The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-10-01
AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA,
one person for Governor of the Commonwealth q.

one person for Governor OF the Commonwealth ~
Pennsylvania.
one person tor atate Treasurer
one person FOR senator for the XVIII district, com.
posed OF the counties OF Columbia, Lycoming, Mon
tour and sullivan.
one person for Associate Judge Of the county OF
columbia.
one person for Prothonotary.
one person for Register and Recorder.
one person for Treasurer.
Three persons for commissioners, (but no clcctor
10 vote Tor more than two pcrsons)
Three persons Tor Auditors, out no ecctor TO vote
Tor more than two personsD
II Is further directed that the election polls Of the
several districts shall bc opened at seven o'clock In
the forenoon ana shall continue open without inter
ruptl0n or adjournment until seven o'clock I'm the
evening when the polls viii be closed.
Pursuant TO the provisions contained IN the 18th
Section of the Act Of the General Assembly being
"a further supplement TO the act regulating cleo
tions In this commonwealth, approved Jan. 30, 1874
SECTION 49, As soon as the polls shall close, the
onlcers OF election shall proceed to count All the
votes cast for each candidate voted for, and make
full return Of the same In trpllcatc with a return
bS each candidate shall be given after his or her
name frs I'm words and again I'm figures, and snail
be signed 10y all OF said OCerS and certified by over
secrs If any on II not certified, the ovcrscCrs aud
any officer refusing to sign or certify or either of
them, shall write upon each Of the returns hE or
their reasons FOR not signing or certifying them.
The vote rs soon as counted, shall also he publicly
ana tully declared from the window to the citizens
present, AVID Il brief statement showing the votes
received by each candidate shall be made and signed
Oy lhe election OlcerS Us soon as the vote is counted
and the same shall be Immediately posted up on the
door of the election house for information of the
envelopes and be seated In presence of the officers
aud one envelope, with the unsCalcd return sheet,
given to The. Judge, which snail contain list OF
NottTS taS paper ana oaihS OF officers and another
OF Sald envelopes shall be given to the minority in
spcctOr. All Judges living within twelve miles OF
the prOthOnotaNS S uilicc, or within twcnty-fOur
miles, II their residence be In town, village or City
upon the line of railroad leading to the county
seat shall. before two O'Clock post meridian of the
day after the Clcction and an other Judges shall.
before twelve o'clock meridian Of the second day
return sheet, to the pruthOnOtary OF the court OF
common pleas Of the county, which said return sheet
thereon, ana shall be preserved by the pruhUnotary
for public Inspection.
Also, that where a Judge, by sickness or unavoda-
Die accident Is unable to attend then the certificate
or return shall be taken charge OF by one Of the in
SpectOrs or clerks Of the election OF the district who
sh4ll do and perform the duties required Of said
The following Act OF Assembly. regulating the
mode OF voting In the Commonwealth Of PennSyl-
Vanla, was passed March 10 lS6S, and reads thus:
SECTION /. BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representative Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl.
vana in General Assembly met and 1t is hereby en-
acted by the authority Of the same that the qualified
OF this commonwealth, at all general, township Dor.
ough and special elections, are hereby hereafter
written or partly printed and partly written sever
ally classified rs follows: one ticket shall embrace
the names OF all Judges of Courts voted for, and
labelled, outside "IudlCary;" one ticket Shall EN-.
brace the names OF all the State officers voted for
and TO be labelled "Statc' one ticket shall embrace
the names of all county officers voted for including
sembly, If voted for, and members OF Congress- II
voted for and beabellcd "COunty :" one ticket shall
embrace the names OF all township officers voted for
and be labelled ''TOwnShp;' one ticket Shall EN-.
brace the OF all borough officers voted for and
be labelled thorough"
SECTION 2. That 1t shall be the duty Of the sheriff
In the several counties Of the Commonwealth to in.
sert In their election prOcamatOns hereafter issued
the first section of this act.