The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

ono person for Governor Of the commonwealth OF
PENNSYLVANIA,
one person for senator for the XVIII district con-
posed Of the counties Of Columbia, Lycoming, Mon
One person for Associate Judge Of the county Of
columbia
one person for Protnonotary,
one person for Register and Recorder.
one person for Treasurer
Three persons ior Commissioners, Out no clcctor
TO vote Tor more than two ncrSuns.l
Three persons for Auditors, out no elcctor to vote
for more than two pcrsonsD 49,.
II Is further directed that the election polls OF mo
several districts shall be opened at seven o'clock IN
the forenoon and shall continue open without inter-
ruptlOn or adjournment untl seven o'clock In inc
evening when the polls win be closed. .,..,.
Pursuant TO the provisions contained IN thG l8lh
Section Of the Act OF the General Assembly being
"A further supplement to the act regulating olcc-
tions In this commonwealth approved Jan; ao 80.
officers VI election shall proceed to count all the
votes cast for each candidate voted for. and Iuose
fun return q the same in trlpllcotc with return
by each candidate shall he given after his or hGI
sccrS II any on II not 50 certified, the OvcrsegrS ana
any officer refusing TO sign or certify or either Of
them, shall write upon each of the returns his or
| their reasons for not signing or certifying them
The NQlc, as soon rs cOuntch, Sl3ll also ne puuu,y
present and q brief statement showing the votes
received by each candidate shan be made ana signed
aud the same shah be Immediately posted up on The
door Of the election house Tor information of the
|
envelopes and lie sealed I'm presence OF the officers
and one envelope, with the unsealed return sheet
given TO the Judge, which shall contain one list Of
voters, taypapCr, and oahs Of officers, and another
| Of said envelopes shall he given 10 the minority IN
| spCctOr All Judges living within twelve miles o
| the prothOuotnry's Office. or within tWenty-fOul
miles, II their residence be IN town. village or city
| upon the line OF n railroad leading to the county
seat, shah. before two o'clock post meridian OF The
day after the election and all other Judges shall
| before twelve o'clock meridian Of the second day
after the election deliver said return together viii
| return sheet, to the prothonQtary " the court %
common pleas uf the county, which said return ShoC
shall be flpd aud the day and hour Of Ming marked
thereon and shall be preserved by the prOthOnOtIl
| for public inspection.
| Also. that where n Judge by sickness or unavolda
BILE accident IS unable to attend then the certlicat
or return shall be taken charge of by Of the in
specors or clerks Of the election Of the district, wh
shall do and perform the duties required OF Sal(
Tie following Act OF Assembly. regulating tht
| mode of voting In the commonwealth Of pennsyl
| vana, was passed March lG 1868, and reads thus:
| SECTION 1. BE II enacted by the Senate ana llOuS
| Of Representative Of the commonwealth OF pCnnSNl
| vana In General Assembly met and 1t IS hereby en-
acted 10y the authority Of the same that the quallile
voters OF the several districts in the several coune
| OF this commonwealth, Mt all general, township Dor
| ough and special elections, are hereby heremte
authorised ana required to vote by tickets printed
| written or partly printed and partly written sever
| ally classified follows: one ticket shall culhrac
the names Of all Judges of Courts voted for, am
| labelled. outside, "Judclary;' one ticket shall en-
brace the names OF all the state Officers voted foi
and to he labelled estate" one ticket shall embrace
the names OF all county officers voted for including
| the Office Of Senator, and Members OF As
| scuhh, If voted for, and members Of Congress,
voted for and be labelled county one ticket sla
embrace the names Of all township officers voted ol
and be labelled "Iownship;' one ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all borough officers voted FOR, an
| be labelled thorough"
| SECTION 2 That IL shall be the duty Of the Shcri
in the several counties OF the commonwealth to In
sert In their election prOClamaOns hereafter issue
the first section of this act.