The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-11-03
Jan AND DEMOCRAT OOMSBTRG, COLUMBIA COT My PA


Twenty persons for electors.
One person for Representative In Congress Tor the
one person for Senator for the XVIII district, com
posed Of the counties OF columbia, lycoming, Mon
Two persons for Assembly
Two persons for Associate Judges OF the county or
one person for sheriff ...I
Two persons for Jury Commssoner(brt no clector
II Is further directed that the election polls of the
several districts shall be opened at seven o'clock IN
the forenoon, aud shall cOntlnue open without inter
ruptlon or adjournment until seven o'clock iD the
evening when the polls win be closed. ...,
Pursuant TO the provisions contained In inc l3tn
Section of the Act OF the General Assembly being
"A further supplement to the act regulating cleo
2s soS re MI n hs Soon as The 1gShn pds shai % ecs the
officers of election shall proceed TO count al the
votes cast for each candidate voted for, and make
fun return Of the same In trlpcate, with return
sheet IN addition In all OF which the votes received
by each candidate shall be given after his or her
name, first In words and again In figures and shall
be signed by all q said officers and certified by over
any officer refusing to sign or certify, or either OF
them, shall write upon each OF the returns his or
Their reasons Tor not sgnhhg son or cerhg h gubrv iG
and fully declared from the window TO the citizens
present. and brief sIatement showing the soS NoueS
by the election officers rs 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
public The trpllcate returns shall he enclosed In
envelopes and be sealed In presence of the officers,
given to the judge, which shall contain one list OF
voters, tallypaper and Oahs Of officers, and another
OF said envelopes shall be given TO the minority IN
spector. All Judges living within twelve miles OF
the prothonotary's office, or within twenty-f9ur
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 election, and alf other Judges shall.
before twelve o'clock meridian OF the second day
HLIFf tll.inith vs., rs.- = ss.s.-,s. .- l., fN1ll
return sheet, to the prothOnOtary OF the Co"l '.'
common pleas OF the county, which said return sheet
shall be filed, and ;he day and hour OF filing marked
thereon, and shall he preserved by the prothonotary
for public Inspection.
Also, that where Judge, by sickness or unayoida-
BILE accident is unable to attend then the certncate
spectors or clerks Of the election OF the district, who
shall do and perform the duties required or said
Judge unable to attend
The following Act Of Assembly. regulating the
mode of voting in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
yanla, was passed March H. 1s6S, and reads thus;
SECTION I. BE II enacted by the Senate ana House
OF Representative OF the commonwealth on Pennsyl-
vania In General Assembly met and 1t IS hereby en-
voters Of the several districts In the several counties
Of this commonwealth, at all general township Dor
Ough md special elections, are hereby hereafter
authorised and required to vote by tickets printed or
written or partly printed and partly written sever
ally classified follows: one ticket shall embrace
the names of all Judges Of Courts voted for, ana
labelled outside, "Judiclnry one Ticket Shnll en-
brace the names of all the state officers voted Tor
and to he labelled "State; ticket shall embrace
the names of all county officers voted for including
the Office of Senator, and Members OF Az
semhly, If voted for, and members OF Congress, y
voted for and be labelled county, one uckcJ Slh
embrace the names OF all township officers voted for
and be labelled "rOwnShip;' - one ticket shall en-
brace the names OF all borough officers voted ior ant
be labelled Borough" - -.
SECTION 2. That il shnll be the duty OF the Sheif
in the several counties OF the commonwealth TO III
sert In their election procamatlons hereafter ssuet
the iirst section Of this act.