Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-02-08
Election Procla nation,

| ounpury. dhnuary Sf,loio FTOtnOnOtRty.
| Election PrOcla nation,
| VITHEREAS, by an Act passed by the Jegls-
| w lature OF this Commonwealth. It is made
| the duty OF the Sheriff Of every county to give
notice Of an election to be held at the time and
places of holding election for township aud mu
nicpa officers of said election districts, for the
purpose of voting for against the Act known
| rs the Local Option Law approved the 2Tth day
| OF March, A. ID. 1879, which provides rs follows :;
| SEC. l. BE q enacted, de-, That on the third
Friday In Narcn, one thousand eight hundred
and sevehty-three, In every city and coun-
ty of this Commonwealth, and at the annu-
al municipal elections every third year thereafter
In every such city and county, II shall be the du
ty OF the inspectors and Judges OF the election In
the cities and counties, TO receive tckets either
written or printed, from the legal voters of said
cities and counties, labelled on the outside eli
cense "snd on the lnside"fcr license, or" against
license" and to deposit said ticket In box pro-
vided for that purpose by said inspectors and
judges, as ia required by law in the case Of other
tickets received, shall be counted, and return
Of the same made to the Clerk of the Court OF
Quarter Sessions Of the peace OF the proper cOun-
~, duly certified as II Ia required by law; which
certificates shall he laid before the judges of said
court at the first meeting of said court after said
election shall be held, and shall be filed with the
other records OF said court and 1t shall be the
duty of mayors of cities, and sherffs ofcounties,
or of any other officer whose duty II may be to
perform such service, to give due public notice
of 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 Prorded, that this act
shall not be construed to repeal affect any spe-
cial law prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating IT,
quors, or prohibit the granting OF licenses Pro
ridtd, 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 municipcl elections In said county and
prorided, further, that all licenses granted after
The first Of January, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy three, shall cease, determine and be-
come void on the first day of April, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-three, If the dis
-: - .,li-t .- -~h-,, s---.-a a"t"rm'nes
against the granting of license and the treasu-
rer Of the proper county shall then refund to the
holder Of such license the moneys so paid there
for. for which the said trcasurers shall he ent-
tied to credit in their accounts with the Com
| monwealth.
| SEC. 2. That in receiving and counting, and
making returns OF the votes cast the inspectors,
Judges and clerks OF said election, shall bc gov
| crncd by the laws ofths Commonwealth regulat-
! ing general elections and all the penalties of
! said election laws are hereby extended TO and
shall apply to the voters, inspectors, judges and
clerks, voting at and attending upon the election
held under the provisions of this act.
| SECTION .. Whenever by the returns of olec
tions in amy city or county aforesaid, II shall ap-
! pear that thrre IL majority against license, il
shall not be lawful for any court or board Of
license commissioners 10 issue any license for the
sals oC sniri,'i,r.s yinnus nil ~ other ;ntoyi.
eating liquors, or any admiNturo thereof, In said
ci,y or unty at any time thereafter. nniil A. an
election n, ahoy. nroyided n majority SHAH yot.
| in favor Of license ProTd,d, That nothing con-
tanned in the provisions OF this act shall prevent
the Issuing Of licenses to druggists, the sale of
srs Pror;deJ, That the citizens of the boropTh
/ Of I Iehanan ,b,ll vote nnnu Tho one.,,or ~, ,Gn
third Frisay nS March one tboussnd si',b, ~ bnn.
! drea and sev.nr . ,hree ON IN. .ano 10, ard
time when tbe toynsbin, of ,hs connty oS eha. "
| non hold their snrinrr eic,tions
''.'O'' '' AO'' 'N'" of''"S WfiIiaW ELLIOTT
! f1 spess,r of the Uouse of Rrpre.eutatiye,.
! .--. y y '',''.''-' LANES RITThN
...- Speaker of the senate.
Apna pomni one thousand eipht hundred and
! snyen,vtwo - - mo NJ GEARy
Thcrefore, 7. s, II. RoruERMsI'. Hiyh sbrriif of
| yortbumbarI,nd conn,y do bsrehy ri. tro,r,
| and nrocInim n, he on, ,iGed yotsrs nS Nor,bn",I
| herand county. that an election viii he held for
| M, nn,,,osa ~, FpIn.y ,ho OF, a., ~ Erp
| RUARY' A. ID. Is73 M he foIIowing nlncss ana
| districts within ,he connfy 70 si,
arn,,,,r,. W., W., -, Hon.. So,
onn,hry' Me.t Wara' al inc court HOUSE sun
9nrS, m; East Ward at the public house oi T.
| !. prumhelier
=, Jppet 1S nugnsta 'o"nship AZ the puohc mouse
oi Joei ntterhah'
| Lower augusta to"nshlr, al the puollc house
| o' retst puhNeioetGer.
% 'or.n",hperiaho n,i borough NJ the Puone mousse
| OF Jury lordy'
| ront pistrct, ~ lhe mouse oil Mrs' Johnson,
| III tne norongh oi Northhinoerlanh'
hlI'oh' South Mhtu' al tne homse OF u w
| SUCKER NoIth N"rh, al the puone mouse oI u
NJ; hun
| Iurout township, Al the house oil Abraham
Kissinger. .-
Delaware township Al the mouse or Datosinan
ana heeSle'
Chnii'squaqae, at the mouse oi Charies Hart
man
"atsontown, lower room OF Academy oalld-
! ing.
Lewis township, at the house Of d. II. Dreis-
bach, IN InroHtN'Iie borough.