Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-10-17
Legpi Tot,ces.
GENERAL ELECTION.
sfieRIFF,s PROCLAMATION.

Elections of this Commonwealth" passed
the 2d day of July, 1899. it is made the
duty of the Sheriff of every county, TO give
public notice of such election, and to make
known in such notice what officers are to be
elected;
Therefore, /, WILLIAM ID. WALLS,
High Sheriff of the county of Juniltd, do
hereby make known and give notice b. this
Proclamation to the electors of .aid county,
that an Election viii be held on
Tuesday, November q, 1877,
il being the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of said month, in th2 several Dis
tricts of Juniata county, as follows:
At the Court House in the borough of
Mifiiintown, for the borough of Mitfin-
town,
AT the Court House in the borough of
Mifiiintown, tor the township of Ferlnanagi..
At the School House in Mexico, for the
township of Walker.
At Smiths School House. for the town
ship of Delaware.
At the School House in Thompsohto@n,
for the borough of Thompsontown.
At the Public House of Thomas Cox, for
the township of Greenwood.
At the School Honse IN Richfield, for
the township of Monroe.
At Frynoyer's Hotel, for the township
of SGsquehanns.
At the School Uouse in McAllsterville
for the township of Fayette.
At the School House in Patterson, for
the borough of Patterson.
At the Schoo. House in Port Royal, for
| the borough of Port Royal.
| 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 at Academia, for
the township of Beale.
At the School House near McCulloch's
Mills, ior Tuscarora township, except that
portion of il lying north-westward of the
summit of the Shade Mountain.
At the Lick School House, for Lack
township, except that portion of it lying
north-westward of the summit OF the Shade
Mountain.
At Lauver's School House, for SO much
/ of the townships of Lack and Tuscarora as
! lie northwest of the summit OF the Shade
Mou"tain.
Al the Church Hill School House, for
the township of Turbett.
At which time and place the qualified
voters viii elect by ballot:
One person to ill the office of Supreme
Judge of Pennsylvania.
One person Ia fill the Office of Auditor
General of Pennsylvania.
One person TO ill The office Of State Trca-
surer Of Pennsylvania.
One person to fill the office of County
Surveyor OF Juniata county.
MODE OF VOTING.
.la,t,r, ,,;II ,ot-, So a..
the following act of Assembly, approved
the 18th day of 1866, entitled s.An Act rcgu-
lating the manner of voting at all cleo
tons in the sevrra. counties of this Com
monwealth -
SECTION :. Be il enacted BY the Senate
aud House OF Representatives of the Com
inOnwealih of PENNSYLVANIA in General As
sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, That the qualified
voters OF the several counties of this Com
monwealih, at all general, township, bor-
ough and special elections, are hereby here
after authorized aLd required to vote by
ticket, printed or written, or partly printed
and partly Sritten. severallv classified as
follows One ticket shall embrace the names
of all Judges OF Courts voted for, and TO be
labeled outside Judiciary - one ticket
shall embrace all the names vi State officers
voted Tor. and be labeled IS tate - o ic
ticket shall embrace the names % all county
eihcers voted for, including Office of Sena-
tor, member and members of Assembly, If
voted for, aud members rf Congress. If yO-
ted for, aaG labeled 'fcOTnty;' one ticket
shall embrace the names of all township Of
iiccrs voted for, aud be labeled .s;ownShip;"
one ticket shall embrace the names ot all
borough officers voted for, and be labeled
thorough :" and each class shall &c depos-
tied in separate ballot boxes.
SEC. >. That it shall be the duty of tire
Shrrif,S IN the several counties IN this Com
monwealth, TO insert in their election proc
lamatiOn hereafter issued the first section OF
this act.
JAMES K. KELLEY,
Speaker ofNie House OF Representatives.
DAVID FLEMING,
Speaker of the Senate.
APPRovED-The 18th day OF March, A. d.
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
\. q. CURTIN, Governor.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
is hereby directed 10 the Sth Article OF the
New Constitution.
SECTION |. Every male citizen twenty-one
years OF age, possessing the following quail
ifcaiiOns, shall be entitled to vote at all
ell ctionsi
Frsf-He shall have been a citizen of the
United States at least one month.
Secoad-He shall have resided in the
State one year, Cor if having previously
been u qualified electOr or native born citi-
z0n Of the State, he shall have removed
iherefrom and returned, then six months,)
immediately preceding the election.
Thud-He shall have resided IN the cleo
ton district where he shall offer to vote at
least two months Immediately preceding
the election,
FOHrfh-If twenty-five years of age or
upwards, he shall have paid within two years
a State or county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least two months and paid at
least one month before the election.
Sic. 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be
numbered in the order in which ii 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, or 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. 3. 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 thereirom.
SIC. q. Whenever any of the qualified
electors of tlis Commonwealth shall be in
actual military service, under a requisitiOn
from the President of the United tates or
by the authority of this Commonwealth,
such electors may exercise the right of suf
fragc in all elections by the citizens, under
such regulations as are or shall be pre-
scribed by law, as fully as if they were
present at their usual places of election.
SEC. Z. All laws regulating the holding
of elections by the citizens or for the reg
istration of electors shall be uniform
throughout the state, but no elector shall
be deprived of the privilege of voting by
reason of his name rot being registered.
SEC. s. Any person who shall give, or
promise or ofier TO give, TO an elector, any
money, reward or other valuable con sidera-
ti6n for his vote at an election, or for with
holding the same, or who shall give or
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