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m save tme cgmmobwealth;
Proclamation or General Election.'
PURSUANT TO AN ACT OF GENERAL
AseniLly of the Coumiouwt-altli of rcmisyl
Tania. entitled : An act relating to the flections
f this Comruomvea'th," npj.roveil the second
day of July, Anno Domini, one thousani! eight
hundred and thirty nine, I, JOHN ROBERTS;
High Sheriff of the County f Cambria, in- the
State of . Pennsylvania, do hereby make known
and givo notice to the electors of the county for
aid, that a GENERAL ELECTION will be held
in the id comity .f - Cambria, n the second
Tuesday (and 13th day) t-f October, 1857, at
which ti..'.e State and Ootuitj' officers will be elec-'
'ted, to wit i - ' ' '-" " '
One person to nil the office of Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. r
.. Cue person to fill the office of Canal Grnmiii
tloner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.-
Tvo per.-wn.i to ii! f the office of Judges of the
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Tinn
tiylrania.' ' ,
- One perou to fill tho offiws of member of tli
I louse of Representatives of Pennsy Ivan i;, -
One pensou to fiU tltu office of (Jotnxisaioner
for Cambria county. , r . - . . ,
0n persou to fill tlie office of Auditor for three
years for Cambria county.
One person for Director of the Por and House
of Employment for Cambria cc.imty.
One person U fill ' the oilicc tf Treasurer for
Cun.'bria ctHinty.
One persou ta fill the olaco of Register and fie
Owrder lor Cuubria county. .
The elooton cf the distrii.t con.ijxw Ovl of the
H-rouh of Ebensburg, to meet at the Court
IloUfe .-iii.l IJ jroiij;!!. ' . ''
' Th3 Hectors of the district-eotujo-xd cf tlie
township of C:nbria, to meet at the Court House
ia the iioioi'tfh of Eueiisburg.
T!e elecmra of. thy. district composed of the
feowuahip of Curr. ll, t mot at iiiv hkhool HoUiiC
iu Carr-j'dtown, in Add towitsliip .
Tha electors of the district composed of the
Vjwuship nf Chest, to meet Rt the School IIotJ.se,
u the farui of Richard J. Proadfoot.in said town-,
hhi p. '
The e'.ect'-ir of the district composed of the
II r jugh of Lretto, o iuet at thj School Houeo
tu tuid iiorougU.
The elector of the district compose ! of tho bor
oiigh of SumuiitvLUe, t j meet at t'u6 SvLj1 liounu
in aoid borub.
Th e!s;tfr of the district composed of the
r . l
to meet at fc:iocl llouae
ixj- 9, iu ivrlld U'WUSl:p. '
TTu ?le.-or4 of the Jistrict com sed of the (xr
on jrli of .loliD-.town. to utrot at ilia Mansion lh u.l
iu mJU rWrwugit.
Tii electors of . the d'.blrirt cimp-wed of the
U roua'ii f C";eniuu, t iutt nt hotI House
I.ic MiiJ 1'foiiuh.
The eiei-tors of tne district composed of the
t.ii,!iip of Cleariieid. to meet 6t the house of
Jau 11. i) i,jU.-.i. iu sti l t wiibi.ip.
TLe electvTs of the di&lrict cJiJ1Kscd of tho
township of J tctson. t uiiet at tl-o homo of
iienry RAger, in B.tid towns). ip.
The electors of: the district composed of the
towcuhlp of Richland, to meet at' tlie houc of
Jacob Krinj, iu H;xid township.
The electors of the district composed of the
township of Blacklick, to nret at tno house of
Adam Meakin,iu tho village of BeLauo, iu said
ovnship.
The electrs of the district composed of tho
township of Susquehanua, to meet at the houi-e
f ilatlhuw Cooraii, in said towuship.
Tho electors of the district comjosed ' of the
towuship of Washington, to meet at the School
Houio situate' at the foot of Plane No. 4, iu said
tvwi.n'aip. ,
The electors of the district composed cf the
towuihip of White, to meet at School House No.
1, iu said township. - '
The electors of the district competed of the
township of Mun.-4.er, to meet at the ware housa
f Augustine Durbin, ia the village of Munster,
io said township.
The electors ot the district composed of the
township of Conemaugh, to uu-ct as follows, viz
District No. 1. -vll that part of said township
of Conemaugh, bounded by the merset county
v, stic Creek Uiver. to Johnstown lkr-
ouh line, thence by line of said lk.ro Jgl to the
juuetica of the Stony Creel: and Little Couemaiigh
Rivers, thence up Little Conemaugh to the large
aqueduct across Hingstou's Run, thence dowu
the Big Coneniangh River to the Westmoreland
Co. line, thence along said line to tho Somerset
X'. line.'and pl iee cf Ix-ginnirig to meet at School
Hottse No. 17, in Cambria City, in said township.-
The elector 'of the district composed of the
towmhip of Taylor, formerly Coiiemaugh town
ship eloctiou district No. 2, bounded as follows,
Viz All that part of said townshm boun
ded ly the Concman-h Kiver aud Pcnnsyl
Tania Canal, from the tm;dl acqueluct across
Hinkbton's Run, to the largo aqueduct at Johns
town, thence by Conemaugh Borough and Cone
maugh Eiver to Sumruerh.il! township lin,tlicnce
by J;icksm to vnship line to Indiana county line,
them e by tho same to the place of beginuing to
meet at School I!or.seNo. 5 near the refldence
of John Ileadrirk, Mn s'tid twiwlup, , and J. J.
