Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, October 11, 1877, Image 2

NEWS P3Oll ALL NATION.
GOLD closed. Tuesday at 1.02 i.
FINE coal has been found in Taylor and
Shackelford counties, 'Texas.
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EB -POSTMASTER GENERAL CRESWELL
will abaadon law for journalism.
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ANDREW Jens:so:Cs monument' is nut
Tennessee marble after all.
SENATOR DATJD DAVIS ban entirelY re-
Covered Irom hikreeent severe illness.
• Ix:tunas county manufactured 506,050
cigars daring August and sold 418,050.
.A. GEoiuflA warn= is reported to have
r ;yin birth to triplets three successive
t•-•
• SENOR Jongtoniuss O, is prostrat
e4t by pueu main, his reti.ifelLis 'expect
cd. -- •
WlLttot Losmit&x, thii publisher, loft
a•perional estate of .obout $1,000,000 to
his heirs. - • ' • •
- SuscE September Ist, Columbus, Ga.,
mills bard; taken'4l7 bales - eatton, against
• 193 last year. ~. •
CINCINNATI 'produced 475,212 barrels
‘;9l' malt liquors for_the _year ending 'Au
. gust; 1 e
n negro ltas•been sent- to Ken
t c ky, Penitentiary for years for mur
der.
.`Tim Chicago Times; thus puts it: "That
lckivtd old ,bulk, The Tilden,- is Bench
e:d at last."
Nr.wuniwpou'r (Mass.)(isherman TO
- landed a halibut eight feet loug r
weighing :150 pounds.
Os an average two or three carloads - or•
stoves are claily,_shipped from Erie to
Bolton and otbee.eastern points.; "C •
Tan tiouthwest . railway - has been ex.-
tended to Oliphant's furnace, foar mil
iinuth of Uniontown,
MANV'CLEMMEII, according to ..‘lennie r
June." commands the largest sum 'paid.
to Washington correspondents: .
THE purchasing agent of, the Eagle
rolling mill, in Pittsburg. is making heavy
purchases of pig iron in Lehigh county.
(I,NE of the Dublin unions advertised
for eighteen hogsheads of whisky, say
. ),1!)0 gallons, for the use of the paupers.
A Bhur.t:c order for silk goods has been
received by a Rockvill (Ct.) firm - which
exhibited the goods'at the Cenntennial.
BEr.s.sir is trying to. make an• honest.
living by peddling a patent indelible ink
for use, by postmasters canceling stamps:
ALEXANDER. IL-SrEmmys-thinks be
would die happy if .11erschel.V. Johnson
,were•on the bench of the Supreme Court
Two thousand J‘merican firms are said
to haVe already made. arrangements to be
repreQented in the Pat is Exhibition of 178.
AcconniNG to ; the Miliiaukee. Sentinel,
¢oletttir Angus Cameron, of Wisconsin,
ii "in print as an anti-AdminstratiOn per-
7 iii vrlchloW of I:nitell States Senator
(?:tarlesatirrfon is to build an Episcopal
, eburchgat her Is.wn expenso . .. in Nashua,.
,11:. 11.. . ,
Miss BrArruA AroX ITII,LEux will try to
-tvnlleeiglity-nine miles in tweety-sii con•
Fk•Clli ire hours at Providence, It. 1., next
vok.: • •
NTltot"" policema7i s w o r e -as follows :
lerlie prisoner sat on me, calling me an
ass and an idiot—all of which I certify to
be true."
Tif el;f:. are sixty-eight different sewing
Iml:thine stiches, and a hundred and six
ty-tight different ways of lying about
It is estimated that turbine water wheels
since their invention, saved ti
h untrY oi'cr $300,000,4)00 in the one single
~. of fuel, 2 --
VT.III surpasses any tie States in
the .produetionf lead—has - 41:z prOduced
abut three feertlis of the reiratai supply
last year. •
Tits: failures . during • the past three
months were 1:,:h10,000 more in Imolai:It
than the failures for the • corresponding
I.Q th fast year. •
Ditituis the year just clo i sed the United
Statex sold 105.007,000 yards of cotton
go.otls'abrrtad, ten times more than was
exported : at* year before.
Ix a camp •inteeting near Guerneville
Cal., a 1101V0atirrec stories was. made of
a hollow tree, the cavity being thirteen
lea in tliatnger. • .
S,:`.VANN Ga;,•l becoming an import
ant cigar manufacturing place, and
by the
II:Ivan:1s" are turned "out by the
thousand.
Till'. Earl and Conntess of Dufferin and
Lave rettirned to Ottawa from their
. L ui.; tour in the North-western British
Ptp,sesinas,
lIE ('llester rolling mill is running day
anal irijht, employing about a hundred
ty hands. The prospects is good
for a colifitilance of work..,
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M4lB } . ..k.SETT; Whose picture of the
l'..letoral - Commission ig - approaching
c;impletion, is in Boston Making a study
of Jtid.:., - e Abbott:s head..
if I IF. old boiler shop near" the Reading
'railroad, -Chester; is being fitted np for
the manufacture of small printing presses,
and forty.bands Will be employed.
Tor soff-of the famous Algerian patriot
the Emier4/id-el-Nader, who. It is said.
has developed considerable literary tas-,
is engaged upon a life of hit- father.
:Stn. O'Cos.On,-,•of New York;
is chairman of the American Society of,
lite Red Cross; organized lor the succor
of sick and wounded linSsian stoldiors.
Twit forests of North Caroliria produce
tyenty-two species of oalqteight of -pine,
nine of Spruce :•,..tven of magnolia; eight,
of hickory, and five each of elm: and birch.
Sl:xaroit BEN. 11. Mu, has written . a . ,
• column letter to say, that in. his opinion
the growing interests of Gecirgia demand',
the, stlectiim of Atlanta as the State cap
ital.
r; INlA`paper says that the Moffett
punch is gaining in piddle favor every
and the noigy and dictatorial pro
eetdings of the liquor dealers are begin . -
ing. to excite, disgust. •
TUE fanittie Mussulmans in India, it
appeals, have, money to contribute-to the
relief of the wounded Turks, though pee,
plc are dying around them by the thous
aad of famine. •
A CIITNEsE hag has been placed on bail,
-1 in San Pr:incise°, on the charge of cruelly
tmathig a child, to give her, the fitsliona,
• ble Chinese little 'foot. . The member was
shockingly distorted.
TUE Glendon iron (ompany, Easton,
Iris at present more orcleys On.hand than
can - till with their pi nsent number of
I'i-images in blast and are making ar-
nglirnents to start up all their furnaces
. .
Indiana raperrilates *- that on Sun
(lay morning, there cons no Suuday-school
in one of the churches o f
. its town because
ivasi.s had taken. possession of the house
mitt blamed tight..
basteen subscribed of
.the $2,500 necessary to establish in
-lloston the propolied school tor. teaching
girls and women ,earring and modeling in
plaster, clay, and-wo6d. _
Tin: election in Colorado having been
I.eld awl woniln suffrage defeated, - Miss
Snsan B Anthotty ; )? announced to Oeliier
in Denver her lecture entitled, "Women
Wants Work, Not the Ballot." , •
Tuk New : Orleans Times says , that
ilirnsands.l.N-noniployed- men linger in
t bat city, m Itifc urgent invitations are be
'in A: sent to the people or the North to
eviae and settle upon the fertile tan& of
I,4luisialia,
Tim Committee on Distribution of
tliiits throughout the forests of South
lieye been -authorized to; expend
during the nex t year to purchasing
I,iiils and-attending-to their proper z-dis
tribution. ; '
•
nE. Irish. Fitilroiuts, it seems, ate , un
,rer going .eiperience.similar to our: own
last summer, in consequence of the "
rising of labor" . along the various lines
-As a consequence, pretty much all trans
tortation for tad tinta being is stopped...
MArng StropK.x..cD, the 'St. J ohn's
Mich.' girl wholivas married a few years
agolo Leo Miller, of Minnesota, accord
ing to a free)ove contract: of their own
e; awing up, is said to _have arisen and
gone home unto her father.
Mn REEVE, Il....'„ltegistrar of the
'PI fry:Council and editittl'oftlie
Memoir-S." netted °R-Ifi - ,ift)Ctiy - them, and
hears up:with:fortitude under the Queen's
order cutting Tim oft fromlbe list of per
t-oils to be invited to:Colirt.r,
31.emitF. GAnctA.- wife of the minister
front-the Argentine Republic; will not be
in Washington tliis.*piter. She remains
4tiroad %Ulf her daiiihter, Who lia...4quiade
this still bliiimniag Poly a grandmother.
The husband of thepiing mother is an
off,mr in the Ficatilfarnty.- I' •'•
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EDITOIta t
A. O. GOODZIICH.
Zlowsnda ° Pa. 0-11; 1877.
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MEMBIGIC \ AN STATE TICKET.
FOS JUDGE OFT kE SUPREME COURT,
Hog. JAMES Pc., STERRETT,
Of Allegheny County.
FOB AUDITOR GEprEltAty
J. A. M. PASSMORE,
Of Schuylkill County.
FOR STATE TREASURER,'
WM. BAIART,
Of Montgomery County.
ItEPIIBLICAN COVIETY TICKET.'
FOR OISTRICT ATTORNEY,
I. IifoI'HERSON,
Of Towanda *trough:
401 t. COUNTY strEVEYOR,
T. A. SEMT I ARP,
Of Smithfield Township.
EDGAR: Km}, of the Altonna Rad
ica/, has been nominated by the Re
ppblicaus ofillair county for Repre
slntative, in 'place ;,of D. M. JONES
dkeased. -
RxrunucAlis, remember that only
a few more 'ijaYa.• remain
,Ilefore the
election. Tiec no Republican fail to
i to his whole..duty,:„We . have an ex
cellent ticket; and .ei,ery candidate
sliould receive the full vote of the
party. :. • ,
WE have not a ;wild t 6 say against
either the Prohibition or Democratic
candidates, Perollaliyi but they have
no claims in this respect over Mc-
PHERSON and SEWARD, and the latter
in addition . to possessing at least
equal merits with their competitors,
are sound and reliable ReptiMicans.
AN etfoit will be made to,linduce,
Republicans to rote the teuiermtee
ticket. - There is nc:i_occasion for the
most ardent temperance man doini ,
any such thing. The' Re:Publican
candidates are just as reliableOn that
question, -as their Prohibition_ com
petitors.
A FRIGIMUL railroad accident oc;
cur.red. in Cheater County an Friday
last. There had• been a iathering of
the PENNYA.CKEB family, near Phce
nixv.ille, and is the company num
bering some two hundred were pro
ceeding homeward in the evening,
the. train co'tiveying them was thrown
from the track and tenor twelve in
stantly killed, and thirty or forty se
rionsly woinded, ,The accident was
catzed by 'the waAbing, out' of , ,the
track by a violent storm.
