The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-10-27

Twenty-nine persons for electors
u.one person tor Rspresentatye n Congress for the
one bers6n for senator for the Xvth district com
posed Of the counties OF uoluia0id, Lyconlng' Mon
.ufNo persons for Assembly. ta ~.
Two persons ~ AsiOrlate Judges Of ulo conn,y Of
one Ierson for sheriff ..c.i. ~ .tiu. b, 3.
Two persons for jury ConmissiOncr,bn but no elcctor
TO vote Cor more Than one ~, person no,,. a., r,e
several districts sinai be opened mt seven Ccluc!. IN
the forenoon. aud shah continue open without inter-
evening mhen.the pollswlh be closed. -,
rlrEllant tp the provisions contained IN me lsth
sectoli uf the Att Of the General Assembly beng
"A further Supplement TO the act regulating eqc-
tuns IN this Commonwealth" approved Jan 80. ls,i.
oHicors OF election snail proceed TO count "A the
votes cast f0r each enhidnte voted for and mike
5ad @ 'H Il s o} S iTts t6s We y5es ec5ya TSiyya
by each candidate shall be given after his or he
nauIo irst IN words and again In ngurrs aud shall
he slgnndby all Of said onlcers and certified by over;
scCrs. II any, or II not 80 certified the UVersees aug
them, shall write upon each Of the returns his or
their reasons for not signpg or certifying them.
and fuzzy declared nom the wnaOw 70 the citizens
present, and Il brief statement showing the votes
received by each tahdldate shall be made and signed
y the election officers thevOte Is counted,
and the same shall be Immediately posted up on thp
door Of the election house for information OF thc
public The triplicdte returns shall be enclosed ia
envelopes and be sealed I'm presence of the 0nCers,
and one envelope With the ulsealed return sheet
Voters tay-paper and oaths OF oficeri ana another
OF said envelopes shalt he given to the minority IN
spcctor. All Judges Lying within twelve miles oi
the prOthUnotary'S ONCE, or within tweilty-fonf
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 0tter 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 nrOthOnotnry ot the court ol
common pleas Of the county, which said return sheet
shall be He'd ANA the day and hour Of llng marked
thereon ond shall be preserved by the prothonutary
fer public inspection. s.
Also, that where aJudge, by sickness or unavOda-
BILE accident IS unable Onttend then the certificate
or return shall be taken charge of by one Of the IN
speCtos or clerks Of the election Of tht district whC
shall do and perform the. duties required OF said
Judge unable to attend.
Tie following Act Of Assembly. regulating the
mode Of voting IN the Commonwealth Of Peunsyi
vana, was passed. March H. 1sds, aud reads titus:
SECTION l. BE IL enacted hy the Senate aud ilou5t
Of Representative Of the Commonwealth of PCnnSNl
yana In General Assembly met, ana II Is hereby en-
voters of the several districts In the several counties
Of tns commonwealth at ali general, township, Dor
ough and special elections, are hereby hereafter
authorised ana required to vote BY tickets printed o
ally classified as tJllOws one ticket shall embrace
the names OF al Judges of Courts voted for ant
labelled, outside, "Jnuclary;, one ticket SHAH en-
brace the names Of all the state officers voted for
The names OF all county officers voted for, includinl
| the Office Of senator, aud Members Of as
sembly, II voted Tor, and members OF Congress-
voted Tor ana be labelled county; one ticket ssll
embrace the nmes of all township Officers voted for
and be labelled 'rownship;n one ticket shall Gnu
Grace the names OF all borough officers voted for AM
De labelled thorough"
SUCTION 2. That 1t shall he the duty OF the sheri1
in the several counties OF the commonwealth TO in
srt In their election prOcamatiOnS, hereafter lssue
tine first section OF this hct.