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1'roelamatlon of General Election.
"T-LTvSUAXT
TO AN ACT OV'GENFJIAL
3. A5Reml)Iv' of the Comhion wealth of IVnnsyl-
. t'Aml. entTtWi' An acV 'relatinpr to.-the elections
f t'ji C.mTmiw!a'th.". anprovetl the -tecondJ
day of Jrlv.cAuDO Domini; one thousantl eight
han-Te.l awl tliirtx nine, -Ir JOHN RO DEBTS,
Hin? Shetiff Cf'tbe, County of Gimbria, in the
Etlo of reniisytr.iia,' do hereby mnkc known
n l "ive Tjtico"to the electors of the county afore -:
,i4thata GENRJtAL ELECTION will be held
ti: the riii -.cJUutJy- f - Cambria, ou the fecoud
. Tuesiiay , (oikI lSth day) of .October, 1857, at
vrhLU Stato au J County officers will bo clec
. ta, wit : . ...
' ' One fifsf jn M fill tho oSoe of Governor of the
irhon-weftli of-Pennsylvania.
One ppmoii to fill the office of Canal Cominia
sincrtif the Commonwealth of Penn.sylvaui.
" L T'wu'i'ersons t) CU the office of Judge of the
' SupreiriJ Court' of tac Commouwoalth oC Tenn
y Irani ii.'" r ' : ; ; :
One ifon to fill the office of menbf-r of the
MJoukc of Itepresentativs of Penusj-lvania,
On person to fill the office of Commissioner
. or CambrU county. j
.... One person to 11 the office of Auditor for three ;
rears for Cambria, county. j
""" Oueperrwa for Director of tho Poor and House j
cf Employment for Cambria county. j
One person-'to fill tne office of Treasurer for
. 'Cambria county .
- One person to fill the office of Register and Re
corder for Cunbria county.
Tho electors of tho district composed of the
,Uyruu;i: of Ebeusburg', to meet' at ; tho "Court
,. in d BxoiiKh-
,"t. 'The .ylecUjis of .the district composed rf the
o,w'aj of Cunbria. to meet at the Court House
in the llor..ugli of Ebejisburg.
(i"nje elettors of the district composed of the
7 township of Carroll, to meet at the School Uouso
Iti 0iTi41tw",.,'in sil township
i fliw -eltctor of : the district canposeil of the
i tv'wnaliip of Chot, to meet ; at tli School IIou;,
v;t4; ttnu of Kichard J. Proudfoot,iu said town-
. aiip. t .. .. ;'
The elector? of Jintrict comjuvcJ of tho
"'iiiroiih of Lrettjt to meet at the School House
in s..id BorvMh! ' -
' The electors f the district composed of the bor
JiHigb of tiummitviWe, ti meet at the School House
vin,.idbriith .-
TTie oiuctors of jtle Ustrict composed of the
tom.s.ut f AUeghcny, tj meet at School House
".V.-- 9, iu.Ail township."' '. .'
' Tub rloi-t'irs of'the tli.-tri-t enjpojiod of the bor
" "itjj! of .f ..hu.itwn ; to meet at the Mansion I lou. e
m iii l fi-riig1i. - "
-' ' Tne vlucUH of t. district conTpofed of the
? lVr ) ii;h of G tcm lugh, to luect at School House
' No. aid Hoiugn.
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The cifctoaa f . the uistrict composed of the
t iVmhio of Clearfield, to meot at the house of
J .'in 11. D I -i.il.iis. in s.u ! township.
Tho electors' of . the .district -o.uifKed of the
. tuwiiiUip of Jackson. t meet at th houio of
Ilury Itagcr.in said township.
Tie electors 'of the district imposed of the
" 1t.rtvnhip of Richland," t- meet at the . house of
" ?Jacab'Kring-'m Kail township. '' '' -
"The electors OI ine cisincc composeu oi me
township of ltlacklicK; to ineei at iuc nou&c oi
."Adam Ueakiif,.ife t-hc village of BcUano, in said
township.
The clecWi of the district composed of the
township of Susquehanna, U nice t at the hout-e
i'f Matthw Coura.!, in said township.
'ill electors of the district composed of the
townsliip of Washington, to meet at the S-hool
Iloiiie situate at tho foot of Flano No. 1, io said
tow ash ip.
1 The electors of t!e district compiled of the
township of White, to meet at School House No.
1, in raid township. ;
Tne electors of tho district composed of the
' 'township of ' Minister; to meet, at the ware house
' f AngKstino Durbin, in tho village of Munster,
in tid townsiJp.i .
i-:TheU tors of the district composed of the
a towuship ut Couemaugh, to meet ns follows, viz :
- Disti ict Nt. 1. -iU that part of said township
ot Comruaugh,, bounded by the Somerset county
line, the Stoiiv Creek River, to Johnstown Bor
' ough riue.'Tbeuce by line of said Borough to the
junction of the Stony Creek and Little Cncmaugh
Rivera.'theuce up LitUo Couemaugh to the large
la'iu'jduct tvcrois Hingstou's Run, thence down
ti e Ii"g Cmeiruingh River to, the Westmoreland
' Cb'. line,' thence 'along said line to the Somerset
5 'Co "ltne.'and place of beginning tomeet at School
-Howe :No: T7, ia Cambria City, in said township.
