'inllv iiti'l luilli Mich treatment . ltijr
i iitim d wi u!d uot i.liuiate and im
air. Ai.il the ti ii millions of Americans
v lo liw; in the Soul Ii would be unwor.
iby v'tti rip of a five country, dt'srcncr
: lo fvn.-.-i ol' mi brink- ntirrstry. unlit ever
in Vevrtne jjunnliinis of the lights im1
! 1 rrtii lioiiiv,il1ii'il In us 1 y the falli
i i" iiiid (r null is ol this republic, il lliry
ould accept villi iitu'o'iiplaiiiing sub.
iiiissivcucss. Ihe humiliations thus souuht
in lie. imposed upnii tl'"in. lirrcntincut
i I injustice is always and everywhere
ivMMilial to fiTciliini ; nil J ihe spirit
' iiiili prompted (lie Stales and people
1 trly in iiisnn oi'lieii, l-i:t iiiMivui'iit now
i ii longer, to protoM iiLrni'ost tlio inqo.
.-iiion of unjust iiml degrading I'omli
t ions, niak s tin i'i nil the, more worthy
.i thnrv in llm go-vcMimoiit if a free
roiiiiiioiiwtiillh, ;;ii('. girs still tinner
assurance of the future power -unl free,
doni nf'tl e republic Fur whr.fcvcr lo
spolisibility the Southern people, may
iiavc iiieurr'il io re.Hsling ihu t.tilhoiity
nf the national government mid in ta
iiing rip arms fur its overthrow, they
Jiiny he hehl to answer, ns individuals,
'before the judicial tribunals of the land,
.;unl for that conduct, as societies am!
organized eoiniiiiinities, they liavc ill
ready paid the most fen ful penalties
that can fall on offending States in the
losses, the suficr'uigs and humiliation; of
.successful war. lint whatever may ic
vihe guilt or the punishment ol the con
scious authors of the insurrection, can
dor and common justice demand the.
concession that ihe groat mass of those
who lireame involved ir. its responsibili
ty acted upon what they believed to bo
ctlicir duly, in defense of what they had
been t.utght to believe their lights, or
under a compulsion, physical and moral,
which they were powerless to resist.
!N'or can it be moist to remember that,
terrible as have h en the bereavements
.and the losses of this war, they have fal
len exclusively upon n either section and
upon neither p.'ivly that tiny liavc lal.
'n-n, indeed, with Car greater weight up
n those wilh whom the war ben.ni;
th:it in the death of relatives and friends,
tliC'dispersion of families, the disruption
.1' social systems and social tics, the
overthrow ol governments, of law and
of order, the desti uetiou ol properly and
of lorins and modes and means of inilus
itry -, iio loss r political, commercial and
moral iuflucuvo, in every shape and
form which gu at calamities can assume
the States and people which enquired in
the war against the t lovcrnmeiit of the
'1'nitod States, have suffered tenfuld
more than those who remained in alio.
:ianee to its Constitution and laws.
These eonsideralious may not, as they
urtainly do not justify the action ol the
1 eople of the insurgent Slates; hut no
just or generous mind will refuse to
ihcni very considerable weight in deter,
niiiiiup the line of conduct which the
government of the United States should
pursue towards them.
'.f hey accept, il not with alacrity, cor.
lainly without sullen resentment, the
defeat and overthrow they liavc sustain
ed. They acknowledge' and acquiesce
in the results to themselves and the
country, which that deleat involves.
They no longer claim for any State the
light to secede from the Union ; they no
longer assert fur any State an allegiance
paramount to that which is due. to the
.ucucral government. They have ac
cepted the destruction of slavery, abol
ished it by their State Constitution and
eii'.iciirred with the States and people of
the whole Union is prohibiting its cxis
tencc forever upon the soil or within the
jui isdietion ofllio United Slates. They
indicate and evince their purpose just
o fast as may be possible and safe to
adapt their domestic laws to the chunked
eoniliiii.il ol (heir society, and to secure
by the law and its tiibuiials equal and
impartial justice to all classes of their
inhabitants. They admit the invalidity
id all acts ol resistance to the national
authority, and of all debts incurred in
;ittei;iptitg its overthrow. They avow
l heir willingness to share the burdens
.Mia discharge all the duties and obliga.
lions which rest upon tlie.iu in common
willi other Stales and other sections of
clic Union; and they renew, through
'heir representatives in this Convention,
by all their public conduct, in every
way and by ;he most solemn nets by
which Slates and societies can pledge
vhii r faith, their f i!i.igemont to bear
true fail! i and allegiance, through nil
sime Jo come, to the Constitution of the
J iiiied Slates, and to all laws that may
be made in pursuance thereof.
