0 In Easton on Saturday evening last, after an :iins of a few weeks, Uiarles Whilzell, son o iholate Henry Witzell, aged 37 vears, 3 months and 7 days. 116 was interred at the Jborks town ship grave-yard on Tuesday last. To the Voters of Monroe county. Fellow-citizens :l hereby offer myself as s candidate for ihe office of COUNTY" AUDIT OR, at the ensuing general election, and re tnectfully solicit your support. Should you fa tor mo with a majority of your votes, I pledge myself to dischatge the duties of the dffico nromp'ly. Very respect fuly, r CHARLES M. HINTON. Stroud township, Sept. 27, 1849. To the Voters of Monroe County Fellow citizens At the solicitation of numer ou friends I offer myself as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner at the ensuing general election, and respect folly solicit your votes and influence. Should I be elected, 1 pledge myeii to periurm me duties of the office with fidelity, and to the best of my ability, JACOB FRANTZ. Rosa township, Sept 27, 1849. To the Voters of Monroe county. Fellow-citizens : I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner, at the ensuing General Election, and respect folly solicit your votes. Should I be elected, you can rely upon my discharging the duties of said office with fidelity. WILLIAM P.STONE. Stroud township, Sept. 13, 1849. To the Voters of Monroe connty. Fellow-citizens: At the solicitation of my friends, I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, si the ensuing General Election, and respect fully solicit )Our support. Should I be fortu nate enough to receive a majority of your votes, 1 pledge myself to discharge the duties of ihe office faithfully and wih fidelity. CHARLES FET HERMAN. Hamilton, September 13, 1849 To the Voters of Monroe county. Fellow-Citizens : I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of County Treasure, at the ensuing general election, and respect fully solicit your votes and influence. Should I be favored with a majority of your suffrages, pledge myself to dischaage the duties of the office personally, faithfully, and to the best of my ability. DAVID KELLER. Stroudsburg, September 6, 1849 SPALDMx & Admission 25 Cenlsronly. The characteristic features oftlus great establwhmeiil, "which appear lo have absorbed the rnot of the novelty cid reckercke entertainment extant, can be auly brfefiy oionierated in the limits of an adveriiscracnl. The ApoLioNicoK, by far the motl stnpeudoas musical project of the age, composed of ovvr 1000 distinct iousj 1 initrumetits, more powerful than a band of 50' musi cians, and drmen by 40 Hones hi procession, -will coftsti tnte the Orchestra during the fciiiertainment -An enure and effective Dramatic Compiil)', under the direction of H. F Nichols, Proprietor: .of xc.Adelpht Thtatre, Washington, D.C, is attache! to the Troupe, for the purpose of getting up every aight the. grind Hc roic and Patriotic .Spectacles of , GEN. WASHINGTON, "OLD PUT," and "MAD ANTHONY WAYNE tM "Tiring reminiscences of those timet that tritd men's '." commemorating some of the mrt stirring wui ateresiing Revolutionary incident, the g:itlnnt deeils-of 'Sir Heroes of '70, and .concluding with a grund National Tableaux of Gen. Washington mounted on a 'noble char & borne on the shoulders of his Irai roHini'.ftnlSj .The accession of the CAjtLO TROUPE, tuirtdrUie 1arCe of the great Italian' Tridc Clown. Signm FrX'X Cablo, known' throughout Europ the .nrn r l Tucks, and raore Unowned probably tlmn any Artitu "at has ever perambulated the country, imd A iingularlyjalested Troupe of EqiirUrinl3,.jn-very Pnmentof the huina,viz: .Mww.Jy J w- W Nichols. JS. Pkkrt, J. McFR!AJfj Y F JicuoLs, G.O.JftfAFP, r-T: Young, &c vjK"5 W.!EMK CARtO PSKTLT, tCU.REXCK,iM Mfl F. NtcuoLs, K.VArp, Perrt, Mm JDfjnpM c altogether rendering ibis double company o much "'dvanceof all other establwhmenu in the numbers Jid $nt of th Troupe.s in the extent and elegance of we outfit. ' Will vU!k:. .i ftTPATT ns RT I TiCS. nn rRu llv flil n.t T .1 II ..J A 1 Oil u EASTON Ociobw W ?l!)).er 27, l8jBJ Executor's Notice,. Estate of John Rouse, Late of Hamilton tsp.t Monroe Co., Pa,t dee'd. Letters testamentary upon the tatd estate having been granted to the undersigned, notice is' hereby given that he will meet at the late