'" r District Nu.:2. AU that part of said township
:.baurjdea by the-Couemaugh River and rennsyl
"vnia Cmal; fivm.the small acqueduct across
i Hiakstoni" Run, to the large aqueduct at Johns
Hown, thence by Coneoiaugh Borougu and Cofie
' 'maugh' River "to SummerhUl township line,thence
'by Jackson to vnshrp line to Indiana county line,
"Hhence by t'te sanw to thu place of beginning to
efct'ai SchooHIousoNo. 5, near the residtmce
if of John Ileadricki in said township- 'jn ;
. District NtfC8.-rAU thatpai of said township
.Kmmled by; tho Conemaugh Borough line and the
"'Couemauglrnver to the Richland township line,
'the Stony rCiHfek Rives and the Johnstown Bor
' 'ohch liuoto'meet at School Houe No. 10, near
.b faVrri of 'tTielieirt of David Singer, dee'd., in
' ai,l townshp."'" ' " '
7 - TThe electors of the district composed of the
- i rwnsliip of Summerhill, to meet as fcrilws, viz :
, -."District; No. 1 AU that part of said township
jftag c.n the eastern side of the division line divi
ding said township into two election districts, said
'division line beginning at a corner of a tract of
'",and warranted in' tho names of Alexander Car
' lisle arid Samuel Griffin, thencenorth 16J degrees
i 'west 970 perches to the Galbraith - road, it being
he dividing line lietween Summerhill and Cam
v bria townships. Again eommencing at the coir
vtft the Ah7laiIer Carlisle and Samuel GriESn
, tracts thence south 20 degrees, 13-10 perches to
, tut SotithTurU of the Couemaugh River, to meet
?i at the School TIouso in" the town of Jcfforsori in
-kiid. township. 1 ' V" '
".'. District Xo. 2. AU that'part of said township
' ' ?ynS ontheVestern side of the said division line,
j meet at the School Honse near the town Surn
j wtrhill, iu said 'township. '. . ')' '
M":i The electors' of the district comprised of that
.-.jtoarttif AHegheuy townships hounded aud descri
Wl as CoUovrsto wit; Bcgiuuing at tlie liuedi-
Vf,';,.- i. ii... nf Wiinu. m said
jidiug Blair and . Cambria cou'otit ata point on
lh diridiAg lirte cf "two tract if, laBnfl' of
,
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which is warranted 'in the name of 'Aaron Bow
en, and the other in the name of Mary Bo wen and
Venus Lewis, thence south 80 degrees, west 58
perches, thence south 20 degrees' wet to a point
on the old Burgoon gap road, theDce along said
road to the townahip road leadtng to Burnt Mills,
thence south 18 degTees west 36 J perches to Je
rome Dawson's mills and house, thence along the
township road to Burnt Kills to dividing line be-
It ween Allegheny and. Washington townships,
thence alon Vasui,ngton township . line to divis
ion line between Cambria and Blair counties, to
meet at the school house in the town of Gallitz
in, jn said district, and Nicholas Nagle will be
judge, and Charles OTIagan and James Cronan
inspectors of said election till others are duly elec
ted. ' T -ii
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
I also hereby make kndwn that; at- the same
time and place the following proposed Amend
ments to the Constitution will be voted upon, in
accordance with an Act of Assembly, approved
tho 12th day of -May-, 1857, as Tbllows hebe
as, A joint resolution proposing certain Amend
ments to tho Constitution of this Commonwealth
has been agreed to by a majority of the members
elected to each House of. the Legislature, at two
successive sessions of the same, the first session
commencing on the first Tuesday of January, in
the j ear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fiffy-six, and the second session commencing
on the first Tuesday of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven :
And "Whereas, It is provided in the tenth arti
cle of the Ojnsiitution, that any ameudment so
agreed upon shall be submitted to the people in
such manuer and at such time., at least three
months after being so agreed to by the two Hou
ses, as the Legislature shall prescribe ; therefore,
Skc. 1. Dy it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commomcealth of Penn
sylvania in General Assembly ?nct. and it is hereby
enacted by the aulhcn-iiy of the same, i.hat for the
purposo of ascertaining the sense of the citizens
of this Commonwealth in regard to. the adoption
or rejection of said amendments, or cither of them
tlwi Governor of this Commonwealth shall issue a
writ of clec tu 'ii directed to" the Sheriff of each and
every county of this Commonwealth,' command
ing them to give notice in the usual manner, in
not less than two newspapers in each county,
provided that so many are published therein,
that an election will be held in each of tho town
ships, wards and districts therein, on the the sec
ond Tncsday of October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, for
the purpose of deciding upon the adoption or
rejection of the said amendments, or any of them;
which said election shall be held at the places,
and opened and cloned at the time at arid within
which tho general elections of this Commonwealth
are held,' opened and closed ; and it shall be "the
duty of the judges, inspectors and clerks of each
of said townships wards- and districts to receive
at the said election ti.rts either "written or prin
td, or partly written and partly printed, from
citizens duly qalified to vote for members of the
General Asscmblv. and to te posit them in a 'box
! or loxes to be for that purpose provided by tho
proper ofacers; which tu kcts shall be respectively
labelled on the outside, "first, amendment," Msec
ond amendmens," "third amendment," and
"fourth amendmeut," and those who are favora
ble to. said amendments,-or any of separate writ
ten or printed, or partly written or printed bal
lots or tickets, containing on the inside thereof
the words, " for the amendment," and those who
are opposed to .inch amendments, or any of them,
may express their opposition by voting each as
many separate written or printed ballots or tick
ets containing on the inside thcreol the words,
" against the amendments."