A s l'Assmonz, the ° Republican eon
didate for Auditor - General, was
brought up foil a farm and worked in
the mines for sc4-en years ; and HART,,
the .Republicon 'candidate 'for State
Treasurer, learceiti, the grade of brick
laking, it would seem that they are'
very proper collates to receive
the votes of those whoyrant to honor
working men. \TO).- strikingly illus
trate how open tile path of honor is
in this country to
. r oso who start in
humble life and ha 'e industry and
plUck to push their al' Way. ,
r i ailroad traffic is . any gtede as
to the state oT general 1:111f `le
prospect at present may 0(
considered encouraging.
hundred. and thirty-four
handled on. Friday last on the •eatd
ern division, Philadelphia and Erie
railroad, seventeen hundred and fif
teen on Saturday. This is the, largest
exhibit ever made on any two consec
utive days by thisload. In oil and
other. traffic there is a general in
ease., Two hundred oil ears were
:sent out on this division last night.
Tle resources of the road are be
ing ca led into use:in ,full ,now, to
Meet pressing demanda.,ifiTliusi
ness.
It is prett hard to dinw the lines
between the po and the rich in this
country: Thfl• ild born with- a.
"Silver spoon - in s mouth% is as
likely as not to end poverty, while
the poor , mens' childr n become tie
'wealthy. Nearly all the successful
Men now in-the country,* were born
in humble life, and lea \ rned from nec
essity to strike out for \themselves ;
while the offspring of the rich—
roiiglit up in idleness and ; indnl
,gence—gravitate to want. Siich be
ing the fact, it is• evident that, the
labarini, man who permits himsel rto
imbibe prejudices against capitalists,:
is probably giving encouragement to
a prejudice against his own son in
'the-future.
IMPORTANT TO TOBACCO GROWERS.--
Ats many farmers.in this county are
cOmmencing t totrli ,: se tobacco, they
should knoiv : 4 - tlikr fftt,, that they can
sell tobacco of 'Rick 'own.prodcution.
or tobacco oCei . :}Ted bY , them as rent
ritoni tenatits]*ho : have Produed the
Same lands, ivitliT:it
regnired to pay a special as deal
eis in leaf tobae:Co;provided they di
pose of their- leaf tobaco to persins
who haveTaia: a special, tax, .either
as leaf dealers or as 'manufactures 4
tobacco) snuff, or cigars., It, however,
the farmer • Ails his tobaceo directly'
to consumers or to persons other
than those who have paid a special.
tax, either is, lea dealers or-inatit
facturers of tobacco, stutif or :cigars,
ho.becomeiliable as a retail dealer
'in leaf tolittcco, to the speeml• fax of
4500. .
It is the Onty. of every farmer Pro
ducing arid 'sellinf,9eaf 4obieta, on
demand atiS , Revenue . Otlicer, to
furnish a -complete statentent,certifi
ed by oath, of his. sales; . t.o whop
sold, and where shipped.. • - . .0;
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The following letteefrore Commis-
skitter BALDWIN and replY by :Messrs. :
°maven awl Xtiosita , needbut
but little exprZaton. All tb`ree'of
the Commissione iverOlgieed assto
`ie necessity of a yntor Mouse;.and
for - some time we& engaged in
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winning different farms with ii view
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to `
pu ` Fehasing. After several' 6ad
.been pensined, the Commissioners
hap'petted \ to meet Col. PIO ',LET in
Towanda en?' day, *whenMr. 'II4.LD
wiN i.sked hum." what fat* shall we
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buy for a P o
i x °use?, „. After. , a
moment's retlection - the Colonel re
plied " the REED MvEn farm will be
a good one.". Mr, BALDFIN re _ plied
"I have been thinking 'of the -Same
farm." On this intimationit was de
eUled to make an examination of the
place, and the Commissioners - visited
it witWthatind in vier, with what
-result, Messis Cootx,iiion - and Ku.,-
itenrelate in their letter.
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We have no desire to influence a
single voter - in regnrd. to the Poor
Muse question, but we belieVe _that
Messrs doommuun and KiLmErt, act
ed id good faith, when they sPected
the farm, and in making the contract
believed their. actiop would met the
approval of . their colleague as wdll as
the Voters of the county.
. Ig justice to Mr. BATA:AVIS it is
proper to state that says his mind
w‘m changed -after examining the
farm.
The following letter froM Commis:
ioner..l3ALowix was. written in reply
to one addressed him by a number of,
gentlemen• in this place requesting
his reasons or , Opposing the roar
'ouse forth .
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To;(1:: E,S4sitmorp, *f. Jai _Mc-
Cabe and others:
`GEtrLptEl4.—l am in -the receipt of
your batter of the 13th ult, requesting my
reason for refusing to sign tha contract
for the purchase of the Reed ?dyer farm,
for the purposes of a poor house &c.
I gladdly,„avail - myself of the first - op,
portunity afforded. me to comply with
your request. ,
Before proceeding . to `give the•reason
which controlled my action, permit me to
express my sense of, the propriety of your
course in demanding a statement of those
reason. Regarding myself- simply as a
pUblic servant; elected to the . positiorrof
conimissiuor of thp county by the sfif.
fmges of my fellow citizens,-for the pur
pose of seeing that the affairs of the - county
are administered in.a way that will lest
conserve their interest, • 1. - recognize the
'right Of: tho - se - follow - eitizons-at all _times.
to demand an explafiation of thy official
condUct.. And permit me—to say; that in
pursuingthe coursel have in regard to
the prirchase of. this property, I have been
actuated by no motives of • personal or
partisan nature. lam personally friend
ly with Mr. Myer, and would yield to any
request from him which I deemed consist
ent with my" own integrity, and the inter
ests of mycon.stittients.
I declined - to blcome.a party to the con
tract for the -purchase'of his farm, for the
following reasons :
First--The•quantity of lamletnbraced
in the contract is - 271 acres. I believe
that quantity is Unnecessarily large ; and
'that 150 or 200 acres of suitable land
a great abundance pr a poor house iu
this county. . .
Second—l regard only a small portion
Of this land suitable for the,. - purposes of a
Poor house' property. The one hundred
acres cast of- he creek would be almost
worthless to. thekconnty, about twenty
acres thereof being so steep as to prohibit
eultivatiotqand that portion' which can
be tilled is so isolated ithat it _cannot be
reached 44ept by crossing the land of
other partieS t _and'at a distance of bout.
two mile S Ty qtn.;--which, the poor 'house
would be lee:tied.. These ono hundred
acres are wild, and (*rem whiell - the valtib.-
Ade timberhas been mostly . renroved.-
Tlxind,l--I Consider the stiptilated. price
entirely toe high, for the number of.aores
suitable for-the p i iirpose intended. taut
of the entire - 271 a resi - not Mere than one
hundred acres are itxaihiblelgin. the Orr
pose ofia poor hotise. And : out of this
one hundred acres Inot:mores than fifteen
acres are adapted to pattperlibor.
Fourth—The buildings are old and un
tenable in their psent " eoridition, for tU
care of the Poor; and being separated by a
public highway, they Cannot be, conveni
ently united ; and being situated in a
k
thicly settled neighborhood; their loca
tion is tion is bad. - - •
Fifth—By, the terms of the contract
which I declined. to sign the County
. is
'obliged to keep that part of, the Mill-race
in repair for all time, which crosses the
land proposed to buy'
In reply to your luestions concerning
.khe condition of the land' . and. fences ; I.
will say, they are , iu a fair conditicin.for
of nary farmingpurposes.
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I have thus complied with your request,
and gwen you in brief the reasons - which
induced my refusal to become*a party to
ttie\purOase R e
. this
. property. . These
reasons riTlieve to he Well founded ; be
ing di': result of so , careful_ gni examine,
tionms 'y a )erienee as a farmer for the
period of My ears enabled nit to . make,
together wl h a Tatizing sense of the ini
portanee'to let. payee of the county
of my, condn t, in the premises. 'I :am
personally in fa or ofa poor house, but
if the reasons I - have given should be
deemed well foun •d bAthe voters of the
county, and should esukin a defeat of a
poor li use on the de. of eNction. I'can
only say that Whatever the rk'ult, I. have .
simply discharged what. • belrqd to be
my duty to my fellow citi tfs,
Yours,' with Brea. respeeE,
.Leraysville, Oct: 2: ;Jolt. , BAhpwrs
To tare Peopte of Prodfoiq Count;\
It is seldom that' public officers are
ed upon to defend -in the public prig
their official acts. We believed that, hay.
ing acted according to our best judgment
in the selection oea poor house farm, and
that:selection having been submitted to
the people ofthe county for ratification,
it was becoming in us to permit the selec
tion to succeed Oc fail, according. as its
merits should bb estimated, to submit in
silence to public criticism, and -to refrain
from using any means whatever to influ
ence the public choice.
When, hoWever, ourtlincluct as -a ma-.
jority of a board public officers is arraign
ed one of:our number ..in the public
press,.untler the pretext of fui nishing in
formation to the public, 'and when the
pretext is further employed as the vehi
cle of misrePresentation, we believe it is
not only proper, batour duty to ourselves
and to the people whom we serve to de
clare fully the truth of the matter and
to give the reasons which have actuated
us, even tholtgli_such a defense involves
the discussion of a nnestion upon which
it. would otherwise be proper ,to remain
silent. •
Soon after the passage of the act of the
Bth of May, l874l; and its supplement, we
became convinced that was our duty to'
proce'ed with all proper speed
. to tlo se
lection of apiece of land for poor house
purposes, and while deliberating upon the
question, we were , repeatedly urged by in-
lluential citizens of all political patties,
and fronfall parts of the county, won
ions considerations of humanity
Lice to our poor, and of economy
constituents, to make a phoice.
ieved from these evidences, that:
, ws Were in harmony with a major-.
~tyot tax-i avers, and we examined
and rejeted quirk a number of-farms. .
• The 2ll}er farm was linally..mlled to our
notice, not, by Mr. Myer, nor by any of
his personator \ political friends, but by a
prominent Democrat 'of the county, and,
as lii. Baldwin Was in harmony With us
,up to this pole; (ant Chow much 'farther
it will hereafter apPear,') we determined
to visit the proPerty. \This we did on the
21st day of July last, Art • CoinpanY with
Mr: Baldwin, and we theno met Mr. Myer
and Mr: C. M.'Manville, bicissignee. We
examined \ the premises and afterwards
had a consultation, Mr. It-being present,
itimbich the price of fifty-dollars pernere
Was spoken of, and in Which no ottiection
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whatever as te the Mice- proptied, or.tho
quality pribeation 4 ef the land; After this
consultation we mentlute - tholard where
Mr. Myer =snit: Manvifta.werc and at 7
about tills time mr.: .13a1dwp Said ho must
le ave as he bad te'.dewn to Towanda,
go
and althougicurpd to stay insisted upon
g g,' sn,*g to tis we could get along as
well-without him as ' he would agree to
what: e ditt. We then:believed he was
not only willing, but anxious to - make the
purchase, and soon after h . 's departure we
made the offer of $13,060, which was -ac
cepted, and soon after the. contract was
• From the 21st of July up to the begin=
ning of September court Mi.. Baldwin was
detained at home tn by illness, or by his pri
vate es
ate :-visited' Towanda in ,
that interval but. once to par -koowledge.