Homer will bo Judgo and Jacob Good aud Dan
lol Kreroer insptUirs, till others arc duly elected.
District No. 3. All that part of said townslup
bounded by the Conemaugh Borough line and the
Conemaugh river to the luchUnu township line,
the Stonv Creek River and the Johnstown Bor-
oucH line, to meet at School House No. 10,
the farm of tho heirs of David Singer, dec'
near
J..'iri
said township. j
' The electors of the district composed of the
wrwt.;, r.f Kmnnit-rhill. to intet us follws,- viz :
District No. 1. All that jartcf said township
lying on the eastern side ct tbe aivisiou iiueuivi-lin.-r
h.wi.il.in into two election districts, said
linn li''5r.iiin' nt acoruorcf a tract of
maiw -P o m
1 .,,,1 .irrinti-d in the names of Alexander .Gar-
lisle and Samuel Griffin, thence north 16 J degrees
west 970 perches the Galbrfcith rojui, it bein
t,A riividioT line between Summerhi'i and Cam-
eommencing at tbo cor-
fairftf tl. Alexander Carlisle and Samuel Griffin
tract, thence south 20 degrees, 1840 perches to
the South Fork of the Conemaugh River, to meet
at the School House in the town of JcUerson, in
Baid 'township. .
- District No. 2.-All that part of said township
lying on tho western ide of the said division line,
to meet at tho School House near the town Sum
mcrhill, in said township.'' ? "
Tlo elect' r of the district composed of that
part of Allegheny township bounded and deacri -bed
as follows, to wittiBegiuning at the linedi-'
iding Blair and Cambria counties at a point on
the dividing line of two tracts of land, one of
which ia warranted, iu the name of; Aarou Uow
en, and the other in the name of ilary J3oven and
Venus Lewis, thence sonth 80 degrees west
perches," thence south 20 degrees w-esst to a point
on the old Uurgoon gap road; thence along said
rood to the township road leading to Burnt Mills,
thence south 13 deee 'west 36 J perches to Je
rome Dawson's mills and house, thence along the
township road to BurntMills to dividing line be
tween Allegheny aud f Washington townships,
thence alonj, Washington township line to divis
ion line between Cambria aud Clair counties, to
meet at the school house in the town of Gallitz
in, in said district, and Nicholas Nagle will be
judge, end C Charles O'Uagan nl James Cronan
inspectors of said election till others are duly elec
ted. i : : ' I- : ' 'V -
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
I also hereby make known that at the same
time and place the . following proposed Amend
ments to the Constitution will be voted upon, in
accordance with au Act of Assembly, approved
the 12th day of May, 1857, as follows : "Weeke-.
as, A joint resolution proposing certain Amend
ments to the Constitution of this Commonwealth
has been agreed toby a majority of the rhembcra"
elected to each House of the Legislature, at two
succes.-ive sessions of the same, tlie first session
commencing on the first Tuesday of January, in
the 3 ear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fj"ty-six. and the second session commencing
on the lirst Tuesday of January, iu the 3-ear of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud fifty
seven : '
And Whereas, It is provided in the tenth arti
cle of the C-nstitution, that any ameudment sY
agreed upon shall be submitted to thepeople in
such manner and at s,.;;h time, at least three
months after being so agreed to by tho two Hou
ses, a the Legislature shall prescribe j therefore,
Sec. 1. By it env:tel by the f:nale and Ileus
of Beprcsentntives of 1he Commonwealth of Penn
sylrania in General Auemhhj viet.fnift ii is Jicrebi
enacted by the auiloriit tf the f'me. That for the
purpose ot ascertaining too serifw of ti e citizens !
of this Commonwealth iu regard to the adoption
or rejection of said ameinlintuts, or either of them j
the Governor of this Common wealth shall is,ue a
writ of election directed to the Sheriff of each and
every coviity of this Commonwealth, command
ing them to give notice iu the usual manner, in
not less, than two newspapers in each Comity,
provided that" ko many are published therein,
that an election will be held in each of the town
ships, wards and districts therein, on the the sec-:
ond Tuesday of October,, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, for
the purpose . of deciding upon the adoption or
reaction of the x:dd amendments, or any of them;
which said election shall be held at' the places,
and opened and dosed at the time at and within
which the general elections of this Commonwealth
are held, opened and closed j and it shall bo- the
duty of the jtidg'-s, inspecti'rs and clerks of each
of -said townships, wards and districts to receive
at the said election tickets either written or prin
ted, or partly written r.nd" partly printed, from
citizens duly qaiificd to vote for members of the
General Assembly, and tooeposit them in a box
or boxes to be for that purpose provided by the
proper ofiictrs; which tickets shall be rcsjHx-tivtly
lalrfdlod on the outside, "lirst amendment," "sec
ond amenJineiiK," " third amendment," and
"fourth amendment," 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 oppos"d 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 thereof the words,
" against the amendments." '" . " .