Sec. "2. That the election on tho said proposed
i .mtwm.mvm.a ... .... .v-o wmuuiuhi m
I me cencrai eiccuons oi mis ixmmonweaitn are
now conducted ; and it shall be the duty of the
return judges of the respective counties and dis
tricts thereof, first having carefully ascertained
the number of votes given for or against each of
said amendment in the manner foresaid, to make
out duplicate returns thereof, expressed in words
at length and not in figures only, one of which
returns so made shall be lodged in the prothono
tary's office of the court of common pleas of the
proper county, and tho ether sealed and directed
to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and by
one of said judges deposited forthwith in the most
convenient post office. . .-- .
Sec 3. That it further bo the duty of the Sec
retary of tho Commonwealth, on -receiving the
said returns for and against raid amedracnt, to
Jjeliver the same to the Speaker of the Senate on
or defore the rst 'Monday after the organization
of the next Legislature afier the said returns shall
so be received, who shall so open and publish the
some in the presence of the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives on the next Tuesday
thrcafter; and when the number of votes given
for and against said amendment shall have been
summed up and ascertained, dupb'cate certificates
thereof shall be signed by the Speaker of the Sen
ate ami Speaker of the House of Representatives,
.pnej of which shall be filed in the office of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth, and the other de
livered to the Governor, whose 'duty it shall lie
.to, declare by proclamation, whether; tho amend
ments, or any of them, have' been or Lave not
been approved' and ratified by the citizins of this
k Commonwealth"; . r - ' : .?:. ".-.-. i-
. Seo. 4. That tho Sheriffjind Commissioners of
tho city, and county of Philadelphia and the sev
eral counties' of th:a Commonwealth shall do and
perform all the duties and acts necessary by them
to be done to givo effect to and carry out the provi
sions tjf this act. 1
J. LAWRENCE GETZ., '
, - . Speaker of the House of Representatives.
. DAVID TAGGART,
' Speaker of the Senate.
ArrROTEE The twelfth day of maj', Anno
Domini one thousand eight hundred , and fifty
seven. . ...
'. : " JAMES POLLOCK.
R1
ESOLUTIONS . PROPOSING AMEND-
mcnts to the constitution of the Common
wealth. '
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa
tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met : That the following amend
ment are proposed to tiio Constitution of the
Commonwealth, in accordance with provision of
the tenth article thereof. . . .
FIRST AJIESDMX XT.' ' ' : ' '
There shall be an addititonal article to said
Constitution to be designated as article eleven, as
follows ; '- ' ' ' ' - .O.Lf.ti. ill ;
s ' '-J ' '- ahticle it. ';:;- r
.. OF; TUBLIC. DEBTS.
1 Sbctiox 1. The State ra'ay contract debts, to
supply causual deficits or failures in revenues, or
to meet expenses not otherwise provided for ; but-
the aggregate amount -of. sucJa 'debts. direct . and
f contingent,' whether contracted "by virtue of one
j or more acta of the General .Ataeinbly. or at diff-
erent periods of time, aha.ll ' never exceed seven
hundred and fiity thousand dollars, and 'the mon
ey arising from the creation of such deb?, shall
be applied to the purpose for which it .' was ob
tained, or to repay this debt so' contracted and to
no other purpose jwiiftteter, ,
; . Section 2. In addition . to the above j limited
power the State may contract debts' to repel inva
sion, suppress insurrection, defend the State in
war, or to redeem the present outstanding-indebtedness
of the State hut the moneys arising from
the contracting of such debts shall be applied to
purpose for which in was raised, or to repay such
debts and to no other 'purpose w bateycr t . i ' I
Section 3. Except the debts above specified,
in sections one and two of this article no ' debt
whatever shall be created by or on behalf of the
Section To provide for the payment of the
present debt, and any debt contracted as foresaid,
the Legislature shall," at its first session, after the
adoption of this amendment, create a sinking fund
which shall be sufficient to pay the accusing ' in
terest on such debtand annually to reduce the
principal thereof by a sum.notr Jess, than, two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; which sink
ng fund shall consist of the net annual income of
the public works from time to time owned by the
State, or the proceeds of the sale of the same, or
any part thereof, andof the income or proceeds of
sale of stocks owned by the State togegher with
other funds or resources, that may be deignated
by law. .The said sinking fund may be increased,
from time to time, by assigning to it any part of
the taxes, or any other revenues of the State, not
required for the ordinary and current expenses of
government, and unless in case of invasion or :u
insurrection, no part of the said sinking fund
shall be used or applied otherwise than in extin
guishment of the public debt, until the amount
of such debt is reduced below the sum of five mil
lion of dollars.
Section 5.. The credit of the Commonwealth
shall not. in any manner or event, be pledged or
loaned to any individual, company, corjoration
or association ; inor shall the Commonwealth
hereafter become a joint owner; or stockhoZder.in
any company, association or corjoration.