As it Was 'necessary to Otesent - the con
tract to court, -we had.proe ceded to com
plete it hi Mr.''Baldwie'Sabseriee; and on
the first day Ot Court, (Monday), it was
presented to hint for his 'signature.: He
made no objection to • the - terms •Of the
contract: It was not until the next day
that we learned, ot. his - opPositon to-sthe
purchase. •
Ho never has mentioned :to • us' the ob
jections which he urges in his letter, - and
these we will now notice in detail. They
are as follows: (See Mr. Baldwin's letter.)
1. Upon the first objection there is a
difference of opinion between us. Webs,
lieve the.expense of „the counties where
poor houses- exist shows' that _ where
large farms are occupied, the annual ex
pense'per capita of maintaining the peer
is less than where. the farms are-small
The principal item of expense in the man
agement of a farm is.:the salary Of the
steward, and the Superietendence of a
small farm costs as much as that of a
larger one: - . :
• 2. The second objection is incorrect in
pOint of fact. The laud spoken of adjoins
the other, it is east instead of south of the
Wysox reek, and it is reached by a road
which forms a part Of the eastern bound
ary of the property which .road reaches
the land in question at a distance. of but
little over a mile. 'The laud - has" uponit,
timber which will be valuable in the con
struction and improvement of building's
on the premises, it 'affords a- supply of
woods; much of it, is easily cleared, and at
least 85acres of it will be susee - ptible of
Cultivation and valuable for grain or pas
turage. -
In purchasing the property we were at
liberty to choose such portions of the laud
as we desired. We considered this por
tion at the:valuation fixed upon it rela
tively to the other portions of the premis
es, to bo very desirable, and we consider
ed that vie were acting according' to the
. obvious inthrest of the county in including
it in the ,purchase.
3. One hundred and -seventy-five , acres
of the farm in question are improved, and
imrnediAely.available for the poor louse
purposes. That but one hundred acres
are so available 4 and that not more than
fifteen acres are adapted to pauper labor,
,are grass and _palpable mis-statements,
4. That level road is such au obstacle
to the .moving of buildings. that they can
net b*Onveniently united, we first hea.d .
' when 'we read Mr. Baldwin's letter. But
as there will be no necessity for the mov
ing of the buildings, that can he no objec
tion. We consider }t preferable-that some,
of the buildings:should he isolated • from
the main ones, for in that manner some
Of-the poor, children for example, could
-be-kept separate_for_the other-inmates of
the iustifution. ~ The building are' not'
untenable, and they are all, withthe ex
' eption of one- tenant liense, in a good
state of preservation. We see no reason,'
an..: nine is.specitled by Mr. Baldwin, why
the situation in the hamlet of Myershurg
is objectionable.
5. In the original-draft of the contract,
now in-the posession of Messrs. Davies
Carticklian, a clan was inserted at
the request of Mr. Myer, providing that
the owner of the mills below should have
tee . privilege of entering upon the prem
ises for the purpose of repairing that part
of the race Truing through the. property
proposed to be purchased. But being
_convinced that the expense of keeping the,
race in repair was merely nominal, and
`that it would not exceed on the average
five dollars per annum, we,deereed it ad=
visa ble to change the contract, and did so
motel. the advice of counsel, believing it
better that the county should 'keep the
race in' "repair, than that strangers should
have the privilege et entering the premis
es at pleasure for that pitime. The race
spoken of is simply a ditch - flora Pair to
sii fcet'in width; and- about three feet
deep. -
Wo aro-satisfied of the adaptability of
the propcfty for poor hotie.purposes, and
we believe it possesses rare advintage.
The privilege of the use of water from 4
natural and unfailing reservoir for the of:
Binary purposes of .lhe institution as well
as for p?otectien against tiro by the, use
of Eire plugs, and as . a power for . running
Machinery, is one that cannot 'he lightly
estimated. The ideation of the , premises
at a distance of WIC and a half miles from
Wysauhing, 401)4 on the Pa. &• N, T. R.
R., four miles frOm the county scat, four
and one half miles from the geographical
cehtreOf the county, and in a position
easily accessible, from all parts of. the
county,-we cotiSider very favorable. The
boil tugs also, areof a .character seldom
found_upot farms, and with, a compara l
tively small outlay, can be made - to answer
the rtAitirements of the county for many
years.
AA the matter is i one ultimately with
in our control; we may perhaps be pardon
ed for giving our estimate of the expendi
ture Vequired to - put - the premises in con.
_dition to receive the Nan The tax for
payment for the farm, will be a two mill
Jar, raising the sullied' $1:1,000, and sub
-jecting the tax-payeks, to a total .tax fur
all State and county next year
of seven mills.. Tha7.lontlay for impros-e
-'
mesas, ?;epairs;• stptek- 'and' furniture
would - ' not be :necessary, to be made
until the following iear, aid we believe a
tax of one mill, iu '.•tpdition to the usual
'County tax of fivp• . ansl raising the
sum of $0,500. weufil,:be aniply sufficient
for the purpose Unheated. We believe
the price agreed to be paid is- very low,
and are convinced that the rant selected
enjoys more advantages and suffers few
er disadvantages than any 'of /the many
farms we have examined. .
We have acted in this 'matter undef a
deep sense of our responsibility as public
servants, free from-any bias of personal
or political partialityi and have sought to
promote the best interests of the country,
and we believe that if the subject meets
the thorough examination of the -.people,
our - action will be approved and they will
soon have.reason to be proud of the char
-4- they have established.
0. W. Nit:mt-m,
M. J. COO,LISAUGH
"'ommissioners of Bradford County.
to
.‘ ,
- -
RUSIN ENS .Aerl VITT.,
. \ .
The .e is \ certainly a - notieeable're
viral in .rad throughout tO coml.
,
try. The ou'aville Celir .
er-Joter
.
na4 says:
"We are. ha 'ng his week what is
•knewn as 3 6 rim i ng business.' nil!
clerical forces in s me' houses arc lin:
* able to. dispatch cm( rs last enough
to prevent an accurau ration. Yester
driy a member of one .gOOds firm
O \
stated th at the house wa 4 137, 00 be
hind in filling r the - day's o erg, and
a shoe dealer said that his h ise vicas
$lO,OOO - behind: A prominen - rnei.- s
..chant in boots and shoes repo ted
his trade"the best in twenty.five - ye ..s
by fifty per cent. ' The dry-good
trade, in filet, : is the largest ' since
' l 872, :laid. judging from the - experi
ence, of 'one or., two representatiN-ti
houses, the l tratiels again well up. to
the ante.panie•avetage.", . • . .
In CuicaV, according to the f - r:-
_
I IPr'.occan, i businesS with, the jobbing
'houses was never - more actiie. There
is also - a great improvement in! the
class. of goods sold, showing that
consumers arc not confining their:
.
purchases to simple necessities. 'ob.
bers. say their collecticins are increas
ing in due proportion to their trade,
and that their advices from; custom
ers are such as to justify 'them in
looking fur a large and healthy trade
during the remainder of the, f:1,1,4 .
The St. Paul Pioneer Pre4 says:
"The whelsale . trade of the week
has been very heavy, nearly aslarge
as
.during fait Week, and, collections
=
are very good imieed. Thereare
important changes in quatatiMis.
Collectkum areipprovinglnaterWlY l
both *tho'ilViind• opunt4r,f Weft
is . a great:tele to 10100 (IWO'S -
merch O ta l *nanufliaturAis=aod
I
era4" . '
EqUidlY eneenriging sports 09me
*can Vicksburg ) Nashvill4!Clere
land, St. Louis and Kansas City. , In
Baltimore, says the , . Sun, trade is
fairly active in all the leading.bmnch-.
and, prospects of a satisfactory
business clariug.the season mare .and
more encouragicg.” . _ _ _
As to the situation In. Philadel
.
phis, the North Ainericnu l asys: "
n
That the situation
.emong, bust ! .
Hess people is censidercd satisfactory.
may be judged . from the smiling
faces anJ. Cheery talk of the . 'iner
chants and tiideis as they meet 'and
greet. each other ,daily on. 'Change
and in the other business haunts. of
thiS.City. It is not so much in_ the
atnoutit.otorders that are • daily
inff received by some of those whoa •
confiecticins 'extend throughout th
interior of this and . .other States, as .
it is in the frequency and number of
-the 'demands that are made' for fresh
joods.- This denotes empty shelves
and returning confidence which •.are
indications that theimproveMet gives
signs of extension *and
_permanency,
.and . thzt is'what otifinerohants most .
desire. In some branolies of -Com
merce. there is a marked degree of
oct4vitSi f while' most lines of pier
chandise-shoW a demand' above the
average and a fair aggregate trade."
These..are all .cheering reports,
over which niay ail rejoice with
feigned joy.
THE . ELECTIONS.
Elections were held in Ohio - and
lowa on Tuesday'. The returns re
ceiVed pp to the time of going. t
press leave no room doubt. that
Ohid has gone Democratic by about.
40100 ,Mnjoril,y, with a Democratic.
*legislature.• I. • ,
The Republiens carry lowa, elect
ing.the whole , ticket. 1 I
The municipal elections in NeW
ark, Vow JeAeY, resulted in a. Re
publican victory. • -
A New and Rare Care for Liver and Hid
hey Diseases, Nerve , 3 . s Debility—Nita!' Wed!Mesa
and Depressloil exhattited and gloomy
feeling; no energy or courage—the result of men ,
tai tit:el:A*6ra or Indiscretions, Ate, Is found in Dr.
G AGE'S famous t`Lirku, KIDNEY AND Nzi:TE
,Pft.f.s," which have. Oiformeti more marrelons
eures of -Dyspepsia, Habitual Costiveness, Gravel,
- Liver Add )(Macy . diseases, .Netimus and, Sick
Headache, Spine and Feniale Diseases:, Dittiness,
Paipliatiod of the Heart and 1 4 rerVuas . Debility of
either sex, than any cemetly estadt.7 , They are at*.
solutely the best vegetable pill everufreyed tcardiet
itainanltyl and should be In every . house. A few.
doses wilt often save heavy doeturs',hfits.. l If year
druggist hasn't theM, take no cheap and worthless
tubstltute, but rend 25 etc, to pr." GAGN Co..
aratega, 1%, anti freely.) them by mall. Sold
in Towanda at Dr. 11. C. PORTEU'I3 Drug store.—
Aug. ir e 174.01 v.
Nev . AdTeti:mints,/
pi.tENAE STOCK
- ,OF
SPRING AND SUMMER' CLOTHING
Just opened at the old stand of
M. E. SOLOMON k-SON
Agreeably Nen announcement,
MR. J. DAVIS
Ilse !Med the store hi:ely occupied by Solomon &
Son with the sliest e6tupletp assortment of
READ I S7-MA4E CLOTHING!
/ • . .•
/ . .