Skc. 2. That the election on the said proposed
amendments shall in nil respects be conducted as
the general elections of this Commonwealth are
now conducted ; aud it shall be tlie duty of the
return judges of the respective counties and dis
tricts thereof, first having carefully ascertained
the number of votes giveu 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 lx!ged in the prothono-'
tary's office of tho court of common pleas of the
procr county, and tho other aided and directed
to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and by
one of said judges deposited forthwith iu the most
convenient post office. .... ...
Skc. 3. That it further be tho duty of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth; on receiving the
said returns for ami against aid amedment,' to
beliver the same to the Speaker of the Senate on
or defore the rst Monday afier the organization
of the next Legislature afier the said returns shall
so be received, who shall so open and publish the
some in the preseuce pf the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives on the next Tuesday
threafter; and when the number of votes given
for and against said amendment shall have been
summed up aud ascertained, duplicate certificates
thereof shall be signed by the Speaker of the Sen
ate and .Speaker of the House of Representatives,
one of which shall be filed in the office of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth, and the other de
livered tothe Governor, whose duty it shall le
to declare by proclamation whether the amend
meuts, or any of them, have been or have not
lecn approved and ratified by the citizins of this
Commonwealth.' .
Sec 4. That the SlieriiT and Commissioners of
the city and county of Philadelphia and the sev
eral counties of th:s Commonwealth sball do and
perform all the duties and acts necessary by them
to be done to give effect to and carry out the provi
sions of tins act.' - -
-. v ; J. LAWRENCE GETZ.,
Speaker if Vie Jlon-te of IlspreiditativeJi.
. Y . r. DAVID TAGGART,
- '..",- ' ' . ' ... Speaker: of Le Senate.
' "Appuovke Tha twelfth day' of may, 'Anno
Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven ' . 7 V .1 ' - I , ;
. - v .. . JAMES POLLOCK.'':
TES0LUTT0N3 1'ROrOSIKG AMEND
mcnts to the constitution o- the Common
wealth.
-'- Ilesolred by ike Senate and TTuitse of Iiepresenla
tines of Hit CoiamomctfiWi of Ptnnsylcania in Gen
ernl Assembly met : " That the following amend
ments are proposed to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth, in accordance with previsions ..of
the tenth article thereof... r . . ,
FIIlST AMSSoMaKT. " '
- There shall he an addihtonal " article to said
Constttutiori to be designated as article eleven, aa
follows : , - - t - ;
"AKTICXK xil . 7
1 ' - ' ' OP r U B I J C. DEBTS. -' 1 -'"'
' Skctios 1. The State may contract debts, " to
supply causu&l deficits or failures in revenues, or
to meet expenses not otherwise provided for ; but
the aggregate amount of such debts direct' and
contingent, whether contracted by virtue . of one
or mow of the General Assembly . or at diff
erent periods of time, shall never exceed ! seveu
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and the mon
ey arising from tlie creation of such debts, shall
be applied to the purpose for which it - as ob
tained, or to repay the debt so contracted, and to
no other purpose whatever.
Section .2. In addition to the above ' limited
power the State may contract debts to repel inva
sion, suppress insurrection, defend the State ' in
war, or to redeem the present outstanding indebt
edness of the' State but 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 whatever, . -
Section s. 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
State. . ' '- " .
.Section. 4.' 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 acciring in
terest on such debt ,and annually to reduce "the
principal thereof by a sum not less than two
hundred and fifty thousand elollars; 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 lie dc-ignated
by law. The said sinking fund may be increased,
from time to time, by assigning to it any part t f
the taxes, or any other revenues of the State, not
required for the ordinary and current expenses cf
government, and unless in case of. invasion or in
insuirectiou, no part of he said s'mkii.g fund
shall be used or a pplied otherwise than ia extin
guishment of the public debt, until the nnjount
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, corporation
tr association ;:.r.or shall the Common wealth
hereafter liecome a joint owner: or stock holder, iu
any company, association, or corporation.
Section 6. I he Common wealth shall i ot' as
sume the debt, nr any part thereof, of any coun
ty, city, borough, or township ; or if 'any corpo
ration, or association unless such debt shall have
been contracted t enable the State torept-1 inva
sion, suppress domestic; insurrection, defend , "it
self in time of war, or to assist tne Stare "in tlie
lischarge of any portion of its present indebted
ness. - - .-... - z -
Section 7. The Legislature shall not anilmaize
any county. city, through, township, or incorpo
rated district, by virtuo 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 j arty. " '
PF.CONO AMENDMENT. " - '
- There shall be an additional article tn said con
stitution, to be designated as artcle All, as fol
lows : ... t.. ...... ... .... ...
ARTICIJ? XTT.
, OF NEW COUNTIES. ;
No county shall be divided by a lin ruttini:
ff over fne tenth of its population, ("either to
form a new county or otherwise,) without the ex
press assent of Bitch county, by a vote of the elec
tors thereof ; nor shall any new county 1-e estal-
hshed, containing less than four hundred square
miles.