residenco of the deceased, in Hamilton town ship, on Saturday the 27h day of October next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, when and where all persons indebted to said Estate aro requested to make payment and ihose hav ing claims or demands against the same will present, them duly authenticated for settlement GEORGE ROUSE, Executor. Smi'hfiold township, Aug. 23, 1849. Bt. BLANK DEEDS For sale at this Office. Printers and Publishers Of Newspapers are informed lhat the sub scribers are extensively engaged in the man ufacture of PRINTING INK! of every bolbr and quality, which they know to be ed.ua! to any manufactured and which they will sell at the lowest prices for dash. As they are de termined that their INK shall jecdmmend it self, they only solicit one trial of it, relying upon its merits for future patronage. Their Colored Inks are warranted superior to" any manufactured. A circular containing prices, &c.f will be sent to those who desire it. Or ders for Cash on City Agents accepted. Hjr Publishers of Newspapers inserting this advertisement to the amount of $2 and sending us a copy of paper, by remitting $5 at any time will receive a 30 lb keg of extra News Ink. ADAMS & CO., Steam Printing Ink Works, Phila. Agents for the sale of new and second hand Printing Materials. Sept. 20, 1849. General Election PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, enti tled " an act regulating the General Elections within the said Commonwealth," passed on the 2nd day of July, 1839, it is made the duty of the High Sheriff of every county, to give pub ic notice of such elections to be holden and to make known in sucn notice wnai otticers ni i in Y m rr ri are to oe eiectea. i nereiore, i, riiixut KEMMERER High Sheriff of the county of Monroe, do make known by this proclamation to the Electors of he county of Monroe, that General Election will be held in the said county, on Tuesday, the 9th day of October next, at the several election districts below enu merated, at which time and places are to be elected by the freemen of the county of Mon roe; One Persoit For Canal Commissioner of ihe common wealth of Pennsylvania. One Person To represent the counties composing" the VUIth Senatorial district, comprising Schuyl kill, Carbon, Monroe and Pike, in the Senile of the State of Pennsylvania. Three Persons To represent the district composed of the coun ties of Monroe and Northampton in the House 6f Representatives of the state of Pennsylvania. One Person Jffor County Treasurer, for the county of Mon roe. "5 .' One Person For Commissioner of the county of Montoe. One Person For Auditor of the public accounts of the county of Monroe,, to serve thfee years. The freemen of the township of Chestnuthill are to hold their election, at the house of Felix .Storm, in said township. 'Coolbaugh at the house of John Yliet, in Said township. Hamilton at the house of Joseph Keller, in said township. Middle Smjthfield at the house of Adam Mo- sier in said township. Pocono-at the house now in the occupancy of "Kianasseh Miller, in said township. Paradise- at the house" of David Eriingej:, in said township. Polk at" the house of Adam Bowman1, m said township. Price-at the house of Eleasfer Price, in said township. Ross--at the house of Joseph Hawk fh said township. .. Smithfield at the House of Benjamin- V. Bush, in said township. Stroud at the Court House in the horough' of Btroudsburg. Tobyhanna at the housetof Washington' Whi te, late Joseph Fritz, in said township. Jackson at the house of Henfy tester, m said township. - . y ifotiee is Hereby Given ".That every person,. excepting Justices of the' Peaces who shall hold an office or appointment of profit or trust under the United Slates or of this state or Any city or corporated district, whether a commissioned officer, of otherwise, a subordinate officer or agent, who is ot shall be employed un der the legislative, executive or judiciary depart ment of this state; of xh& tJnited States, or of any city or of any incorperated district, and also, that' very member of .Congress, and of the. ;ate legis lature and of the select or common council jof any city, or commissipner ,0 any incorporated district is bi law incapable df Holding or exercising, at the m ttmfi. the dffice or appointment