Of every deserltitlon ever offered In .thla market
My steel( .comprlses cret7thlng In thenneof Ready
wade Clothing for •
MEN'S, YOUTHS' f. CIIILIMEN.'3 {WAR
. .
. - . .
..
FURNISHING GOODS,
HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS
VALISES, UMBRELLAS,
CANES,
I desire to announce to Um people of , Itradtard
County. that I hate permanently tecated In 'rowan
{ln. runt shall entlenvor, lip elose attention to busi
ness, small profits and fair dealing, to merit and
secure my share ot: patronage.
SS} strict iv NEW. havin4 , neen purchased during
the past two weeks tor CASH.
J. DAVIS:
TOWatoi, April 5, 1577
11. CARRY
t.l • •
TAILOR.
' •
SHOP OVILIE ST.EN : LINS sr LoNa'S STOHE.
;
Gent's clothes cut dna- matie to order in the new.
eat fashions. Cutting and repairing dtdie on short
notice aVreasonable rates, and satisfaction guaran
teed. Please giro us a call.'
, .
Towanda, get. 4. '77. JA3IPS 11. CARET.
NOLISH A NI)
luripg rßENFalraudciti LEIS.
terSONS will be given f tho
ter,to those desirous of studying the • •
GERMAN cinynExcn LANGUAGE,
By Mrs. M. C. MILACUR, at her residence on
Chestnut Strict. , .
TERMS—tin foe:" gosrter of Ile Lessons with a
rsduetlon hi price to those In elfisses of not less
than six. - - . ".
Mrs. M E it a lA : Maim) resume her Class In If.ng-
Hatt Literature after the. holltlays, combining with
It lessons In Elocution if the size-of the class wilt
juseity It. In this C23i3, the number most be matte
up by December let, (Those therefore who wish to
attend will please s'nsl in their miles before that
tune. The Class will meet trice awe 4.
TERMS-410, ana no 4i . .. eduction for occasional
absence. seo27.
ATMTION FARMIMS!
If you ulslt town your
RAY, GRAIN; BUTTER PRODUCE
„ .
generally for HEADY casit, at the bights! market
prices call at
SMITH A PAItF.'S., WY ' SAITKIISII, PA..
Iwo you will .also ,
lind a well \ -- se:ecied stork of
1•,
Il i 6 se u lgza s t e t r ltto 2o m
1. 1 1,,i,„
, i p a rle .. es..
. _
illtrooltanafOr .....
-,=• Bata[ittleATTON
B 8 - 1,4 138 - OLLECE
d •
Telennedde Inntinney
lee Tenth Bl imp Dhiladephla • Pa.
hultpuled 'Weir. To hie Dept, in
the
of the asapikas /Werke* of fru, ,
BAfkortie • • "dloirerrirroph Yoe
full • lars, Ali {lt 104114 for free
illattrated c 5, prvs.
•
$,99 CA ] I E MADE. BY
er\ is
etery age es. . tnonth In the buil
t. to we furnish , but th . • %Jilin to work can ea,-
lif earn • dozen dollars a.l rig In their own
localities. Have no more - r ten to Nexpialw here.
Vastness pleasant and bon. le. , W t omen, boys
and girls do as Wen as men . W . Witt undsh you
a Complete Outfit tree. The bust egg, 07 * Netter
than anything else. We will • ex Moe •ut
starting you. Particulars free. W to and see.
Farmers and mechanics, their Bons an daughter%
and all classes in' need of paying work at ho'inl.,
sitotplil write to utrand learn alt about the work . t
*nee.. Now Is the, time. • Don't- delay. ; ddrisii%
& Co.. Augusta,Topa. Maine. Jan2.s "*
_V. ' ".
TLIE REPORTER. OFFICE
•
•
Dees the
•
BETJOB PRINTING
Of any estamiat In Northern Penney!man
9 4 m , Rml i g,WWWWPRINWMC441M.1711/1,011155W0
iliffiNMEEMii
r.QOI4AMATIO N:'..l - VltiltzAti,'
> ._
_f-imixtirAin, ID. litchmair. Peelident Judge of
i 'MI itudttislliliitelet4eoushitbut of the comity
Altradtaft iitid flow COI. ittidlutct..',Appoelete
Jhedypein aid lestled empty of itesdfod., have le-
Isidalbetripiricepc.bestliir doe :the Ist' day et
'MeTT .Id.ietditeeteett i tr *Mint - li Court
- . ' ' - ill 34 Dar
'. timil'llerurineric e f eq.
quarter flexions ht the rack Common Irmo mid
()rooms Colin, i 4 Troy,,. tot the 'Wanly of
I Urodford,`comuichclni on Woody, Oet, littn, Prit
1 to continuo two week's. ,--- , . ...
Notlee t ibtherefore hereby given to the Coronets
and Just sof the 'Peace of the Gestate of Brad
tord,-tha they be then' and - therein - their proper
persons, at 10 o'cloc in the forenoon of obi day,
with records, k
Inn a and other remembrances
to do those things *MAI to their office appertains
to be done; and three who are bound by recwlni
sances;or otherwise, to , prosecute against the prie..
otters *entire or may be In the AO of said county,
are to be then and there to prosecute. against theta
as shall be Init. Jurors are requested to be pane.
Dud In their ear tidaneo agreeably to their notice.
Dated at Towanda, the Ist day of October, In the
year of our.,Lord,,autt thousand, eight hundred
and seventpaeven, and of the Independence of the
United States, the one hnndreth. •
- • •• • .A. J. L'AYTON•k
Sheriff..
CI N
EERAL E LECTION' PROC
AJI MiIATION.—AVIIIMEnfI. by an Itct of
General Agsembly of tboVeretnonwealth of Pent:
sylvapla cull:Jed "An act relating to the Electtons
of this Commonweal:h.' , passed the 24 of July,
1839. It Is wade the duty of the, .Bherlff of every
county to give notice of such Aleefilm, and to tnalt4
known In such noi Ice what °Meets:lre to be elected.
and to dcslgnato the place at Which the election Is
.to he held I • •
Therefore, I,' ANDREW J. LATTON, nigh
Wolff of Bradford county. do hereby Blake known
and proclaim tothe nualined-electors of Bradford
Cotinty that a gener al election will be held on
TUESDAY. THES Xn rm
i yor NOVEMBER,
A. D. 1877, (being t ie Tuesday next following the
tint Monday of said In nth,) In the aversl districts
in said county, as follows: •
Armenia, at the hOuse of 'John S Becker.. •
Albahorm, at •he house of lra Smith..
Albany, at the Bahr school Isiute.
.Asyiutn. at the school house near S Deckers.
Athens hero., at the house of D.3f Stambaugh.
' Athens twp—Distriet No. l.atthe Eichimge Ho
tel. Mr& let No. 2—at the house of Townsend
Knowles. District No. 3—at - the Sayre House.
District No: 4—at the Bradford House. -
Burlington burn, at the Ruyan House.
Burlington tk - p., at the Boyse Ilottseillurlington
boto. •
Earllngt on Westint theM sChurch.
Barclay, at the Reboot hone. - _ •
Canton bore., at the Central Morale.
(:anion twp., at the Central House. Canton biro.
Columbia, at the house of Jas Morgan..
Fratittlln. at the Town Mall.
ill tartrate, at the house of it P Taylor,
Hetrick. at the school house, 116trlekville.
ll,eltaysyllle; at the house of F E Case.
I.ltchfleW, at the house of S ft Car er.
- I.eROY. Sit Centre srbool house.
Monroe twp., at the house preen - °cc, pled by J L
toek
3looroe born., at the house of Ornal Kellogg.
• Orwell, at the Town Hatttl. ,
Overton: at school houve No 2.
at the house of Traver Bosworth.
- Rome tvvp:, at the Academy. In -tom bore.
Theeety)re., at Academy,
Itidgbury. at the brume of Chas Heady. -
ehreheilute, at the Valley House.
Springfield, at the house of Mrs Thos &neat".
Standing Stone, sat the Louse of Sisnon Stevetns,
. Smithfield, at the house of L H Forest. •
Syivania boro. - ,at the twine of Curtis Merritt.
tiontlOreek, at the heu e , of C
Terry; at the house of E .r Shepard.
:Towanda bora=Firat Ward, at the hotel of Pat
rick Sullivan. Secon4,-Waril, atle Court limier,
Third Ward, at the Grocery Stor of 0 S Smith.
'Towanda tNiip., at' Ulu' setwol ease near L
Scott's.. •
T owanda, North. at the house 0 S A: Mills.
Troy bor., at the Muse of V :SI Long.
Troy , twp., at the-house of V DI Long. Troy bom.
Tabeamra, - at tAirtboed housq,tEar Jas Black's.
Irlsteri at the ro house. :i s
j -Warren, at net/lure of - It Casper.
Winifhavu, at the house of S liuykendall. •
vatushsg ar the lunise,tif .1 If Bisek.
Vilmot, the hour.opt A J Stare.
Wpos,at the bout-t: of Ie E C Dl3 er.
Welis. at the house of L'. Seely.
At which thee and plaito the. qualified 'electors
will vote Its ballot for the following Timed °Meets
to he elected, namely -
Vorono pereen tor.ludge of the Supreme Court
of this Cnwmonweattlt., ,
For ono person for Auditor General of this Ctnn-
Inonwral th. - • - .
For one persoh for State Tre surer of this'com-
Iwilvaialtb.- ~
For one person for District Attorney of the•eoun
ty of It fad toniTi' - . . •
For one person for Ceunty Surveyor of the coon=
ty of Urnlford.
" - It Ss further directed 'that the election, polls of
the several illitrlets snail be opened at seven o'clocli..
In the inaniing, And shrill eontblue open without
Interruption or adiournment until seven o'clock In
the evening, when the polls shall be closed..:
st•eeldl S.tentlon Is hereby directed to Article
VIII of. the itUnistltutldu of this Conntiouwealth, as
follosts-s , .
14,t1 f mil ki *very male eltis6ii twenty-one year's
of age, possi:.ssliq the following.quallitrationA, shall
he entitle/ to vote at all elections:
: , First4 , llt , fhnll hava been a elttr.on Of the Ualtell
States at leastoue month.' •
See:awl—die shall have resided in the State one
years for I(haeln: , previonalj been u qualified elec
tor or mit Ive-lawn'eltizen of the Slate; he shall have
removed therefrom and returned, then sizamouths)
Immediately preceding the election.
MiNi
Third—lle shall have resided In the election duo
it
et where shall offer to vote, at least two mouths
linotollately preeedingthe election.
Fourth-4f twenty-two years of age or omiards,
he shall Piave pat& within two years a Slate or
County tax, Which shall have been assessed-al least
two months and paid at least one mouth before the
election.„ •
Beef fen 4. Al) elections bribe Citizens shall be
by ballot. Every ballot voted:shalt be numbered In
the order In which 'lt shall he received, 'anti the
Dumber recorded by the election Meets on the list
of voters, opposite the /Mute of tim.electorwito s pre.
