PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, and by the Ant of the W 4 General Assembly of this State entitled "An Act to regulate the General Elections of thin Cominen wealth," enact ed ern tlw 2d of July. 1839, it is enjoined on me In give Public Notice of such Elec tion to be held, and to enllinnrate in such notice what officers are to be elected : I. Witusitt nenus, Sheriff of the county of Adanis, do, therefore. hereby give this pub lic notice to the electors of the said county Of Adams, that a . aziirmt.az ELECTION wipe' Add in said county.on the Second 'Tues . day of tletober ;`.next, (the 9th.) "in the several Districts composed of the f townships, viz : In the Vim: district, composed of the Borough of Gettysburg awl the township of Cumberland, at the Cc .rt-house iu Get tysburg. In theliccond district, composed of the towahip of Germany, at die house now oc cupied by Joseph Darker, in the town of Littlestowni in the township of Germany. In the Third district, composed of that • art of . the township of Berwick, (now erected into a township called Oxford,) not included in the 15th district, at the house of widow Miley, in the town of Oxford. In the Fourth district, composed of the townships of Latimore and Huntington, at the house of Wm. Chronister, in the town ship of Huntington. In the Fifth district. composed of the township of Hamiltooban end .Liberty, at the-publie soluml-house in Millerstown. In t4o.Sixth district, composed of the township of Hamilton, at the house now occupied' by Jesse Myers, in the-town of Berlin. In the Seventh district, composed of the township of Menalien, at the public school house in the town of Bendersville. In the Eighth district, composed of the township Straban, at the huuse of Jacob 1.. Grass, in Hunterstown. In the Ninth district,.composed of the township of Franklin, at the house now occupied by Henry Hartman, in said town. ship. In the Teeth district. composed of the township of Conowago, at die house of John Bushey, in M'Sherrystown. In the Eleventh district, composed of the township of Tyrone, at the house of Samuel Sadler, in Heidlersburg. • In the Twelfth district, composed of the township of Mounijoy, at - the house of George Snyder, in said township. In the Thirteenth district, composed of the township of Mountpleasant, at the housel3l Anthony Smith, in said township, situate at the cross-roads, the one leading from Oxford to the Two Taverns, the oth er from Ilunterstown to Hanover. In the 14th district, composed of the township of Reading, at the public school house in Hampton. In tho _Fifteenth district, composed of the borough of Berwick and that part of, Berwick township, ONLY, included with in thefollowing limits, to wit : beginning where the Hanover and Petersburg turn.: pike crosses the York county line, thence along said turnpike-to the place where the road Timm Berlin to Oxford crosses the said turnpike, thence along the said Ox ford road until it intersects the road from Geo. Wain:lien's farm, on the said Oxford road, land thence along the said road to the York county line. near David llollingers's saw mill, thence along said York county line to the place of beginning ; at the pub lic Schoolhouse in Abbousown. In the Sixteenth district, composed of the township of Freedom, at the house of Nichulas 'Moritz. in said township. lu the sevemeenth district, composed of the tOtiliship of Union, at the house of Enoch,L i efever, in said township. At which titno and placca will be elected One, ('anal Commissioner ; Oui Representative in the State Legislature ; One County Commissioner; One Director of the l'oor ; .• One Auditor ; One county Treasurer. Pedenlar attention is directed to the Act of Assembly, passed the 27th day of February, 1849, entitled "An act relative to voting at elections in the counties of Ad nms,,Dsuphin, York, Lancaster, Frank lin.Cu atberlaud, Bradford, Centre, Greene, and Erie, viz : "Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the Common welth of Pennsylvania in Gene ral Assembly met, and it is hereby enact ed by authority of the same,—that it shall be lawful for the qualified voters of the County of ' Adams, Dauphin, Lancaster, York, Franklin, Cumberland, Bradford, Centie, Greene, and Erie, from and after the passage of the act, to vote for all can didates for the various offices to be filled at an'y election on one slip tir ticket : Pro vided,B The office for which every candi date is voted for, shall be designated, as required by the existing laws of this cant= Aponwealth. W "Section 2. That any fraud committed by any person voting in the mauner above prescribed, shall be punished as similar frauds are directed to be punished by the existimi laws of this commonwealth." Aid in and by an act of the General As senOty Of this State, passed the 211 day of July, 1839, it is directed that the Inspec tors aildJteites be at the places of their diatricit on the day of the General Election afotesaid, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, to dotout perform the several duties required andjetijoineri on them in and by the same act, Atece,--1n and by virtue of the 14th sec tion of the act aforesaid, every person, ex cepdag Jestices of the l'eace, who shall .ollice or appointment of profit or limit 'under the government of the Ulli te4lll4ta, or of this State, or of any city or tat it;tl4ntratestl district, whether a com miesinned officer, or otherwise, a subordi llatfliOrteft agent, who is, or shall be, employed under the legislature, executive ofjudienny department of this State, or of the United States, or of any city or Meer pointed district, and also that every meat-1 hitetif Congress, end of the State Legisla-1 ttivei - intd of the Select or Comtuott Coun- i eil trif'ity city, or Commissionsr orany ititerporateticlistriet, is by law incapable ed holding Or exercising at the Same time, titteltieW of 'appointineut of Judge, Jo sp4996', crow Clerk of any election of this 11,m'weelth, and that no Judge, In tipignots mother o(lieer of any such elec. itha be +eligible to any office to be 14 it *itter Affected, in and by 4ostiolay of this , At*