GEORGE B. GOODLANDER,
PITUK AMD PROPRI1TOII.
CLEARFIELD, Pa.
WEDNESDAY MOKN1NQ. NOV. It, 1873.
The Constitution.
iur roauors win ODsorve tbnt our
pace is pretty well tukoo up by Hi
lundamontal instrument, but as the
timo fur its discussion is short,
wisb to place it before our readers as
elaborately as possible, so that they
may act undorstandingly in the prom
iscs.
At tbo beginning of tho discussion
of tho draft of tho now Constitution
wo bad liulo doubt tlmt serious errors
would be dovolopod, and inclined to
think that the Convention bad taken
dangerous venture, in submitting its
work as a whole; but so far the objuo
tions bavo all lullcn as futile and pow
erless.
It was first alleged that tho Con
vontlon hud transcended the limits of
its authority, in providing its own
mode of taking and counting the voto
on tho ratification in Philadelphia
that what the Logislaturo had pre
scribed on that subjoct must . be
obeyed. J5ut the doctrine that tbo
Logislaturo is above a Convention
of the people,' in tho realtor or man
iter of making a fundamental law.has
vanished into thin air. It is as if on
a question of authority, the sovereign
people of the Stato wore on tbo one
side, and a one hundred and thirty
thrco men, whom they had clothed
with a liulo brief authority, about
other mattors, were on tho other.
This absurd view of tbo power of the
Convention recoived Its quietus at tho
hands of tbo Pittsburgh Telegraph, a
republican paper.
ISoxt the JIarrUburg Telegraph
raised the absurd cry that tho new
Constitution would revive the three
mill tax on real ostuto; but it could
establish nothing of the kind, and
succeeded only in drawing upon itself
tho sharp ridicule of men and news
papers of all parlies.
But again, it was objeotod that the
increase of the members of the Leg
islature would require the erection of
n new State IIouso. To our mind
this is tho tmallost of all tho small
objections tbaj, havo been so fur do-
veloped. The author of this should
havo gone a step furlhor and objected
to that port of the now Constitution
which enjoins the Legislature to an
annual appropriation of not less than
a million of dollars to the Common
Schools, on the ground that it would
incroase the schools and make it no
cessary to erect new school bonsos.
Whichevor Constitution may stand,
a new State Houso will be required at
no remote date. If erected undor the
now, it will be shaped for the accom
modation of the Sonato and the IIouso;
if under the old it will probably pro
vide for the third House, also. At all
events, tbe business of erecting new
Capitol is one in which tbo third
IIouso would like to have a part. Its
inombors have always shown them
selves sharp on contracts.
AVe have bcord of a neighbor who
rag about committing himself againxt
rtho new Constitution on the ground
that it constituted women school di
rectors; but ho was promptly shown
that tho Constitution did nd such
thing ; that it only allowod tbe peo
ple to do as they pleasod on tho sub
jectthat the old Constitution al
lowod the pooplo to oloct ignorant and
cvon drunken nion school directors,
nnd tbe new Constitution would give
ibom only tho same right as to intelli
gent womon. It does not bocome the
Jriends of popular government to
complain of an amendment that en
larges the rights of tho people.
Wo bavo hoard of anotbor neigh
bor and of a nowspnper, printod in
nnother Stato, who were quito shocked
ut that pari of the now Constitution
that makes acknowledgment in "tbe
boing of a God and a future Btato of
rewards and punishmcnls" a qualifi
cation for civil oiTlee; and those com
plainants ure in a sad dilemma, for tho
tame langungo Is in both Constitu
tions.
And again we observe that our old
f iend, Kli K. Price, of Philadelphia,
bad bocomo quilo indignant bocauso
the new Constitution allowed the city
of Philadelphia eight Senators out of
fifty ; but wbon bo was roniioded that
tho old Constitution allowed only four
out of thirty-three, it is probablo bis
indignation commenced to abate.
Tbe commotion about tbe new Con
stitution all things considered, is not
greater than wo should oxpect. Its
adoption will bo maltor of bard times
to some, who bavo boen used to good
living. There will be no longer need
for a third IIouso; a Ring tc o ncirclo
the publio money ; or smart men to
count np election returns; nil these
will bo out of employment, and to
tbpm, it docs look liko hard limos
ahead.
Quack EBT.l'ulilio mootlngs are
being held in many placet through
out tho State, whereat tho Governor
Is being petitioned to call an extra
session of tho Legislature so that a
slay law may be passed. If the finan
cial policy of the country is right,
Quit doctoring it. If It is wrong, say
ao, and lot somobody clap administer
public affair?,
GOV, BIGLEB'S COMMENTS
: ON Till
NEW CONSTITUTION.
Tho following correspondence bo
twoen Colonel Forney und ex-Gover
nor liigler will explain tbo onti
work of tho convention elooted by tho
peonlo of Pennsylvaniu to frame
dm it for a now Constitution for ll
Commonwealth :
Office oi "Tu Press," Novomber
C, li'S.--Jily Dear Governor: Having
beard tbnt you Intended to address II
constitutional convention, of which
you are a member, in a careful an
unbiased appeal to tbo pooplo of i'on
sylvania, iu explanation and support
or tbe amonded constitution 01 tl
stato, just completed, I venture to as
whether you will allow me the greut
pleasure ol printing your urgiimonl,
it is prepared, in the columns of "The
Mas." Yourstruly, J . it . f ornky,
Hon. William IIiuler.
Mu Dear Sir: In roply to your nolo
justrcceivod, 1 beg to say tliut 1 would
bare read tho paper herewith enclose
at your request, which l respond
with great pleasuro, if I had not boon
prevented lrom doing so by mo ad
vice of my physicians. I am quilo re
oovercd, nut it is necessary that
should avoid nil undue cxciiemont.
may add that what I now send to you
was written in tbo earnest uesii'o to
avoid all appeals to party feeling, and
to present ine now coiiBiuuiion 10 vue
wholo body of our people in a culm
and dispassionato spirit.
lours truly, illiam dioler
Mr. J. V. Forney,
I desire, in a few words, to com
mond the finished work ol Iho convon
tion to the favor of the people Be
coming a member of tho body altor
tho principal features of its work bad
received their present iorni, and Hav
ing had but a limited pu'rt in what re
niuinod, 1 can spoak the more froely
of its merits ns a wholo and of tho wis
dom displayed in its soveral provi
sions.
