etertictirift.otlamaticnte PoCLAMATION!- - -GENERAL ELECTION.—Wbereas, in and by an Acf of the General AilSeMbly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania entitled : ,"An act relating. to the ,Elections of this Cons.' meoWealth." paged the 3d day of July, Abdo Domini 1839, As made the duty of the Sheriff of every county within - the Commonwealth to give publie notice of the General-Elections, and In such notice to enumerate— let--The Officers to be elected: „ 2d—Destguiting the places at wbichlbe election is to beheld. Therefore, . I, SAMUEL BRANDT, 'Nigh Sheriff of the County of Ezankffrr, do berebrmake known and give this PUBLIC NOTICE to the Electors of the Cohnty of Franklin; - ,that ON THE td TUESDAY OF OCTOBER NEXT, (being the 10th day of the month,) General Election will be held at theneveral Election Districts established by law in said empty, at which time they vate by ballot for the several °Deers, herOmfter named : One person for Auditor General of the State of Penn: Ivanla. ' One person for Surveyor General of the State of perm sylvania. - Octne person for Senator to represent the Senatorial Dis tri; composed of the conntleeof Attains and Frhnknn. TWo persona for members of the House of Representa tives of 'the general Assembly of Pennsylvania, to rem. ten t the counties of Franklin and Perry. ' One person to fill the office of Sheriff of the connty Flankhn. One person to fill the office of Treasurer of thy county of Franklin. Onepenson.to fill the office of District Attorney of the county of Franklin. One person- fo fill the officOof County Surveyor of the county of Franklin. One person to fill the office Of &aunty Commissioner for the comity of Franklin., _ - One person to fill the'office of Director of the Poor tor the conety of Franklin. One perdu to till the (ace of Auditor for the county of Fran Vin. One in.. person to Ell the Office of Coroner for the county of Frankl The - said Electicrrafmll be held throughout the Countp as follows At the CoUrt House in the Borough of Charoberibarg, for the north Ward of said Borough, and porter Guilford towhship. At the Home of D. L. Taylor, for the South Ward of said Borough. AttbePublio,House of John Gordon, at the West Point of Cbambersburg for the township of Hamilton. - At the School House in Fayetteville, for parts of the townships of Guilford and Green. At ther,uhlieliouse of Christian C. Foihr., in Greenvil : , lage,.tor part of Green township. At the Western School House, in the town of St. Thom. as for the township of St. Thaouts. At the School House in the town of Fanneftsburg_for the - t* . nship of Metal. At Ate School House, in the town - ofllloshury,:for the township of .Litrgan. Attie House of John Harvey, for part of the township of Finned._ . • - At the School House, in the town of Concord, for part of the township of Fannett, and. At the new Stone School House in Morrowstowa dis :ries. for the other pert. of Panne - it township. At the House now occupied by Geo. Anderson In the ♦Metre of Quincy, for the township of Quincy. At the Western School House in Waynesboro, for the township nf Washington. At the House of John Adams, iu Greencastle, for An trim and part of the townships of Peters and Montgomery. At the &hind House, on the land Michael Cook in War ren township, for the township of Warren. At the Strasbarg School Rouse, for the township of Let. t.rkenny. At the Haase of James Mullen: in the town of London, for part of the township of Peters. At the Log House on the farm of Jacob Elliot. for the Welsh Bun District being part of Montgomery-township. At the House of Thomas McAfee, in Mercersburg, fur parts of the townships of Peters and Montgomery. At the Mount Rock School House in Southampton town ship for part of the township of Southampton. At the Eastern School House in Orrstown, for the other part of Southampton township. NOTICE IS HEREBY GlVEN—"Thatevery - per son excepting Justices of the Peace, who shall hold any office mappointroeut of profit ,or trust, under the United States or of this State, or a City or Incorporated District, whether a commissioned officer or othervii.4 , , whirls or shall be .employed under the Legislative, Executive or Judiciary Department of this State, or of the United States, or of any Incorporated District. and also, that every mem ber of Congress and of the: State Legislature, and of the Select or Common Council - of any City, or Commissioner of any Incorporated District, is by law incapable of hold ing or exercising at the time, the office or appointment of Judge, Inspector or Clerk of any election of this Common. wealth, and that no Judge, Inspectors or other officer of such election, shall be eltgible to be then - voted for." And the said Art of Assembly, entitled "An Act rela ting to Elections of this Commonwealth," passed July 3, ltceJ, further provides, as follows, to wit: "That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at the res pective places appointed for holding the elections in the District in which they may respectively belong, before 9 o'clock, on the morning of the :Id Tuesday of October, and each of eald Inspectors shall appoint one Clerk who shall be a qualified voter of such District, "In case the person who shall have received the second highest number of votes for Importer shall not attend on the day of election, then the person who shall have re ceived the second highest number of votes for Judge at the next preceeding election, shall act as Inspector in his place. And in case the person who has received the high est number of votes for Inspector shall not attend, the per son elected Judge shall appoint an Inspector in his place, and in case the person elected Judge shall notattuod, then the Inspector who received the highest number of votes ,shall appoint, a Judge in his place ; and if any vacancy •s-halt continue in - the board for the