THIRP AMENUMKNT. :V.
From section two of tho first article of the Con
stitution, strike out the words, "of the city tf
rhiladelvlua, and of taut ctunty rexecliccly , '
from section five, same article, strike out the
words, "of Philadelphia and of the several coun
iies from section seven, same article, strikeout
the words, ''neither the city of Philadelphia nor
any.' and insert in lieu thereof tle words, "and
no and strike out "section four, same article"
and in lieu thereof insert the following - r; .,
Section 4. Iu the. year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-four, and u every seventh
year thereafter, representatives to the. number of
one hundred, shall be apportioned and distribu
ted equally, throughout the State, by districts,
in proportion to the number of taxable inhabi
tants m the several "parts thereof ; except that
any county containing at least three thousand five
hundred taxables, may be allowed a separate rep
resentation ; but no more than three 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, shall have a sep
arate representation assigned it, and shall bo di
vided into convenient districts of -contiguous ter
ritory, of equal taxable population as near as may
be, each of each of which districts shall elect one
representative." - ; , r ..
At the end of section seven same article, insert
these words, t'the city of Philadelphia shall be di
vided into single senatorial districts, of conliruous
territory as nearly equal mi taxable population as
possible ; but no ward shall be divided in the for-
manon tnerery." - -- -
' 1 he Legislature at its first session, after the
adoption of this ameudment, . shall divide the
city of Pluladelphia 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 ' ' , " V ' " ''-
.; ' " " TOCBTH. A9IEDMEXT. - ,1"'.
' There shall be an additional section tV the
first article of said Constitution -which -shall be
numbered aud 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 uuder.
any special or general law, whenever iu their
opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of the
Commonwealth ; in such manner, however that
no injustice shall be done to the corpoiators. .
"'-'.: - - Ik. Sesats, Mardi 27, 1857. -i.
, r, Pcsdced, That this resolution pass. On tho
first amendment, yas 24, nays 7 ; on the second
amendment, yeas 23, nays 8 ; on the third amend
ment, yeas 24, nays i ; on the fourth amendment,
yeas 23, nays 4, ' . ... i
.: ... c i r Extract from the JourfiT.'l -' ' '
" " GEO." Wr. HAMERSLY, clerk., t
, ' ' J iJI TUS JIorSE OF llEPRESaSTATIVEa.- .1
" ' - -r- w. : . -. April 29, 1357. :
Uesoleed, That this resolution pass. . On . the
first amendment, yeas, 78, nays 12 ; on the soo
ond amendmeiit, yeas 57'riays'34; ou tho third
amendment; veas 72, nay 33 ; - on- the fourth
amendment yeasi 83, nays 7. i$ '.-
.. i'TLxtract from the Journal.); .i -fi,
JACOB, ZEIGLER, Clerk. ,j
t ded in Secretary's office, May 2, 1857. -
V - i - " A. G.' CURTIN,
.Secretary of the Commomccaiih.
.n :- s" s I Sechetaet's Officx.. ,t
?- i f r.ltiKWS8CBOi June 22, 1857.,..
Pennsylvania, : - - " '
I do ei t'.fy that the above nd foi e-roing is a
true and correct copy of the original "Resoluien
proposing amendments to the Constitution of the
Com an i weal t,?.. with the vote, in each, branch
of the Legislature upon the final passage thereof,
as appears from the originals on file in this office.
g. lu testimony whereof, I Lave hereunto
" Uot my hand mtt caused to be affixed tr.p
seal of the Secretary's Office, the day and year
above. written' s . i-.f i': ... ;'
9 ' a: g. curtin. .
m Secretary of tha Con. mohwealth. "
,r? tvf. tc 1 i a r-.v v.. c-'-
- . it';' ;4 In, Sesatk, March 27, 1857. -
The resolution ;Troposin2 amendments to the
Constitution of thq CummouwcultU. bein
consideration.
under
" On the question. ' ". V, -
" ' Wilr the Senate agree to the fi.st amendment 7
1 Tho jeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol
lows viz ; . .-nAt-f-. 1.
- Yeas Messrs. Brewer, .Browne. Coffey; Ely,
Evans, Fetter, Ffcnnikin. Frazer, Ingram. Jor
dan, Killinger, Knox, Laubach. Lewis, Myer,
Sotifield, S-liers,Shi:man, Steele. Straub, WeU.h,
Wilkius, Wright and Taggart, Sjjcakcr 24.
Nats Messrs. Crabbe, CresswelL Finney
Gregg, Harris, Penrose and Souther -7,' ' "
So tiie question was determined in the affirmative.--
- :, . . . - - . '
Ou the question. -.,
Will the Senate agree to tho second amend
ment ?
Tlie yeas and nays were taken agreeabby to the
provisions of tho Cmstitution' and were as fijl
Jow, viz : - . -
"Ybs Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Cress well,
Ely, Evans, Fetter. Finney. Flenniken, Ingram.
Jordan, Knox, Ijiubach, Iewis," Myer, Sellers.
Shuman, Sotulu-r. Steele, Straub, Welsh, Wilk
ius. Wright and Taggart, Sjjca.er 23.-
Nays Messrs. Colic v, Cial.!, Frazer, Gregg,
Harris, Killinger, Penrose and Sn -field 8.