of judge, in-i abector, or clerk of any eleption of this- common-; wealth, and that, no inspector, judge, or other offi-1 r of suchel8.cMonnaupe ijgio,ie u iC ; voted for 1 : And.the jaid act of assembly, entitled an act reiatf ffir tvfkctioW ofthiai commonwealth" paspss ; July 2d 1839, further, provides as follows, to wit : " That the Inspectors and Judges shall meet at the respective places appointed for holding the election in the district to which they re spectively belong, before nine o'clock in the morning of the second Tuesday of October, and each of said inspectors shall appoint one dark, who shall be a qualified roter bf such district. u In case the jperson Who shall have received ihe second highest number bf votes for inspec tor, shall not attend oil the day df any election, then the person who shall have received the second highest number of votes for Judge &t the rtext preceding election shall act as inspec tor in his place. And in case ilia p'ersdn whd shall have received the highest number, of vote for inspector shall not attend, the person elec ted judge shall appoint ah inspector in his place ; and in case, ihe person elected as judge shall hot attend, thb inspector who received the highest number bf votes shall appoint a judge in his place: and if anV vacancy shall continue in the board for the space of one hour after ihe time fixed by law for the opening of the election; the qulified voters of the town ship, ward, or district for Which such officer shall have been elected, present at the place of election shall elect one of their number to fill the vacancy. " it shall be the duty of the several asses sors respectively to attend at the place of hol ding every general, special, or township elec tion, during the whole time said election is kept open, for the purpose of giving informa tion to the. inspectors, and judge when called upoh in relation to the, right of any person as-' sessed by them to vo;e at euch election, or such other fiiaiters in relation to the assessment of voters as the said inspectors or either of them, from time to time require , "No person shall be permitted to vote at any election as aforesaid; than a white free mail of the age of twenty one years or, imore who shall hate resided in the state at least one year, and in ihe election district where he oilers to vote at least ten days, immediately preceding such election, and within two years paid a state or county tax which shall have been as sessed at least ten days before ihe' election. But a citizen of the Uaited States who shall have previonsly been a qualified voter of this state, and removed therefrom and returned, and who shall have resided in the election district and paid taxes, aforesaid, shall be entitled io vote after residing in this state six months : Provided, That the white freemen, citizens of the United States between the age of twenty- one and twenty two years, who have resided in the eleBtitiri district aforesaid, shall be enti tied td votej although they shall not have paid taxes. . . , , t " No person shall be admitted to vote whose name is not contained in the list of taxable in habitants furnished by the. Commissioners, un less, First, he produced a receipt for the pay ment, within two years, of state or county tax, assessed agreeably to the constitution, and give satisfactory evidence either on his own oath or affirmation, or the oath or affirmation of another! that he has paid such a tax, or on failure to produce a receipt, shall make oath to the payment thereof; or Second, if he claim a right to vole by being an elector between the ages of twenty-one and tvirenty-twd years, he shall depose on oath or affirmation, lhat he has resided in the state at least due year next before his application, and make such proof of residence in the district as is required by this act. and that he does verily believe, from the accounts given him that he is of the age afore said, and give such other evidence as is re- quired by this act, whereupon the name of the person so admitted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by the inspectors, and a note made opposite thereto by writing the word " tax" if he shall have been' admitted to vote by reason of having paid tat, or the word " age" if he shall be admitted lo vote by rea son of ; such vote shall 6e called1 out to' the clerks who shall make the like notes in the list of voters kept by them'. " In all cases where ihe name of the person claiming 10 vote is found on the list furnished by the commissioners and assessors,' or his right tor vote whether found thereon or not is objected to by any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of ihe inspectors to examine such per sons on' oath as to his qualifications, and if he claims to have resided in the state for one year or more, his oath shall be sufficient proof there of, but he shall make proof by at least one competent witness,- who shall be a qualified elector,-thai he has passed within th6 district for more than ten days immediately preceding the election, and shall also himself sweat, that his bonafide residence in pursuance of his law ful calling, is Within the district, ari'd lhat be did' not remove into said' district for ihe purpose of voting therein. "Every period' qualified as aforesaid, and who shall make dbe proof, if required, of his residence and payment of taxes, as aforesaid, haJI be admitted id vote in the township, ward or district in which he shalf reside. " If any person shall prevent or attempt to prevent any officer ot an election umier ims act from holding-such election, or use or threat en ariv Violence iff any such officer, or shall j interrupt or improperly interfere with, iri'ih'e execution of Ms doty, or shall block up the window or avenue to any window Where ihe same may be holding, or shall riotously disturb the peace at soch' election, or slnill nse dr prac tice any tnumrdatidii, threats or tiulence, wun design to intfuehc unduly, or overawe any elector, or to prevent him from voting",- dr to restrain freedom of choice, such' person drr con viction bhall b fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dolarr and be imprisoned for arty time not less than ihrea hor niore thart twefve months, and if it ihalV be shown to court that the perion so dfpndmg was not a reijdent of the ciiy, ward, district or township, where the said offence was cornrhiued, and not entitled to a Vote therein, then on conviction, he shall be sentenced lo pay a fine df hut less than one hundred, nor more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not less than six months nor mbie than two years. u If any person or persons shall make any bbt or wager upoii the result of any election within this commonwealth, br shall oiler to make any such bei or wdger, either by verbal proclamation thereof, or by written or printed advertisements, challenge br invite any person dr persons to make such bet dr wager, upon conviction thereof, he or they shall forfeit and pay three titties the amoum so bet or offered to be bet. If any person hot by law qualified, shall fraudulently v'die at ahy election in this com motiweahh, or being otherwise qualified, shall vote out Of his proper district; or if any person knowing the want of such qualification, shall aid or procure sucH person 10 vote, the person offending shall on conviction, be fined in any amount not exceeding two hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months. " If any pbrson shall vote at more than one election district, or otherwise fraudulently vote md're than once on ihe same day, or shall frau dulently fold and deliver tO the inspector two tickets together with ihe ihteiit illegally to vote rise and procure anoiher so lo do, he or they offending shall on conviction, be fiHed ih ahy Hum hoi less than fifty nor rhore than five hun dred dollars and be imprisoned for any term not less than 3 nor more than 12 months. " If any person not qualified to vote in this commonwealth, agreeable to law, (except the sons of qualified citizens,) shall appear at ahy place of election for the purpose of issuing tickets br of influencing the citizens qualified lo vote he shall oh conviction, forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding one huhdred dollars for every s'llcU offence; and be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months. Agreeably to the prOlaiohs bf the sixty-first section of said act. every General and Special Election shall be opened between the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon, and shall con tinue