space of one hour after the time fixed by law for the opening of the election, the qUalitled Voters of the township, ward or district for which such officer shall have been elected, present at the time of election, shall elect one of their number to fill the vacancy." Particular attention is directed to the Act of Assembly passed the 27th day of February, 1949, entitled ''An Act relative to voting at Elections in the Count es of Adams, Dauphin; York, Lancaster, Franklin, Cumberland, Brad- L111:1., Centre, Green and Erie," viz • " § 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repro tentative, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen oral Aisembly met, and it is hereby enacted by theauther ity of the same—that it shall be lawful for the qualified votentef the Catraties of Adams. Dauphin, Lancaster, York, Franklin, llombeirlimit.Bradford, -Centre, Green and Erie. from and after the passage of this Act, to vote fur all can. didatet for' the • various Offices to be filled at any election on one slip or ticket Provided, the office for which every candidate is voted for shall be designated, es required-hy the eating laws of the Commonwealth. _ " That any (rand committed by any person voting in the manner above prescribed, shall be punished as aim ilex frauds are directed lobe Imbibed by the existing laws of the Commietwealth." For the Information of the electors of Franklin county-, I publish ;he following, being the 4th section of the Act of the Genet - al Assembly of the session of 1851, entitled, "An Act to pnivide for the election of Judges of the several Courts of this Commonwealth and to regulate certain Jo dirial Districts. . - "§ 4. That-the election for. Judges shall belaeld and conducted in the several electionlstricts in the same manner In all respects as elections for RopresentatNes are or shall be conducted, and by the same Judges. Inspectors and officers, and by the previsions of the Act of the Gen eral Assembly; entitled "An Act relating to the elections of thisConttnonwealth, approved the 2d day ofJuly, 1849, and its several supplements and alt other like laws as far as the semesball be In force and applicable, shall be deem. ed and taken to be the election of Judges: Provided, Thattihe aforesaid electors shall vote for Judges of the Supreme Conic on a separate pier: of paper, and for all other Judges required to be learned in the law on another seNratece of paper,.B- • "It stead be the duty of Ole several Assessors, respect ively, to attend at the place of holding every General, • Special, or Township election, during the whole time said election is kept open, for ...the purpose of giving informa tion to the Inspectors and Judge, when-called on, in rela tion to the right of any person assessed by them to vote at such election, and on such other matters in relationto the assturient of voters as the said Inspectors, or either of *hem, shall kern time to time require. "No person shall be permitted to vote at any election as aforesaid, than a white freeman of the age of twenty-ono y ear s or more, who shall have resided in the Stale at least one year, and in the election District where he offers to vote at least - tea days immediately proceedinganch election, and within two Years have paid a State or County tax which a., shall have been assessed at leasttsm days before the election.. lint a citizen of the United States, who has preciously been a qualified voter of any State, and removed therefrom and returned, and who shall have resided in the election Dis trict and paid taxes aforesaid shall be entitled to vote after residing in this State six months: Provided. That the white freemen, citizens of the United States, between the ages of twenty.one and twenty-two years, who have resided in the election District ten days as rlforeiaid," shall be entitled to „ vote, although they shall not have paid taxes. "No person shall be permitted to vote whose name's not contained in the list of taxable inhabitants furnished by the Commissioners, unless, First, he produces a receipt fur ray. meat, within two years of a State or County tax, assessed agreeably to the Constitution. and give satisfactory evidente either on his oath or affirmation or the oath or affirmation of another, that he has peal such a tax, or in failure to produce such a receipt, shall make oath to the payment thereof; or, Second, if he claim a right to s oft, by being:in elector between the ages of and itll years, shall depose on oath or affirmation. that he has resided in the State at least one year next before application, and make hi, such proof of residence in the District as is required by this Act, - and that be does verily believe, from the accounts given him, thatbe is of the age aforesaid, and give such other evidence as is required by this Act, whereupon the name of the person so admitted to vote shall he inserted in the alphabetical list, by the Inspector, and a note made --ofTestte thereto by writing the word "tax'" he shall be admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax, or the word!' age" if he shall be-admitted to vote by reason of age, and In either case the reason, of ouch vote shall be called out tolhe Clerks, who shall make the likethote in the list ofvoters kept by them. "In all cases where the name of the person claiming to vote is not found on the list furnished by the Corruniesion. ens or Assessors, or his right to vote, whether found either by verbal proclamation thereto, or by any written thereon or not, is objected to by any qualified (arisen, it - shall be the duty of the Inspeotors to examine such persons on oath as L to qualifications, and if he claims to have resided within the State one year or more, his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, bet he Khali make proof by at least one wit ness, who shall be a qualified eledor, that he has resided within the district for more than ten days next immediately preceding said election, and shall also himself swear that his bona fide residence, in pursiumce of his lawful calling, is within the District, and that lie did not remove into the said District for the purpose of voting therein. "Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who shall make due proof, if required, of his residence and payment of taxes, as aforesaid: shall be ado:lilted to vote in the town.. ship, ward, or district In which he shell reside. "If any person shalt prevent or al - tempt to prevent an officer of the election under thisactfrom holding such elec.