ii - " "', ' " " : ..... ' ' ' ' . -1 ' " " " - ' . " - f :t THE BLESSINGS OS" GOVERNMENT, LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVEN, SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ALIKE UPON THE HIGH AND THE LOW, THE RICH AND THE POOB. ' '11 " V) i . v NEW SERIES. EBENSBURG,' OCTOBER 7,; 1857. : v YOI4 ISO. 48. i-J 1 .1 mm TBS COMMONWEALTH. aa,rfi v-v v, l W mi i -. j ,rT" IroctnsrnlIo oi" General Election. PURSUANT TO AN ACT OF GENERAL Awombly of the Commonwealth of Pcnnsyl . viiniA. entitled : An act relating to the elections r of this Commonwealth," approved tho second " day of July, Anno Domini, one thouand eight . hundred and thirty tine, I,-JOHN ROBERTS, 1 Ii;:h Sheriff of the County of Cambi it, in the Stuto of Pennsylvania, do hereby .make known and give notice to the electors of the county afore said, that a GENERAL ELECTION will I e held in the taid county of Cambria, on tho second ..Tuesday (and 1 3th day) of Octoler, 1S57, at which ti.o Stato and unty oflicers w ill be e!cc . 4ei, t- wi : On icrnt-o fi!l th.e ofHoe of Governor of tho ContiuiiweaItli of I'cnnfvlvania. 0:ie per.m to fill t!o otiieo f Cn:d Gmmiu i.i(rnr of tin? Givmion wealth f.f r-nii-ylvania. Two '.arsons to fill the r3ico f Judges f tltej SKprntaoCourt of the CuiumouwcallU of l'eun ftvirftnia. ' Vat persn to fill the ofln-o of mernner of tiie Tlousa of Hcpreseutatives of Pennsylvania. On pnrs m to till tho office of CornniiSaioner . fr Cambria county. Omii person tm All the office of Auditor for three yri fr Cambria enmity. Ong pcrion for I)in-t..r of the Toor and House of Employment fr Cambria county. 0n perron U fill theoRico of Treasurer for Cumbria cr.imty. ; )n p-rnnn to fill the oRWof Rejiater a:ul Re-c-arAtr for Cambria coiuity. lh electors of tho district eonix-o.-el of the TWnwzh of Klvnslnirft, to meet at the Cvurt Hs In said Borough. Tk electors of the district composed f the " twnnhip of Cambria, to meet at tho Court liuiise !r th Bormigrt of Ebensbur. Tli electors of the district composed of the twibip f Carroll to npet at the School House ia CrrUto"T, in said townshlp- Tba electors f tho dirtiict comprsel of the t-mnh1p of CVirst. to meet at the School Houee, ' o th. farR! of Wohnr.i J. rroudiix-t,ia xld town rVin. Tw w!cor r.f tt d'.xt)iit rompo-d of the 3rfi-jiih f L--relV, U inat at tho ScluKtl Houtc in .d Krongh. T'n rlc-.t-rs of I'ne din' rict com p. wo i ;r tlio tor of Swwimtvilieta meet at the Schod IIou.su Tk-.,V;mil th rtistnct composn il of tho ' Vf.ai.i f AlU-fc'hc"T. to meet at School IIouso fa. 9. lnaaiJ tawns'-.ip. "TU e:r of th district compowd of tr.c lr-s-V of Jhnl'i'n. to iw.-ot at the Mansion ILiu -o V J Brri'g'a. Tnj Wtrs of 4oo district conipoFCl or tho "JW wiich of (.jrurmuh, to meet at Sohl II uise N I. In jutid l.rttuh. Ti electors of tho district cmnposetl of tho f-4hipof (Jifai-ffld. t n.i.tit at tho house of ' J-a 11 l-mxt:'- i1 ai-! township. Tho hctr of the district c-m,Hsed of the 1hwntfp of J.vV.sn. to iivi't at the hoiiso of 15rT 1117. in said township. Th lectors f t!ie district eomnosct of tho tnshipof Kichlawl, t- nu-ct at the house of Jacb Kring. ia iid township. Th !ecUm of tho dh trict compo-.f-l of the towMhip of BlacUick, to meet at the house of Adam Meakin,in theVillng of Bclsano, iu said townahip. . Tn ele-.-tors of the district composed or tho .whipof Susquehanna, to meet at the houro rf Mitthew C-mr-.wl, in said township. Tho electors of the district composed of the -twBjhip of Washington, to meet at the School Hem situate at the f xt of I'lano No. 4, m said WWQhhip- . , , Th electors of the district composed of the 4xfihip of While, to meet at School House No. I, in aid ton-jhip- The oliH-tors of the district composed or tho township of "Munster, to rnett at the ware house f Augustine Dtnbin, in the villa-e of Munster, in said township. Tho doctors of tlio district composed or the kxo.,hip f Goneiiviusb, to jni-et as follows, viz : iMttrict No. 1. All that iart of said township lunctioi "I'l.