So the ejuestion was determined in the affirma
tive. ' - ; - ' -
On the question. - '
Will the Senate agree to the third amendment?
The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of tne Constitution, and were as fol
low, viz :
Yeas Messrs. Brewer. Browne, Crabh, Cress
wc;!, E!y. Evans, Flenniken, Frazer, '. Ingram,
Jordini, Ki'linger. Knox, Lanbich, Iewis. M er,
Seofuld. Sellers, Shuman, Souther, Steele, Straub,
WeSsn, Wiikins and Wright 24. ' ' ' ?
. Nays Mcstrs; Cuficv, Gregg, Harris and Pec
rose 1 ; ..:
S the question was deteniuneul in the affirma
tive, , . .
On the question. . , "
Will the Senate agree to the fourth amendment?
The vers and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol
low, viz .:.--- ' - !,'
i--.YE.vs Messrs. Brewer, Brown. Coffey, Cress
wI ; Ely, Evans, Flenniken, Frazer, Ingram,
Killinger. Knox, Lauback. Lewis, Myer, Sco
field, Sellers. Shuman. 'Souther, Steele, Straub,
Welsh, Wiikins ami Wright 23.
Na vs Messrs. . Crabb, Finney, Jordan and
Penrose 4.
1 So the queslit n was determined in the affirma
tive. . I . ' '-,: . -
1.1 TUli UoU.SK OF RnrEESEXTATlVES. .
- - ' ' - - Aprii 20, 1357.
Tho : resolution prop sing amendments to the
Constitution cf the commonwealth being under
consideration.
On the question. - " ,. -
Will the House agree to the first, amendment ?
The yeas and naj s were taken agreeably to the
provisions' of the Constitutioh,andwerc as follow,"
viz :
- Yeas Messrs. Anderson; Arthur, Backhoase,
Hill, Beck, Bishop, Bower, Brown, Calhoun,
Campbell. Chase, Cleaver, Crawford, Dickey,
Hut, Eyster, Faiis.ld, Fostrr, Giblwney, Gildea,
llamel. Harper, Ileins, Ueistand, Hil, IIilleg:ts,
Ilofiman, (Bciks.) Imbue, limes, Jacobs, Jeu
kins, Johns, Johnson, K.iufTman, Kerr, Knight,
M'Calmont, M'llvam, Moorhead, Mumma, Lei
senrig, Iongake-r, IjOVctt,Manear, Mangle, Mus-
selman. Nichols. Nicholson. Nun smacher, Pear
son, Peters, Petri km, PownslK Ptinell, Ramsey,
(Philadelphia,) Ramsey. ( lork,) Reamer, Reeo
Roberts, Rtipp. Sliaw, Sloan. .Smith, (Cambria,)
Smith, (Centre,) Stevenson. Tolan, Yail Vanhoor
vis, Yickers, Vocghtlv, Walter, Westbrook,
Wharton,- Will iston, Witherow,'- Wright, Zim
merman and Getz. Siieakcr 78-: i
Nays Jklesrs. Backus. Benson, Dock, Hamil
ton, Hancock. Hine. IIoCTman. (Lebanon) Lebo,
Strnthers,' 1 horu, arner and mtrode 12. :
So the question was determined iu the alii r ma
tive. . - t .
On the question. ' - J '
- Will the House asree to the tecond amend
ment? ,
The j'cas and nays were taken agreeably to the
provisious of the Constitution, and were as lollow
viz : .. .t ....
Yeas Messrs. "Anderson, -Backhouse, Ball,
Ticck. Bower. Calhoun. Campbell, Cart-, E;it,
Fausold, Fester, Gildea, llamel. Harper, llius,
neistand, Hilleg;ts, Hoffman, (Berks,) IbwiseKec
per. Imbrie. Imies. Jenkins, Juhrs,. Johnson
KaufTman, Knight. I eisenring, Iongaker, Lov-
ett. Manear. Mansle. M'llvain, M.Hrhead, Mus-
selman, Nichols, Nicholson, Nunemacher, Pear
son. Peters; Petrikin, Townall, Purcell, RamSey.
(Philadelnhia.l Ramsey. (ork,) Jleamer, liob-
.y,(Y)I'-i).
an, . Tolan V
t rh, Rupp, Sliaw. Sloa
ail, Voeghtly,
Walter West brook, Wharton, Zimmermaa aud
Getz. Speaker 57
Nays Messrs. Arthur. Augustine,-Backus.
Benson. Bishop, Brown, "Chsse, Ch-aver, Craw
ford. Evsrer. GibWev. HamiltoD. Hancock . Hill
tl i ne. iloiTman. f Lebanon. 1 Jacobs. Kerr. Lebo
M'Calmont. Munnoa. Reed. Smith, f Cambria,
Smith, (Centre, J -Stevenson, Strnthers. Tlrorn
Yanvoorhis, Vickors, Wagoi,selhr. Waruor, Win
trcxle. Withero.v and Wrisht 34.
So tho question was determined in tho affirma
tive. : , . r
On the ouestion. ' 3
Will the House asrec to the third amendment?
