A. Wood his vii ,iSsmo.l Peabhsr. Thomas
P-seher, Thomas Mertit, aud Maria , Merritt his
wiii'l AleIsncer Jrnk ins md Nsrtha Jrhkinss HE
James Beck aud Harriet heck bis ~,te, Juhn
Pearher, Sr William Hays aud Lydia Hays HE
Pe.eher. Sylvester Peseher Re- ndoIph Psaeher
You are h:rehy nn,ih,d that ou The rs day Of
town of shepherd.io>n j, Het,an tSnnty. w..t
virginia hes~ecn th. hcor- oi seven in the n.otp
ing and seven in the .tsninr os the sstIss
shs " nr"eee to tsk- thf siti, uf Eeorgc u,
M.Glincy. Robert pnke spd ",het.. 10 he read
IN es 'denc' on nv hfhsifi rpit rrndinr IL ths
Circuit Court "t Jsff.,.rpn County West Sitsihis
In hHneerw. ~be'. in r sfntf AMI yon sTs do,
tcndants, and " from rsas- the said deresis
ions .rr not enn,,n-n e"nrlud.d thar rsy
the ia king "f the same will he rs,ntinu.i from a.y
&" das, and from time 10 time ,il The .sme are
csmrieted,s5 SAMUEL W. STRlpER.
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The Ganapa1gn
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.

offer to the public. and especially 20 the mem.
bers of The pemocrstie-c Conservative patty Of ,his
aud the acjoining counties of west Virginia. q
campaign paper which we have made rangements
TO issue Tor nanshs comm encine With the prcs-
emit issus. and endin the LIST day OF December. at
the re matk.biy le~ praee.ofs
ONE DOLLAR,
payable in advance. wewiiipubli.h the platforms
of the several political Conventions he and to be
held. respectively, at Cincinnati, Baltimore, asd
lphia; the letters of acceptance of the
eraa candidates. their antecedenss and political
Affiliations; and in fine, all the most Interesting
political developments which una transpire during
the campaisn. now already opened. and soon to be
come rife With incidents of extraordinary terest
we intend to make our campaign paper bold, de-.
eaded. aud IF possible. living power in the an
preaching contest, and TO that end We ask the co.
operation of thePafty throug houf the country Let
every Conservative Democrat Who 10 NOT already
subscriber. take the = - ~
"cAMpAlGAs sPlRif 81 JEFFERSON"
.or 81. months, nnt'ithis fight 10 over; If your
he'sho"r 10 too Poort to take IL. subscribe for II for
n'm Take two OF three numoers and distribute
them. let US all aid in building up and cons.I,,
oanng magnificent Organization in West yir.
gina. winch may be always relied upon to weld q
influence even beyond her own bnrd.rs Standing
MIDWAY, rs we do. between the Conservative marty
OF the South, and the great Democra TIC partv
North, we recognize them one party in present
aims. purposes and organization; and We mean to
advocate Through cancellations for the purpo..
"srrrst'ng The centrslizng tendency of the Fed
erai Government. We nail the coiors Of tbi. partx
to our mast. nd shall follow the airec,ion indie.
ted by their GsirEp Council. to be assembled Il,
Baltimore, on th, s'h ofJuy, 1872 ,Thi. we regard
as the duty and true policy for every Conservative
Democrat in the country to pureur.
-' ess e.7s JOHN ". DALGARN.
80. Publisher and Proprietor
40 ,tl1. 10, OF the Spirit of J, fcr son. I,
Inre4 1872.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23

eS-"T The P"r'nersh y Je,,ceen HE Repu5.
Hcn"s and PARTON cfthe D.mocrn,:c D.r,v.
Governor Jucob and his J.ien1s !. a Em;,e.,
me, and FIR specific purpose. the deten, 81
'he ne" n""sn'"''"" Tint accomplished,
the Repnb'ic"n portY miW cleo, n man of its
o,rn FIR G"rernor in Oc,ober - Er,ra.t fran,
a speech of chi T. B Scam, at Charleston.
July 6th. 1872.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23

IV>HE Sale of ..Har-wo,d" a. .dvertized n, Tho..
] G. Green. Trustee, will not he m.d.-,he same
having been -nj"in-d NJ. John A. washing T"n.
the owner IF '.Harewnod' has h.en In q. f.pIf
h"nsving h.en erj lined nv the Circuit couy, or his
C"un'v from mn king further payments ON hi, pur.
chsss rf tho n-oo~rtv.
Jolly %. 1872 1t. COOKE KENNEDY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTIsEMENTs.
ELECTION NOTICE.
THE BOARD of Supervisors of jefs,soS County
L having IN the
LIST day of April, 1872,
Passed the following ordinance, to wit:
-.BETr oRDA,N ID.
NOTICE.