Whilst it is true that thero are some
things in tho instrument which I should
prctur to have out, and some were ro
loctod which I would preiur to bav
in, still, as a whole, and us against tu
present constitution, it has my un
quulitied sanction, and I shall promise
is ratification to fur as my bumble
nfluonce may tro.
in the main Us provisions embody
tbo teachings of experience so shaped
as to meet tbo needs ot government,
their pnrnAXB bcinr? to nut away and
forever avoid thoovils developed undor
existing turms, and as fur as practica
ble to erect Batccuards for the rights ol
tho peonlo and promote the causo of
jusuco and truth in matters ot gov
eminent; mining also to advance pro-
per enterprise in business und national
progress, and at the same time to pro
tect the unwary masses of tho people
against tho schemes of tho damngoguo
and swindler. Scourinir to tbo press
liberty, whilst leavinc it but little
room to become licentious; providing
ibo abundunt iund for tho education
of tbe masses, it bas adopted the best
means to perpetuate tho government;
leaving to tbo people ample facilities
for tbo enactment of usef ul laws, It ut
tho samo time interposes almost insur
mounlablo obstacles to the creation of
statutes, by corrupt means, for unjust
na telfisli ends. '
In short, deficiencies in tho Bovcral
departments of our State government,
as aevciopod in tho past, are mot in
mo proposed constitution Iv effective
remedies, with tho least possible en
croachment upon tbe rights or customs
oi mo people.
in tho construction of the General
Assembly as a body, as also in th
torm of service of ils members, and in
tbe restrictions upon its actions, the
amendments aro radical, and to my
mina valuable above all else, no much
m I impressed with tho valuo of this
purt of the work, that I do not hesi-
late to say that had the convention
accomplished nothing else, this alono
would entitio it to tho grutitudo of the
mcrican pcoplo.
Instead of three years, Senators are
to bo elected for four, and mombert of
the bouse lor two instead of one.
Intuitu of thirty-three Senators we
arc to have fifty, and in tho room of
ono bundrod members of the houso wo
aro to have two hundred and ton ; nnd
nstead ot annual sessions thoro is to
be, after the yonr 1878, one in two
ears.
Bosidos, the forms of lemslution aro
to bo essentially changed. Instead of
majority ot a quorum, tho proposed
Constitution will require the votot of
majority of each house to enact a
law, and that each bill shall go through
ils Bevoral readings on different days,
tho effect boine that instead of nine
Senators and twenty-six members of
tuo nouso Lavinc the nuht to oriL'inato
Din and pass it through all its lorms
a single day, It will require the ns-
sont of twenty-six senators and ono
hundred and six members of the bouse
and at least four day's lime, to puss
any law, special or cenerul.
And, instead ot it boing a matter of
uncertainty whether bills had been
gncd by the speakers beforo their
presentation to tho governor, each
ealtcr will bo required to announco
o signiiix in tbo prcsenco of the mom-
born. . .
Tho increase of mombcrs of the
goneral assembly -as compared with
o (lumber fixed in the present con
stitution, in 1838, is justified by the
Increase of population, for it is seen
Hint unless the increase of represen
tation boar a proper j elation (o tho
Increase of population, representation
would become too remoto from tho
pooplo. . And as to tho increased ex
penditure!, they aro mcie than modo
up by the policy of biannual instead
of the annual sessions
In addition to this cautious process
in enacting laws, there is a wide rango
of legislation, special in ils character,
and local in ill operation, distinctly
forbidden, all that is neodful in that
way being furnished under gonoral
laws nnd general forms. .
Tho ilems interdicted are as follows,
to wit: Laws authorizing the croa
lion, extension, or impairing of liens :
regulating tho s (lairs of counlics,cilies,
townships, wnrds, boroughs or school
districts; locating or changing county
sonts ; erecting now counties orchang
ing county linos ; granting divorces ;
fixing tho rnto ofinterost; exempt
ing proporty from taxation ; granting
to any corporation, association or in
dividual any special or exclusive priv
ileges or immunity) creating corpo
rations, or renowing or extending the
ohartcrt thereof; and other items of
a character similar to thoso nlrendy
namod, and too numerous to mention:
amounting to a wholosule rejection of
spocial legislation, which cannot full
to work great publio good,
And then again, at still mort cau
tionary, nt lb; very threshold of the
duties of a legislator bo is to Bo met
with a stringent oath of qualification,
to inoetioct mat be bas mado no Im
proper use of monoy, and bas violated
uo law to secure his olootlon : and
also that for the porformanoo of his
uuiios, no win accopt no compensa
tion, "direct or indiroot," othor than
that providod by law.
I am aware that tome of us do not
atlatub much weight to the inflonce
of an oath about publio nITairs on the
conscience of a bad man j but ull will
agreo that ho would bo a hurdonod
wretch, Indued, who would souk to
enter upon official duties, with tho
crime ut jiorjury un ins soul, us
means to that end ; and nono but
brazen fool would commit such
crimo, trusting the knowledge of it
to othors. Tbon, in addition, comes a
torritio ponal codo. hmbodiod in soo
tion twenty-six of the articlo on leg
islution, with tho Bontonco of disqual
ification for places of trust or profit,
and olhor punlshmont on any mem
bo r who "may receive, or consent to
receive, directly or indirectly," any
reward, in any form whatever, from
any sou roe whatever, for anything ho
may do or forbear to do touching mat
ters ol legiblation.
heotions twonty-soven and twenty
eight provido for penalties on any and
all persons who may bribo, or attempt
to bribe, or in any way to influonco
improporly mcmbersof the Legislature
in the porlormance ot the olucial du
ties, amounting too regular bomb shell
fired into tho third house, composed of
firoiessionai lobbyists ana borers, who
or years, bavo been iu the habitof at
tending on the sossions of tho Legis
latures with tho design of making
monoy out of tho actions and votes of
thomoinbors, whother they influenced
such actions and votes or not.
I havo long cherished an intensified
aversion to the third houso, not only
boouuso of tho bad influence exercised
by ils mombors, but because it Boomed
to bo organized on principles nt war
with our republican institutions.
whereby ils membors are Tested with
a lifo tenure. 1 have known a num
ber of them to dio, but I never heard
of one whoso term of ofilce had ex
pired. Hut it is quite certain that
tbe articlo undor consideration will
consign tho romainder of its mem
bers to protruded oblivion, their oc
cupation being thereby rendered un
pleasant as well ns unprofitable
1 also commend that othor featnro
which recognizes with such poculinr
directness tho fact that the public
money belongs to the Stato and shall
be used for its benefit only, and im
poses the severost penalties on the
dishonest treasurer who may make a
contrary use oi the people's money.
Wliilbt in the Executive department
tho proposed reforms are not so ex
tensive as in the Legislature, they
are ol much valuo and will commend
thomselvoB to popular favor.