'tents the I,altot. Any elector tatty write his name
two' his rxitet, or cause - the -to be written
thereon anti attested by a citizen of - the- district.
The eleetionitflicors shall be Sworn or affiliated nor
to disclose how nay elector shall have voted, unless
mptir,d to do so as a.l%itnesa In a ludielal proceed.'
Mg.
elec.,a. Electors shall in all cases except treason.
felony. and breach or surety sof the peace, be privi
leged from arrest during their attendance oh elec
tions and In-going to and returning therefrom,
tote •9: All laws regulating the holding of Mei , '
Uteri by the citizens for the registration of electors
shall be uniform throughtint throughout the-State,
but net - elector shall Ise deprived of thb privilege of
voting by reason of his name no
.. befog regPstereti.'
Sc-. s. Any pyrson who ,'h 41 give, or toomise or
oiler to give. yo an elector any money, reward, or
other valuable rotisicteration for his vote at all
Mot, or for withholding the sante, newboaball give \
or pr mist. texivO such consideration to any other
person on' party for such elector's mote or for the
Withholding thereof, and any elector who stall re.
ceive or agree to receive, for himself er for ;troth
er, alp' money, reward, or other valuable minshier
ation for his vote at an election, or for-withholding
the stmt., shall thereby Melt the right to_ vote at
Snell an election: and any elector wheso fight to
vote shall be challenged for such cause before the
election Makers, shall be required to'swear. orallinrei
that thmmatter of the 'challenge is untruo before
tits %Me Aall be recovered. -
See. 0. Agy person vitiO'shnli, tividiti a randidate
for 'Rive, he guilty of bribery, fraud, or willful via.
latton of aby riectien law, shall he forever
Hied from holding aft onice of trust or profit. in this
Commonwealth. Ail person convicted of willful
violation of the election laws shall, in addition to
any penalties prim:aril by law. be , deprived of /be
right of suffrage absolutely for a l tertn of four years.
Sec. Is. For the purpose of voting no person
sl~ail be deemed to have gained a residence by rtm
son of Ills presettee, - or lost It by reason of his nit-
Solire, while-employed itr.tho service, either civil
or military, of this tf..iate, or of the United State
nor while engaged in the navigation of the water*
of the State, or the Celled States, pr on the high
sev , „ nor sidle a student of any Institution of learn
ing. Item while kept in. any poor house or other asp.
loin at piddle expense, nor while confined-in public
prison.
e. District election boards shall consist of
a J tlKo aud two ItrtpectorN who shall be chosen
antuaily by the citizens. Each elector shall have
the right Co veto for judge and 0110 Inspector,'
and each inspector shall nppolnt. one clerk. The
,first election hoard for'any new district shall he se
lected, and vat-41'1,1es to election boards filled, as
shall Le provided by law. Election olliecroshall be
..privilegd front arrc.st upon days of election and
while engtged ip making up and transmitting re
. turn.. except upon warrant of a court of record or
of,a judge thereof rerun election fraud, for felony,
or fur a watiten_breaelt of the peace. In ci. les they
may claim exclopilorsfromjury duty during their
term of
See. tn. No unison shall be qualified to serve as
an election otheivr svio shall holilor who ehall.olth
in two mouths - have held any 0rd.v . ,... or appellate:gilt
or employment in or under the ghvernment of the
United States, or of this State, or of any city or
county, or of any mmaicipal hoard, commission or
trust fin any city, save only justices of the place
and niilermen, notaries public, and I..ersetei_ln, the:
militia service of the State ;nor-shalt any election.
officer be eligible to any civil °thee to be eve,' at an
erectlfin at which he shall serve, save 'only to such
subordinate. municipal or local offines below .the
grade of city orscolhlyelteers, as.shall be designs•
ted by general law:
Pursuant to the pr. - NI:Ions contained itt the 13th
section of the Act of the Genera/ Assembly, being
.• A further supplement to - the act regulating eier.
1101111 In this Commenweath," approved January 30,
1874 ,
• Stteviott IL As men as, the polls shall dose, the
of eer% of the election shalt proceed to count all the
votes cast for each candidate voted for, and make a
full return (1 the same in triplicate, with a return
sheet In addition, in all of yr Mel% iheyeteS received
by each candidate shall be' given aftlir - his or her
name, first In words and again in flgures„and shall
be signed by nil of said officers anti certified .by
eeeneets. If any, or if not so certified, the overseers,
anti any officer refusing to sign or certify. or either
of them, shalt write upon each of, the mums Ida or
their reasons MO nut signing or certifying them.
The vote, as soon as counted. shall also be publley
declared from the window to the citizens present,
and a brief statement showing the 'votes received'
by each candidate shall be Made and signed by the
election officers as soon as counted, and. the same
shall be ithutediately posted upon the door of the
election louse for Ititormatton Of the public. The
triplicate returns shall be ineosed trenvel,pes and
be sealed in presence of the officers, and one ravel
ope, with the ens sled retain sheet, given to the,
judge, which shall contain one list of voter& tally
paper, and malts of officers ' anti another of Said en
velotm shall be given to the minority inspector.!
All judges living within 15 miles of the Prothono
tary's office. or within '24 miles, if' their residence
he In a town, village or city upon the line of a rail
road leading to the county seat, shall, before- two
4,•eloek jest niobium or the day after the election,
atit4all other judges shall, before twelve o'clock
maiden of. the second day after Mt_ election: deliv
er said return, together with the return sheet. to
the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of .
the county, which said return sheet shall be died,
and the day arid hour of fling marked thereon,
anti 'shall be preserved by thePrethenotary for pub
lic Inspection.
Also, that where a Judge, bytilckness or unavoid
able Iscrldentels unable to attend, then the certifi
cate or return shall be. taken charge of •by nun of
the Inspectors or clerks of•the °Meilen dlatriet. - who
shall do and perform the du i les required of said
jildge unable to attend. •
The following • act of Asse bly. vegetating • the
mode wiling In the Commonwealth of Peausylva-
Ma, waicpassed starch 31, 1866:
SLCTII,OI.; 3, • Be it enacted: by the Senate ar,d
Rouse of. Representatives of the Commonwealth 'f
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, a n d If Is
hereby enacted by the authority of same, and' the
qualthett voters of the several districts, In the sue.
oral c4untles of this Conuciniscalth, at all'gclieralt
tow nalstp, borough and special elections, aye hereby
hereafter aulbonsed anti required to veto' by tick
ets Vilified or written, or e ttly prlnteddrnil partly
written, severally.classifl as follows
Outi ticket shall embrace the hammier 'all - judges
of, courts voted for, and to be Labelled outside ,•4-u
-aierary-" • . .
• Ode ticket shall embrace the names of all State.
omeerairoted for,' and to be labelled i•State.”
(Inc. ttrker shall embiare the n a mes - of ail county'
ae,Ts sAed for,. including the office of Senator,
Lber and members of Assembly, It voted for,
.Mbettof Congress, If votedtfor. to be label
. , • •••
trteL
and
et "Cl_ ,
0110 if
=ME
embree the
toes of AU ;own-
laimL
ship onfeetstroted for.and be labeited Mierlitehigt.tt
' - One tiCket ahlfeetbretee the naltme of ill baratigte
Milani feted for s mod. be bibelled "BOteugh C i te k ti
each class shall he Aelltletted in - 11firiPstit - ,
' o S ea
ae. S. That It thalliblr the dial Of, ilia atieSiti
Itt the several -ollintlee of, the •COisilllitnefeitttle tee
Inuit In their election' ProchitlestloOtt.hereatter It. '
sued the drat section of-this get:: ...., ~:' , -
Nonce Is hereby Meek that Seery Itallfonstitend-.
fog justices of the peato . who ghillie:old an_y oMee
orappointment of profit or mist ender the trovertio
Meta of the United State •or of this State. or of
any ettfttr Incorporated QM et, wether a commis.
i d
Alerted °deer or otheritise , subordinate officer or
sifeatiWhiil4Or shelf be. enipielled under the leg:
!illative, executive or ladlettry dere/Uncut of this
State, er ,of the United States. Or °Lathy city or In,
corporated district, and also that every member of
Coegreas and of the Slide Leglstature, andof the
select or common council of any- city, or commis
sioners of 'any Incorporated district, Is by law in
capable of holding or exercisinf, at the same time,
the orate or appointment of edge, inspector_ or,
clerk of any election of Ibis Comnionwesith ; and
that no inspettor, judge or other officer-of any such
•lscttnn shall be eligible to- ady cite - to be then
voted for; but nothing herein shall I so &mit rued
. as to prevent any nd title officer or bourough officer
from serving as judge; Inspector or clerk at any
general or special election ; nor Shall. anything
herein coutained he aottoustmed as to prohibit a
judge, Inspector or clerk of election. from being
voted for. to Sil any- • township omce, or render,
either or any of them ineligible to hold the same.'
The inspectors and jugs of elections shall taut
at the respective places antedated for - holding the ,
election In the distriet' to which they '
respectively
belong before seven reelect. in the morning, and,
each of said •Insplehors shall lippnlot one - clerk,
who shall be &qualified Toter of Bahl district.
; In case the person who shalt receive the second
highest nittnbet of Votes fit In - Spector Shell not at
tend on the dsit of ally Weald', th en the person
mini shall have received the wend highest number
of rotes for jndge 'at the next preceding election
Shall seism histextor In his place.- Mid in case the
person who shall have received the highest number
of votes for Inspector shall not attend, the person
elected, judge anti appoint an inspector in Ids
place; And In ease the person elected judge shall
not attend, then the Inspector who received the
highratltlllMiter, Of votes shall appoint a judge In
his place; or If attyjacancy should continue in the
board for the spate of one hoer after rho time fired
I by taw for the opening of the election, the quaint
ell Voters-of . the township,' wart) _or district for
which such officers shag have been elected, present
at such election, shall elect one or their number to
fill such sracancye• .
It shall be the duty of the several assessors re
spectively te attend at the pike of holding every
general, special or township election. during the
whole time such election is kept open, for the ply.
pose of giving Information to the Inspectors and
fudges, when called on, In ;relation to the right of
any person assessed by them to vote at each elec
thin, and on such other Matters in relation to the
astiesslnent(as the sale inspectors or either of then,
shall from time tatinie regales.. .