Section 6. The Commonwealth shall not as
sume the debt, or any part thereof, of any coun
ty, city, borough, 01 township : or if any corpo
ration, or association unless such debt shall have
been contracted to enable the State to repel inva
sion, suppress domestic insurrection, defend it
self in time of war, or to assist the State in the
discharge of any portion of its present indebted
ness. ... , .,,
'".' Section 7. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township',' or incorpo
rated district, by virtue of a vote of its citizens,
or otherwise.' to become a stockholder in any com
pany, . association., or,- corporation ; or to obtain
money for, or loan its credit to any corporation,
association, institution or party-, ,'
- ' 8ECOSD AMT.XDME5T. " 'A
' c There shall be an additional article to mid con
stitution, to be designated as articlo XII, as fol
lows :.;:'" '. 3 , . -.' ,
ARTICLE Xtf. .. t .
., .;. .., t OF NEW COUNTIES. ,. :
No county shall be .divider! by a lino cutting
off ovtr one tenth of its population, (either, to
form a new county .or otherwise.) without theexr
press absent of such county, by a vote of the elec
tors thereof ; nor shall any new county be estab
lished, containing less than four hundred square
miles. .':.',: ' - J .".-;';' .'-.; ::.
I i - " ; THIHT) AStENaMENT... . - 1 1
; : From section two of the first article of the Con
ptitntion, strike out the words,, "of the city of
Philadelphia, and of each county 'respectively
from section five, mme article, strike out the
words, "of Philadelphia and rf the several coun
ties from section seven, same article, strikeout
the words, "neither the citu of Philadelphia' nor
any" and insert in lieu thereof the words, "and-
no
and in lieu thereof insert the following :''!'.' ::
"Section 4. In the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-four,: and in every-serenth
year thereafter, representatives to the number of
one hundred, shall be apportioned and distribu
ted equally, throughout the State,, by district,
in proportion to the number of taxable inhabi
tants jn the several " parts thereof except that
any county containing at least three thousand five
hundred taxable, may be allowed a separate rep
resentation ; but no more . than , thre counties
shall be joined, and no county . shall be divided,
in the formation of a district. Any city contain
ing a sufficient , number of taxables to entitle it
to at least two representatives, sliall hwe a sep
arate representation assigned it, and shall be di
vided into convenient district1? of contiguous ter
ritory, of equal taxable population as near as may
be, each of each of which' districts shall elect one
representative.",,. .. ... . . - .
At the end of section seven same article, insert
these words, ."the cUy of Philadelphia shall be di
vided into single senatorial districts, rf contiguous
territory as nearly equal in taxable population as
possible ; but no ward shall be divided in the for
mation thereof." ' ' ,
The Legislature at its first session, after the
adoption of this amendment, .shall divide the
city of Philadelphia into senatorial and representa
tive districts in - manner - above ' provided; such
districts to' .remain unchanged , until the appoint
in the year .one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four'-,
- ' '
FOURTH AMEDMENT. ' '
' ' There' shall bo an additional section to the
first article of said Constitution which shall be
numbered and read as follows :
Section 26. That the Legislature shall have
the power to alter, revoke or annul, any charter
of incorporation hereafter conferred by, or under,
any special or general law, whenever in their
opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of tho
Commonwealth ; in such manner, however, that
no injustice shall be done to the corpoiators.
In Senate, March 27, 1857.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment, yeas 24, nays 7 ; on the second
amendment, yeas 23, nays 8 ; on the third amend
ment, yeas 24, nays 4 ; on the fourth amendment,
yeas 23, nays 4,
f Extract from the Journal. ;
GEO. W. HAMERSLY, clerk.
In the House of JIepkessktatives.
" ' - " April 29, 1857.
Resolved, That this resolutioa pass. On the
first amendment, yeas, 78, nays 12 ; on the sec
ond amerdrnent, yeas 57 nayB 34; on the third
amendment, yeas 72, nay 33 ; on the . fourth
amendment, yeas, 83, nays 7. . '...-.
fSxtracf from the Journal.! '
;. '; . JACOB ZEIGLER, Clerk. ;
' Filed in Secretary's office,' Mav 2, 1857.'
' ' : a: g'. curtin,
1 ; ' '; s; Secretary qf the Commonwealth.
ii t .' r-. j SfCRETAnt's Orricc, ..
f b UABRiaoiDRr;, ; Jine 22, 1857.
Pennsylvania is : , ,, n . . ,'
, . jl do certify that the ' abor and foregoing ia a
tf a and correct copy ci tha originai : Rejtiuion
proposing amendOMftte to the Constitution of the f
of the Legislature npon the final passage thereof,
as appears from- the Originals on file in this office,
ft. S 1 n ttimony whereof, I. have hereunto
"'t y hand and caused to be affixed, toe
seal of the Secretary'ji Office, the day and year
abov written. '- ... j
-A.'G. CURTIN.
Secretary of th4 Commonwealth.
-''-' ' r. Ir Senatb, March 27, 1857.'
Tlie resolution proposing amendments to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth being ' under
consideration. -'"- : "" - ' ! " - t ;
id On tho question . '" .;;' ri .t t'.-l . J. J,f
j "Will the Senate agree to the fi.st amendment 1
t Tho yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
proviifloas of the Constitution' -and wew jf fol
;ow vi z'.t t.i&x .- v,. vv,,. i j
Yeas Messrs. Brewer, .Browne, Coffey, Ely,
Evans, Fetter. Flennikin," Frazer, Ingram.' Jor
dan,' Killinger, Knox, Laubach, Lewis, Myer,
Scofieid, Sellers, Shu man, Steele, Straub, Welsh,
Wilkins, Wright an'd.Taggart, Speaker 24. ".