'(nir-iiniiirij'iniit; We call upon
you, in full reliance upon your intelli.
i.-ence and your patriotism, to accept,
with generous and ungrudging1 confi
dence, this full surrender on the part ol
those lately in aims against your author,
ily.and to share with thcni the honorand
renown that await those who bring back
pcaro and concord to jarring States.
The war just closed, with nli its snr.
tows and disasters has opened a new ea
ieer of glory to the nation it has saved.
It has swept r.way the hostilities of sen
timent and of interest which were a
. landing menace to its peace. It has
i!i stroyed the institution of slavery, al.
ways a cause of sectional agitation and
strife, and has open. id fur our country
the way to unity of interest, ol principle
od id action through all time to come
It has developed in both tielions a inili
I .iy capacity an aptitude lor aehieve
i icnls of war, both by sea and land, be
tore unknown to ourselves, and destined
to exercise liciuafler, under united e iun
eiis, and important iiilluenee upon the
eii.iiacter and dest r:y of the continent
ml Ihe world. And while it has thus
r vri.hd, disciplined and compacted cur
rower, it. has proved to us beyond con-
...ci.-y or doubt, by the cour.-o pur.su
oi lowai J.-, both contending teetious by
I ic'vn power;1, that wc must be the
j.u diaiis ol our own independence, and
-...tL the miucilc. of rtj.ubhe.iu free
dom we represent, can find .unon? the
nations of the earth no friends or defen.
ders but ourselves.
Vi'c call upon you, theicfore, by every
consideration of your own dignity and
safety, and in the name of liberty
throughout Ihe world, to complete tho
work of restoration and pence which the
President cf tho United has so well be
gun, and which the policy adopted nnd
the pi in-; iplts asserted by the present
Coiieress akmo obstruct. The time is
close at ham! when members of a ii"W
Congress (hall perpetuate this policy,
and, by excluding loyal States and pew
pie fu. ui representation m its hulls, shall
continue the usurpation by which the
legislative powers of the government
are now exercised, common prudence
compels us to anticipate augmented dis
content, ii sullen withdrawal ironi tli3
duties and obligations of tho Federal
government, internal dissension nnd a
general collision of sentiments and pic
tensions which may renew, in a still
more fenrlul f-hape, tho civil war from
which wc have emerged. We call up
on you to interpose your power to pro.
vent the Recurrence of a transcctidant
calamity. li e cull npnn tutt in rrrri
'niiirfssi'r'iinl ili'xfrirt of crrri Htntr,
to striirc In. i Ivii'mn of m?mh who
vlmti vt r oilier oVZWrKTS hmif rhttnir
fi'rhr lhr !r poliliriil urlion, v lU unite in
i-rroi;ni';.!ni tic riidt of i reri; S'ntr of
tit 1'iiion to r,-irrnffation in Conirms,
nnd v:ho trill mlinit to urtifn in citn r
hrnnrh civvy lot I rrprr-.ncnttttlrt. from
ri i n Sluti; in itlrtianrtt to the ijori.rn
mi nt, vho wo'l lic fonml in nu ll Iou.fc,
in thf t .i-i reive of tlit jitnnr vnnfrxred
vjion it ' tin: ('oiisiii'ioiitfo hnrabcin
ilulj clcrtvii ', returned and tjuuiinl j'jr
It F'llt tlrfcill.
When this shall have been clone the
government will have leen restored to
its integrity, the Constitution of the
United St.itos will have been te.cstab.
lished in its full supremacy, nnd the
American Union will have again become
what it was designed to be by those who
formed it, a sovereign nation, composed
of separate States, each like itself, mov.
ing in a distinct and independent
sphere, exercising powers defined and
reserved by a common Constitution, and
resting upon the assent, the confidence
and co operation of all the States nnd
all the pcoplo subject to its authority.
