The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-10-02
MDDLEBURG, SNYDER COUNTY, Pa OCTOBER 2. 1879
Eiection l.rocIamation.


Election Proclamation.
NHEREAS, in and by an Act of the
w General Assembly in the State, en-.
titled. IAN Act 10 reg ilsto the general elections
OF this Commonwealth" enacted the ID day o
July. 1899 II Ia enioincd upon me TO give public
notice OF such elections to he held. and onnncrat,
what office,s to be clecied, therefore DANtKI
| Bolonner High Sheriff OF tho ia Of Snydcr, dc
hereby make known 90 the qualified yo.crs of said
county that adenersl Election will be held on the
IND TuesdNv of October next theiug tho 18th
OF the month. for the purpose Of eiec'ing tho so
veral persons hereinafter namct viz.
| one Person fnr tho oirca WJulxe Of the Su.
promo Court Of the Commonwealth OF pcnnsyl.
wants.
One person for the oNhco Of State Treasurer Of
| OF the state OF Pennsylvania
| One person f,r state senator from tho Couu-
and Perry.
oae p.rson for tho ofnee Of Mcmbc- Of the
House OF repro ientaisveSo VI Pennsylvania froa
| Union aad saydor counties.
oue person for the on, Of Prothonottry and
Clerk cf tho court OF the county OF snyder.
Ods person for the Office OF Regis,ct n Rscor-
| der ofnnydor county.
one pcsson for the Office Of District Attorney
OF snyder county.
| one person for tho ofnce county Commissioners
! OF Snyder county.
one perso for tho oinco orJury Commission.
or Tor snyder County.
| Ono person for the odico OF county Treasurer
tor tho county Of snyder.
one person for tho onico OF comfy Auditor for
the county OF Suder.
That the place of holding tho arorsalL dencraI
Election IA the several Districts OF said county
are as follows, 70 wit
| l district. at the Union school H1dsc, In Sc
| iusgrOve Borough.
III district, at the House Of Dauicl Hoyis In ant
/ for Perry township.
| III district, at the house Of Christopher Went
zel, In aud for Chipman township.
~ district at tho house Of Wan. MDycr, In and
for Washington township.
district, at the ho1ae o David kerstct ter IN
an J f1r Franklin township.
| vi district, at the house OF George A. mita Ia
and for Beaver township.
VII district, at IKE house of Jacob Miller I'm ant
| for West Beaver township.
! VII district, at the house of James d. Lon,
in and for Centre township
| TX district, at the house OF Lewis hmig in ant
| FOR Mi1dlecreok township.
| v district, nj the House OF arab 4. Miller In
| aud for Pom township.
| NI district AZ the school house In kratlcrvil @
| In and for jackson township.
| MI district, at the s'hpolhnuss nt hamDk
\ Dam In and for Monroe township
| XII district, at the house of John Fisher H.
and for West Perry town1bip.
XIV district, at the Court House In aud for thC
Borough of Middloburg
| Nv dis rict, at Port Treverton choDl House In
| for Upiup township.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
"Tbat every person. excepting Justices
Of the Peace, who shall hold an office or
appointment of profit or trust under the
|
or incorporated district, whether com
missionod officer or otherwise, subordi
nate officer or agent. 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
district aud also that every member OF
Congress and the State legislature, and
Of the select or common council of any ci-
ty. or commissioner of any incorporated
district. is by law incapable of holding or
exercising Mt the same time, the office or
appointment Of judge, inspector or clerk
Of any election of this Commonwealth, and
that no inspector. judge or any officer of
such election shall be eligible to be then
voted for.
"No person shall be permitted TO vote nj
any election as aforesaid, other than a
freeman of the age of twcnt y-one years or
more, who shall have resided in this State
at least one year, and in the election dis
trict where he offers TO vote at least ten
days Immediately preceding such election,
and within two years paid n State or coun-
ty tax which shall have been assessed ut
least ten days before the election. But n
citizen of the United States who has pre-
viously been n qualified voter Of this State,
and remove there from and returned, and
who has resided in the election district
and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be en-
titled to vote after residing in this State
six months. Provided, That the freemen.
citizens of the United States, between the
ages of twenty ole and twenty two years
who has resided in the election district as
aforesaid ten days, shall he entitled Ia
vote, although they shall not have paid
taxes.
mo person shall be permitted 70 vote whose
name is not contained in the list Of taxable inhab-
| itants furnished by the Commissioners, unless
first, he produce receipt for the payment within
two years of state or county tax assessed agreea
bly, to the Csnstittion. ana give satisfactory ovt
dence either ON his own oath or Affirmation or
| the oath or affirmation Of another that he has
paid such tax, or on failure 70 produce receipt
| shall maze oath to the payineut thereof or Sec
aud, II he claims right to vote by being an cleo
tor between the age Of twenty-ono and twenty two
years he shall depOse on oath or affirmation that
| he has resided In the state at least one year be
fore his appli cation and make such proof Of
residence IN tho d trict as II require by this at
aud that he does verify believe from the account :
given him that he is Of the aforsaid age and give
such other eyidener AZ Is required oy this act
vote shall bo inserted In tho alphbe,ical list.
by the Inspectors and note made opposite there
to by writing the word TAX II he shah be admit
ted to vote by reason ofhaying paid tax, or the
word AGE II he shall be admitted to vote by rea.
son Of such ago. shall he called to the olerk
who shall make the sanio notes In the st ofvotors
kept by them.
"lf any person shall vote at more than one cleo.
tion district, or otherwise fraudulently vote mere
than once ON the same day, or shall fraudulently
fold and deliver to the inspeetoi two tickets to-
gether with the infant lel ally To vote, Gdvise
and procure another so to do, he or they Offend
| ing shall on conviction be fined In any sum not
lees than nifty nor more than than ave hundred
dollars and DO imprisoned not less than three nor
moro than twelve months.
| fany person not qualified 10 vote in this
Commonwealth, agroeably 10 law Except the sous
OF unqualified ctizens,) shall appear at any place
OF election for the purpose Of issuing tickets in
auenoin the citizens qualified 10 vote he shall On
cony cton forfeit and pay any sum not exceeds n
| ono hundred dollars for every suoh ohense, an l
DO Imprisoned for any term not exceeding three
months.
Sec. I Be II enacted sc; That the qualified vo.
ters Of the several counties ofthis Coiumonwea h
| at all general township, borough ana special
| elections, are hereby, hereafter aulhorizei and
| required 10 vote, by tickets printed or written,
or partly written and partly psin,sd. seSeraiiy
classified Us follows one Ticket sh.l, sahras 2
TO be labelled cutside "ludieiaryi' Que ticket
shall embrace tho name ~ all s.ste officers voted
tor, and be labelled "Statei' ono ti,ket shall
embrace the names of all county officers voted
| tor Including OF senator member, and memhors
| OF assembly, n voted for, aud memhers OF con.
gress, II voted Cor and 10 be labelled county,
one ticket shall emhraeo tho, names OF all bar'
| "borough' snd each class shal be deposited In
| separate ballot boNes.
Sac, That It shall be tho duty OF tho sheriff.
In the several Counties Of this eommons cath,
to insegt in their ele,iion pIoclamauons, hereai-
ter issued, the ls section oftais act.
REGISTRY Law.
Ialso eiye oii,eiai notice 70 the s'eeiora ofsny-
| supplementait Co the act relai'ngto the eleeti N
Iof this commonwealth, sppfosed Araii, ith, A.
ID, isis II I. provided as follows,