'" Nats Messrs.- Crabbe, Cresswell,1 Knney,
Gregg, Harris, Penrose and Souther 7; -
So the question was determined in the affirma
tive. On tho question. ' ' . . .. !
, Will the Senate agrco to the second amend
ment 1 . .
Tho yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution',' and were as fol
low, viz :
Yeas Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Cresswell,
Ely, Evans, Fetter.' Fiuucy,' Flenniken, Ingram,
Jordan, Knox, Laubach, Lewis, Myer, Sellers.
Shuman, Soudier, Steele, Straub, Welsh, Wilk
ius, Wright and Taggart, Speaker 23.,
' Nats Messrs. Coffey, Crabb, Frazer, Gregg,
Harris, Killinger,' Penrose aud Scofieid 8.
So the question was determined in the affirma
tive. ' "' ....
On the qnesticn. ' '
Will the Senate agree to the third amendment?
, The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol
low viz : ' : . " r
Yeas Messrs.' Brewer, Browne, Crabb, Cress
well, Ely. Evans, Flenniken, Frazer, Ingram,
Jordan, Killinger, Knox, Laubach, Lewis. M er,
Scofieid. Sellers, Shuman, Souther, Steele, Straub,
Wchui, Wilkins and Wrright 24.
"Nays Messrs. Coffey , Gregg, Harris and Pen
rose 1 . -'
" So the question was determined in the affirma
tive, ; ;i; ..
On the question
Will the Senate agree tothe fourth amendment?
, . The yeas and nays were taken agTeeably to the
1 Provisions of the' Constitution, and were as fol
ow, viz :' :' ." ;.: .::
: Ybjis Messrs. Brewer, Brown, Coffey,- Cress
well; .Ely, Evans, FJenniken, Frazer, .Ingram,
Killinger, Knox, Lauback, Lewis, Myer,' Sco
fieid, Sellers, Shumau. Souther, Steele, Straub,
Welsh, Wilkins and Wright 25. . . . .. r
.-- NATS-'-Measra, Crabb, rlnuev,. "Jordan . and
Penrose-4. ' ' :'"'-1 .': '-- '' ,
f?o the question was determined in tho affirma
tive. . - ,. -. ' . :
Is the norsi or Represextativts.
i ' . i - Aprii 29, 188T.
The resolution propesing amendments to the
j Constitution of the commonwealth being under
On the question. !, r '; '.' . '.r . ...
. Vill the House agree to the first amendment ?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of tho CunsUtutio'n,and-were as follow,
iZ I, v-vr
Yeas -Messrsl Anderson, Arthur, Backhouse,
Ball, '.Beck," Bishop, Bower, Brown, Calhoun,
Campbell, Chase, - Clpaver, Crawford, 'Dickey,
Ent, Eyster, Fausold, Foster,. Gibboney, Gildca,
Hamel, Harper, Hems, Heistand, Hili, Hillegas,
Hoffman, (Berks,) Imbrie,: Inncs. Jacobs,J jVu
kin. Johns, Johnson, Kauffman, Kerrj Knight,
M'Calmont, M'llvain, Moorhead, , Mumma, Lei
seurig, Lon"faker, Lovett, Manear, Mangle, Mus
selman, Nichols, Nicholson,' Nun rmacher, Pear
son, Peters, Petrikin.'Pownall, Purcell, Ramsey,
( Philadelphia,) Ramsey. (York,) Reamer, Reed,
Jloherts, Rupp, Shaw, Slonn: Smith, (Cambria,)
Smith, (Centre,) Stevenson. Tolan, Vail Vanhoor
vis, Vickers,- Voeghtiy, Walter, Westbrook,
Wharton, Williston, Witherow, Wright, Zim
merman and Getz, Speaker 78.
Nats -Messrs. Backus, Benson, Dock. Hamil
ton, Hancock. Uine, -Hoffman, (Lebanon) Lebo,
Strutbers, Thorn,. Warner and Wintrode 12.
So the question was determined in the affirma
tive. ' On the question. . ; .
Will the House agree to the second amend
ment ? ... - . .. .
' The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution, and, were as follow
viz : ' - - - - ' -' '. : ' ;
Yeas Messrs. Anderson, Backhouse, ' Ball,
Beck, Bower, Calhoun. Campbell, Carty, Ent,
Fausold, Foster, Gildea, namel. Harper, Hems,
Heistand, Hillegas, Hoffman, (Berks,) Housekee
per, Imbrio, Innes, Jenkins,. Johns, .Johnson,
Kauffraan, Knight. Xciscniing, Longaker, Iyv
ett, Manear, Mauglc, M'llvain. Moorhcad, Mus
selman, Nichols, Nicholson, Nunemacher, Pear
son. Peters, Petrikin, Pownall, Purcell, Ramsey,
(Philadelphia.) Ramsey, (York,) Reamer, Rob
erts, Rupp, Shaw, Sloan,' Tolan Vail, Voeghtiy,
Walter Westbrook, Wharton, Zimmerman and
Getz, Speaker hi.