Tims reorganized and restored to their
constitutional relations, the States and
tho general government can enter in
fraternal spirit, with a common purpose
and a common interest upon whatever
reforms the security of personal rights,
the enlargement o4' popular liberty and
the perfection of our republican vustvfci.
tions may demand.
The Aronrtw! )c1i'ino to
1 o Maintained.
The following important proclamation
by the President n( th United States
has produced a great sensation through
out the country, and may lead to grave
consequences :
A I ItOCI.AMATION.
'Wiikhkas, A war is existing in the
llcpttiilic of Mexico, aggravated by for.
eign military intervention ;
Ami Wiikiikas, It has become
known that one of the belligerents in
the said war, namely, the Prince Maxi
milian, who asserts himself to he the
lOtnpeiiir of Mexico, has issued a decree
in regard lo the port of Matamoras nnd
other Mexican ports, which are in occu
pation or possession of another o! the
said belligerents, namely, the United
States of Mexico, which degree is in
the follow ing words :
44 The ports of Matamoras, nnd all
these of the Northern frontier which
have withdrawn lrom their obedience to
the ( lovernment, are closed to foreign
and coasting trail! c during such time as
the laws of (lie Kmpire shall uot fee
therein v-cinstated.
44 Article 2. The Merchandise pro
ceeding1 lrom said ports on arriving at
any other where Ihe excise of the Em
pire is collected, shall pay the duties on
importation, introduction and consunip.
tiu 1 1 , and as fatisfactory proof ol contra
vention .shall be irrcmissibly confiscated.
'Our Minis'er of the Treasury , is
charged with the punctual execution of
this decre-a.
44 Given at Mexico the IHh of July,
lS(if;;"
Ami W'ijmkas, The decree thus re.
cited, by dcclaiiifg a belligerent block
ade, unsupported by a competent mili
tary or naval force, is in violation of the
neutral rights of the United States, oft
defined by the law of nations as well as
the treaties existing between the United
States of America- and the aforesaid
United States of Mexico;
Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States, do here
by proclaim and declare that tho afore
said decree is held, and will bo held by
the. United States to bo absolutely uull
and void as against the Government and
citizens of the United States, and that
any tit tempt which shall be made to en
force the same Against the Government
or citizens of the United States will be
disallowed.
u witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Pone tit the city of Washington, on the
seventeenth day of August, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six, and of the in
dependence of tho United States of
America the ninety lirst.
ANDKK'W JOHNSON.
I!y the President :
Wm. II StWAHD, Sce'y of State.
Notice. The Young Men's Union
Club will meet in tho Court room on
Tuesday evening, (September 4th, 18(56.
J.G. HALL, l'rcs't.
Jlja l!f Crwlfl Obocc.
mUKSDA V, A VG.y 30, 1800.
jnti.N n. iiAi.r., khitoh i rnomiKTOR.
4i. r. jioouk, l'lini.isnni.
roil (iovkhnor,
I TT KSTK1 1 CT,YM VA,
OP 15KRKS COUNTY.
KOIt ASSKMliLY.
C. 11. KA1U.KY, of For..
Suliject l.o tlio decision of tho Democratic
Represent ill ive Conference.
TOR rrtnTIIONOTAHY, &C.
GEO. A. KATIIIUJN, of Bcniingor.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDC1F.S.
K. C. SCHULTZK, of St. Mary's.
JKSSK KYLEU, of Fox.
roncoMMissioNinu
LOUIS YOLLMEll.of St. Mary's.
FOn. AUDITOR.
II. 3. JONES, of Ucnczi.Rc.
COUNTY SURVEY OK.
GEO. WALMSLKY, of St. Mary's.
Democrats Rally!
On the 10th day of next September,
Hon. Iliestcr Clytner, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, will address his
fellow .citizens at fyt. Mary's. Other
distinguished speakers arc expected.
Wc hopo that conservative men gener
ally, and Democrats especially will turn
out in force. Mr. Clymcr is a ccntle.
mau of whom that parly may be proud
a statesman, who, above the little arts
of the politician, has risen to his prcscut
eminence by the for;e of his talents
an orator, who, never indulging in bil
lingsgate or vulgar vitupcratiou, will at
least command the respect of political
npponcuts, if he docs not couviuec by
his arguments.
This meeting will open the campaign
in this county. Wc hopo to hoc the
largest political gathering ever assem
bled in the county. The magnitude of
the issue requires that we show our ap.
preciatiou of it by a monster gathering.