No person shall be permitted to vote at any elec.-
' tlon as aforesaid other than a male citizen of the
I .age of twenty - ono years or more. who MA heen'a '
citlzeiof the tTnlted States at least one month,
1 and who shall have resided In the State at least one
year, and In the election district where he offers to
vote two months immediately 'pieced! ng such elec- i
tion; anti If 22 years of age or upwrrils , shall have
;TRW! , two years paid a State or county tax which
shalt have been -a;sessed at least tem months and
paid at least ene g
month before the election. `But a
citizen of the nited States who bas previorisly
been a (Mantled voter of this State and tetni fled..
and who shall have lived In thO election district
and paid taxes as afotesald, shall be entitled to
vote after residing In this State six months. Pr-
Tided, that citizens of the :United States between
the nges of tweutyene and twenty-two .who have
resided in the election district two months, :at
aforesaid. shall be entltled to vote. although they
shall not have paid tax. .
eje person shalt be permitted to vote wnose name,
Is not contained In the list of taxable inhabitants
furnished by dare - Commisslouers, finless. Fre, he
preauces - a receipt for the payment within tee
years•of a State or county tax assessed agreeably to'
the'constitution," and give eatbdictory evidence.
either on his oath or affirmation, or the oath or erne-
Ination of another, that he has paid such a tax,,or
on failure to produce a receipt shalt make an oath,
to the payment thereof. Second. if he claims the
right to vote by being an elector betikeen the ages
of twentrene and twenty-two years, he shall de
pose obi oath or affirmation that be has , resided In
this State at leak one year next before his applltes,
tion, and make sneh proof
,of residltnee in the dis
trict as is required' by thi s . act, and that he does
Verily believe from the account given him that he
is Of the age,aferesaid, and such ether evidence as.
Is oequlred by this act i whereupon the name of the
person thus admitted to;vote shall be inserted to
the alphabetical list by the Inspectors, and a note
'readeOppoidte thereto by writing the word "tax... ,
' If heehall be admitted 'ovine by reason of having
paid tax:or the word.agse , if he shall be admitted
to vote by reason of such eget which shall be call
ed out to the clerks, Wilo shalt make the like notes
oft the 11St of voters kept by them.
In alt rases:where' the "halite of the person statist
lug to vote•ls not found op the list furnished by ti 4
Contutiv.eloners and assessors, or . bis right to vote;
whether found thereon or not, is objected to by any
qualified citizen, It shall he the duty of the Inspect
ors to examine such person on oath as to his quallfi.
cations; and if he claims to have resided in the
State one.year or-more, his oath slime be sufficient
peen( thereof I hit tie Wall Make proof try at least
one Competent witness, Who- shalt he a qualified
elector; that. be has resided in the district two
E;mints next immediately preceding sleet election,
1 shall also himself swear that his bona Ode re,l-
eine, hi pursuance Or Ills lowfut calling; is in said
district; and that he dill not -remove Into said dis
trict forthepurprom of voting therein. ~
,Every person duallded as aforesaid, anl,*l.o
Shall make due prtYot. If required, of the, resTffenee
and payment of taxes as aforesaid . tha n be admit
ted te Vote In the townshin ward or district In
which he shall reside,
-I ,
',soy perstql shall prevent or attempt to prevent
tiny officer of any election under this act from hold
log such election, or use or threaten any vlokince
to suctrotticer, or shall Interupt •or improperly le
'erten' With him in the execution of his duty, or
shall idoek up 'the Windew or avenue to.any window
n Mere the Mine nety be holding, or shall rlome s is
dlsterh the peace at such electiOrb of shall also any
lettruldating-threats; f?ree or vlolencetsitif design
to influence unduly or overawe any electpr, or to
prevent him from voting, or to restrain the, freedom
In choice, such person, on eonviction, shall lie tined
lit any 4 slllla not exceeding five hundred dollars, and
Imprisoned for ally time nut less 'than three nor
more than twelve months; and If It shall he Shovrn
to the court when the trial of such offense shall be
•limi;:that the persons° offending was net a resident
of the city, utuo. or district or township where the
offense: was committed, and not entitled to vote
therein, then en conviction he shall be sentenced to
pay a tine of not less than otto hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars. and be imprisoned,: nor
Tess litre six months nor more than two years.,
If any cermet, not by law qualified, shall trade
.. . _ . _.„
...
lentiy. vote at any election of this Conntionwealth,
or tieing otherwilu qualified, shall vote out dif his
c.roper illstriet, or If any person knowing the wait
• Of seep qaalifleat loth:sir:l aid or procure such per
son to Vote, the person offending shalt — on cousde...
flan i.e fined In any diem not exceeding thronl hen.
dred dollars, and be Imprisoned in any term, not
exceeding tame months.-
If
any" person shall rote at more than one election
district, or otherwise fraudulently vote more than
•once on the saute day, or shall ,framinlently tied
and deliver' o the inspector tee. tickets together.
with the Intent Illegally to vote. or 'shall procure
another to do so. he or they offending shall. on con
viction, !welled Itrany.ium not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars, rind be imprisoned
for a testa not less than three nor More than twelve
months. - . - - • .
. If ally person not (liutliftiil to' vote 'ln this Colt
. nionwealth agreeably to law (except the toms of
imalified citizens) shall aypear at any plan of Mee,
thin for the: purpose ef Influencing the citizens
'qualified to vote, he shall, on,convictlini,ferfeltand
PVa Sum not exceeding one hundred &Mars for
every such offense, and be imprisoned for a term
not e'eeedirgeliree' nintults. -
I alito give official 'notice to the elector?. of !frail-
I MO otlititY that by an aeten titled "An set furili„ir
supplemental to the act relent.± to the electinits of
ti l t s commonwicatth," approved April 7, •ISTJ,! It Is:
provided as follows I . .
Sea:mit:tea. After thin assessments' have been
complete!dsLVtydirst day before the Thesdaynext
foilimitig the •first Monday of November in 'each
year, the assessor shall, oil the following day, Make
roreturn to the County CommiSsiors of thienaines
f all personi asst sod by him sineethezeturn te
entred to lie madel by him by.dite first section of
thil. act,juotingdipposite leach IMMO the observa
tion. and explanationa required to be noted as
aforesaid; and the Couuty tienitiessioners shall
['lenitive. cause the seeps Oahe added to the return
req.ltrml bythe first settlon of this het, and It full
and correct copy thethof ito be made meal - Meg the
'names of all, persons! so returned as resilient tax
ablet. in sale eleetionilistrlet; and furnish the sante,
together With the necessary election blanks, to the
loffleersOf the election .in such elective district. at
or before .seven otelock on .the morning of the elec.
thin ; Middle man shall be permitted to vote at the
election .ei that day whose mate is not On said list,
unless he shall make proof of Ids tight to vote, as
hereinafter required. '
, See. 7. Tho respeetire rssessors, inspectors and
'judges of Alm . elections s tall each have the power
to' ailndnister..oattis MI a ty person Clalmin: the
right tel be assessed 'Or the :Iglu. of .eutirage,; or ill
regard to any other matte • Or thing required to he
Mine or Inquired Into by any of said onicisreheder
'this act :'aud any wilful filse swearlitghy any per
son in relation to any ma ter or thing concerning
which they shall be - lawfully Interrogated by ally
of said. otticers or overseers h alt be pimisheil as
4
perjury. ' . .
SEC. 10. On the day of electjo , any person whose
Haute shall not appear On the, registry of voters, anti
who claims the right to vote 'pt ?aid electioe, shall
pr.eye at least one qualified voter of the district
'as 'Ones... to the residence of the claimant In the.
Ills 'let le which lie claims to• be a voter for the
period of 'a leant - two months lenneillately preesid
;33
ingteald election, which withers shall be sworn of /
rm
affied, and subscribe a written or partly-writ te I
and partly-Printed affidavit, to the fact statedhs
him..which affidavit shall define clearly wheredlie
residence Is of the person so claiming to belaivot
er ; and the person ,ao claiming the right to vote
shall also take and subscribe M 4 a titter. or kartly
•written and partly-pileted affidavit slating:4o the
best of his.knoveledge end belief, when and ;where
he 'was born; that he 'has 'been !ti eitlien pc the
United Statesfor one month. and of the Cot man.
le...alike:l' Pennsylvania; that lid has resided; in the •
Commonwealth one - year, or If fortneyly a qualified '
elector, ,or a tative-bern citizen thereof, and has
removed thererrom and returned, /that ha has' re
sided therein six months next peer:tiding said Mee
lion : that he has rest led' In the / district In which
he chums to bs ' a .voter for thd period of at le,-ae ,
two months leamedletely preceding sold election;
that be has net tooted ' fide the district for the
purpose of voting therein ; that he has, if Oventy
two years of age or upwardS, paid a State or county
tax within two yens.. which was assessed tit least
two Months and pall at bast one moot 11 hefbre the
election. The said aeldiwit - shall also state when
i and where ithe tax defined to be paid' by.the,affiant -
Was assessed. bud when and Where a n d to whom
paid; and the tax receipt therefor shall be produc
ed for eternize/Hop; unless the aMant shall state In'
Ills allidavlt that It has been lost or destroyed. or
that ho never re&.lved any ; and if 'a naturalized
citizen. ?Man also state . when, where and, y what
court he' ors; natumlizeil: and shall alsomroduee
his certificate' of natu: alizat lon for e xaMI nal lon.
Itut If the Person...So claiming the right to vote shall
take and sehscribb an alhdavlL that he Is a natty&
bort. citizen of the United States, or. If tiorn elios .
-where, shall state the fact In his atilidavit, and
shall predsme evidence that-he lola been naturaliz
ed, or thatlie is darned to citizenship by reason of
its father's riaturalizatton ; and shall further state
In bisaMdaViethat he Is, at the time of making
the affidaitt, of the age of twenty-one and under
twenty-two years; that ho has been a citizen of the
Kilned Stateaplin mouth, anti has resided In the
'Stale one year:or, it a nattre,burn cilizettof the
State, and removed therefrom• and returned, that
that he has resided therein six months next pre
ceding raid election, and lo the election district:
immediately two menthe preceding each election,
.he shall lee entitled to , vote, although he shall not
have paid taxes. The said affidavits o f -all persoui
matt, g such ciallns Shall be preserred by the Mee.
thin board. and at the close of the election they
shall be Inclosed with the Mt' Of voter& tally:Mt,
and other Papers required by law to he Weil by the
return
jtlllge with . the Prothonotary. and 'WWI re
matt ontiletherr.vrillt In the Prothonotary . 3 OVI cc,
subject to examination as other Meetion papers are-
If the electlouofflcers shall titul that the applicant
•pieress all the legal qUalltleallotorot a voter he
shall he permitted to Vote, and his near shall he
added to the net of taxables byt /leek...lion (deceit.,
the word "tax" being added . where'. the claim:int
clainsa to vote on tax, and the word "age". alien!
Ire claims tp Cote on nip ..., tan sawn words being
added by the clerks In each case, respectively, on
the ti=ts of persona Voting at 'such vlectbin.
EM
•
.- • 11. It shall floc noe to lawful for any qua/filed
eiti.. .f the district. notwithstanding the name
~
of theN , , voter to contained on the list of res.
;Mott to , les, to challenge the vote of such por
n:M.- *he ,L. , n the same proof . of the right of - cut.
Ps as is a required by last shall be publicly
M,: and set., on by thp electbm beard, and the
vote sidttiltted rejected aecordingtothe evidence.