-r. t.A.n-n no Little Concnnuigh to nouluct ncrow Ihngston's Run, thence down tho Big Coneman-h River to the Westmoreland Co liue, thenco along said lino to the Somerset Co line, aud l-Uco of beginning 1 meet at Sch.jol House No. 17, in Cambria City, in said township. Tho eloctor of tho district comjxscd of the U.wnahip of Taylor, formerly Conemaugh town ship olecdoa district No. 2, boundoil as follows, va jvn that part of said township bouti- ,.Wby tho Conemaugh River and rennsyl ani Cid1. from the small aequeduct across .Hiakston Run, to the large aqueduct at Johns- towa, thcnc by Conemaugh Borough and Cone ..rrK n;pr to Summerhill township line.thenci oy Jacknon township line to Indiana county line, ' h. iice br the same to the place of beginning to .w-et at Soh.ol House No. 5. near the residence of John lloadiick, iu said townslup. and- J. J. Horner will bo Judge and Jacob Good and Dan iel Kremcr inspectors, till othcr3 are duly elected. District No. S. All that part fsaid township 'iundod by tlie Conemaugh Rorough lino and the Conemaugh river to the Richland township line, who Stony Creek River and the Johnstown Bor ough line, to meet at School House No. 10, near the farm of the heirs of David Singer, dee'd., in mid township. .... j r., Tho electors of the district composed of the Wwnbhip of Summerhill. to meet as follws, viz : District No. 1. -All that part of said township iyiug on tlie eastern side of the division line divi ding aaid township into two election districts, said division line beginning at a corner of a tract of land warranted in the names of Alexander Car lisle and Samuel Griffin, thence north 10 degrees weet 970 perches to tho Galbraith road, it being the dividing line between Summerhill and Cam bria townships. Again commencing at the cor ner of the Alexander Carlisle and Samncl Griffin tracts, thence south 20 degrees, 1340 perches to to South Fork'of the Conemaugh River, to met at theSohool House In the town of Jefferson, in said township. " tMstrlct No. J. All that part of said township 1 tying on tho western do of the said division line, Ut meet at the School House near the town Sum taothiil, im anld township. The elaoton of the dletrict eompoeol of that of Conemaugfc, l-ounded by tlie r-mcrsei county iioe.lho Stony Creek River, to Johnstown Bor--nzi line, thence by line of said Borough to the a of the Monv l-rei-K an i jillic iui-hi.im-.i part of Allegheny township bounded and descri bed as follows, to wit: Beginning at the line di viding r.lair and Cambria counties at a point on the dividing liue of two tracts of land ono of which is warranted iu the name of Aarou Bow en, and the other in the name of Mary Boweu and Yiuu.s Lewis, thenco south 80 degrees west 68 perches, thence south 20 degrees west to a point on the old Burgoon gap road, thence along said road to tho township road leading to Burut Mills, thence south 13 decrees west 3GJ perches to Je rome Dawson's mills and house, thence along the township road to B'irnt Mills to dividing line be tween Allegheny and Washington townships, thence jdont, Washington township line to divis ion lino l-etwecn Cambria and Blair counties, to meet at tho school house in the town of Gallitz in. in ul district, and Nicholas Naglewill.be judge, and Charles O'JIagan and James Cronan inspectors of said election till others are duly elected. 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 an Act of Assembly, approved the 12 th day of May, 18&7, as follows : Wheke as, A joint resolution proposing certain Amend ments to the Constitution of this Commonwealth hiis been agreed toby a majority cf the members elected to each House of tho legislature, at t wo sucotsive 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 tifty-six, and the second session commencing on the first Tuesday of January, iu the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven : Ami Vthereas, It is provided in the tenth arti cle of the Constitution, that any amendment so agreed uiKin shall be submitted to the people in such manner and at such time, at least three months affer being so agreed to by the two Hou ses, as the Legislature shall prescribe ; therefore, IBkc. 1. Dy it enacted hy the Senate and House vf JStprencntalives of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania in General Assembly met. and it is hereby enacted oy Uie authority of the sa?:ie. That for the purpose of ascertaining the sense of the citizens of this Commonwealth in regard to the adoption or rejection of said amendments, or either of them tho Governor of this Gmmonwcalth shall issue a writ of election directed to the Sheriff of each and every cocnty of this Gmmouwcalth, command ing them to give notice in tho usual manner, in not less than two Dewspapers in each county, provide! that so many are published therein, that an election will lc hoJd 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 raid fifty-seven, for the purpose cf der iding upon the adoption or rejection of the said amendments, or any cf them; which said election shall be held at the places, and opened and closed at the time at and within which tho general elections of this GjinmonweaUh archill, opened and closed ; hud it shall be the j duty olhc judges, inspectors and clerks of each t.f s:vd townships, wards and districts to receive ' at the said ehttion tickets either written or prin- t-d. or partly written and partly printed, from citizens