The high character of our standard bea
rer deserves an enthusiastic welcome.
Wc will give it to him.
Meeting or Ihe Itemocratie Co
Committee. Pursui:tt to notice a meeting of tho
Committee was held in tho Gentlemen's
Parlor of the Hyde House on the after
noon of Monday, August 27th.
Present K. T. Kyler, of Fox, in th
chair, Dr. W. J. Dlako-ly, substitute for
Charles Hitter, of Dcnzinger; Charles
Stubbs, ot Highland 5 Martin Terriut
of Spring 'Creeli ; Henry W&vncr, of
Jones, and John G. Hall, of llidgway.
On motion, it was agreed to proceed
to tho election of permanent officers.
John G. Hall Leiug compelled to at
tend before Justice Whitmorc as a wit
ness, Don. George Dickinson was ad
mitted as his substitute.
Tho Committee then proceeded to
the election of officcra with tho follow
ing result :
Chairman John G. Hall.
Secretary 11. T. Kylcr.
Treasurer JohuG. HaH.
The following Vigilance Cotnmittees
were appointed :
Dcnczettc 15. J. Jones, II. D. Dew,
llarbinsou Wilson.
Denzingcr Charles Ittttcr, Adam
Jesbergcr,
Fox R. T. Kyler, P. W. Hays,
Highland Charles Stubbs, Thomas
Campbell, Wm. Stubbs.
Jay Michael Spauglcr, Jacob Ovil,
F. Spangler,
Jones Henry Warner, Michael Wci
dert, Charles Ncring.
Ridgway John G. Hall, FrcJ. Wil
marth, David Thayer.
St. Mary's L. J. Ulakcly, George
Ilctgcr, Wm. C. Schultz.
Ou motion, adjourned, to meet at the
call of tho Chairman.
It. T. Kyler, J.G. Hall,
Sce'y. Chairman
Notice. The Committees of Vigi
lance are requested to act as Commit,
tecs of Arrangements in their respective
townships for tho ?Ias Meeting at St.
Mary's on tho 10th of September next,
and to co operate generally with tho
Coinmitto of Arrangements of the bor.
ough of St. Mary's, of which Hou. E.
C. Schultze is chairman, and Dr. W. J.
Dlakcly, Secretary, in all matters per
taining to said meeting. .
JOHN G. HALL,
Chairman Dcm. Co. Com.
ESirWo take pleasuro in informiug
our readers that they can supply them
selves with a splendid new suit of clothes
by calling on our young friend Over,
holtzor, in tho second story of Chapiu's
Dlock. Sec advertisement.
tZ3rQ ta'k the following from the
Erie Di'xjtntch :
Thfl Congressman.
GiRAitn, Aug. 24, 1SGG.
Jl. V. II. Lynn, Esq. Sir: In
Scofield's letter, addressed to J- It. 1
Cochran jnd published in this day's
Dispatch, ho savs he 44 received lor his
salary the amount heretofore fixed by
law, declining the increase." If Mr.
Scofiold intends to be honest 5ti this
matter, kt him imitate the examplo of
Mr. Hubbard, Congressman from West
Virginia, who drew the money, (8 1,000,)
but immediately returned it .to the Uni
ted States Treasury. In Mr. Scofield
declining to receive tho increase, when
he received his pay, docs not and doubt,
less will not preclude him from hereafter
pocketing the 84,000. Wou'.d also
suggest that insfrmnili as it docs not
cost for railroad fare more than twenty
five dollars to transport himself from
Warren to Washington, that he returns
to tho United States Treasury about
nine hundred and forty. three dollars,
the aftioant ho drew and pocketed for
tnilcago above tho actual money he
pavJ out in making the trip. Mr. An.
cona, M. C. from Pennsylvania, said
that enough meunWs purposely absent,
cd themselves oud were in tho ante
room when the vote increasing the pay
of members wits taken, to have defeatod
the bill. I -wonder if the Judge, in.
stead of 11 being at his lodgings," wasn't
in the anteroom? 15ut, by all means.
let ScoScld imitate tho example of
Congressman Hubbard. This wttl, at
least, show honesty, and better satisfy
the pooplc than hy voting o themselves
au increase of 51,000 and stinting the
soldier with only the paltry sum of one
hundred dollars bounty, which is an
outrage that should not be overlooked
by the people. And Mr. Seoflcld's
omission to vote, and help oVefcat the in.
crease, (for it only passed by one major,
ity,) is as great au offence as if ho had
recorded his vote for the measure.