ORDINANCE FIRST
whereas. The Board OF Supervisors of Jefferson
County. deet" II their duty to make every ieei1i
Estate III this County, and
Whereas They arc ron inced that the bc.t mean.
10 accomplish ibis d sirs result Is TO m.c.dnm.
izr our rosds. ann t" improve the igstinn ~, our
nav'eahie streams by judcious exp"ndi,ur. of
VIII enectuaiiS prevent its misappicstion, a.
Therefore. Be- it ord lined by The Board Of Super.
who're of J-ffsr-on county,
First-That the Capital Stoc X of h. Sn,bs IA g,
Chsriestnwn and Harpe,'s Ferry TURNPIKE Cu,nn..
ny: for the purpose of extending the same To the
half OF J.ffrr.on ounty ni 1--WE Tnou.a nd nnii.r.
subject to such conditions the Board of suuery,
sors or its successers nay prcscr,b.
Second That to the Capital Stock Of In. t,b.,,
town and Dnfialh's Turnpik- Cnmc.ny a .nh.
sc.'pti"n Of Five Th"nssnd Doll-rs is proposed ON
behalf OF j. fers"n C"uatv. auhj C. to such fu,nr.
conditioned the Board of suprrr isors or it's c.
cc.snfs NV nrescrbe
Ih'rd-T" the Capital Stock Of the Shenandoah
River Navigstlrn Company. n suhs, rint;nn 4. mn.
p"sed ON beha II Of Jrfrr.on County 81 trhr.e Thu,
sand '>"iars subject to shch future c.nditinns a.
h' b"ard OF SoIerviso's or its NAV nre-
scribe '- -
FI"rth-T" the Capital Stuck of the ch.rIestown
proposed on hehs II the County of Five Tloos. nal
Dollars subject Z" auch fu;nrr rtion. a. tn.
scribe. ~
Fihh-Thst pr II be opened at tho usual n,,c..
o. s",ns a. IN" next general eiecti"n. to- determine
me senrr OF tn gus i"d v"t-,s :hc Cnunty upon
said subscription. nd ,hrse voter, desir;n1 IN ~.
sent =" th- same. cha do b. R,lio.s On which
sha he *rtten or printed the ~nrd., fer tn. .nh.
scr'pt'nns. a d those vote. dr.irirR 20 cIpres,
them selves against said .ubAcriptiunr shall do 40
nv h."t. on which sha u hc written or printed tho
"g"insf snh'rr ptiors nd the Preside n, ~
the Rnard +hall give due and legal notice Of aid
r:cfon and vote. prescribedi in the Code OF Yves,
And the Ro. I'd having at a snt,.-q,ent meeting
paced an ord 'nnnc". ihat At tho aane time and
r'c's th.re 'h""id b" t"te tsk.n on the 7nc.tion
IF !. n additional .nh,c.irtinn nf scYcn Tbou.,na
D"list. to the Cnrit. Stuck Of tn. X ,hj.tovn ~
kl"om"rv rnrnrike COMPANY md III. boa I'd hsv.
i"e ale" at snhs"a"-nt meeting pas.ed an nrdi
nance" 'h.t At tn" ,ms nd places the,. should
h vote TAKEN on the question Of suh.c rihinr Too
Ihnn.and i've Hundred Dnlsrs to he m,r,jn.bu,1
m" ".'ner' Tnrnnike Cnmpsny-tfe cam, 10 he
rxp-nded IN this C"unty-in accordance with the
above ordinances, " "
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GRAPES /!

pERs0Ns wanting Grape. Tor table use. py.se,v.
ing or vim can be supplied with cho're fruit
% several v.rietiss srd in anv Qua n,ittes sitter
10Th "f August hv having rbeir o,dc., with Mr.
Gu.t.v Rr"wn. Cisrlsstovn or Mr.. W. r. Conrad
at III. V'nevsrdat Bsncv. MIL IN the fy srI.stown
and Rer,vviii. Turnpike. Orders should be .ept in
by lat Of Aurrst. = / : :
july 2s' 1872, tt'arke Courier copy .im..l
SRAHAH's celebrated mi1.ure a sure enr. md
~ preventive Of nisrrhe,, Dysente,v, CboI.r.
DC Evsrv family shnuId keep lynt IN the ho,,se
r,enarsd and for sale by ". 3 MASON.
/ HAVE just received. I.rz. addition 10 m y .tock
i nj Letter Paoer and EnveIo~e very rhesp
inv 70 i'12 w. 8. MASON,
TIE beet Fruit Jars hr family Avoid the
y hot work nfsreservipg = nd Ms.os 2. Patent
Fruit Jars With P'ocrisin lined rsr the he's, md
onIv j,r'r,. will an.wcr C. p. BEIIER
H.rner'- Ferry. July % 1872. -
SE.1LSG Wax for canning fruit. for. ..Ie h. the
n"n"d hy c.E Keller.
"tTER Cooters. Toilet setts end Brsss Ket
In,v % ,s7a MecURDY DUKE.
(toRN rEAI. sale by ..zzz.ss. ~ :.
JjoJuly %. 1872 MecURpY & DIXIE.
A LARGE stock of Cook Stoves. just rerei..dby
N July %. 1879. McCURDY &DUKE
MACHINE sHEETTNG-weh have lust r.ce;1ed
1Y1 TvilIed asd ~ OsnaburR for Machine sbest
inf. KEAReLEY SHEERER..
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23

re- Mr. Ignarious DonnelIy has written
letter declaring the RepuIican nomination for
Congress in the Firs, District. Minnesota. an
nouneiug his adherence to Greeley and Brown.