Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-10-03
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH
sheriE,s Procla amation..


in the said county of Northumberland, on
TUESDAY, the 18th of OCTOBER, 1873,
for the purpose of electing the several per-
sons hereinafter named, viz:
One person for the office of Judge of the
/ Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
! One person for the office of State Treasu-
rer of the State of Pennsylvania
! One person in conjunction with the
counties of Union, Snyder and Perry, for
the Office Of State Senator of Pennsylvania
Two persons in conjunction with the
county of Montour for the Office of Member
of the House Of Representatives of Penn
/ sylvania
/ One person for the office of Register and
| Recorder, Register of Wills and Clerk of
/ the Orphans Court for said county
One person for the office of County Trea-
surer for said county
1 One person for the Office Of Commissioner
for said county
Two persons for Jury Commissioners for
the county of Northumberland
/ One person for County Auditor for said
county
/ also hereby make known and give no.
tice that the place of holding the Aforesaid
.
districts and townships within the county
of Northumberland, are as follows, to wit !:
/ Sun5ury, West Ward at the Court House,
Sunbury, Pa. East Ward, at the public
house Of L. I. Drumheller
Upper Augusta township, at the public
house of Joel Bitterman
Lower Augusta township, at the public
house of Peter Dunkelberger
Northumberland borough at the public
house of q. W. Donahue
Point District at the house Of Mrs. john
son. in the borough of Northumberland
Milton, South Ward, at the house Of G.
w. Sticker North Ward, at the public
house of j. NJ. Huff
Turbut township, at the house OF Abra-
ham Kissinger
Delaware township, at the house of Will
liam IIile
ChillisquaQue, at the house of Charles
Watsontown, lower room of Academy
Lewis township, at the house of D. IL.
Dreisbach, in Turbutvllc borough
Shamokin township, at the house of I. II.
Nesbit
Upper Mahauoy township, at the house
of John ii. Geist
Little Mahanoy township, at the house
of Conrad Raker
Lower Mahanoy, at the house of A.
Roadarmel
Rush township, at Liberty. Pole school
bouse
jackson township, at the house OF John
Albert, IIerndon, Pa
Coal township, at the house Of Job Don
neys
Shamokin borough, East Ward, at the
house of VIM. NJ. Weaver; West Ward, al
the house of Patrick Kairns
Zerbe township, at the house of Thomas
Foulds, jr
Cameron township, at the house Of G
: w. Snyder Gowen City
Jordan township, at the house Of Jacot
Masser
Mt. Carmel borough, at the Mt. Carme
House
Washington township, at the house of II
e. Fisher
5 McEwensville, at the house of Henr,
= Reeder
Turbutville. at the house of Simon Opp
Mt. Carmel township, at the house o
Michael Graham
Riverside borough, at the public schoo
house of said borough
Snydertown, at the public house Of vii
: liam Farrow
o The general election in all the Wnrls, Town
ships, Districts and BorouGhs Of the county Is I
be opened between the hours of six and seven o
- clock in the forenoon, and shall continue withou
interruption or adjournment until seven ocloc
d IN the evening, when all polls shall be closed.
7, Every person excepting Justices of the Peace
who shall hold any Office or appointment Of pre-
: fit or trust under the Government of the Unite
States, Of this State, of any city or incorpC
!, ratep district, whether commissioned officer
x otherwise, II subordinate officer or agent, who
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- cutive or Judiciary departments of the State
e the United States or Of any city or incorporate
=, district, aud also every member Of Congress or
/" the State Legislature, and of the Seleclorc
V Common Councils of any city, or Conn., M HI
of any Incorporated district, is by law ~" n,,i ~
e of hoi&ing or exercising at the same or cierr n
- or appointment of Judge, insps1th and M in
any election of this CommOp' ~ nnv such elce
spector, Judge or other eFito be voted for. WV
'iom snail oe e!lgih'e y Judges of the election
ne shall meet nj H. respective places appointed 70
to snd,i n.cGt "t tioE in the district to which he
Id holding tne belong, before seven O'Clock in tn
IL ooroS y, and each Of said Inspectors shall ap
ne: one clerk, who shall be a qualified voter o
= Heh district.
In case the person who shall have received th
second highest number of votes for inspecto
~ shall not attend on the day OF any election, thei
S the person who shall have received the secont
highest number OF votes for Judge at the mex
preceding election shall act as inspector in hi
Plo'c' AuV III edee tue PERSON VINO enall nav
= received the highest number of votes for inspec
y, tor shall not attend, the person elected judg
!. = shall appoint an inspector In his place-and Il
case the person elected judge shall not attend
then the inspector who received the highest nun
- Der Of votes shall appoint Judge In his place
or II any vacancy shall continue In the board 70
, the space of one hour after the time fixed By lay
for the opening of the election, the qualified vot
ers Of the township, ward or district for whic
such officers shall have been elected, present a
such election, shall elect one of their number /
!. fill such vacancy.
u II shall be the duty of the several assessors @
Il each district to attend at the place of holdin
} every general, special or township election, dun
ing the whole time said election is kept open, fo
the purpose of giving information to the inspeC
tors and judges, when called on, in relation t
the right of any person assessed by them to vot
at such election, or such other matters in rela
ion 10 the assessments of voters as the said II
speetors or either of them shall from time /
~ time require.
ID No person shall be permitted to vote at an
al election, as aforesaid, other than a freeman
(, the age of twenty-one years or more, who sha
have resided In the State at least one year, an
Sc In the election district where he offers his vote
least ten days mmedia ely preceding such ele