A Hki ublican Soldier.
P. S. Lowry, Scofield's right bower,
claims that Scofield has carried the
Wild Cat counties, sufficient to nomi
nate him. If this bo the case, why is
Lowry, ScoCeld & Co. expending so
much timo and money in cauvassin
Erie county ? The fact is Mr. Scofield
dare not take a nomination unless he
carries Eric couuty, which ho will not
do. Eric county is entitled to the Con
grcssman and proposes to insist for her
rights. Soldier.
Peace at Last!
The President has issued his procla
mation, dated at Washington, Aug. 20,
delaringtho war at an end and the au
thority of the Government fully restor
ed in all tho States of the Union.
Tho proclamation after reciting the
action of the Government from the be
ginning of the war the suspension of
the writ of hahrus corpus the resolu
tions of Congress declaring tho objects
of tho war and the return to their al.
legianco of all the States except Texas-
concludes as follows :
Now therefore, I, Andrew Johnson,
President of tho United States, do here,
by proclaim and declare that the insur.
rection which heretofore existed in the
State of Texas is at an end, and is to bo
henceforth regarded in that state, as in
tlie other states, before named, in which
tho &aid insurrection was proclaimed
to bo at an end by the aforesaid procla
mation of the second day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-six ;
AND I DO FUKTHKH l'KOCLAIM THAT
THE SAID lSNUlUUX'TlOX S AT AN
END, AND THAT l'KACi:, OKDKK, THAN.
QU1LITV AND CIVIL AUTHORITY NOW
KXIST IN A.ND THROUGHOUT TH12
WHOLE OP THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
"EXECUTIONS, SUMMONS, SUliPtE,
A J u"s Warrouts, &c,
sale at this office.
j
on liuhd and for
HF, OVE1UIOLTZEK,
. MERCHANT TAILOR,
I tideway, lilk Co., Pa.
Tlio subscriber desires respectfully to in
form tlio citizens of liiilgwny and vicinity
t li tit ho is prepa;cd to make to order as well
as it can be done anywlicre, anything iu the
line of his business. AU he asks is a fair
trial, (iooit Fits guaranteed.
fisuCloths, Cassiniers, Vcstings and
Trimmings of the latest and most approved
styles kept constantly 011 hand, which will
be sold CHEAPER, THAN THE CHEAP
EST. augW.y
CAUTION. AH persons are here,
by cautioned not to bay or deal for a
nmo drawn :n favor of William lioyd for
$85,00, as I have not received value for said
note, and I will uot pay it.
augSOat, A. S. HILL.
17 XT R A UOTTNTY."
li IMPORTANT TO SOLDIERS !
lly a recent net of Cougre.in, all soldiers
who served three years, or those who wero
discharged by reason of wounds received iu
service, and ihe
WIDOW, VUNOE CHILDREN OB PARENTS
of any such soldiers who died iu the service
of the Uniled Stales, or of disease or wounds
contracted while in the service, are entitled
to an additional bounty of $100.
Hy giving this niuiler your immediate A:
lention, and cul'ing on or writing lo the urn
dersigued, these vhiim.i will secure prompt
attention. JOHN O. HALL,
uugliOtf. Ridgway, Pa.
J. Powell's Column.
STOCK OF
$
THE MOST DESIRABLE ASSORT
MENT.
rpilK UNDERSIGNED offers to the pub
T'
Itidl!
lic ai. 111s cominoaious Sales Rooms in
L'way, the Invgest nnd best cpneral as-
soiinvnt of Merchandise that enn bo found
at any h'tore between
WILLIAMSPORT AND ERIE,
nnd nt more favorable- prices than can be
bought at either of these points.
His stock comprises a splendid variely of
PRISTS, DELANES,
SHEETINGS,
DRESS GOODS, CLOTHS,
HEADY MADE CLOTHING,
BOOTS
AND SHOES,
TINWARE,
HARDWARE,
CROCKERY,
STONEWARE,
Gil O CER1KS & PR O VISIONS
&C., &c.
