The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-10-03

county OF carbon.
ONE PERSON for the office of Sheriff
of the County of Carbon.
ONE PERSON for the office of Cor
oner of the County Of Carbon.
TWO PERSONS for Jury Commits
sioners of the County of Carbon.
OFFICE OF SRoRErARY OF TIE
COEMoNWEALTH, HARRISBURG, PENNA,,
SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1891.
TO the sheriff Of Carbon COUNTY;
In compliance with the provisions Of an Act Of
tho General Assembly entitled IAN act to pro-
vide for Convention TO amend the Constitution
and the election Of delegates theretO,n approved
the nineteenth day of June, Ammo DOmini one
thousand eight hundred and ninety.one the duly
qualified electors Of this Commonwealth shall,
at the general election to be held on the Tuesday
next following the first Monday Of November,
next, vote for or against holding q convention to
amend the Constitution, and for members Of said
convention, III the majority Of the voters in the
Commonwealth iayOrs such convention, accord
ing to the regulations provided in the several
sections of said act hereafter set forth, to-wlt
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives. cf The Commonwealth Of
PeansyiUGnta in General Assembly met and u Is
hereby enacted By the authority Of The same, That
at the general election to be held on the Tuesday
next following the first Monday Of November
next, the duly qualihed electors Of this Common
wealth shall vote for or against holding a con-
vention to amend the Constitution according to
the regulations provided in the subsequent sec
ti0ns OF this act.
SECTION ?. Ii at the said general election to
be held as aforesaid, majority oil the electors et
| this Commonwealth shall declare in favor of a
convention to amend the Constitution, tho said
oonuentiOn shall DO composed of delegates duly
| elected and shall assemble as hereinafter pro-
vlded.
SEcTIoN g. At the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first Monday
| of November next, thoro shall bo elected by the
\ qualified electors of this Commonwealth, dele
gates to convention to revise and amend the
n said Ia
shall consist Of one hundred and seyenty-seven
members, to bo elected in the manner followlngi
/ Twenty-seven members shall be elected in the
State at large. Each voter OF the State shall
vote for not more than eighteen candidates, and
/ the twenty-seven highest in vote shall be de-
/ clared elected. Ono hundred and fifty delegates
shall be apportioned to and elected from the diff
ierent Senatorial districts of the State three
delegates to be elected for each Senator there
from and In choosing said delegates, each voter
| shall be entitled to vote for not more than two
| Of the members to be chosen from each Senator
ial district, and the three candidates highest in
vote shall be declared elected and said delegates
shall possess the qualifications at present re-
quired for members OF the State Senate.
SECTION T. The following regulations shall
Tuesday following the first Monday of Novem-
ber next, and to tho return of the same
First The said election shall be held and con
Quoted by the proper election officers Of the sew
eral elsction districts Of the Commonwealth, and
shall be governed and regulated in all respects
by the general election laws Of the Common
and not inconsistent with the provisions Of ihis
act.
a convention shall have on the inside, "For a
Constitutional Convention and Against a
Constitutional Convention" and no other in.
scriptions thereon.
large shall have on the outside the woIds "Dee-
gates at large" and on the inside the names Of
the candidates to be voted for not exceeding
eighteen in number.
Fouath. The tickets to be voted for district
members shall have on the outside the words
"District delegates y and on the inside the anne
or names OF the candidates voted for not exceed
ing the proper number limited as aforesaid, but
any ticket that shall contain greater number
Of names than the number for which the voter
shall be entitled to vote shall be rejected.
Fifth The return judges shall meet at the
same places and at tho same time after said
election, and shall make out the returns thereof
of the votes cast for delegates at large and fol
district delegates to be members Of the said con-
vention in the several counties Of tho Common
wealth, and shall follow the same form in max
ing out their returns as prescribed for return
judges in the case Of an election for Governor,
except that the said returns shall be transmitted
to the Secretary OF the Commonwealth and shall
be addressed to that officer alone.
Now therefore, in obedience TO the require.
ments OF the Act of the General Assembly aiore-
said, you are hereby required to publish this
notice with your proclamation for the holding
Of said general election.
WILLIAM f. HARRITY,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
also make known and give notice that the
place of holding the aforesaid elections In the
several Townships and Boroughs Of the said
County, will bo respectively at the places here
matter designated, viz
Banks township, Audenried district, at the
school house in Audenried; Beaver Meadow
district at the school house ct Lewiston, in
said township; Jeanesyile district, at the
public school house in said district,
East Pom township, at the public house oi
Penrose George, IN said township.
Lower Towamensing township, Millpori
district, at the public house Of George D.
Schiflert, in said district
Lirtle Gap district, at the public house o
Robert Henry, in said district.
Bowmanstown election district, at the pub.
lie house Of James 7. Bonser in said district.
Franklin township, at the public house o
John Rehrig, in said township.
Lehighton borough, at the public house ol
Jonathan Kistler, in said borough.
Lausanne township, at the female schoo
house, Buck Mountain, in said township
Lehgh township, at the school house OF
Roekport, in snid tow ship
Weatherly borough, at the public house O
F. p. Semmel, in said borough
First Ward Of the borough OF Mauch ChunP
at the Office Of the County Commissioners,
Second Ward Of the borough of Maueh
Chunk, at the public house of Peter stahl, in
said borough
Raat Mauch Chunk Election district, at the
public houa G OF Barhold Sezer, in said
borough.
Mahoning lownship, at the public house o
Thompson Mcdaniel. in said township
Packerton District, at the public schno
house in said District
Penn Forest Township, at the public house
of Enos Koch, 10 said Township
Towamensng Township, at the public house
Of L. +. Seibering, in said Township
Packer Township, at the public house
known as Harlz's Tavern, in said Township.
Mauch Chunk Township. Nesquehoninl
District, at the public house of benjamin.
Oxley, in Nesquehoning,
Mauch Chunk Township, uaoklebarDi,
District, at the public school house, in The
said District.
Bloomingdale 4 strict, at the public scho.
/ house in the vilpco Of Bloomingdale, iu saiC
/ district.
Summit Hi election district, at the Towr
Hail. in said Borough
Kidder Township, NORTH District, al th'
/ house formerly 90 Gr1tge b Stinsou, now
known as 6treeiers ohico, 30 Lehigh Tanuery
Kidder South District at the public house Of
/ Freeman Getz, in sail District.
Weissport Borough, al tho publa house o
/ Henry Christman, in said Borough.
Lansford borough, East Ward, at the publ
school house, Middle Ward, az tie pu bl
house Of James Gallagher and West Ward al
the public house Of John F. Maloy, in sait
borough
| make known and give notice, as In and by th
18th section Of the Aforesaid Act of Assembly
tlces Of the peace, who shall hold any oinoe o
proht or trust under tho Government Of tn
United States, OF Of this state, or OF any city o
Incorporated district, whether commissioner
Oiloer OF otherwise, subordinate oticer or agent
who Is, or shall be employed under the legisla
tive, executive OF judiciary department OF thi