duly qalificd to vote for members of the General Assembly, and tooeposit them in a lx or boxes to be for that purpose provided by the proper officers; which tickets shall be respectively labelled on the outside, "first amendment," "t-ec-oti 1 auiendniens," " 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 tho words, " for the amendment." and those who are opjnisd to juch 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 thereot the words, against the amendments." Skc. 2. Tliat the election on the said proposed amendments thill in all respects be conducted as tho general elections of this Commonwealth are now conducted ; and it shall be the duty of the return judges the respective counties and dis tricts thereof, fir-t having carefully ascertained the numbrr of votes given for or against each of said amendment m tho manner foresaid, to make out duplicate returns thereof, expressed in word at length and not in figuies only, one .of which returns so made shall be lod;;ed in tho prothono tary's office of the court of common pleas of the proper county, and the ether scaled and directed to tho Secretary of the Commonwealth, and by one of said judges deposited forth with in the most convenient iost office. Skc. 3. That it further bo the duty of the Sec retary of the Commonwealth, on receiving tho said rclurus for and against said nmednient. to be'Jver the same to the Speaker of the Senate on or defore the rst Monday after the organization of the next legislature after the said returns shall so be received, who shall so open and publish tho some in the presence of 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 and ascertained, duplicate certificates thereof shall be signed by the Speaker &f the Sen ate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of which phall be filed in the oflico of the Sec retary of the Commonwealth, and the other de livered to the Governor,' whose duty it shall be to declare by proclamation whether the amend ments, or any of them , have been or have not lecn approved and ratified by the citizins of this Commoi i weal th . Sec. 4. That the Sheriff and Commissioners of the city and county of Philadelphia and the sev eral counties of tlrs Commonwealth shall do and perform all the duties and acts necessar3' by them to be done to give effect to and carry out the provi sions of this act. J. LAWRENCE GETZ., Spealzcr of the Ivne of Ilcpresentatires. DAVID TAGGART, Speaker of the Senate. Appbovee Tho twelfth day of may, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. , JAMES POLLOCK. RESOLUTIONS PROPOSING AMEND ments to tho constitution of the Common wealth. Jlesolved liy Vie Seriate and House of Jlepresenta ticcs of tlie Commonwealth cf Pennsylvania in Gen eral Assemhly met : That the following amend ments are proposed to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, in accordance with provisions of the tenth article thereof. FIUST AlIEHDMaNT. There shall bo an additional artido to 6ald Constitution to be designated as article eleven, as follows : ' ARTICLE XI. OF PUBLIC DEBTS. Section. 1. The State may contract debts, -to eupply ca usual deficits or failures iii revenues, or to meet expenses not otherwise provided for ; but tho aggr egate amount of such debts direct and contingent, whether contracted by virtue of one or mor s of the General Assembly, or at diff erent periods of time, shall never exceed seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and tho mon ey arising from the creation of 6ueh debt3, shall bo applied to the purpose for which it as ob tained, or to repay the debt so contracted, and to no other purpose whatever. Sectios 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 bnt 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 8. Except tho debts above specified, in sections one and two of this article no debt whatever bhall 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 acenring in terest on sfich debt ,and annually to reduce the principal thereof by a sum not less 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 Stato togeghcr with other funds or resources, that may he 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 in 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. Tho credit of tho Gimmon wealth shall not, in any manner or event, he pledged or loaned to any individual, company, corporation or association ; nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter become a joint owner; or stockholder, In any company, association or corporation. Section 6; The Commonwealth shall not as sume the debt, rr any part thereof, of any coun ty, city, borough, or township ; or if any corpo ration, or association unless such debt 6hall have leen contracted to enable the State to repel inva sion, suppress domestic insurrection, defend it s lf 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, bororgh. 