BPThc proprietor, thankful for the
very generous pntronnge llms far extended
to his establishment by the-citirens of Elk
and adjoining counties, hopes to merit and
receive a continuance of the same.
J. POWELL,
Aug.-lG'GG.-ly.
ntfrCAPAClf VT KKATTShrh
j and unequalled speed, simpliciljr nnd
completeness of operation, are qualities pe.
culiar to the
Nonpareil "Washing Ma
chine. It is a squeezing machine constructed on
strictly mechanical principles, and the ex
perience derived from live years extensive
use iu fcmilies, holds and public institutions
proves it to bi of lasting value to the pur.
chaser
The manner of operating the Nonpareil,
by roiwy nxy-inn wctiirg on a crankshaft
(with balance wheel,) which moves tho
plungers alternately, is tho simplest, least
laborious nnd most powerful that can be de
vised for the purpose, and accomplishes the
work with Ihe greatest rapidity and the
least possible lafcor.
The great speed with which this nift-chinc
performs work will be understood from the
statement that it is geared lo give six sirokes
of the plungers for one turn of the handle,
or, when worked leisurely, nhoiit four hun
dred strokes a minute Safety to the fabric
washed is insured by tli entire absence of
rubbing.
A girl or boy of fifteen can -work the ma
chine, and do a week's washing for a family
of six or eight persons in two lo three hours'
lime; mid ii may be relied on toclennscthe
clothing thoroughly, without ssistaucc
from hand rubbing
Send for free Descriptive Circular and
terms to dealers, to whom exclusive right
of sale (s secured.
OAKLEY & KEATING,
184, Water St., N. Y.
July 2(i,'Gfl-ly
I
r?STI lA Y.l'i'iic 10 the premises
J of ihe subscriber hi S-nvhirrflvnrtt un.
sliip on the Glh of July lust, a SORRELL
.mini-., won one winte inml foot. The
owner is requested to come forward, prove
properly, pay charges and lake her away,
otherwise she will be disposed of as the
law directs. DORWIN WILSON,
Aug.-WvXS.-3t. Portland, Elk Co., Ta.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
The partnership heretofore cxi.stinj'
between the .nidersi'gncd is this day dis
solved by mutual consent.
W. 1'. WILLTAMS,
H. O. Mct'ONNELL.
August 1st, 'GG-ot.
TOI5 WORK of all kinds and des.
J enptious done at this office.
GENERAL ELECTION
p n a v l .1 .ir .1 ti t .v
pUKSUAXT'tofLt of the Gen
X eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled " An Act Re-lutiu-,'
to the Elections of the Common
wealth," approved the 2d day of July
A. D., I83H.I, JAS. A. MA LONE,
High Sheriff of the Cousty of Elk,
Pennsylvania, do hereby make known
and give notise to the Electors of the
County of Elk, that a GENERAL
ELECTION, will beheld iu said coun
ty of Elk on the SECOND TUESDAY,
itth day of October, 1865, nt which
time the following oflicers are to be
elected :
One person for Governor of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Congress, to represent
tho counties of Cameron, Clearfield,
Elk, Eric, Forest, Jefferson, M'KcnuJ
and Warren.
One person for Assembly, to represent
tho counties of Clearfield, Elk aud
Forest, in tho house of Representa
tives at Ilarrrisburg.
One person for Prothonotary, &c of
Elk county. "'
Two persons for Associate Judges of
Llk county.
One person for County Commissioner of
Elk county.
One person fur County Auditor of Eik
county.
One person for County Surveyor of Elk
And the qualified electors of tho coun
ty of Elk, will bold tin lir idf.H iiiiw ii.
the several districts, as follows :
lienczctto township, at the house of
Thomas Ovcrturf.
Bcn7.11.ger township, nt fchool house
No. 1, near the Elk creek bridge.
I1 ox township, Rt the Grave Yard
schoolliouse.
Highland township, at tho house ol Lc-
vi Ellithorpo.
Ridgway township, at the Court House.
St. Mary's borough, nt the house of
Ignatius Garner.
S'pring Creek township, nt tlio house of
.S'tockdalc, Downer & Co.
Jay township, at the houso of Alfred
Pearsol.
Jones township, at the school. house in
Wilcox.