Tho Governor's term of service is
changed from three to four years, and
mo o in co oi Lieutenant (iovornor
created, the occupant of which is to
preside ovor tho Senate nnd perform
mo autics oi me uovernor on the
happening of a vacancy in tho Guber
natorial olllco. Tbo Governor. In ad
dition to tho voto power heretofore
exercised, is to bo vosted with tbe
right to voto any itom in an appro
priation bill without barm to the ro
mainder thereof, thcroby 'enablinc
him to break any cornor tho Gonoral
Assembly may set up, as he will not
bo forced to givo bis assent to what
s wrong in an apportionment bill bo
causo the government cannot go on
wiinoui, omcr parts oi ll.
The pardoning power is vested in
tho Governor, as heretofore, except
that ho shall grant do pardon unless
it be recommended in writing by the
ijieuionani uovernor, Attorney Uon-
eral, tbo secretaries of Internal
A flairs and of the Commonwealth, or
a majority oi mem, ana l hoy are not
to recommend a pardon except "after
full hearing and duo publio notice. and
n opon session." Tbo concurrence
of llicso oOlcors with tho Governor,
and tho recording of their reasons for
asking a pardon, I icgnrd as excellent
safeguards ior tbo uovernor and lor
tho publio.
In tho regulation of suffrage valua
ble roforms are proposod, for instance
"All laws regulating tho holding of
elections uy tuo citizens or lor tho
registration of electors shall bo uni
form throughout the Stato, but no
elector shall bo deprived of tho privi
lege oi voting ny reason o! Ins name
not being registered." And again
each person must be a citizen of the
tinted Mates at least ono month bo
tore he can bcoomo an elector. This
inlonded to prevent fraudulent nut-
urunzationB oti tho evo of an election
residence of two months in tho
roper district of an elector, instead
of ton days, is a reform of tho utmost
value, as it renders colonixution out
of one btato or distriot into another
quite too expensive.
To provont stuffing ballot box
es, a crime said to bo cxton
ivoly practiced in somo districts,
i is rcquirod that ballots bo num
bered in the order in which thev
are received, and tho numbor record
ed opposite the namo of the elector
casting the tame. JCach elector has
tho right, in addition, to wrilo his
name on the back of bis ballot or have
written thereon for him. It is pro.
ded, also, that whoever shall at
tempt to influonco an doctor by cor
rupt means, shall himself forfeit tho
right of suffrage: and, also, tbnt any
candidate who may bo guilty of fraud
on tbo election law shall be forever
disqualified from any ofljco of trustor
pro lit.
Ihe railroad articlo ombodics a vig
orous attempt at reform in ruilroad
managomem. JJy its provisions rail
road companies are enjoined to even
banded justice amongst all, owners
nnd transporters, with only difference
in rates which peculiar circumstances
may justify, thorohy avoiding tliose
iriKing inequalities in charges so
uch complained of heretofore. Il
beliovcd that all those provisions
can bo faithfully carried out without
harm to railroad companies and with
out seriously embarrassing them in
iboir struggles lor tho trade of tho
wost and of the south. Officers of
railroad companies aro forbidden to
be interested in the business ot trans
porting on the roads they manage, or
to grant froo transportation to persons
by passci. Provision is also mode for
a freo railroad law, opon to the use of
all, thereby soenring to the pooplo, as
fur as practicable-, the benefits of rail
road fuuilitics and railroad connection.
Hut no feulure in this article is en
titled to moro favor than that which
reslriots railroad companies to tho
business of ooramon carriers, and de
nies to Ibom lands, freehold and lease
hold, direct or indirect, exoepl to the
extent necessary to their legilimato
business. Regarding all monopolies
at tonding to provoke populur discon
tent and, yjoloot uprisings, a condition
oi society to be nvoulod In nny ooun
try, and osporiallv In a rooublio. I can
not but rogrot that these restrictions
had not boen in tho fundamental law
long since. Had lint been to, tbe
business of mining coal and vonding
it wuuiesuio unu retail in toe Atlantic
cities and etalcs would have remained
in the hands of individuals, Instead nf
being monopolized by powerful rail.
road corporations. It is but just to
say that, whatover olhor errors our
groalost railroad company may have
rnmittAil ! I, ..a nnl r..lln Inl n .!.!
VW......IVUWU, iv una uu ftunuii iiiw HUB,
The changes proposod in the Judici
ary ure more limited than was antici
pated, and for ono I accept the fact
that a convention, embracing amongst
its mombert over one hundred able
and cultivated luwyors, could discover
no sufficient reason for sorious changes
as conclusive evidonco that our judi
cial system it one of tho best in the
world. -
One amondment proposod gives two
additional membors to the Supreme
. i r -1 . . i -
vuuiv, HUU IIIUIUUOUO lilt) bvliure UI 01-
flee to twenty-one instead of fiftoen
VOArs ! it nlnn rnlinvta f hut nnnn frnm
holding courts of nisi prlus, and with
draws irom it original jurisdiction in
oertain cases. Four courts of common
picas are established in Philadelphia
and tho aldormaiuo system is wiped
out and a syetom of magistracy estab-
iisnou in us stead.
There are no important changes in
tho courts in other parts of the State.
excepting that any county containing
a population of 40,5(10 inhabitants bo
comos a judicial district, and the office
oi associate judge is to beabolishod in,
any county whore a law judgo it pro
vidod for.
Tho articlo on privato corporations
is ma ot wholesome restrictions, on
corporate powers and privileges.
It annuls a mass of grants now in
the books undor which organizations
have not takon place, so as to end
promptly the influence of bad legisla
tion norotoiore ennoioa.
Corporations lioretolore in exist
ence, and that may horcafler nsk ben
eticial legislation, aro required to ao-
cept all the conditions ot tho proposed
constitution. ...
Tho right to revoke charters on
grounds of publio harm and without
injustice to stockholders, is distinctly
reserved the legislature
In the election of officers of corpor
ations ny tne stockholders the cumu
lative plan of .voting is established.
Article ten, on education, enjoins
L- l . - .
mu legislature to an annual appropri
ation to the common schools of not
less than 11,000,000, no part of which
ran bo used for any sectarian school.
It also, unfortunately, as I think.
authorizes tho election of womon over
twenty-one to tho position of school
directors.
Tho nielli article requires that tax
ation shall be equal and uniform on
liko subjects. It also interdicts the
creation of Stale debt, except to re
pel invasion, suppress insurrection, or
for temporary purposes. It also for
bids municipal subscriptions to the
stock of corporations, and limits tho
debts of municipalities to sovon per
eont. on the taxable property therein,
except by a vote of the people and also
maintains the sinking fund of the
Slate inviolate, nnd declare nn unlaw
ful use of the publio money t misdo
meanorto bo punished by disqualifica
tion for any office of trust or honor.
The fourteenth article provides for
the election of county Commissioners
and Auditors on tho plan of the limi
ted vote, to that the minority in each
county may bo represented.
The thirteenth article providos that
new counties shall not bs erected con
taining a population of lest than 20,
000 or lets than WO square miles of
territory.
Put, by way of comment, I deiiro
to any that all tbese carefully con
structed forms, suggested by experi
ence, will, 1 fear, bo of little avail if
Iboir administration bo entrusted to
weak and corrupt mon. Reforms in tho
machinery of government will not
meet all the needs of tho limes. 1
speak in i.o partisan sonse when Isuy
that bad men must be excludod from
the administration of government
notore tho action of its machinery can
oe perieci.
We have had defective furms of gov.
ernmenl, and have had many occasions
to lament the evil practices of men in
publio places, but to my mind the
most alarming evil ol the tunes it teen
in tho inclination of the pooplo, to of-
lon manifested in theso latter days, to
loierato iniidolity and corruption in
official place. Self government is the
distinguishing feature of our institu
tions, and iu their purity they do af
ford to each citizen Iho opportunity
of governing himself, fur tiirougb Ins
representative each bas tbe opportu
nity to imprest hit will upon the poli
cy of the country; but when tbe rep
resentative promises ont thing and
doet another, tbe element of toll-gov
ernment is at fault. Whon men as
candidates plodge themselves to fru
gality and purity in publio affuirs,snd
then bb representatives practice pro
digality and corruption, in such case
the elector is cheated. So far from gov
erning bimsolf, the effect of his will is
perverted, and ho is made to tanotion
that which hs inlonded to provont and
condemn, and when the people after
wards susluin such unfaithful publio
servants, and oontinuo habitually bo
to ao, then our wholo elective and rep
resentative systom becomes delusive
and fraudulent. It is thus Been that
nothing short of holding publio men
to a strict accountability, not only in
manors oi personal honor and purity,
but on questions of principles and
policy will exemplify our system.
The word of the representative to his
constituents should bo, in his estima
tion, as precious as the apple of bis
eye, and not the deceptive word of
"promiso to the ear, to be broken to
tho hope." The publio man who de
frauds those who oleet him deserves
to bs banished from publio place and
good society.
Lot us have the man who clingt to
what he has prolessoil, though it may
sooin inoxpediont, rather than the cor
rupt prelondor j and especially lot us
buve him, Republican or Democrat,
who will not sacrifice justice and truth
at the shrine of party.
Somo of theso ravings may seem
hnrsh, but our political disorders would
seem to roquiro unpleasant romodies.
Recurring to the scandalous develop
ments of a few years, coming un in
different seetions of our country, con-
noeiod with nil kinds of publio trust,
in which mon of all parlies have bad
a part, I ask, who is not to bo alaripod.
at
tucii an ouiiook? nny, unless
tbeso vicious examples can be put
mi mv, uur iivoinu w ill yuuuiuu oq no-
c-uitomod to bad faith, corruption apd
crimo, to educated in publio wickod
ness, that nothing but Providence of
God will bp tlrong enough to save our
system of solf government from bo-comingaby-wordand
reproaoh among
the nations of the world. Du.t if men
bt kept In dread.of prompt retribution
something like the awful sontence of
ensha upon his servan Gehazi, after
ue nau uoieotou blm in falsehood and
fraud '-The leprosy, therefore of Naa
man shall cloavo uuto thee and thy
seed forever" they mav be restrained.
Lot the political doceivor and tbief
soo botore blm the futeot (jehnzi j lot
him know, whotber Republican or
Democrat, that bo will not be sus
tained, but that the indelible stamp of
swim aim puiiiicai leprosy awaits blm,
and ho may flee the wruth to come.
By tuch meant coming down to ut
from high authority, it it possible that
tbe evil I picture may be arrestod.
Still another thought i Ouraystcm
in IU purity may be fairly termed ono
of solf-governmont, but those who neg
loct to perform the duties dovolved
upon thorn undor that system may
not fairly claim ils blessings. I rank
such neglect as another'growing evil
of the timos. If mon would enjoy the
blessings of solf government they must
use the proper moans to that end. If
they desire tbe election of pure men
to office they must go to the polls and
voto accordingly. The neglect of this
duly is a virtual abandonment of our
form of government, nor is it a suffi
cient reason for such neglect that the
performance of the duty may at times
be unploaannt. "Eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty." The viirilnnt
Iriend of good government will not
neglect tbe primary steps in the good
woik. So long at political partioa ex
ist ,'t will be tbe duly of good mon of
eacn party to endeavor, at the right
time-, to shape the preliminary steps
so as to bring the best men to the sur-
lace. Kesuiu humiliating to the wholo
otaie and country have been a se
quence of such neglect.
'I have often, and nowhere so fro
quently at in this city, listened to
vehement expressions of regret, drop
ping from tho lips of citizens of com
niBiiding influcce, that bad men of
their party bad been nominated for
oltlce; whoreas if thoy themselves bad
done their duly, as diligont and cour
ageous friends of good government,
the result would have been otherwise.
Il is at the outposts that the safety of
tne army it assured, and to it it in
primary slept of a political party that
the contest 1b often determined be
tween good and bad mon. The eleo
tor who negloott tho primary tteps
will btvo but little claim to the honor
of a vigilant sontincl on the watch
towers of liberty.
1 nclice anotbor evil somewhat akin
to tin last discussod, in which tho
remedy is largely with tbe neon!
themselves. lalludo to tho common
acquiescence in tho violuliun of law,or
in the habit ol allowing Juws to be
come a doad loiter. Tho proposed
constitution, however porfect iu ils
provisions, will avail nt but little un
less faithfully administered. It is the
boast of some that laws cannot be car
ried out unless they be in accord with
popular scnlimont or prejudico, but to
my miad the converse of the boast, to
wit : tint tbe laws will bo obeved
whether doemed judioious or not
would be a ontiment more befitting a
cnrislun peoplo. Jt a law bo so im
politic that it cannot be xecutod,tban
it should be promptly repealed ; but I
can think of na more dangerous cus
tom in i Rcpublio than the common
disregard of even unimportant laws
Obedience to law is tbe duty of all
high and low. Disobedience to the
laws of God brought upon the world
endless toils and torrowt, and just to
surely will tbo babilual disregard of
human laws, by any pooplo, bring
upon them, sooner or later, shame and
reproach.
I tay, in conclusion, that it shall be
my earnest prtyor that the people
may accept, and that God may bless
lo thoir use, the proposed fundamental
Tut Jupiciaby. The New Consll
lulion will loavo tho regulation of the
judiciul districts, exclusively of the
counties of Alleghony and Philadel
phia, under tho oonlrol of tho Logis
laturo as fully as at present, excopt
whoie countiot contain a population
of 40,000, or upwards, they are por
force of tho Constitution erected into
separate judicial districts, with a law
Judgo, but no Atsociale Judges; and
as to the remainder of the countios.
tho Legislature will have the right to
erect them into Judical Districts, con
tnining more or less than 40,000 inhab
itants. Under the operation of this
amendmont tbit district will within a
low years, become two or more dis
tricts, for both Centre and Clearfield
will come up lo tbo standard of 40,000
inhabitants. Moanwhilo it will be tbe
right and the duty of tbe Legislature
to divide the district, should tho pub
lio wolfare domand tuch division.
Conoriss. This body moots on the
first day of Deoembor, wbeo a rare
opportunity will be offorod lo every
political quack to read aloud bit pro
scription to cure us of all our finan
cial ills Go in Buchu, Hosloltor, etc,
as woll as those "Christian Slatos-
menf and bankers who bave to suo-
eossfully managod to make themselves
rich while the nation baa booome
por. -Tbe second great aoheroe that
the administration pott have on band
at tW approaching session, it to got
Congress to endorse Jay Cooke's
Northern Pacifio railroad bonds
make the government responsible for
their final redemption, Tbit it a
game similar to tho salary grab, .ex
cept that it will oott millions mort
than that Infamous monsure did.
' - . i .. . . - i
$rtv gt(U'frtisrrafuts.
IBTRA YCtm trMnMiIng on ttit promliM
A ofthahioribr, rvniaint to BrmeJy town thin,
uo th I6tb dhj of Octobar kit, t Whit Httfer,
apposed to b about twont monthf old, with
wtni red ipfiti on the bod, and thrt legi m
rtd from Ui knt to tbt boof. Th ownor ii r
qorated to oqi forward, pro? a nropartjr, pay
obarffai and tak bar away, or iha will ba dlapuMd
of according to la.
miuain bum win.
Lttthatibtirg, Kor. 16, 1873. -3t
ADM! N MTR ATOKA NOTICE. Nutlet
ti htrtbr ilf an that lottaraof admiolilraUoa
oo lb titftt of SAMUKL PTAHR, deutd.
late of Knoi towmhip, CUarflald eoonty, Peoo'a,
baring been duly granted to th naderaignad,
all ptnona Indebted to Bald eetate will plaaa
ah Immediatt payment, and tfaoaa baring
ilatma er damanda wtll preaent them proptrly
anUiantieated for lettlanient without drier.
JJ.hwis r kiia ft Ut
J A CUl! A UNU M,(
Admlnlatrniorie
New Millport. Nor, 18, 1B78-et
v. ttikaon, n. p. m. a. tav taliah, P.
DBS. WILSON 4 VAN VALZAH.
riosiilelil, Pa.
091o In middle ef Dr. Wlliao.
Drnri Hot i fnm II to 1 r. a. Pr. Vo
Viluh nn b found ! nlrhl In bit rooms, but
door lo UwUnlek Jtli Pruf Dion, op
islrl, 7?'
1 DNI NI8TR A TOR'S NOTICE. Notlo
2. is lurabjr Itmi that WtUn of tdmiaistrmlloa
on tho nliU of JOHN ROSS, 8a., lot of
Roll loWDihlp, Cloortold Bounty, ft., ttuumi,
bating born duly grouted to Uio ndnlgnott, si!
Rorwoi inaoDtM to ma oiuto will plouo Bok
oaodioU poTBonl. ood thou botioi ololau o
domaoiU will prant ibom pruporljr tutbouMutol
ior owuomoui wunovi aelftjr.
JOHN M. ROSS,
Oittod, Nov. 11, 1S78. Adminlitrolor.
jgXECUTOR'S SALE.
Valuable Real Estate I
Bf vlrlsa of tn order of tbo Ornbtna' Court
of Clenrfleld ooantj, and to no dlraotod, thoro
win do oipoMd to nubllo sole, la tuo Iwroufti
Now Washington, pa., on
SATURDAY, DIO. 10TB, 1871,
tho following detoribed real eatoto, Into tbo prop-
rij or Frederick bantu, aeoeuod i A oorum
traot of load, illnoto in Hell towntblp, Cleat-Bold
county, ro., oonioining ooout itltj oereo, bourns,
od and deoorilied no follows t Beoionino at a hem-
look, thoooo hy load of John Amitb north 1U0
perchoa to n lion I thenoo weat 71 noroboi to
wbito plnoi tbenoo north 13 perches lo o ottcum-
bori tbonoo by land of Criit a Miller north ti
degreoa lul ao ptrohes to homlook on the ban
of Cheat eroek theneo vp tbo aaid orook 131
teronea lo n none menoo ojr lona or Uriel m
tiller aoalb IS dea-roee eoat 80 perchoa to a Doat;
thenoo oaat 116 porchea to plaoo of beginning..
neaerving out oi aaia ooandorlot two eoroa lIO
on Cheat eroek, beginninc ot Iha fordlnr nod az
lending in width at fordinc two rods book from
tho eroek nnd np tbe lama lo tho nppor lino of
iraot, ma wiam encoding to none tbo a.tnt
uoviog tbereon erected a two-atorr Home, Log
nam ono) oiner ootbolldingi, and having thereon
ono of tbo belt orchard, in ClearBeld oounlr.
Tsrmb.- Ooe-third oaab, and baJaooe on Juno
lit, 1874, with intereet, to bo aoonrod bj bond
wr.gogeon ine proniiiea.
JOHN OKR, Eieeotor.
Not. 1, 1871-St.
FRANK FIELDING,
ATTORN EY-AI-LAff,
Clearfield, Pa.
Will nttend to all bnaineaa ontraitod to hi
promptly and faithfully. aovlj'73
LOYD HOUSE,
Main Street,
rniLii'Bouita. penita.
Table alwayi auppllod with tho beat tho market
anurae. i oa traveling puoae la invited to oalL
ovl78. KOliKKT LOYD.
DR.JEFFKKSON LITZ,
WOODLAND. PA.
Will promptly attend all ealla la tho line of bt
pronation. nov.l-7J
CAUTION. A I ! peroona are hereby eautioned
againal harboring or trolling my wife, Lyd,
ia, on my account, in the future, oa I am deter
mined to pay no debta of her oootraoling after
tbe lutb day or November, IH7S, ooleaa oompoll-
eo by law. auah vtibEUAman.