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. SECONO AMENDMENT. There shall be an additional article to said con stitution, to be designated as article XII, as fol lows : ABTICI.K XTT. OF NEW COUNTIES. No county S113I'. bo dividd by a line cutting off over one tenth tf its population, (either to form a new county or otherwise.) without the ex press assent of such county, by a vote of the elec tors thereof ; nor shall any new county le estab lished, containing less than four hundred square miles. THIRD AMKyaMEXT. From section two of the firnt article of the Con stitution, strike out the words, "of the city cf Philadelphia, and of each cminty respectively ;" from section five, same article, strike out the words, "of Philadelphia amlwf the several coun ties ;" from section seven, same articlestrikeout the words, '-neither the city of Philadelphia nor any." and insert in lieu thereof the words, "and no ;" and strike out "section four, same art'idtf ami in lieu thereof insert the following : "Section 4. In the year one thousand eight hundred and " 6isty-four, and in every seventh j-oar thereafter, representatives to the numlxT of onohuudrcd, shall be apportioned and distribu ted equally, throughout the State, by districts, in proportion to tho number of taxable inhabi tants in 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 tlie formation of a district. Any city contain ing a sufficient number of taxbles 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." At the end of section ."ven snme article, insert these words, "the city of Philadelphia shall be di vided into single senatorial districts, cf contiguous territory as nearly equal in iaxahle population as possible ; but no ward shall be divided in the for mation thereof P Tlie 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- FOCRTn 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 the Commonwealth ; in such mannor, however that no injustice shall be done to the corpoiators. Is Senate, March 27, 1857. Jlesdlved, That this resolution pass. On the first amendment, yeas 24, naya 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, Extract from the Journal. GEO. W. HAMERSLY, clerk. IS THE HOCSE OF RePEESNTATIVKS. - ' April 29, 1857. Hesolved, That this resolution pass. On the first amendment, yeas, 78, nays 12 j on tho sec ond aroerdment, yeas 57, nays 34 ; oa the third amendment, yeas 72, nay 33; on the fourth amendment, yeas, 83. nays 7. f Extract from the Journal.) JACOB ZEIGLER, Clerk. Filed la Secretary's office, May 2, 1857. IX. G. CUIiTIN, Secretary of Hie CommonweaUh. - Secretary's Omen. ': - - V Habribbckq, June 22, 186T. Pennsylvania, es : I do certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of. the original "Resoluien proposing amendments to the Constitution of the CommonwealthV with the vote in each branch of the Legislature upon the final passage thereof, as appears from the originals on file in this office. rL S 1 Q te8ttnony'wuercf. I have hereunto i 'ret my hand and caused to bo affixed toe seal of the Secretary Office, tlie day and year above written. - - A. G. CURTIN. . Secretary of the Commonvaeallh. " ' Is Senate, March 27, 1857. The resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth being under consideration.', 1 On the question. ; ' . ' ,-; Will the Senate, agree to the first amendment 1 The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the firovisions of tho Constitution, and were as fol ows viz : Yeas Messrs. Brewer, Prowne, Coffey, Ely, Evans, Fetter. Flcnnikin, Frazer, Ingram. Jor dan, Killinger, Knox, Laubach. Lewis, M3-er, Scofield, Sellers, Shuman, Steele, Straub, Welsh, Wilkins, Wright aud Taggart, Speaker 24. Nats Messrs. Crabbe, Cress well, Finney, Gngg, Harris, Penrose and Souther 7, So the question was determined in the affirma tive. On tho question. Will tho Senate agree to the second amend ment 1 The 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. Finney. Flenniken, Ingram, Jordan, Knox, Laubach, Lewis, Myer, Sellers, Shuman, Souther. Steele, Straub, Welsh, Wilk ins. Wright and-Tagart, Speaker 23. Nats Messrs. Coffey, Crabb, Frazer, Gregg, Harris, Killinger, Penroso and Scofield 8. So the question was determined iu tho affirma tive. On the question. Will the Senate agTee to the third amendment? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and were as fol low, viz : i Yeas Messrs. Brewer, Browne, Crabb, Cress well, Ely. Evans, Flenniken, Frazer, Ingram, Jordan, Killinger. Knox, Laubach, Lewis. M er, Scofield. Sol lcrs, Shuman, Souther, Steele, Straub, