Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-02-15
Election Proclamation,

sunbury, January 27,1s7S. Prothonotary.
Election Proclamation,
WHEREAS, by au Act passed by the Leeis-
w lsture of this Commonwealth. IL Ia made
the duty of the Sheriff of every county to rive
notice of an election to be held ut the time and
places OF holding election for township and mu-
nicpal officers of said election districts for the
purpose of voting for or against the Act known
as the Local Option Law approved the 27th day
OF March, A. d. 1872, which provides as follows
SEC. /. BE IL enacted, DC, That on the third
Friday in Marcn, Que thousand eight hundred
and seyenty-three, In every city and coun-
ty Of this Commonwealth. and at the anuu-
al municipal elections every third year thereafter,
in every such city and county, il shall be the du-
ty of the inspectors and judges OF the election in
the cities and counties, to receive tickets, either
written or printed, from the legal voters OF sid
cities and coAnties, labelled the outside "Il-
cense 'ant GA the inside for license, " or against
license" and to deposit said ticket In : box pre-
rided for that purpose by said inspector and
judges. as is required by law in the case Of other
tickets received, shall be counted, and a return
of the same made to the Clerk of the Court of
Quarter Sessions of the peace OF the proper coun-
ty, duly certified as II is required BY law which
certificates shal be laid before the judges of said
court at tue first meeting OF said count after said
election shall be held, and shall be filed with the
other records of said court aud 1t shall be the
duty OF mayors of Cities and sheriffs of counties,
or Of any other officer whose duty it may be to
perform such service, to give due public notice
oil such special election above provided for, three
weeks previous to the time of holding the same,
and also three weeks before such election every
third year thereafter: Proyided, that this act
shall not be construed to repeal or affect any spc-
cial law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating IL
quors. or prohibit the granting OF licenses Pro
riGsa, that when the municipal and township
elections in any county or city do not occur on
the third Friday in March, the elections provided
for in this section shall be held on the day fixed
for the msnicipe elections in said county: Anl
!7'opdsH, Jurther, that all licenses granted after
the first of January. one thousand eight hundred
and seyenty-three, shall cease. determine and be-
come void or the first day of April, one thou
sand eight hundred and seycnty-threc, If the dis
tr!ct fer which they shall be granted determines
against the grating of license aud the treasu-
reg OF the proper county shall then refund to the
holder Of such license the moneys so paid there
for, for which the said trcssurers shall be enti-
tied to credit in their accounts with the COM
!nonwealth.
SIC. ,. That in receiving aud countIug,- and
m kins returns of the votes cast, the inspectors.
Gdfas and clerks of said election, shall be- gov
eruet b! tie laws ofthis Commonwealth rcgu.at-
ing general elections; and M the penalties uf
said election laws are hereby extended to and
shall apply to tae 'oters, inspectors, Judges and
clerks, voting at ana attending upon the election
held under the provisions Of this act.
SECTION g. Whenever ny the returns Of cleo
tions IN any city or county aforesaid, it shall dp
pear that there Is majority against license, it
shall not be lawful for any court or board Of
license commissioners to issue any llcoHsc for the
sale OF spiriiuous, vuOus, malt OF other intoN-
eating liquors, or any admiXture thereof, ia said
city or county, at any time thereafter, until an
election as above provided, majority shall vote
In favor of license Progidsd That nothing con-
tanned in the provisions Of this act shall prevent
the issuing of licenses to druggists the sale of
liquors for medicinal and manufacturing purpo-
ses Proridsd, That the citizens Of tho borough
Of Lebanon shall vote upon the question on the
third Friday of March, one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy.three, on the same day and
time when the townships of the county of Leba-
non hold their spring elections.
WILLIAM ELLIOTT,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JAMES RUTAN,
Speaker of the Senate
Appror.G.-The twenty-seventh day of March,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two. JNO. W. GEARY.
Therefore, I, s. II. RoTHERMEL, High Sheriff of
Northumberland county, do hereby make known
and proclaim to the qualified voters of Noubum-
berland county, that an election will be held for
that purpose, on FRIDAY, the 2lst day of FEB
RUARY, a. D. 1873, at the following places and
districts within the county, TO wit
Sunbury, West Ward ut the Court House. Sun-
bury, Pa. East Ward at the public house o T.
| T. Drumheer.
Upper Augusta township, st the public mouse
Of Joel Bitterman.
Lower Augusta township, at the public house
of Peter Dunkelberger.
Northumberland borough at the public hoase
| of Jerry Yordy.
| Point District. at the house OF Mrs. johnson,
| in the borough OF Northumberland.
! Milton, South Ward, at the house Of C. W.
| Sticker; North Ward, at the public house Of J.
| NJ. HUFF.
Turbm township, at the house of Abraham
| Kissinger.
| Delaware township, at the house of Datesman
\ and Heckle.
Chillisquaque, at the house of Charles Hart
| man.
Watsontown, lower room of Academy build
| ing.
| Lewis township, at the house OF D. II. Drris-
| bach, iu Turbutyille borough. rr..t
! Shamokin township, at the house of 7. Nesbii.
! Upper Mahanoy township, at the house Of
Little Mahauoy township, at the house ofCon-
| rad Raker.
Lower Mahanoy, at the house of A. Roader-
mel.
Rush township, at Liberty Pole school house.
jackson township. at the house Of John Al
| bert, Herndon, Pa. ID.
Coal township, al the house Of job Donneys
shsmnkin borough, East Ward, at the house OF
| VIM. NJ. Weaver West Ward, at the house OF
| Patrick Kairns.
zeree township, at the house of Thomas
| Fouids, Jr.
Cameron township, at the house of G. W.
| Betz, GOwen City.
Jordan township, at The house of Jacob Masser.
| Mt Carmel borough, at the Mt. Carmel House.
| Washington township, ut the house of IL. c.
| Fisher.
McEwensyille, at the house of Henry Reeder.
| Turbutville, at the house ef Simon Opp.
| Mt Carmel township, at the Rouse OF Michael
| Graham.
Riverside boroEsh, at the public school house
| of said borough.
suydertowp, a. the public house Of William
| Farrow. .. -.
Given under my hand, at my Office, in Sunbury
this 2sth day of January, In the year of our Lord
| one thousand eight hundred aud seventy.thre
aud in the ninety seventh year Of the Iudepep-
dence of the United States.
4 8. II. RoTHERNEL, Sheriff.