1 also make known and give notice,
ns iu and by the loth section oi tho
aforesaid act, I am directed, " that
every person, excepting Justices of tho
Pence, who shall hold any office or ap-
pointmcnt to profit or trust under the
Government of the United States or of
this State, or any city or incorporated
District, whether a commissioned officer
or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or
agent, who is or shall Vc employed un
der the legislative, judiciary, or execu
tive department of this State, or United
States, or any city or incorporated di3.
trict : and also, that every member of
Congress, and the State Legislature,
and the select or common council of any
city, commissioners of any incorporated
districts, is by law incapable of holding
or exercising at the same time, the of.
ficc or appointment ol Judge, Thspec.
tor, or Clerk of any election of thia
Commonwealth, and that no Inspector,
or judge, or other officer of any such
election shall be eligible to any office
then to be voted lor,
Al.-o, That in the fourth section of
tho act of Assembly entitled " An Act
Relating to Elections and for other
Purposes," approved April 10, 1849, it
is enacted that the 13th section, "shall
not be construed as to prevent any Mil
itia officer or borough oflicer from serv
ing as Judge, inspector or clerk at any
general or special election iu this Com
monwealth." Also, That in the Gl section of said
act is ciiac.cd that " every general and
special election shall be opened between
the hours of eight and ten in the fore
noon, and shall continue without inter,
ruption or adjournment, until seven
o'clock in the evening when the polls
shall bo closed,"
The general, special, city, incorpora
ted districts and township clectious, and
all elections, for electors of President
and Vice President of the United States
shall be hehl aud conducted by the In
spectors and Judges elected as aforesaid,
and by clerks appointed as iu hereinaf
ter provided.
"No person shall be permitted to
vote at any election, as aforesaid, but a
white free man of the a.no of twenty one
years or more, who shall liavc resided in
this State at least one year, and in the
election di.strict where he offers to vote
at least ten days immediately proceed
ing such election, and within tw'o years
paid a Suite or County tax, which shall
have been assessed at least ten days be.
fore the election. But a citizen of tho
United States who have previously beeu
a qualified votcj of this ,S'tatc nnd re.
move 1 therefrom aud returned, and who
shall have resided in tho election dis
trict and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall
be entitled to vote nfter residing in this
state six months. Provided, That the
white freeman, citiiicus of tho United
States are between the ages of twenty
one and twenty-two years, and have re".
sidod in the election di.strict ten days as
aforesaid, shall not have paid taxes.
Pursuant to the provisions contained
iu tho 4th Section of the Act aforesaid
the Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall respectively take charge of the
certificates or return or elections of their
respective districts, and produce them
at a meeting ot one Judge from each
district, at the Court House in Ridgway
on the third day after the election be
ing for the present year, on FRIDAY
the 12th day of October next, then and
there to perform the duties required by
law of said Judges , also, where a Judo
by sickness or unavoidable accideut, Is
unublo to attend said meeting of Judges,
then the certificate or return aforesaid
shall be taken in charge by one of the
Inspectors or Clerks of the election of
; :.ti dirtrict, who shall do and perform
the duties required of said Jud-e una.
blc to attend. 3
AN ACT regulating the mode.of vo
ting at all elections, in the several coun
tics of this Commonwealth :
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representative! of the
Commomccaltk of PcnnylvanUi in.
enacted by the authority of the same,
lha. the qualified voters of the several
counties ot this commonwealth at all
general township borough and special
elections, nrn linrofin
3 --"'jr, uuicaiier, author
.zed and required to vote, by tickets'
printed or written, severally "'classified
ns follows: One ticket shall embrace
he narr.es of all judges of courts voted
tor, and to be labelled, outside, "judi.
cury ; one ticket shall embrace the
names of all state officers voted for, and
bo labelled "Slate;" one ticket shall
embrace tbc names of all county officers
voted for, including office of senator,
member, and members of assembly if
vptcd for, aud members of congress if
voted for, aud bo labelled, county "
one tickei shall embrace the names of
all township oflicers voted for and h
labelled, township " one ticket shall
embrace the names of all borou-h off
ceis voted for. uinl L. )..i.,n . i .. .
ough; and each class shall be deti
ted iu separate ballot 1..,.. rat
Given under my hand at my offi
Ridgway, the sixteenth day of -I,.
JAS. A. MALONiV '
Sheriff f Kit