Lulbenbnrg, Kot. It, '73, ll
CAUTION. I hereby giro notion leal tbo
real relate, aituato in Cheat lownabip, on
which wo now reaide, onniiating of a booae and
ten ocrea of land, na well oa two oowa, belong lo
my wife, Mary Ann, abeolotoly, aod all peraona
are oaotiuned againil troipaaaing on tho nremlaoa
or wo'iiiog wun ine enwa.
MAKTIN nOCKKNllERKr.
UcOarrey, Nov. 19, '73, It
grugs and triiirinfs.
rpo TUOSJ INTERESTED IN TUB PCR
X CUAS1 OP A bTKK'TLY
PURE RYE WHISKY,
For Medicinal Parpoiei w offer
Ball'H I'nre Bye,
Prioo tl to t( per gallon, and will akin in Peek
oge w anil porcoaaera.
We alio handle largely a
101TER DISTILLED UUISKY,
rrioo rroalMO to 11.78.
Wo Import
FINE WINES, BRANDIES AND GIN,
And are alto manufactoren of
DR. SXOEVER'S
TONIC HERB BITTERS.
Send for prioo liat.
KRtDER k CO.,
Ill North Third St., Philadelphia
ootli Ji
rpii
K liAlilT movei
THE LATEST MOVE!
HARTSWICK & IRWIN'S
DRUO 8TORB,
To their new building an Peoond (troot, nearly
oppeute too aioro oi weaver eotia,
CLEARFIELD, FA.,
Where tbey will continue to lonely their old and
aa many naw ouatomora aa may eerno, wilt
PURE DRUGS!
CIIEMICAL81
PHARMACEUTICAL PRE PAEATIOBS,
(Ineladiuf all now romedlea,)
Patent Medielnoa, Palnta and Oila, (Ileal and
folly, School Book., Stationery, Paper,
Ac.) nleo, a full lino of Drug,
glala' Siindrieo, Hair
. Tonioe.
Coametlfe, Perfumerlea, Toilet Arliclea, Bruihef,
Jo roep., rocaei Boon, an of
(uo boat Quality.
PUSS WISES ASD LIQUORS,
tot nedleal 4 laoruaental parpoeea only,
Pare Whit lUed, Color of all kinds, Raw t.ad
Boiled Llneeed Oil, Varniahea, Turpaa
Una, Coal Oil, Paint Varniab
firnibet, Flaroring
Eitraotf,
Confectioner., Bird Reed, Bp lee, ground and
tta ground, of all kind.
SMOKERS AND CIIEWERS
- Will And onr atock of Chewing
and Bowking Toboeeo, Itoportod ood Do
eetio Cifrere, 8nubT and Fine-eat lo bo of ibo
very boat branda in the market.
LAMPS AND CHIMNEYS, '
411 kind! of GLASS WARE,
wARDEN SEEDS,
MPBICAL INSTRUMENTS
apd Mullcnl Trlmmlngl of every variety.
Having a long oiporlenoo In tho buelneeo, and
an oatoniive and well ooleoteq Itock of medicinea,
wo aro enabled to mil Phyaloiani preoeriptiona at
tho akorteet notice and ot the moot reasonable
term a, day and night.
HARTSWICK A IRWIN.
Cleorlald, Ta., May 11, 1871 If,
Srjj &ooftt, &ntttti, ttt.
i. t. wivia...
WEAYEIl A IIETTS
CLEARFIELD, PA.,
Aro offering, at tbo old itand of 8. L. Reel A Co.,
their took of goodi, oonilitlnf of
DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES,
boots enoBs,
HATS k CAPS,
HARDWARE,
QUKENBWARE,
FLOUR, FEED, SALT, &o., &o.
At tbo moat reaaonablo ratal for CAS1I or In
lohango for
Square Timber, Boards, Shingles,
OS COUNTRY PRODUCI.
tf Advaneea mode to tboee engaged In get
ting ont aquare timber oa tho moat advantagoou
tarma. pdlljaafl
JRATZER & LYTLE,
MARKET STREET,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Doalera la
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,
GROCERIES,
Hardware and Queensware,
Boole, Sboet, Halt, Cpi, Ao.
oTBhoemakera aappliod with LEATHER
and SnOE IINDIN09 at reduced ratee.
8 ALT I SALT I SALT I
at wkeleaalo and
retall-f very cheap.
PAINTS, OILS, CALCINED PLASTER, Ao.
A liberal dieccont to bulldera.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, CARPETS, WINDOW
SHADES. OIL CLOTHS in largo
quatltioa.
PISH, FLOUR, BACON, CORN MEAL and
CHOP, alwaya oa band.
VAM of tbo obovo goo da aro pnrobaaod
aiolmlvely for oaah, and therefore eon and erifi
ba told aa cheap aa tko eheapeot. febll-ft
Edward E. Eyre 4 Son,
(Saeeoieera to ETRI A LAKDELL.)
Foarta and Artk treatn, PbUadolphla,
FINE DRY GOODS,
BLACK 6ILES,
PINE SHAWLS,
NEW EEDINGOTM,
CAVILS HAIR,
BLANKETS,
COUNTERPANES,
BHEETINOS,
00 tl. ot
DAMASKS
NEW; GOODS OPENINO DAILY."
P ECONOMY IS AN OBJECT,
Bl'Y TOUR
CLOTHING,
Furnishing Goods, &o.,
AT
D. STEWART & SON'S
CLOTHING STORE.
They beep full line of
Men's, Youths' & Boys' Clothing.
Alto, TJmbrollat, Sttlvbelle, Overallt,
llalt, ehirtt, I. ndorthirtt, and
Drawers, Ac,
Whlob tbey will aoll ot moat roaaoooblo prieea.
Call and eieromo their cooda before purohoatng
olaowbero. Bloom la alanaloo ifatldiaf.
Clearteld, Pbh, Ootobor t, 1171.
HEMOVAL.
REIZENSTEIN Si BERLINER,
wboUwl dflr 1
GEMS' FIRISHIG GOODS,
evo removed to 17 Cborr-h atreet. betwooa
Fronklln and White eta.. New York. tjj31'71
TJ F. BIGLER k CO.'S
I
SPECIALTIES
BUILDERS' IIARDW ARE,
MECHANICS' HARDWARE,
LUMBERMEN'S HARDWARE,
FARMING UTENSILS, ,
MILL SUPTLISS,
IRON NAILS,
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES,
PAINTERS' FINDINGS,
CALCINED PLASTER.
Moy II, 1171.
