Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-11-01
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ELEoTIoN PROCLAMATION


sembly Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
entitled "An Act to regulate the General Reetioi
within this Commonwealth, /" II Is cnjoined upor
the SHERIFF. Of the several counties to give publ,
notice Of such election, the places where to b,
held. aud the officers to be elected,
THEnEYoRE, l. W. ROSS MCPHERSON, High
Sheriff Of Clearfeld county, do hereby give Pub
lie Notice to the electors Of the county Of Clear
field, that a general election will be held on
TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE FIRST MoNpAY oF No.
VENEER being the 9TH day Of the month";, at tn,
several election districts in said county, at which
time and place the qualified voters win vote
For twenty mine electors for President aud Vice
President;
For one person to represent the counties Of Clear.
field, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Mifllin and Union,
(boing the XXth District) in the Congress OF
the United States.
For one person TO represent the counties oil
Clearhcld, Centre and Clinton, 1.-THE XXXIVth
District In the Senate Of this Commonwealth
For one person for Assembly, to represent the
county Of Clearheld, In the House Of Represent
atives Of this Commonwealth.
For one person for the Office OF Sheriff. Of Clear
field county for three y>ars W.
For two persons to serve in the capacity Of Associ
ate Judges Of Cleard'ld county for hve years.
For one person TO serve as District Attorney Of
Clearheld county for three years
For one person to serve AZ Jury Commissioner Of
Clearheld county for three Sesis. ...0
The electors Of the county of Clcarfeld will take
notice that the said election will be held at the
following places, viz;
Burnside borough at the public school house in
said borough.
clearheld borough, at the Court House
curwensvillc borough, at the house Of the late
Isaac Bloom. NIIff.
Houtsdaie borough, at the public house Of VIM.
Parker, in said borough.
Lumber City borough, at the public school house.
Newburg borough, at the school house, in said
borough NI.
New Washington borough, at the public school
house, In said borough.
0sceoa borough, nt the public house Of Milo
Hoyt in said borough.
waaceton torough, at the public school house
in said borough.
Bcccaria township, at the Union Hotel, in Glen
Hope. H ll al
Boil township, at the house n Esbert Mehaticy.
Bloom township, at the house Of the late James
Bloom, sr.
b Boggs township, at the house Of Edward Albert
Bradford township, at the house Of Jacob Pierce.
Brady township, at the public house Of William
Schwcm, jr., In Luthersburg.
Burnside township, at Young's school house.
Chest township, at the public school house near
Simon Rorabaugh's.
Coyington township, Mt the school house in Mul.
sonburg.
Decatur township, at Centre school house.
Ferguson township, at the house Of John Greg.
ory, formerly occupied by Thos. Robson, (liroad-
way)
Girard township, at Congress Hill school house.
Goshen township, at the public school house al
shawyille.
Graham township at the house Of the late Jacob
Huber.
Greenwood township, at the public house Of
Samuel Huligan, In said township.
Gulich township, at the public school house, In
Janesyillc.
Huston township, at the house Of 'he late Jesse
Wilson. f
Jordan township, at the public school house, in
Ansonvillc.
Karthaus township, at Brdgen's school house.
Knox township, at Turkey ilill school house.
Lawrence township, at the Court House, Ia the
borough OF Clearheld. .
Morris township, at the house formerly occupied
by Thomas kyler. fNf .MNI UNl VI
Penn township, at tho hotel formcry kep, by
W. w. Anderson.
Pike township, at the house of the late Isaac
Bloom, In the borough Of Curwensvillc.
Union township, nj the house Of d. \. Drubakcr
Woodward township, at tho house Of Thomas
Henderson.
AN ACT regulating the mode Of voting at all
elections In the several counties Of this Com
monwcalth, approved the 0oth day Of March,
A. ID. 1s66, viz.
SECTION |. De Il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, and II Is
hereby enacted by authority Of the same, That the
qualified voters Of the several counties Of this
Commonwealth, at all general, township, borough
and special elections hereby hereafter author
irod and required TO vote, by tickets, printed, or
written, or partly printed and partly written, sew
orally classified as follows; Ono ticket shall en-
hrsse the names Of all judges Of courts voted for
and to DO labelled, outside, '.judiciary" one ticket
shall embrace the names Of the state officers voted
for, and be labelled estate = one ticket shall en-
brace the names Of all county oGpcfs voted for,
including Office Of senstor, membcr and members
Of assembly, II voted for, and members Of Congress
If yotcd for, and be labelled "county = one ticket
shall embrace tho names Of all township officers
voted for, and be labelled, "townshp," one tick
OF shall embrace the names Of all borough officers
voted for, and be labelled, "bcrough /" and each
class shall be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
A further supplement TO the Act regulating
elections in this Commonwealth, approved
January 80, and February 10, A. d. 1874
wnKs ruE POLLS ARE TO BE KEPT orKr.
SIC. 8. At all elections hereafter held under
the laws Of this Commonwealth, the polls shall
be opened at seven o'clock, AN, and closed at
seven O'Clock, r.s .M.
ArronrzEzr ~ Jvpsns Fsrsovons.
ssc. 0. In ali election dissricts where vacan-
cy exists by reason Of the disqualification Of the
officers or otherwise In an election board hercto-
fore appointed, or where any new district shall be
formed, the Judge or Judges Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas Of the proper county shall, ten days
before any general or special election, appoint
competent persons to oil said vacancies, and to
conduct the election In said new districts, and In
tho appoIntncst Of inspectors In any election
distric; bo.h shall not be Of the same political
party, and the judge Of elections shall In sIl cases
be Of the political party having the majority Of
votes Ia ssId district Is nearly ss the said Judge
or judges can ascertaip the fAyt, and II case Of
The disagreement pf the Judges Is 10 the selection
oi inspsSsorr The political majority Of The judges
shall sclect one Of said inspectors, and the minor.
iiy judge OF judges shall select the other.
src. I. whsnsver there shall bs = vacancy in
an election beard on tbs morning Of IN election,
said vacancy shan be blled 10 conformity with
existing laws. ~ m
puriss o. ELEcrIoS ossierRa,
sEo. 9. At ths opening Of ths polls n oil slsc-
lions Il shall D, ~ duty of the judges of election
Tor their rsss I've districts to deslgnsts one Of