Nays Messrs. Arthur. Augustine,' Backus,
Benson. Bishop, Brown, Chsse, Cleaver, Craw
ford, Eyster, Gibboney, Hamilton, Hancock. Hill,
Iline, Hoffman, Lebanon, Jacobs, Kerf, Lebo,
M'Calmont, Mumma, Reed. Smith, Cambria.J
Smith, Centre,! Stevenson, Struthers, Thorn.
Vanvoorhis, Vickers, Wagonsellor, Warnor, Win
trode, Witherow and Wright 34.
So the question was determined in the affirma
tive. , . . - .... : ... ' 1 , .. .
On the question. - ",
Will the House agTee to the third amendment?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution; and were as follow
viz : , :' ' - '
Yeas Messrs. Anderson, Backhouse, Ball,
Beck. Benson, Bower," Brown, Calhoun. Camp
bell, Chase, Cleaver, Crawford. Dickey Ent, Eys
ter, Fausold, Foster. GibboLey, Hamel, Harper,
Ileins, Heistand, Hill, Hillegas, Hoffman, Berks
Hoffman, Lebanon, Housekeeper ,Tmbrie, Innes,
Jacobs, Jo.ins, Johnson; Kanffman, Kerr, Lebo.
Longaker, Lovett, Menear, Maugle. M'Calmont,
Moorhead, Mumma, Musselman, Nichols. Nichol
son, Ntm'omachef , Pearson.. Peters, Petrikin , Pow
nall. Purce)l, Ramsey. (York.) Reamer Reed,
Rupp. Shaw, Sloan. Smith. Cambria,J Smith,
Centre, Stevenson, '-Tolan; , VaiL' Vanvoorhis,
Vickers.voeghUy, Wagonae) jer Westbrook Wil
fiston, Witherow, "Wright, Zimmerman and Gets,
-. .NATS-Mems. Arthur, Aufuatinr Backus
, I
, !
Bishop, Carty, Dock, Cirdea, Hamilton, mncocx
Hioe," Jenkins ? Knight,' Leuenring:,1 McIIvainJ
Ramaer. ' rPhiladalDhia.t ' Roberta. Srrntben.
Thorn, Walter, Yarner,"S"Darton -and WinUoda
-r-22..-:.' ' ,'-'." " ." '
" ' So the question was determined m the affirma
tive. T -.-I - ' h:":; -..-'i;-!.! n.i :-i-A
On. the question. , ,. . , ,
' " "Will the House agree to tho fourth " ainend
ment 1 - " ' ! - ; : - :-''' .
' ; The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution, and were as follow,
viz: -' ' 1 - ;' ' ' -
. Yeas Messrs. Anderson, Arthur, Backhouse j
Backus,-. Ball, Beck, , Benson. BUhop, , Bower,
Brown, Calhoun, Campbell, Carty, Chase, Cleav
er, Crawford, Dickey, Ent, Eyster, Fausold, Foa-
iteri Qibboney, Gildea. ;Harnel. Harper.- Ileina.
Hiastaitd
fcw"" :,'r"0 . A-vrr-"a .
lloHman. T Berks, I Housekeeper,
ousekeeperlmorie, Jnnes, "
Jacobs,- Jenkins, Jolins. Johnson, ' Kanfifman,
Kerr, Lebo, Leiseoring, Iiougaker, Lovett Ma
near, Mauile, McCalmont, .Mcllvain, Mumma,
Mussolman Nichobi,' Nicholson.' Nunemacher,
Pearson, Peters, Petrikin, PownallPurcell, Ram
sey, . Philadelphia, j Ramsey. York,"J Reamer,
Reed, Roberts. Rupp, Shw,Sloan,Smith,Cam
bria, Smith, f Centre, Stevenson, Tolan, Vail,
Vanvoorhis. ; Vickers,: Voeghtl v, ."Wagonseiler,
Walter, Warner. . Westbrook, WTiarton, Willis
ton, Witherow, Zimmerman and Gelz, Spea!:er
83. ' . - 'V - ' . .
Nats Messrs. Dock, Hamilton, Hancock,
Struthers.lliorn, "Wintrode and Wright; 7.
So the question was determined in the affirmative.-
- - - ' '- " . . "
... j . ' - ; Skcretart's Okpice.
. - , . Harrisburg, June 22, 1857.
Pennsylvania ss ; .. .
I do certify that the above and foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the "Yeas" and "Nays"
taken on the resolution proposing aucndracnta
to the Constitution of the Commonwealth,' as the
same appears on the Journals of the two House
of the General Assembly -of this Commonwealth
for the session of 1857.
r" -"Witness my hand and tho seal of satJ
- Jot said ofliee. this twenty-second day of
June, one thousand c'ght hundred and fifty-seven.
- " ' fc A. G. CURTIN.
' Secretary of the GAnmomeealth.'.