The yeas nd na3's were taken agreeably to the
provisions of the Constitution, and were as follow
viz :
Yeas Messrs. Anderson, Backhouse, Ball
Beck. Ikiison, Bower. Brown, Calhiun, Camp-
lell, Cliase. Cleaver, Crawford. Du key.Ent.Lys
ter. Fausold, Foster. Gibboi.evvHamel, Harper
Heins,' Ueistand, Hill. Hillegas, Hoffman, BerksJ
ilonman, Lebanon, Honsekeeper,Imbrie, Inncs,
Jacobs.Jo-ns, Jojuison, Kaullman, Kerr, Lebo,
Longaker, Lovett. Menear, Maugle; M'Calmont,
Moorhead, Mumma, Musselmah, Nichols. Niehol-
Son,- isuneroacner, i earsorr. t eters, r einsan, row- ;
nail. Pnrctll, Ramsey, . York, j Rearaer. : Keed,
Rupp. Shaw, Shan, Snith, Cambria,.. Smith,
Centre, Stevenson Tolan. Tail, Vanvoorhi.s,)(
lckers, Voeghuy, Wagonse-ller Westbrook Wil
Zis ton Witherow, Wright, Zimmermftn and Getz;
bieaker 2. ' . -'Ti '--" -
Nays Messrs. Arthur, Augustine, Backus,
Bidiop, Cartv, Dock, Gikiea, Hamilton, Hancock,
line, Jenkins. Kmgla, Leisenrmg, McRa;n,
lamsey. TP1 dlndelnhia. I Roberts. Srutler?.
Thorn, WTaIter, Warner, Wharton and Wintrode
2 -
So, the question was determined in the affirma
tive. ; -' ' ; ' vs ' ? tH.;-- ;
On tlie question. . : . - . - - ... - . r . ;
Will the House agree to the. fourth- air.enu-
ment T"' "' '"' -''-- '---: -'
The yeas ami nays were taken agroeabc to tho
provisions of the Constitution, and were a follow,
viz:,. , , .
Yeas Messrs. Anderson, "Arthur, Back housed
Backus, Bal I,. Beck, .-Benson. Bishop,- Bower,
Brown, Calhoun, Campbell, Cart3', Chase, Ch-aver,
Crawford, Dickey, Ent, Eyster. Fausold, Fos
ter, Gibboney, Gildea, llamel, n.irperr Reins.
IicstHiKl, Hill, . Hillegas. Ilofiman (Lebanon I
HolTman, I Berks. 1 Housekeeper, Imbrie, Inncs.
Jacobs; Jenkins, Johns. Johnson; Kar.ffmanl
&xt, Iebo, Le'ienriu2- Jyiigakerr Lovtt4 Ma-
near. Maui le, McCalmont, Mcllvain, Muuima,
Mussel man. Niche Is, Nicholson. Nunemacher,
earson, Peters, Petrikin, Pownall, Purcell, Rami
sey, ( 1 liuadelpliia. I Jlamsev. I lork, iwmer,
ieod, Rolerts. Rupp, Shaw, Sloan, Smith, Cam
ma, Smith, Centre, Stevenson, Tolan, Yail.
Yanvoorhis. Yickers, Yoeghtlv. Waqonsellrr.
Walter. Warner. Westbrook. Whartou, Willi'-
ton, Witherow, Zimmerman and Getz, Speaker
83. . ... .- , .
Nays Messrs. Dock, "Hamilton, Hancock,
Strnthers, Thorn, Wintrode and Wright 7. 1
So the question was determined iu the affirma
tive.
v i' Secret art's Offh-b. "'''
IIakbissceu, June 22, 1857.
Pennsylvania ss . ,. - .
I do certify that the alxve and foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the "Yeas" and Nays"
taken on the rsolution propesing nuendme-nta
to th-r Constitution of the Commonwealth, as the
same appears on the Jouruals of tlie two Houses
of the General Assembly of this Commonwealth
for the sessieiu of 185 ' - . .
rT 1 Witness 1113' hand and the seal of said
l "Jof said office, this twenty-second day of
June, one thousaud eight hundred and fifty-seven.
. A. G. CURTIN.
Secretary oftfie CvmmoniccuItJi.
I also make known and give notice, as i: and
by tlie 13th section of the afore-said act I am di
rected; "that every person excepting justices or
tire peace, who shall hold any office or appoint
ment of profit or trust r.uder the government of
the United States, or of tins State, or an3 city or
incorporated district, whether a commissioned of
ficer or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or p.gent
who is, or shall l-e employed under the legisla
tive, judiciary, or executive department e r this
State or the United States or of any city orincor-
oratel district, and .also, that every inembtr of
Congress and the State Legislature, and of 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, insjeetor or
clerk of any election of this Commonwealth, and
that no inspector or judge, e-r other omcer of any
such election, shall be eligible to any office then
to be voted f ir."
Also, tha !n the fourth section of the act of
Assetnl ly. entitled. "Au A' t re?atiug to execu
tion , and for other purposes." approved April
1G, IS 10, it is enacted that the aforesaid 13th
section "shall not bo so construed as. to prevent
any militia officers or borough office rs frt m servii g
as judge, inspector or clerk at any jjcueialor spe-
:ial election of this Commonwealth."