Every person c. ming to Mr A naturalised citizen
shall be requiem_ produce his natstrallsatlon cer
tificate at the otecl , . before voting, except where
he has been for five\ are consecutively a voter In
the disittet in *Melt i .o otters his Vote : and on the
vote of such pealing tail, . received, It shah be the'
duty of the election 0. , .ers to write or stamp on
`saeh certificate Mend 4 .! , d " with the day, month
and year I and it any else . , officer or ollicers shall
, receive iliStlcend tot ott the • me day
_by virtue of
the same Certificate, etcept ere sons see entltied
to Vote because of the natural lion of their teeth.
eta, they and the person who sh toftersuch second
'rote shall be guilty of A 'ltibidem hot; .and on Corp
station thereof shall he fined . itiprisoned, or
bottkat , the discrnjlon of-the coot but the One
,shall not exceed Dili hundred dollar eseh - CaSe,
nor the imprisonment one year. The ke punish-
Ishrnent shalt be Inflicted, on centvleti on the of.
, Deers of the election who shall neglect, o refuse to
Make oe cans to he made. the Indorsemenr , gale
\
ed es aforeold on such nstnralliation certi cate.
Sec. 12. If any election officer shalt refuse' neg-.
tact to require such pfdof of the right of en
. e
as Isprrscrlbed by this lemit of the taws of w hic h
this is lea supplement, from any prerson o ff eri •
to vote whose name is not on the list of lasesse,
voters. or, whose right to vote is challenged by any
qualified voter present. end. shall admit such per
form to vote without requiring such proof. every per
son so offending shall, on conviction, be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall-ho sentenced, tor. every',
such ()dense, to pay a tine not exceeding live hun
dred dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment more
thin one year, or both, at theollscretion of the
court. ,
Sc.r le. The assessors shall each receive the same
compe.psallon for the,limo necessarily spent In per
forming the duties hereby, enjoined as Is provided
by law to assessors Malting valuations, to he paid
by the County Commisstmers as lc other elms :
and It shall nut be lawful for any assessor to a 99099
tvtax.agalttst any peredu whatever within stypone
days next preceding the annual election in Norm
• ber 1 any yhdaticm of this provision shall be a tots
demeanor. and subject the•tencer so Qffendlrig Sop
fine, On eolVilettOn. not exceeding one hundred dui-,
lays, or to Impel:oo,omA not exceeding - thr‘!,,
months. or Mal, at the discretion of the court:, -
See. 19. Any assessor, ebictiott officer, or twmon
appointed as an overseer, who shall neglect or re
fuse to perform any duty enjoined by tlits.act,
without reasonable or legal cause, shall be subject •
to a penaltynf 0110 bemired doffats; and If nay as-
Sensor shall knowingly assess any person as a sorer
who is not qualitled,'orrliall willfully reTuse to as-
Arts any one who Is qualified. be shall be - guilty of
lactirstetueanor in office, and on cenvirtlon•be putt.
Islied by a fine not exceeding ore thousand oollass.
or Immisoninetit not exceeding two years, or both.
at thesliserellon of the court, and also be 'subject
to action for damage 17 the party antlered ; and
if any person shall fraudulently alter: add to, de- .
face or destroy any list of voters made Mut as di
rected by this act, or tear down Or remove the'
arum from the place whereat bad been.tlxed; with
frandnlentOr miSehlevotrs Intent, or :tor any im
proper purpose. tile person so offending shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shalt'
be panished by a fine not exceeding live liondred
dollars, or Imprisonment not exceeding two years,
nr both, at the discretion of the court ;. and It any
person shall. by violence or Intimidation, drive or
attempt to drivesfroni the ;song any person or per
sons appointed by the court to act as overseers of
an election. or In any sv.y willfully prevent sal 1
overseers from performing the , duties enjoined ;if:
on them by tills act, such persmi shall be guilty of
a tnisderneanor, and upoll conviction thereof shad
be punished by a fine hut exceeding one thousand
&Mars, -or by Imprisonment not exceeding two
years, or both, at the discretion of the court. Any
person who shall, en the day of any election, vlstt
a polling place in any election district at which he
is not entitled to.rote, and shall use any- Intimbia
iton or violence ter the purpose Of preventing any
officer of election from performing the duties re
Mitred of him by law, or for the r urpose of prevent.-
log any quallll4 voter of such district exercising
bberight to votd' or .from exercising his right to
right to-challenge any person offering to vote, - luch
person shall' be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, nod.
npon'eonvletion thereof shall be punished by a Brie
nutexceedhig one thousand dollars. or by'tmprls
cement not exceeding two years, or both. at.the
discretion of the court. Any clerk, overseer or
election office r who shall disclose how any elects r
shall have vote d, artless required:to do So as a wit
ness In a judicial ;proMieding, shall be 'guilty of .s;
misdemeanor, and upon c . onvietton thereof shall br.s
punished by a ffne noCexceeding one thousand dol
lars, or 17 imprisonment not exceeding two yeats,
oe both. at the discretion of the.court. :
The following are the preatobbiand first few sec
dons of theact of June 1111, leiStl. entitled, ***A fur
ther supplement to the election laws of „this Cum
ntonweali h
Whereas. By an act. of the Congress of the
Untied States. untitled "An act to amend the sev
eral acts heretofore passed, to provide for -the en.
and calling out the national fortws, for oth
er purposes," and approved 7.4taich 3d, 11:435, all per
sons who have deserted the military "or naval ser
vase of the United States,..a . nil who have lint be,,,
discharged, .0T relieved frloty Me penalty or disa
bility therein 'provided. are st dceined and taken to
have voluntarlly,rellnatiPMed and forfeited th eir
rights of eltyenshlp, anti their rights to become
CRIZeIIF, and are deprived of expreising any rights
of eltizetts thereof •
• Ansi whereas, Pdtsons not citizens of the United
states, are not, ender the constitution awl iasi's of
Itrnasylyania, (mantled electors .ot this Cotomoit
vrkaith
tirgetilON 1. Re it , eniitted by the Senate and
Represeotatirls of the Commonwealth
of Pennsyteanfrz in General Assembly filet. and
it fit hereby enacted by the' anthority•of the symi!.
That In all elections hereafter to, he held in this
Commonwealth, It shall Inv unlawinlfor the Judge
or Inspectors of any such eye:tons to receive any
ballot, or halissits r from any person or' persons. em
braced In the prwasions, and subject to the ills-abil
ity Imposed by said act of Congress, approved
March 34, ISG3, and it shall Ise milatirnt for any
launch person to offer to vote any ballot or bjllnts.
Ser. 2. That If any suet. judge and Inspectors of
•election, or any of them,' shalt receive or consent to
receive. any such illtziplalified person, lie, or they,
b . ' , offering, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, awl
upon cottrietion thereof, In any court if fantod r
srestons of this Commonwealth, he shall, for each
olft lase be sentenced, to pay a flue of not less -that:
one hundred dollars. and to undergo_ an Imprison
ment In tau Jail of the proper county for not less
than sixty days.
Sec. 3. That if any prsontleprivetnir citizenship
Amt dis•matilded as aforesaid. any electi, n!
hereafter to he held In this Comuuntweisitli, vote,
or tender to the officers thereof ands offer: to vote a
ballot or ballosts.'any person .s . o offending, shall los
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and 4/ii,e(VlViCtil , ll
thereof to any court i.f quarter sessions of this
Commonwealth, shall, for car trofrense, he punisheal
In like manner as is provided ln the ' , new - ding see
section of this to the case of officers efetection
receiving such unlawful ballots. •
Sec. 41. That If ;toy person I.•ereatter - tdMll per
suade. or advise : any person or percent , , deprived
citizenship and disqualified as aff.teKtia to ItTer aity
ballet or ballots,; to tile edirers of any elemhin here
after to be hold In this Commonwealth, or shall
persuade or advise any slid' °Meer to reeelve any
ballot or ballots froit any perstin - deprived of cizi T ,
zenship and disimalifietlas aforesaid, sum: a person
so offending. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof In any cottrt of qurrter ses
sions of thiaXontmonwealth, shall be punished in
lilt manner as is provided in the second sect len id
the act, in the case Marers of suii-electious•receiv
ingPttitt tintawfnl Lallol er , I4IIIOIP. . • -
11i oTe.lience to the requirements of the Governor
the Commonwealth if Pennsylvania. I hereby
puldish the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitu
tion of the United Slates, the act of Courress en-
Toreing the same, and the act of Ssctnluy relative
thereto:
' The fifteenth amendment to thus eanstaionut of
.the !Tutted States Is as follows:
••SEertost I. The right of citizens bt the United
-States to vote shall not Ice dolled or alcriclgoll
the United States, or by any State, on account •of
race, color; or preilons condition of servitud,... ,
t`Sec. 2. The Congress shall have_ power to en
foree'ticis article. Icy appropriate legislation."
An art to enforce the rights of citizens of the
VnitetTStatesto'vote In the t:ercral _States of this
Union anti for other purposes :
Sec. I. Bi- ft ettryled by the .emote fi7I(LIJOURc of
I:,.promntat irfs of th , Unit, d Stites of :41nrii'fra
in Congresa,a,wniMed. That a t citizens of .the
United States, who are or shall Is otherstiSe .11:Mi
lled by law - to yet& at ally election by the people, lit
any State, terrltomdistrict. 'city, parc=h,
township, school ilbitrict, mutOpality l / 4 , or other
territorial - sub-division. shall be entitled and allow
ed to vote at all such elections, without distinction
of racei color, or prevlon4,,conclitfon of servitude ;
any constitution, lass - , custom, usage, or - regulation
of any State or Territory. of by or under Its author
ity. to the contrary notwithstanding.
- See. 2: — And IN! it (lather enacted, that It by or
• under the notion ity of the Constitution or laws of
"any State, or the.laws of any Territory, any net IS
or shall ire }requiredto be done as a,prerequisite or
qualificatlon.for voting, and Icy such \constitutten
or law. persists or officers who shall be charged,with
the perforniancei of duties in Sort' ishing to citizens .
.'fin opportunity perform such Tnirequisite,'Or io be
come qualified le vote. It shall be the, duty Of. every
. curh person and officer to give to all cltlz, , as of the
United States•the saute and equal opportunity to
perform such prerequisite, and oeconte quad
vole 411.1)1 distinction of race, or color, or prevf.,
bus condition of servitude . ; and if any such person
or officer,shali refuse or knowingly Molt to give full
effect to/this section, he shall for every such offense,
,forfeit arid pay the sum Of five hundred &liars to
the poison aggrieved thereby, to he recovered .by
as aetlea ea the ease, with hill costs and stiehal
low:inee for counsel fees as thci court shall deem
just, and-shall also,'for every such offCitse be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall on 01 11VICII<III
lANtreOf lie lined not.less than five littmired donars
- < 4r tie imprisoned not less titan I,lle. 1110i1111, al it hot
more than one year, or both, at. the discretion of
the cottrt.'_
A flintier supplement to Ws act rtlatlng to elt,e
-tlonssln nits Coannionr,ealth:
SEcrtox 19. •That so much of every act or As-.
seventy as provides that nor - cnly .9b lie freemen
shalt he entitled to vote or he 'registeredras voters,
or as claiming to vote at any general or special elec
tion of this commonwealth. be and the sAine
hereby reiwaled and that hereafter all freemen,
Without distinction of olor, shall be enrolled - and
registered according to the provisions of the first
section of act approved the:17111 day of April, 1859.