without interruption or adjournment until seven o'clock in the evening, when the polls will be closed. And the Judges of the respective districts aforesaid, are by the said act required to meet at the Court House in the borough of Sirouds burg, on the third day after the aid day of jiiieciion, ueing rriuay, ine izin aay 01 ucio- ber, then arid there to perform the things re cjuited of them by iw. (god save the commonwealth j . PETER KEMMERER; Sheriff's office, Strdudsbufg, Sheriff. September 6, 1849. . RESOLUTION Relative to an Amendment of the RESOLVED by the Senate and House df Representatives df the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania in General Assembly met, That the Constitution of this Commonwealth be amen ded in the second section of the fifth article, so that it shall read as follows. The Judges of the Supreme Court, df the several Courts of Common Pleas, and of stich other Courts of Record as are bt shall be established by law, shall be elected by ihe Qualified electors of the Commonwealth in the manner following, to wit: The Judges of the Supreme Court, by the qual ified electors of the Commonwealth at large. The President Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas and of such other Courts of Re cord as are or shall be established by law, and alf other Judges required to' be fear'ned in the (aw, by the qualified electors of the respective dis tricts oVei which they afre to preside bt afct as Judges. And the Associate Judges df the Courts of Common Pleas by the Oualified electors of the counties respectively. Ine Judges ot the Supreme Court shall hold their offices for the term of fifteen year's if they shall so long be have themselves well : (subject to ihe allot ment, herefnafter provided for, subsequent to' ihe first Olecrion :) The President Judges of the several1 Courts of Common Pleas, and" of such Other' courts df Record as are or shall be established by law, and all other Judges fe- ruired to be learned in the law, shall hold their offices for the term of ten yeafs, if they shall3 so long behaVe themselves vell : The Associ aTd Judges df the Courts Of Common Jleas shall hold" their offices for the term of five years,- if tHey shall" so long behave themselves well ? an 01 wnoru suau oe cuiumiasiuneu uy me uu tr emor, but for any reasonable cause which shall ridt be sufficient grounds of impeachment, the Governor shall'' remove any of them drf th'e ad dress of twC-lhfrds of each branch' df tm .Leg islature. The first olectioh shall take pface at the general1 election of this Corrjmoiiwaltn j i r. - . .1 .-im. ?.l-:; J' n A V AAA nexi aiter ine atrontion or mis Bumimiucm, uu ihe commissidrrs of all the j'udges Vhtf may be then itt office shall expire Oh ihe first Monday df December following, when the terras of the dew i'udee's shall' commence The persons vvho shalF ih'eri be dlecied Judges of ihe Su preme Coiirt shall hdld their offices as follows: oile of them for three years, one for six1 years, dne for nine yearb, one for twelve yea'rs, and one for fifteen years; the terw df each fa be de cided! by lot by the said judges a's soon after ihe election as convenient, arttf the resdli certjfie'd by ibem to ihe Governor, that ili's cdrhrni's'sions may be issued in acdrdanc.6 thereto. The judge whose cdmmissidh' Will first expire shall be Chief Justice during his teim, and thereafter each judge whdse commission shall first expire shall in turn be the Chief Justice, and if two or more commissions shaf I expire on the' same day,-the judges holding them shall decjde by lot which shall be ihe Chief Justice. Ahy va cancies happening by death, resignation, or otherwise in any of-the said' courts, shall be filled by appointmet by the Governor, to' con tinue till the first Monday of December suc ceeding ihe next g'en'eYal election. The Judges of the. Supreme Cosh, ahd the Presidents of the several C'diiHs df Co'rbmdn Pleas shall, at stated limes, receiv'e for their services an ad ednate compensation, to be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during their cuniinu-' ante in office, but they shall receive no fees or perquisites of office, hbr Hold 'any other office of profit under this CdrHmon wealth, or under the goVerntnehi of, the United States, or any othfer State of this