-Also, that in the 61st snctiou of said act it is
enacted that -'every general and sj-ecial election
shall lie opened between the hours of eight and
ten in the faienoon, and shall continue without
interruption or adjournment until seven o'clock
in tho evcuing. when the polls shall be closed."
The general, special, citv, incorporated oistnct
and township election's, and all elections for elec
tors of President and Yice President of the United
States shall be he l l and conducted b the inspec
tors and nidges elected as aforesaid, and b- clerks
aniTointed as hcn-maitcr provuiei.
Ko person .shall lx; permittc-d to vote at any
election, as ai'oresaid, lut a white freeman of .the
aze of twenty-one years or more," w ho shall have
resided in this State at least one year,and in theelce
tion district where he offers to vote at least ten
days immediately preceding stich election and
within two years pant - a state or county tax.
which hall have been assessed at least ten Oays
l-efore'the election. But a citizen of the United
States who has previously l-een a qualifieel voter
of this Slate and removed therefrom ana rttnrn-
el. and who shall have resided in the election dis
trict and naid taxes as af .iepaio, 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 ol Jl and
years and have re-sided in the district ten days.
nf.rtTO.tid. shall be entitled to vote, although
rl.ev shall not have paid taxes. ,
Tn twrium shall be admitted to vote whose
nam is not contained in the list of taxable in
habitants furnished by the commissioners, iirilnss,
First, -he produces a receipt for the payment,
within two years, of a state or cotiuty tax, a
i.evHl a"reeablv to the constitution, and give sat-
Ufuetjirv evidence cither on his own eath or. affir
mation, or on the oath or affirmation of another;
that he has paid such a tax, or on lauure 10 pro- j
duce aTcceipt, thall male oath of the payrnrfit j
thereof, or. Second, if he claim a vcte by being
an elector between th& ages of 21 and . 22 years, j
he shall depose on oath or affirmation that he 1ms
resided in the State at least one year before bis
application and make such proof of his residence
in the district as is required by this act, and that
he does verily believe from the accounts pi yen
him, that he is of the age sforeail. and give such
other evidence as is required by this act, where
upon ti e name of the person so admitted to vote
sball be inserted in the alphabetical list by the
inspectors, and a note made opposite thereto- by
writing the word 'tax' if he shall be admitted to
vote bv reason' of having paid tax, or tho votn
'ageT if be shall bo admitted to vote by reason of
such age as shall be called out to the cleiks, who
shall make the like notes in the list of voters kept
by them. " " ' " ' ' .
; In all cases where the name of the person clai
ming to vote is not found . on the lit furuishevl
bv the commissioners and iwcscssor, or his right to
vote, whether found there'n or not. Is objected to
b-- nnv onalifitMi citizen, it t-hall bo the duty of
the insncctors to examine such person on oath as
. 1 1 x 1
to his qualifications, and 11 ne Claims 10 nave ie
sided within the -;tate for one year or more hi
oath will be sufficient . proof .thereof, but shali
make rroof bv at least one competent witness,
who shall be a oualifted elector, that he has resi
ded within the elistrict for more than ten days
next immediately preceding said election, and
Rhall aUo himself hwear that his b-ra fide resi
dence in rnrsnance of his lawful calling js with
in t-ditrict, and that he did not remove- into
said district for the purpese cf voting therein
"Every petson qualifiod &9 aforesaid, and who'
shall make due proof, if required, rf hi retddenc
and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall be admit
ted to vote in the township, vrard; ot cijtnct in
which he shall reside.
"If any person, bkall prevent, or attempt to
prevent any ofuceref any clectiot). .under,., this
act for holding such erjfMOn, or tiso or threaten
any violence to any such cfricer, or shall interrupt
or improperlr interfere with him in the execution
of his duty, or shall block up the window or av-
enuf; to any window where tltc ame uay be hol
ding, or shall riotously duthrl tlie t eace at such
election, 01 shall use . e-r - practice intimidating
threats, force or violence with a detigu to.iuflu-ei-ce
unduly. or overawe any elector oT to jireveDt
him from voting or to restrain the freedom of
choice, such a person, en conviction shall be fined
iu any sura not exceeding five hundred dollars
and imprisoned for any-time uot less than no
month iior xnoro than twelve months., and if jt
Kliall be sliown to the court, wt ere the trial of
uch otrcnhail 1m- had,-, that the, person, so of- "
ending was rtot e remdent oi-i-tun ciiy, ward, or
district", or township wherf thc saiel offence was
committee!, aud not entitled to vote therein, then.
on conviction, he shall be sentenced to pay a fine
of not lent than one hundred elollars ot more than
one thousand dollarn; and be imprisoned for not
less than six months nor more, than two years.