3. I, SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
Ann boit-ea in
Watohot, Clockt and Jewelry,
Orotam'a Suit, AforAal Aroel,
fLliARFI ELD, PA.
All klnda of repairing In mv line nrombtlv at-
landed to. April IS. U71.
111.11a A. WOLLAcn.
aavm l. annoa.
onn w. wmoLar.
annr r. wallacb.
WALLACE & KREBS,
(Hnieoaoora to Wallace A Fielding,)
ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW,
U-11'71 ClearOold. Pa.
IMK 1ME
XJ
The nndanlffnod la now arenaA to hieUk
tbo pnbllo with at) atcell.nl oaliiy of
Bellpforit,Wood-Burnecl Lime,
for plaelerlng porpoeee, by tho largo or email
auanlity. Can be foond for the hi at P..'.
aow balldlog, on Market otroet.
wi-tf - L. K. Mtvl LLOUflH.
g rgat difrtlsfmrntj.
ELECTION PB0CLAMATI01.
WIlRRKAS.byaaaotof th.Ocoorel i
bly of Ilia Commonwealth of PVl.7
nln entiUed "An act U regulou tho JlnVraT
Eloctioa within tola Commonwealth," U uT,.
Joined opon Uo Bhoriffa of Iho aovoral oooatlaa
to givo poblie notion or laoh oloctiun, the nla.1.
wbero to bo bold, and tho officer, to ho elecud
Tanntrona, I, Jubtii J. tit, I 1,0 Sherip
of OlcarO.ld oounty, do hereby givo Pobllo nL.
tlco to tbo elector, of Ike oounty of Cieorteld
that a general .lection will be held oa Iho Tmai
TuaaOAi or Kaaaaaa aaiv, (kelng tko ietk
day of tho month,) at tho aovoral election dia
tricta In aaid county, at whlob lime and plaoo
tbo quehB.d vol.ra may vote by ballot
For or Agaioat tho adopUoa of the New ConiU.
totioa.
Tho ballote ahall bo printed or written in tbo
following form t On tho outeido tho word. "New
Conatiluiion " In Iho inaida for ell peroona girioi
affirmative vutee Iho word. "For the New CooalU
tution," nnd for all peraona giving negative roloa
Ibo worda "Agalait Ibo New Conilitutlon."
Tho elector, of Iho oounty of Ciearleld will take
notion that tho aaid oleetioa will bo held at tho
following plaooa, via i
Boooaria lowniuip, at tbo Union Hotel, in Glen
Hope.
Hell towmbin, at tho bonao of Robert MehabVy
Bloom townablp, at Iho houae of tho late Jamao
Bloom, Sr. t
Boitki townablp, at tbe houae of Edward Albert.
Bradford town.bip, at the houaa of Jacob Pierce.
Brady tuwnihlp, at Uio bonao of Wm.Sobwem
In Lutberalurg. . , r
Burnaide towmhip, at Young'i aohool hoaoo.
Cheat townihib. at the nuhhd tahrl kA.u -
Simon Korabauffb'a.
Cloarteld boroogb, at tho Coort Hoooa.
Covington towmhip, at tbo echool booae la AfoU
aooborg.
Corwenivlllo borough, at tbo boa, of tbo lata
laaao Bloom.
Decatur lownabip, at Centra echool bonao.
Ferguaon lownabip, at too booae of Joho fliww
017, formerly ooenpied by Thoa. Hobiaon, (Broad,
Ulrard townahfp.at Congreaa Dill aoboot konao.
Qoaben lown.hio. at the oahlic uhul k.
Bhaweville.
Graham towmhip, at tho hone. of daoobHnblor.
Oulich townabio. at the onblio aahorJ ha., i.
Janeaville.
Huaton towpahip, at tbe bonao of Jeaaa Wilaon.
Houtidala norouah. at the nnLlia kua r w
Parker, la aeid borough.
Jordan lownabip, at the pnblia echool kooao, la
Anaonville.
Karthaua townablp, at Bridren'a aohool konaa.
Knox town.bip, at Turkey Kill echool koaee.
Lawrence lowoabiD. at tho Court Hobm i k.
boroogb of riearneld.
Lumber City borough, at Ihe poblie echool booae.
Morvie townahip. at the konaa fonaarl oami.i
by Tbomaa Kyler. r
fiew naahisgtoa boroogb, at tbo pnbllo ookool
kooao.
Oeoeola noraocb. at tbo soblio k.nu r Ull.
Uoyt, In aaid borough.
- Fenn towmhip, at tbo hotel formerly kept by
W. W. Andereon. ' f f
Pike towmbin. at tbo houae of tbo lata lu
Bloom, In tho borough of Carwea.ville.
I nion townabip, at the houae of D. E. Brabaker
Wallacetoa torout h. at tho anhlii. achool kMI.
la laid borough.
Woodward townabip, at tbo bonao of Tbomaa
Henderaon.
AN ACT regulating tbe mode of voting at nil
eirouooi .oo oovorai ooontloo or tnia Coaa
monwcalth, approved tho 0U day of March. A.
P., 18M, via: '
SncTion 1. Ba ti eaaeeo! be tho ft.i uj
Houae of RepreaanUtivn of the Commehweallb ef
Fennaylvania in Ueneral Aaaemblv meL and it ia
hereby enacted by authority of the eomo, That tho
Jualinod votere of tho aoveral oonntioa of tkia
ommonwralth, at all amoral, townahio. horonrb
end epoeial eleetiona, aro hereby, horoafur author-
lara ana rrquired to voto, by tieketa, printod, or
written, or portly printed and nartlv written, ear.
rally elaeained aa follow! : One ticket ahall am.
brace tbe name! of all Jodgoe of oourte voted for,
and lo bo labelled, outeide, "Judiciary;" ono ticket
ahall embrace tbe namea of the Mate oBcora voted
for, nnd be labelled, ".talc :" ono ticket ahall am.
brace tho namea of oil county oOoera voted for,
including office of oenator, member, and mombero
of aeeemuly, If voted for, and mombera of Coogrom,
if voted for, and ba labelled, "county ;" ono ticket
ahall embrace tho name, of all townabip ofteer
votod for, and be labelled, "townahip ;" ono tick a
ot ahall embrace tho namea of oil buroogk oflecrt
voted for, and ba labelled, "borough and oaek
elaaa ahall bo depoaited in arparalo ballot koiea.
