The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-10-13
N.Y. PA


Twenty-nlne persons for electors. ~
one person Tor Representative in Congress TOT inc
one person for Senator for the XVIII district com
posed Of the counties Of columbia, Lyconihs' Muh-
Two persons for Assembly.
two persons for Associate Judges OF the county OF
one person for sheriff
Two pcrsons for Jury Commissioncr(but no olector
S rheT n P dected @ Rat ne election polls of the
several districts sha be opened at seven o'clock IN
the forenoon and shall continue ulen Mlthvut inter-
ruption adjournment until seven O'Clock In the
evening when the polls win be closed ..,,.
Pursuant TO the provisions contained In thr lSlh
section Of the act OF the General Assembly renE
~ fuithcr supplement to the act regulating elcc-
sFc1ioS i3 As soon as the l,6lls shall close, the
officers of election shall proceed TO count an the
votes cast for each candidate voted for. and make
| fu return Of the same IN tTiplcate, with return
sheet In addition in all Of which the votes received
| hy each candidate shall be given after his Or her
name rst in words and ngain in figures, ana shali
he signed by a Of said officers uId cerliied ny oNe1
srcrS n any, or not certified, the uNerrcrS ph
any oiicei refusing 10 sign or cgrtllA ur Ii'i w w
thtm shall write upon each Of the returns rs or
their reasons for not signing Gr csIl,tIinE niin
The vote as soon ns couhted, shell also nc pu9Hyi.
ana fully declared from the window TO the tllhch'
| present, ana q brief stniemoni shoNihg Wy wv
by the election officers as rs III" vote Is counted
and the same shall be Immediately puslGd up oh w. th,
door OF the election house for ihlnrinauun ul ",
public. The rlplicatC returns snail be enclosed II
envelopes and be- sealed IN presence ol te uulcers
! given to the Judge, which shall contain one list q
voters tally-nupcr and Oaths Of officers, ana nnutne
of said envelopes shall be given 10 lhe minority III
| spectOr. All Judges living within twelve miles o
the nrohonotaNs office, or within tWehly-i9 iu
miles, II their residence bc in a town, village or Clt,
upon the line Of u railroad leading 10 the count,
seat, shall. before two O'Clock post meridian oi ~
day after the election. ana All other Judges Sh9l
| before twelve o'clock moridln Of the second Ga
after the election deliver sNid return, together VIII
return sheet, to the pr0honotary Of the court q
common pleas of the county, which said return Shce
shall be fled and the day and hour Of Ming malke
thereon, and shall he preserved by the pIuthohotai,
| fer public inspection. .
| Also that where a Judge, by sickness or unavCid0
bic accident is unable to attend, then the cert neat
or return she'll be taken charge If bv one Of tile ~
| SpccOrs or clerks Of the election Of tile district, WI
| shan do and perform the duties required ot sal
Tie Following Act Of Assembly. regulating IN
mode of voting IN the commonwealth ot pennSy
vania. was passed March 49, lSGS, and reads thus:
SECTION ]. BE II enacted by the Senate and lious
= Of Representative cf the CommonW,9!th 3i ICnlsy
yania In General Assembly met Hud II l. hereby 81
acted nv the authOrtEOf the same that the quslHe
voters Of the several districts In the several couIlt
OF this commonwealth at all general, lWnShln, 20
| Ourh end special clecuons, arc HeItuN nGrt9luy
authorised and required TO vote by tickets printed
wrltten, or partly printed aud partly written SeVe
| ally classified us follows: one ticket shall cmbrat
| the names Of nj Judges OF courts voted for, an
labelled, outside "ludClaiy - one ticket snail en-
brace the names OF all the state officers voted 70
, and to be labelled "State;' one ticket snail cnnro'
| the names Of all county officers voted tur lhcllul
| the Office of Senator and Members or \
| scmhv. II voted for, and members of congress.
| voted for, and he labelled "COunty;' one ticket sh0
embrace the names Cf all township officers voted Io
, | and be labelled ''TOwnshipt' one ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all borough upCoIs NOtedior az
Il be labelled "B1rOugh.'
SECTION q That It shall he the duty Of the Shcr
: in the several counties Of the commonwealth 10 I
Sprt in their election pr0CamatlOnS, hereafter sSu
II | the first section of this act.