Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01

Elections of this Commonwealth, PasSeu
the 2d day of July, 1899. II is made the
duty of the Sheriff of every county, to give
public notice of snch election, and to make
known in such notice what officers are 10 DC
elected; and also in pursuance OF an act oil
Congress prescribing and fixing one Uniform
day for holding Elections for Electors tor
PRESIDENT AND VicE-PREsIDESr OF The
United Ststes. approved January %, lslS;
Therefore, !. WILLIAM H. kNOUSE,
High Sheriff of the county OF Juniata, do
hereby make known and give notice b. this
Proclamation to the electors of said county,
that an Election viii be held on
Tuesday, November eth. 1876,
il being the first TUESDAY after the first
Monday OF said month, in Ihs several Dis
tricts of Junata county. as follows:
At the Court House in the borough OF
Miffiintown, for the borough Of Niiiiin-
town,
At the Court House in the borough Of
Mifflintown, for the township OF Fermanagh.
At the School House III Mexico, Tor the
township of Walker.
At Smilh's School House, for the town
ship Of Delaware.
At the School House in Thompsontown,
for the borough of ThompsOntown.
At the Public House Of Thomas Cox, for
the township of Greenwood.
At the School Honse IN Richfeld, for
the township of Monroe.
AT Frymoyer's Hotel, for the township
of Susquchanna.
At the School Uousc in McAlistervilie
for the township of Fayette.
At the SchJol House in Patterson, for
the borough of Patterson.
At the Schoo. House in Port Royal, for
the borough of Port Royals
At the Locust Grove school House, for
the township of Milford.
At Spruce Hill School House, for the
township OF Spruce Hill.
At the School House 1t Academia, foI
the township of Beaie.
At the School House near McCulloch's
Mills, fol Tuscarora township, except that
portion OF il living north-wcstward of the
summit Of the Shade Mountain.
At the Lick School House, Tor Lack
township, except that portion of it lying
nOrth-westward of the summit OF the hadc
Mountain.
At Lauver's School House, for 50 m,ch
of the townships of Lack and Tuscarora as
lie northwest of the summit OF the Shade
Mou. tain.
At the Church Hill School House, for
the township Of Turbett.
At which time and place the qualified
voters will elect by ballot:
Tweuty-nine persons as ELscroRs for
President and Vice President OF the United
States.
One person to represent tire counties of
Juniata. Perry. franklin, Fulton, Hunting
don and Snyder in the Lower House of Con-
;ress.
One person to represent the counties OF
Junista, Perry and Mifliin in the State Sen
ate.
One person to represent the county of
Junata in the House OF Representatives
One person to ill the office vi sheriff of
Juniata county.
One person to FIJI the office Of Register
and Recorder of Juniata county.
/ Two persons to ill the office OF Associate
Judge OF Junidta county.
! One person to ill the Office of Jury
Commissioner of Juniata county.
/ MODE or VOTING.
The qualified electors will take notice of
I the following act of Assembly. approved
! the 18th day Of 1866. entitled san Act rcgu-
lating the manner of voting at all cleo
tiOns in the several counties of this Com
| mcDwealih :"
/ SECTION :. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives of the Com
monwealth OF Pennsylvania in General As
| srmbly met, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the SAINT, That the qualified
/ voters OF the several counties of this Com
monwealih, at all general. township. boz
ough and special elections, are hereby here
after authorized aid required to vote by
/ ticket, printed or written, OF partly printed
and partly written, seve-allv classified as
I follows One ticket shall embrace the names
Of all Judges of Courts voted tor. and to be
! labeled outside Judiciary - one ticket
shall embrace all the names Of State officers
voted Tor, and be labeled ~ tate - o ne
/ ticket shall embrace the names OF all county
officers voted for, including Office of Sena-
/ tor, member and members of Assembly. If
voted for, and members of Congress, IT vo-
/ ted for, ard labeled .'cOunty :" one ticket
shall embrace the names of all { wn>hip Of
[ ficers voted for, and be labeled '.tOwnsfip:''
one ticket shall embrace the name. of all
borough officers voted ior, and be labeled
thorough :" and each class shall be depos-
tied in separate ballot boxes.
SEC. > That il shall b. the duty of the
Shcrits IN the several counties ~ this Com
monwcalth, to insert in their election proc
lamaticn hereafter issued the first section of
this act.
On hLs>
Speaker of the House of Representatives. /
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker Of the Senate. I
APPROvED-The 18th day of March. A. d. I
one thousand eight hundred aud sixty-six.
\. g. CURTIN, Governor.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
is hereby directed to the sth Article of the .
New Constitution.
SECTION /. Every male citizen twenty-one /
years of age, possessing the following quail /
ifications, shall be entitled to vote at all .
ell; ctions:
Fnst-He shall have been a citizen of the /
United States at least one month
SecoHd-He shall have resided in the 1
State one year, (or if having previously /
been qualified elector or native born citi- !
Zen of the State, he shall have removed 4
therelrom and returned, then six months, y I
immediately preceding the election.
1hUd-tie shall have resided IN the cleo
tion district where he shall offer to vote at
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
Fourih-lf twenty-five years of age or
upwards, he shall have plid within two years
State or county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least two months and paid at
least one month before the election
SEC. 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be
numbered in the order in which it shall be
received, and the number recorded BY the
election officers on the list of voters, Oppo-
site the name of the elector who presents
the ballot. Any elector may write his name
upon his ticket, OF cause the same to be
written thereon and attested by a citizen of
the district. The election officers shall be
sworn or affirmed not to disclose how any
elector shall have voted unless required TO
do so as Witnesses in a Judicial proceeding.
SEC. 5. Electors shall in all cases except
treason, felony and breach or surety OF the
peace, be privileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections and in going to and
returning therefrom.
SIC. .. Whenever any of the qualified
electors of this Commonwealth shall be in
actual military service, under a requisition
from the President of the United s. tates or
by the authority of this Commonwealth,