"In -cn'ue the person who fiiiall have . received
the second highest numl-er Cif Votes . for inspector
shall not attend cn the day of election, then tha
jersoU ivio shall have received the next highest
numl"erof votes lor judge at tle next spring elec
tion shall act as inspector in his place. "And ia
case the person who tdiall have received the high
est number of votes" for inspector shall not attend.
the person' elected judge sua I appoint an n.speo
tor. in his place, arid in case the tierst-n elected
shall not attend, then tle inspector who received
the higliest numl-er of votes snail aproint a judge
in his place; or if any vacancy , shall continue iu
tlie board fur the space, or one iionr.after the tim
fixel by law. for the opehrng of the election, tho
qualified, voters of the township, ward, or district
for which saul ouiccr shall have vh-u elected. jre-
sent at the place of election; hall select 'one of
their number lo fill sucirvflcancr.'1 -
"It shall le Uie duty of the. several ""Bssessors,
ref pioctively to atterd at the place of hnlding ev
ery general, fepecial or tov.-r..-.hrp eleclu n.Muring
the time said election is kept open, fcr tbo pur-
r-ose of d vine infonrsation to the inspe-e tora aud
judges when called on in relation to the right of
any person assessed b 3 them to "vteatuichc-l-c-tiCns,
or such other matters in relatie n o the as
sessn.ent of voters ss the mK1 ins)ectors or either
of them shall from time to tiine require." " ' V
PursTinjit to the provisions containeu in th
Act first aforesaid, the judges-of the ak.re-srdd diH-trict-5
shall respective! take charges of the certi
ficate or return of the-ir resec'ive districts, and
produce tlw?m at a meeting of rr.e jude from each
district at. the Court House, in the Be-rough of
Ebcnsbnrg, on the third day after the day of cloc-.
tion; Wing Friday, the loth day of Cv tobtr. -A.
D. 1857, then and there to do and peifona thcs
duties required of them by law, . '
And further, if any jtli-e. hy sIcknS3 or una-'
voidable accident, is unable to attend wid meet
ing of judges, the certificate or rctnru aft resaid
shall be taken charge of by one of the inspector
or clerks of tlie electhwi of tlie district who khH
do and erfomi the duties required of said Judge
unable to attend. v " : - ' ;
Given under my band at my eiffice in Ebens
burg, the seventh day of September, in the yer
of our Lord, one thousand eisht hundred snd Cf
ty-seven and of the Independence of the United
States the eighty-secrrd
- -.- JOHN R0BO1TS ShtTuT.
'- Sepf 9, 18-S7.
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NFALLIBLE IX REilOYING STOPPATJES
or irreularitita of th menses. Tliese l'iila
are nothing new, but have l-een used by the doc-;,
tors for many years, both iu France and America,
with impanelled success iu evcrj- case-, ami be is
urged l3 many thousaud ladies who have used
them, to make the Iills public, f r the al'.eviation
of those suffering frcm iny irregularities whatev
er, as well as to prevent au increase of family by
tbevse whose health will not'permit it- Femalea
peculiarly situated ,r those r-nisiilorini tlirmsel ves
so, are cautioned against using thee pills while
in that condition; as'the proprietor ss.umes no
responsibility after the alnive adnKiiii?cu. a! tbo
tlieir, mildness woi.ld prevent an3 mischief to
heal tli ; otherwise these pills are rece-m mended.
Full and txplicit directions accompany each lxx
Price $1 . . - : -
OLD WHOLESALE AND EI-rTAIL. BY
ROBERT DAVIS,' General Agent for Ebens-
bnrg anel vitinitj. : He'wiil supply dealers at
Proprietor's. -nrkfs trideid the Pd!s to Ladiea
(confidential) by return mail, on receii tof $1,
sent him through the El ci;burg Post "Off ce.
" CO Each box has my signature for j articu
lars get circular cf Ag nt. :
. . J. DUP0NC0. New York. '
' Broadway l-st Office.
Ebensbnrgj Aug; SlSoT.Cm. - ,
Taverrn Stand Tor Sale cr Rent.
TP1
IIE TJNDERSIGNED OFFERS YQR 8 A LB
bis Tavern Srand, eituate in
the boroujih of Lore tto. ' Tho houss .
is large and well adapted fr busi
ness. Two lots of nundrwitli all feS5SS3'
the necessary out buildings, x. gxxl wil rf wau-r
and cistern hi the yanL If net fo'd shortly it
will be offered for reut for a term of years- " "
Apph'to the subscriber, livmsnear the prenei-
Loretto, Avg. 26, 1S57 42- . ..
PHIL S. NOON,
iTTOBXEY AT UTT,
. .s.w , . - EBENSBURG, TENNA.
Office e.n G lonnaife Row. : ' -
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A.TT 0 Ii X Y ' A T L A
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near the
OF11CK No. 2, "Colonnade Low,
Court House.
December T, '54 ly - ' - -1
ABRAHAM KOPELIX, r
Attorn-iy at lw Johnstown
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OFFICE on" Ciiuton Street,' a few doors north
: , - of the corner of Main aud Clinton.
April 23, 1823. .. . . .
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Attorsey at Law, EVnsbuTf-,Pa
OFFICE adjoining the Pet OSice. -
Auar. 24. IBS. .m -- i 1 . " -!
Dr. Henry Yeaerley,. -
Pr&etiic-r Tbvfiician. Johatowa, ra.
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Stv-r--, cor
of Maiii and Bedford streets.
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