I"r1so make known and give notice, as in and
by the 12th section of the aforesaid net I am di
rected; f that every , person excepting justices of
the peace, who shall hold any - office or appoint
ment of -profit.or trust under the government of
the United States, or of this State, or any city or
incorporated district; whether a; commissioned of
ficer or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or agent
who is, or shall be employed under the legisla
tive, judiciary, 4r xecntive department of this
State or the United States or of any city orincor
orated district, and also, that every member of
Congress and the State Legislature, and ef the se
lect and' common council of any city,' commis
sioners of any incorporated district, is by law in
capable of holding or exercising at the same time
the office or appointment of judge, inspector or
clerk of any election of this Commonwealth, ard
that no inspector or judge, or other officer of any
such election, shall be eligiblo to any office then
to be voted for." .!; -.-.: ' " '.'.
-. Also, that in the fourth section of tho act of
Assembly, entitled "An Act re' at'mg to execu
tions, and for other purposes," approved April
16, 1840, it is enacted- that the aforesaid ; 13th
section "shall not.be so construed as .to prevent
any militia officers or borough officers from serving
as judge, inspector or clerk at fmy general or spe
cial election of this Commonwealth." - ,
Also, that in the 61st section of said act it is
enacted that "every general ' and special election
shall be opened between the hours of eight and
ten in the foienoon. and shall continue without
interruption j or adjournment until seven o'clock
in tho evening, when tho polls shall be closed."
;.:.The general. special, city incorporated. district
and township elections, and 11 elections for elec
tors of President and Wee President of the United
States, shall be held and conducted bj the inspec
tors and Judges elocted as aforesaid, and by clerks '
appointed as hereinafter provided. ,t t . , i
No person shall be permitted ' to vote at any
election, as aforesaid, but a white freeman of the
ago of twenty-one year or more, who shall have
resided in this State at least one year .and iu the elce
tion district where he offers to vote at least ten
days' immediately preceding such electiob' and
within two" years paid a. state or ( county tax,
which -hall have been assessed at least ten days
lefore the election. But a citizen of the United
States who has previously been a qualified voter
of this State and removed therefrom and return
ed, and who shall have resided in the ejection dis- ,
trict and paid taxes as 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 or 21 and 22
years, aud have resided in the district ten days,
as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, although
thev shall not have paid taxes.
"No person shall be admitted to vote whose .
name is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants furnished by the commissioners, unless.
First, he produces a receipt for the payment;
within two years, of a state or county tax, as
sessed agreeably to trie constitution, ana give sat
isfactory evidence either on his own eath or affir
mation, or on the oath or affirmation of another,
that he has paid such a' tax. or on failure to pro
duce a receipt, shall make. oath of the payment
thereof, or. Second, if he claim a vote by. being
an elector between the ages of 21 and 22 years,
he shall depose on oath or affirmation that he has
resided in the State at least one year before his
application and make such proof of his rcsideuce
in tho district as is required by this act, and that
he does verily bolie'e from the accounts given
him, that he is of the age aforesaid, and give such
other evidence as is required bv this act, where
upon 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 be. shall be admitted to
vote by reason of having paid tax, or the word
'age' if he shall be admitted to vote by reason r-f
such age as shall be called, out to the clerks, who
shall make the like notes in the list of voters kept
by them. ' v- - ,' t '-
In all cases where the name of. the perron clai
ming to vote is not found on the list furnished
by the commissioners and assessor, or his right to
vote, whether found there: n or not, is objected to
by sny qualified citizen it r-hall lie the duty of
the inspectors to examine such person on oath. as
to his qualifications, and if heclaims to have re
sided within : the State, for. one year or -more his
oath will be sufficient proof thereof, but shall
make proof by at least one competent witness,
who shall ba a qualified elector; that he has resi
ded, within the district for more than ten days
next immediately .preceding said election, and
shall also himself swear that;hjs b-na fide reei
dmo. in pursuance of his lawful .caU'Ing fs with-
in tha district, and that be did. not jeniove into
said district for the purpose oj vctin; therein,
"Every peisojieKlJsyjwreaaid, and wh
shall make duo prooX,if required, f Li ridsc
and payment of taxes as aforesaid shall be adoiit
Wdto. Tote ia,ilAtownsMparx, or distnc.Vin
which shall. renide., r, ,;n .; - .v.i "r"
If sny. perscn ahafl prevent,' t. attropt t
prevent any officer 'of any election; nrrder this
act for holding such "el- cUon, or use or threaten
any violence to any such officer, or shall mterrupt
or-nproperly iaterfcre with hin is the axecutioa
of his doty, or hall block up. the Bdo. or. av
enue to any window where the same may be hol
ding, or shall riotously disturb the peace at such
electron, or shall' use or practice intimidating
threats force of violence. -Mrs.-dewgn to infiu
ence undury W-'overawe try ettovw to prevent
him fiom voUnfe o to estrski the freedom of
- .
r zr? t .i jl
uy-ua bo cxixuuuk umlimuuwjjwi
and uu prisoner, lor aty . Vme-j;ct less tnan- one
month nor more than twelve
montcs. and it it
shall be shown to the -court.' where" the trial of
such offence-shall be had; that "the person so -offending
was jjot Ir resident -of the-biy - ward,-- or
district, or township wliero tho said offence . was
committed, and not entitled to vote therein, then,
on conviction, lie shall be sentenced to pay a fine
of not lesi than ono-hundFcd-dellaw vt more than
one thousand dollars. Trad be imprisoned for not
less than six months per more than two yeirs.