Uniuh. The Judges of the Supreme Court during their continuance in of fice aliall reside Within this Common wealth, and the other Judges during their continuance in office shall reside within the district or coun ty for which they we,rb respectively elected. WILLIAM I PACKEii ISpcalidr of the House uf Representatives. GEO. JJARSIE, Speapkcr oj the Senate. Ir TiiB Senate, March 1, 1849. ; Resolved; That this resbiutioh pass. Veal 21, Nays 8. , , Extract from the Journal. SAML. W. PEARSdft, Cltrk.. In the Housk of Representatives;, if April 2, 1849. . Resolved, Thai this resolutidti pass. Veas 58, Nays 2B., , , Extract frdra the Journal. . VVm. JACK, Clerk. .: Secretarv's OrticE. Filed April 5, 184'9'. , ' -A. L. RUSSELh, f D"ep. Sec. of Commonwealth- Secretaries Office. Pennsylvania, ss : i p'o certify lhat the above aji'd forngoingf: is d true and correct, copy of the Original Rei ojutibii ofihe General Aasembiyeiiiitled" Res olutibh relative to an Amendment of the Con stitution," as the same remains on file in thi. office. In testimony whereof I hav here unto set my hand, and caused to bni affixed the seal of ihe Secretary', bftlcb at HarrisbUrg", ihia eleventh! day of June, Anno Ddmihi, one thousand eigHti hundred apd fortyrhine. TOWSEND tjAiKES, e'c'fy of 'ike Commonwsslik. r .' Journal of Senate. Resolution, No. 1 88, entitled ' ResoliuTorS relative to an amendment of the Goiihtitution was read a third time. On the queiori, wilt the Sena'te agree' to the resolution I The Yea1, and Nays were taken agreeably 10 the Con stitution, and were as follow, viz : "JEAS-iMessrs. Boas, Brawley, Cfa'bb; Cuii ningha'rn, Forsyth, Hugus, Johnsoniiwrence Levis, Masbh Matthias, M'Caslin, Rich, Rich. ards; Sadle JSahfcey, Satery, SmalF. Sraiser,' oierreu ana piine 1. , Nats Messrs. Best, Drum, Frick, Ires king, Konigmacher, Potteigef and Darsie; Speaker $. So ine question was determined in the affir" rhative." " JOURNAL OF THE HODSE OF REPRESE2I7 ATiVcsV " Shall the resolution pass ? The yeas arYff nays' Vere taken agreeably to the provision' df the tenth' article of the Constitution, and aV as follow; viz : " Yeas Meisrs. Gideon J. Ball, David , Bent, Craig BrJdle, Peter jj. Bloom, David &f. Bole, Thomas K. Bull, Jacob Con, Jofirf H. Dtehl, Nathaniel A. j!io'tt, Joseph Ehlery, David Gv shleman, William Evan, John Fa'us'old, Samuel Fegely, Joseph W. Fisher Henry M. Fuller, Thos. Grove, Robert Hamp son, George P. Henszey, ThomaB I. Herring,. Joseph Hfggihs, Chas. Ho'rlz, Jpserih B. How er, Robert Kldtz", Harrison P. La'ird, Abrahanii Lambeton, James J. Lewis; James W. Long, JacOb M'Cartney, John J?. M'Culloch, Hugh M'Kee, John M'Laughlin, dam Martin, Sam del Mar's, John C. Myers, fidward Nickleson, Stewart Pearce, James Porter, Henry C. Pratt, A'forizo Robb, George Rupley, Theodore fty man, Bernard S. Sch'oouover, Samuel Seiberi, iohn Sharp Ch'rfstian Snfrely, Thomas C. Steel, Jeremiah' B". Stubbs, Josi J. Stmzman, Marshall Swarizwelder, Samuel Taggarr, Geo. T. Thorn, Nicholas Thorn, ArQnah Wattles. Samuel VVeirich, Alonzo !. Wilcoi, Daniel Zerbey and William F. Pac&er, Spea&er.-bS. " Nays Messrs. Ad'grjs'ins K. Cornyr., Da vid M Courtney, David Evan's, riefrry $ Evans, John Fenlon, Johfc W. GeOrge", Thomas Gil lespie, John B'. Gordon, rd. Henry, Jamesj J. Kirk, JVseph LaubacB', Rri'oert R. Littf John; M'Calmont, John M'Kee, William M'Sherry, Josiah Miller, William. X. Morrison fc John A. Otto, William T. Roberts, John W Rosebeiry, John B. Rutherford, R. Rundle Stcuh, John'S.myth John(Sonder, Geo. Wal lers and DaVid F. Williariiy.l.26. . " S6 the qaeiupn- deteirmihed 'ra tHe& afmtive. ''" tT - Seta-rVs Office; ' t . . r Ha-rrisbarg, June 1 6; 'f 849?T Pennsylva??!, ss : I DO certify thai rfe. ;h'S and amendment of the Constitution," as the same appears on the Journals of the two Houses of ihe General Assembly df this Commonweal) for the session of 1840'. Wiiriesa my baHrind ihe seal. of said ofiice, the. fifteenth ay ofjfune, one thousand eight hundred antTortymne, - ,sf TOWNSEND HAINES, - - ilSec'ro the Cammjnivtqltfa HanisburgJuiyS,; 1819. Umo !'Xv foregoing is a tru'e'JO'd cOrrtin etipy ; Iy S. J- ofthe " Yeas " and ' Jays," u&u -w- 3 on the Resolution relaifve to ait i AMI $rimt
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