By the aot of Aaaembly of ltM, known aa tbt
Rrgiairy Law, it ia providod aa followa i
1. "Election officer! aro to open tbo potla be
tween the hour, of all and aaven o. aa. oa tbo dav
of election. Beforo ail o'clook ia tbo morning yf
aecond Tueaday of October they aro to receive '
from the County Commieeiooere tbo Regialered
Liat of Votere and all necoaaary election klaaka,
aod they aro to permit no man to voto wboao
namo ii not on laid lilt, noleaa ko ebaU make
proof of hia right to vote aa followa :
S. Tbe pereoo whoae name ia not on tbo Hit
alaiming the right to vote moat prod ace a Qualified
voter of tho diatriot to I wear ia a writtea or print.
ed affidavit to tbo reeidenoe of the claimant la tho
diatriot for nt teaet ton daya next proooedinf aaid
election, droning olearly where tbo roaidoneo of .
tbo poraon waa.
I. The party claiming tbo right to voto ahall .
alao make aa affidavit, elating to tbo boat of hit
kooaledge and belief wbero and when bo woa
I 1 k - l. - 1. . . . n . .- a
wru. bub. hv m emn. ut renoeyiTBUia BOIO or
the United Statee, that bo boa mided ia tho
Stato one year, or, if formerly n eitiaea tbereia
and removed therefrom that be haa reeided therela
ilz moniha next prooedint aaid election, that bo
haa aot moved into tho diatriet for the purpoeo ef
voting therein, that he haa paid a State or oounty
tax within two yeora, whiob waa aaaeaaed at leaat
tea day. beforo the election, and the affidaviraboll
atato when and wbero tbo lax waa aeaoeeed and
paid, and Uio tax reooipt moat bo prodocod aaleao
tbe affida.it aball atato that 11 haa boea loot or de
atroyed, or that ho received Bono.
4. if tbe appltoaat be a aatnraliaed oitieea, bo
muat in addition to the foregoing proofa, atato ia
hia affidavit whoa, where and by what ooart bo
waa aaturaliaed and produce hia oertlfloate of
aoturaliiatioa, '
ft. Every peraoB oloiming lo bo a Batarallaoa
oltiacn, whether on the rrgiitry liat, or prodooiog
aflidavila aforeaaid, aball be required tw prodaoo
hia natoraliaation cortiloato at too election beforo
voting wbero ho boa heen for ton yeara oonaaoa
lively a voter ia tho dieiriot where bo offora to
voto t and oo tho rote of avab a peieoo boing re
ceived, tbo Election Offleera aro to write or atamp
the word 'voted' oa bia oertilcale with tbo montk
and yaar, aod ao other voto eon bo oaat that day
in virtoe of oaid certificate, oxoapt wbero oona aro
entitled to Yolo aa the aaturaliaatioa of thoir
father,
6. If tho paraoa oloiming to vote who It aot
regietered ahall make affidavit that he la a aativo
bora oilitea of tho United Statee, or, if bora e! toe-here,
ahall produoo ovideaoo of bia naturalise
tionrr that he ia entitled to oitiaea.hi, by roaaoa
-of hia falher'e natoroliiatioa, and farther, that ho
ii between tl aod 31 yeora of are, ond bat reeided
within the titate oco year, and in tbe oleetioa dia.
trict ten dnyi next preceding tho oleetioa, ko
ihall be entitled to vote thoogh ko aball aot novo
paid toxoe.
Notice Is further hereby f Ires. That
all peraona except Juatlcoo of Ibo Peace, wba
ahall hold an office or appointment oi Iruel under
tho government of tho United tlatot, or of toil
8tato, ar of any Incorporated diatriot, whether a
oommiaeioood officer or otherwiae, a aukordinata
obiter or agent, wko la or ahall he employed aa
der tko Legl.latiro, Executive or Judicial do
portmanu of toll State or of the United Statee,
or any city or In corpora led diatriet, and nlao
that every member of Congreaa, or of tbo Stato
Legialoturo, or of tho common or .elect oounetl
of any city, or eommiuioner of any Inco rpo rated
diatriet, aro by law tucapebie of holding ot
exerciaing, at iho eame lime, tho office or ap
pointment of Judgo, Iaipeetor or Clerk Of BUOf
olooUoa of thla Commonwealth.
OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
In eaee the poraon wko aball havo received tba
eeoond blghect a amber of voteo for in.peclor, ekoll
not a.teed oa tha day of oleetion, theo the pereom
who ahall bore reooived the aeooud highoet line
bar of votea for Judge at the next preceding eleo.
tion, ohall aot na inapeotor in bia place i and ia
caao the paraoc who ahall haro received tbo high
eel number of votoe for inapeotor ahall aot attend,
the peraoa elected Jodgo, aball appoint aa laepec
tor In hia place and in ooae tbo pereoa electooV
Judge aball not attend, then the inepector who ro-
cotroo me nirheot number or votea, aball appoint
a Judge In bia place ) or if any vacancy aball coa-
tinoe io Ihe board for tho apace of ooe hour oflar
tbo lime fixed by law for the opening of the olee
tion, the qualified votere of the towo.hip, ward or
diatriet for which auch officer aball bavo boea
elected, pre.rnt at the plaoo of oleetion, ohall ao
loot ono out of their number to fill auch vocancy.
Aleo, tbot where a Jodrc, by aiekneoo or uoe
roidablo accident, ia onobie to attend euok meet.
Ing of Judrea, then the certificate or return ahall
ba token charge of by one of tho io.peetora or
elerki of the election of the diltrict, who ehall do
and perform Iho dull., required of raid Judge 00
able to alteod.
Tbo Return Jodroa of tko roanoolloo dl.trlcU
aforeaaid aro requeued to meet 00 Owe Court
lluuea, in the korourh of Clearfield, oa k Irrt
Friday next after the oaid third Tueaday of
Deoembor. (being the IHihl. then ond thero 10 do
tboee Ihinga required of them by law,"
UIVEN uoder my hand and aeai, at Clearteld,
Penn,, thia twenty-eilth day of November,
L.8. loth, year of cor Lord ono tbon.and
I, bt nundreo and eeventy-threo, and of
tko lotjepeodenoe of tbo United btoteo tbt oloa-ty-aerentk.
aoT.B .1 wl-wi.rt o. rro, w".
JXECUTORO). NOTICF.. Nollco la koro
i by given tbot Liter, leetameolery bovlog
en granted to the nnderilgned on tbo eeteie
of BAMIKI. MITCI1KI.I., deceoaed, late ot
Clearneld, Clearfield oounty, f enniylvania, a
peraonl Indebted to aaid aetata are reqoeeled oa
make Immediate payment, aod Ikooa kaving
aleimi agolnat tho aamo will preaent thorn dolf
aeiikentiaalod for aeitlement,
Mae. M. M. ell luuni.,
1, 9. WEAVER,
ootTI (I f - . PxoottvtO;