"In case the person whersn all have - received
the second" highest number vf votes for inspector
sliall not attend tn thq day cf election, then tho
person who shall Lave received the next Lighest
number of votes for judge at the. next spring elec
tion shall act as inspector in his place. - And ia
case the person who jjl-.all have received the high
est number of votes for inspector shall not attend,
the person elected judge shall appoint an inspec
tor, in his p!ae, "and in care the person elected
shall not attend, then the inspector who receivJ
the highest number of votr-s shall appoint ajpde
in his place, or if any vacancy 6hail continue ia
the board for the space of one hour after the tibia
fixed feylatf fgr-the opening di the election, the
qualified voters of the tuwnship, ward, or district
for which sai4 offjfier.shall have been elected, pre
sent at .the place fcfjelef cn, , shall seioct one cf
th(4x juimbcc to jid suhl vacancy. , -
It shall be the rirrfy of the several -aasenoM,
respectively toTatteal. atXho' place of bidding ev.-
er gcnerr.1, special or township election, during
the time said election is kept open, for the pur
pose of giving information to? the inspectors and
judges.when called on. ia relation io tho right cf
any person assessed.bv them to vote at Kuch elec
tions, or such other matters in relation to the as
sessment of. voters as the Ad inspectors or either
of them shall from time to tfme requijc,"
. Pursuant .to the' provisions; contaiqed in the
Act first aforesaid, tlie judRes of-the aforesaid dis
tricts shall respectively take cLargcs of the certi
ficate or return of tluir respective district, and
produce them at a meetiug of one judge from each
district at tlie Court House, in the Borough, .of
Ebensbnrg, on the third day after the day of elec
tion, being Fridav. the 16th day of October. Av
D. 1857, then and there tordo sI perform tiioee
duties required of them by law, ' .-.' -. -.
- And furtner, if any judge.-by sicknes or nna
yoidable accident, is unable to attend said meet
ing of judges, the certificate .or return- .aforesaid
shall be taken charge of by one of the inspectors
or clerks of the election of tbe-distrlct who shall
do and perform the duties required of said J udge
unable to t tend. 1 v.'- :i? It ' ' . i js-
Given, under my hand at my e-ffictf Jn" Ebons
burg, the seventh day of September .-: t Jar
of our fird, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven
and of the lidepcneknce of the UaitaJ
States the eighty-second v ' v-'. : .:
;;"" -' ; JOHN ROBERTS' Sheriff.
Sept- 9,' TSoT. ' .-'
Dr. Duponcol Golden Pills for
'"""""Female. i-.", Ys A
INFALLIBLE IN REMOVING STOPPAGES
, or irregularities of tha menses. - Tbeso lil!s
arc nothing new, but have been uatd by the doc
tors for many years,' both in France ami America,
'with nnparailcd sncceW in every case, eaid he -is
urged, by many tbonsan4iadi.es iwho hiure used
hem, to make the Pills public, for the alleviation
Of those suffering from any irregulantiea whatev
er, as well as tu prevent an increase of family by
those whose health will not pcj-mit.it,..Femay
peculiarly si tuatedjOr those considering themselves
so, srecantieiied ginstjusing! tbeve pitU while
in 'that condition, Rs4.he jToprietor A&sumcs oh
responsibility after, the abotu: admonition, ahhu
their mildness Would. prevent any xnischief to
health ; otherwije' these pills are recommended.
Full and t xplicit directions .accompany each box.
Price $1- ' ? .1 r ' "' . 1
SOLD WHOLESALED AND BETAIU BY
ROBERT DAVIS. General Agent fot Jibess
burg and vicinity. He wiil supply dealers at
Proprietor's nrices td send the Pills to Ladies
(confidentially) by return mail, on receipt of $1,
sent him thr-ugh the Ebitnshura; Post Office-. ,,
fjcy- Each ;box has my signature for ptiticu
lars "get circular cf Agent. i N ' -', " "'
?.t - I J. DUrONCO New York. -. ,
. . Broadway Post Office.
Ebensburg. Aug. 5, 18i7.-;-Gm."
t PHIL S: NOON,
ATTORSTX AH LUT, v '
EBENSBURG, TENNA.
Ofnce on Cr-lmnade Row.: '"-.'
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OFFICTNo- 2, "CJolonnsde Row," near tbe
Court.Houwi ... - ,
December 7, '54, ly
CRl'S L. PERSIIIAQ,
. Attorney at Law, Johnstown. -Pa-. ' -.:
OITTCE PJX-ClinUn trcCt.,' in tha Second Stou
ry of Good 4- Pershing's Store Room.
January 30, 1851 ly.. ;. ,
. -Attorney at Lrw Johnstown., r
OFFICE on Cimton Strieoi. a few doors north
, . of. the .corner of Main and Clinton.
April 23. 1823. ' .
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Attorney at Law, 'Ebensburg, Ta
OFFICE adjning the Pott Office. '
Aug. 24, J85S. . .
Pr. Ilnry Yeaajlejj
Practising PJiysiaian. Johmstewu. Fa. . r
OFFICE next? dor to his pnig Stc-tc. corner
of Mam and Bedford at reel, ; . ,
JohnstowTij July 21, 1842.
f : -. . . .' .
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JOHNSTON A M.ULLIN; Ccatfteu. and AW
torcayii. at. Law. Of&c jppfite the Court
Hr:je, EWnSiburc, Pa. ' ' '
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