- -Jam, or use or threaten any violence to any . such officer, or shall interrupt or impmperly interfere with him in the eae . cation of his duty, shall block or attempt to block up the window or avenue to any window - where the same may be holdias, Or shall use or practise any intimidation, threats, t o rce,ah Violeece, with the deziin to latitteoce Unduly,- or ' averaw, any elector, or 'e prevent him from voting, or to retain the freedom of choice, such person on - conviction shall :re fi ne d in any sum not exeeedi ng tree hundred doliarsand to be imprisoned for a time not less than one or more then twelve months, and if it shall be shown la the court where she trial of.auch offence shall he had, that the person ,so offeading was not a resident of the city, ward, district or township where the add offence was committed, an I mot entitled to vote'therein, then ou conviction ho shall be sea. tented topay a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than ouatliousaad dollars, and to lie atlas - leaned not lest than Aix months tibelltw °4va "'' " 'Unlit:moat= perions atoll make Say bet or wager. this Commonwealth, upon the result of any election within or shall Mier to snake any such h is or wager, or ..printed advertlsiaoot, challenge or Incite anypesson or persona to maims& bet ty wager, upon grew iction thereof, he or they shall flat kit three tines the amount* , offered to bet, "If any parson not by lacequalbsaa, abed fraudulently Tote at istreleotlon In this Constoonwealth, Ortslug other. aim qualified shill vote Oat or his propels district, or If Ceram Vrodamation. any person knowing,The want of snetia analitication shall aid or proems such person to vote, the person, on Movie tion, shall be tined in anv non not oxen ding two hun dred and be imprisoned for any tenor not exceeding Three months. '' If any pert= shall cote at more than one election dis trict, or otherwise fraudently vote more than once on the same day, or shall fraudulently fold and deliver to the In spector two tickets together, with the intent illegally to vote, or advise and procure another so to do, he or they shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor,more than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned nut less than three nor snore than twelve months. • " If any person not qualified to vote in this Common wealth, agreeably to law. (except the sons of qualified rit izent) shallappee.r at any place of electitm far the purpose 'of issuing tickets or of iroluencing the citizens qualified to vote, he shall, on conviction, forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars for every such offence, and be imprisoned for any term not exceedingtwelve months." Agreeably to the previsions of the sixty-first section of sa ittact, "Every General and Special Election shall be opeti between the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon and shall continue open until seven o'clock in the evening, 'when the polls shall be closed."- ` Pursuant to the provisions contained in the seventy triithsection of the act first aforesaid, the judges of the 'aforesaid districts shall respectively take charge of thtt - certificates of return of the election of their respective rho.' tziets, and produce them at a meeting of one judge from -each district, at the Borough of Cbambershurg, on the third day after the election, bark, for the present year ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT, then and there to do and perform the duties required by law of said judges. Also—That where a judge by sickness or unavoidable accident, is unable to attend such a meeting of - judges, then Ihe certifimste Or return aforesaid shall betaken charge of by one of the Inspectors or Clerks of the election of said district, who shall do and aetform the duties require,' of said judge unable to attend. Given under my baud and seal at Chambersburg, 30th day of August, 1865. SAMUEL BRANDT, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Chaznlig aug3o. *tobes will Einztaare. 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Lamps of all kinds altered and repaired at -110-1 - ch.-•r Store Rosa on Maul S. -Pa'. fIOPPER WORK.--ETTER & ETS TER am preparea To make an:: blze Copper sr.,'R Trarrr,,,'Prr.e, 8-.. , •er.y• Kat in fact anytkanz malt Copper and ;:or, burst Price. All kin& or Cup p rer.l`,l7, 11 4 - Iro - r1; a 5 rznarnat,e•L ETTER d:..EYSTER ARE PREPARED -to dd all Muds of GA §-FITTING. PLUM IHNG and BELL : HANGING gn,lranteerl to gioa EatKaegon. ETTER d EYSTER ARE PREPARED to put up HEATERS of all kinds, with portable and Brick Casing, COOKM RANGES of all kind• with Hot Water Tanks and ewes• convenience you pia) want.— Carl and see ns before making' any arrangamcnts with other partic.. NTH E W STORE. TINIV.4I?E, STOVES. ItC. MILLER, HAMILTON az Have opened their new store on the South. Ea.Ft Curner r of the Diamond. n here they eon supply eao•rmer; with bro.. rate art - Wes at V. of map prices. GREAT REDUCTION • I N PR'ICES!! MILLER. itAMILTON A. CO TINWARE A: STOVE DEALER'S baie reduced the price,: Qf their guie , 25 par The:: will• put Cu the best quality TIN 'ROOFING (finding the Tin, Sc.) for $lO per square. II the owner fiuds the Tin they a - 141 p-it it on, sold.red. nir p