"An act further supplemental to the act
relating to the elections of lids Commonwealth.**
and when otherwise qualified under existing laws,
be entitled to'vote at all general and special elec
tions in this CoMmonwealth..
•
.
I also give notice that the question of a Poor
House, and purchase of a faint for that pnrpose
will ho voted upon, under the provisions of the
following set : ' ; . .
A suplcntent town atftsintitled "An act to pro.
vide felt the erection 4a , "Poor Howie and for the
support of the poor in 'the FOlVt•rat COCIAtiCS OctillS
Commonwealthrapproved May tith. IS7w:
Sin'. 1. Ile It enacted by the Senate and holm of
Representativesiit. the Comitiontscalth or- Tenn-
sylvania In- General .4 , 44410,1 v nest and. it hereby
enacted by the ottillerlty of the same. That the first
sectlon.of said act, shall be.amentiod so as to read
i .
as follow:: 4 :,., ? .
•Sr(.7.- ..thak4. the County commissioners of the•
Several c untleaq this Commonwealth, may select
such real, estate as they ittlay deem steers:Ml - for
the decent tends t lon of the tour of - their r(-511.cil•o
counties, and shalt submit such election, together
with the terms nod conditions upon witleit such.
real estate can be purchased, in fee simple-tone'
court of quarter sessions 10 a ti for the Motor,
county. merit the same shall be approved try said '
- court the county commissioners shall taste ai:on•
veyattee therefore Ist the name and' for the use of
the corporation mentioned itt.the fourth section of
said act, and t h ey shall certify the prmeNlings
therein under their hands anti seals to the riptk of
the court of quarter sessions of such county nal
the, same shad ire - entered at long( h upou I 110
records of such court, Piovitled: That Ir2foto the.
parrhase of any such real estate shall be approved
by said court the same shall Is; .totionifted to and
approved by two Successive grand Juries of the
miser county, ur the said court may submit the
- question of the erection of a Itoor liiittsis to a vote
of the q ?Milled vnters of the
,couttly. eta if a- nts.
Mrity of the votes east Is in favor of a county Poor
House then either ease the•counly shall aldtrove of
the porchnsmpf the real estate e‘eleOtel. - .tiAfOre
said by this edunty commission( rs." ', '..
Sec. 2. That the election provided tor In the fillt ,
and sixth section of thls act shall be hold by the
proper election officers in the several townshl s
f
wards and boroughs of the several com es of tt Is
Commonwealth at. the Mare for holtith , fte esti • ti
elect luir>at Mich titles as may he Ascii , y the you L I :
of quarter Sessions of the proper con. y..
1..k1!.. 3. It shall be this duly of the . 'ridges and-1 -
specters of 'the elections ,to meets ielthts Mt ha*
written or prude(' from the le 1,;;. , °tore of cash
Eft
elietkot district laded on the oniside ttrn er
Mae"- apt On - the "for Poor Wow , Of
*taint:NA Poor Ifotrite.tt and deposit wild ticket In
the proper bAllot hoz an required 'by law' in rate of
general - Skala:a and • itie tickets Po rem Ived-sholl
he counted and a certified return of the sane made
and sent or delivered to the clerk of the court of
quarter platens of tfte proper county as ne w p ro ,
vided.bylaw for making rettiens for township and
borough eleetiontand it sfutil he the delly-nt the.
elm* of finch court to aggroprallk the votes In one
column rust "for Poor House • and In another
**spines Poor Ileum , . which aggregated together
with the returns of such election ofsaft be lald br.
fore the lodge of the court of the proper county at
the neat regular term thereof suerneding sorb elec
tion and It shall he the dutyof the judges (I/examine
salltrettirnaamt the aggregate, of the Totes rest for
and against Poor ifouse and publicly declare the re
sult which resnlishail be certified by aid antigen and
tiled with the records of aid court.
1520. 4. That in receiving and counting and In
Intsking returns of the votes cast the Inspector and
Judges and clerks of said election .shall be govern.
ed bythe laws of this • Conitnaliwealiti regulating
general elections and all the penalties of held Ore
lion laws are hereby extended to and applied to the
voter& dospectots. Judges, and clerks voting at and
In attendance upon Its elections held under tb,,
provialona of thilf act and the set which this i.e al
aunnielnent,
Sec. 5. That the ' expenses of each elect ten Phan
bapald by the tneasnret of the-peeper county. pro,
~..
Added: No nett election shall be ordered for three
years after the holding of the last election. i
,
Sec.d. That the provisions of this act - Mall nnt a.
pnly to inforunty or illatriet -Witt ban already
&thin It a county oi.dlstriet Poor lionee,d heave
umer any *peels, law unlearns the same shall are w
eepiftd by a majority of the cetera of such roomy '-.
(Wilt (Met at an election for that Imrpose whirls
may ordered by the court of quartersnolon4 of '
the pro r county upon. the petition of fifty tax. - ' -
payera,wided : That the dittators of the , poor.. -
.may erect ndi maintain two lonise!' for the deft.
- tute.lo any c ripty enntathin: a population art 1m.”.. '
slaty: thousait k inhabitants and six hundred actuare.
tone: - :
3\
. ...N.,.. AJ , c ' -
Given nionzi..nrx,f end. at iny ofilre In. Towandr; ' '
thin tot day of Oat ' der, in the year of our ford 010 -
Hammed. etght,iin teed and aerenty.seven. and la, ,
the one hundreadaff second sear-of the Inarepm. -7
dente of the United S te n. • .- . .
•A 'I/HEW J. Le TTON, -
, She ff of Bradford County. .
Towanda, October i1..1b .. . .
_ .
fARRITANt,', COU '\l" \ - n SALE.-13c; • •:.:'
‘..../ vii tin of arfOrder issued ut of the Orphans" • `',. i';'
Court of Bra , lfotti Cu. Pa, the ndleralgned. kw ___.;,,---„Zi.
ecatar or -the, 1,1 . - will - an d ' test rant of Cann . ' ‘-,-
Tyrrell. deceased.. -.will
of Pike t in cabreornt. N
ty elf ftraditord e nyttrentwearn to ratibli axle ISTIOTt ri..o Jil:
1),,,r01 , WN. on SATKIMAY. OCTOIR . i :9:6 1-7?
~,rl . ,
at 'I Weloeit P._..31.. 411 of that certain ot of.aa do f
nitidate trt the township of Pike. In the r oomy Sr
\
Braelford„-anal St - ate of Penusylvania, - suad onaddeit ,
as follow to wit: , . ' ada*
On the east by the ronwily line, went by li atnor 43
i. -
Dimon Itontwick. and helm of Satnum Bono dad, ,
deceased:on the north by -landn of John Me a CO. 4
formerly lands of Jenne Hancock, deCewat: Aid ,a 1
wont: by hoofs :of Titan Waterman. Crania !nine 0'
..9rk acres of land, 'more -or lens: nettle. e I relailol:
and reawryln. from the atone dew-Abed lot or
parcel of lanai, all that portion of the same-lynak
on the east Ode et the Fowlers !lilt-road. bound.
er. -and deneribed as follown, to wit; on dh.,..
north by the estate of Jesse Hancock - . deneal..ed: nn
the east by the county line; south by lands of care_
Ilne {Cate - mom, and went by Fowlers 11111 mad,
supposed to contain thirty-fire erten of hand,
TERMS OF SA 1.,E.--Nl* to he' paid on th, day J
of sate, sloo on the final contlinuathan of the ,t.,, -
r;)
and the haiance iti one -year after final rosoilrola- . ftx.
lion, with Interest. . , ...
. .
F. V. tYREI.
\L. Vii. TYRE'LL.
Pike, Pa:, net 4, — P. - Ex4ent,r
1 - 4 :XECU . T . OR'S NOTlCE.—Notiec
• Is hereby giten that all " pertsms Mdent^d.to.
the estate of 3ticajah Slocum, late of Plitc, tt,c•4l,
•Inttst make Immediate payment, and 'op tc , rttlts.
having. claims against said estate 'unit prowat.
titem dnl authenticated for setilement.
MARY B, SLOCuld,
'xecut.is.
Leßepstlll, Pa„nc
AUDITOR'S
Clntigh vs J. \V. _
In the Court nt common Pleas of 13rd.lti..rti County,
NCI 449 Sept. .T. 1877 :
- The undersigned. amAuditor, appointed by the
court in distribute funds in the hands of the
arising from•l he sale of defendant's real estnte,
will attend to the dutles . ouds.appolntment at tine
offl , e . of Witilattis'k A net... IC Towanda born. 1.71
WED 7..; ESDAY; . .NOVE:3IIIEit 7th. IM..at 1
welork r. wheit and where all twrsons . hartug
claims against said • fund must present - the same,
or be foreeerdebarred therefrom.
H. N. WILLIAMS.,
,And
octil
• ,
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—In the ;?,.
matter of . the vol Mt tary asslgnmr-n toflfl ra of ' ..
Horton. etc. In the - Court of Common Pleas ..t .
Ilrulford:C.i.. No. 1.17 6 . Sept T., 1574: j < ----
The nnder3!7,ned, an Auditor appointed be - thy. :.
Court to clturibnielunds in the hands nr W-,:r.
Horton, A, sfznee, atislng from the Mlle of r 0!! ! .,... ,
Tate and Mrnonal property, ...e. shown • tve Id, Coal-' t
account, will attend 10 the duties of .111.: :, pp,o n t. ~,,i,
tnimt at his race fn Towanda, Pa— on . Til l'I:S.
DAY, sorini-itri: Ist, 1!"77, at. 10 o'cloi , k, ~ NI.. ..;
where all persons having claims upon stall funds . ...:.
duust pres..nt them, or be debarred f rom . coin' og iu
.nrem the same. , 'JOHN Nl': 311:K.
Towanda. Pa., Sept c..'7,'77-Iw. ..., wit ti•r,
•
g41:.1 STORI'ORATION NOTICE.-
\
To nit whom t may concern : The Undersigned,.
cilizens!/r Plea..a, t Valley and vicinity. !Stafford
County. Pa., htorei v give notice that they'l,l to
apply - to the Court , common Pl e as. of jl r piff,,,l
County. or a Jutv t erent, tor a charter, :pd to
he inenrper:Ved into a body politic ill law. W!!11
pe1111,111:11 sll Jr ession. under the name. style an:l.t i
tie of "'Prea.ant Valley Cemetery A -5/•cla , , ”1";
for the pnrpse of procur;ng toillahle,gronnd, ,t,,y
keeping . the sataa.in proper epottition ler a P , -/,,,,,,t0,
burp the dead. -
-..- DSVID - FANNIN.j,
M. D. VANNINi;.:
- .A. M. GR. - A. - E. i ,
WM. SARGENT. -2
SANIEF.I._SAItC;ENT.
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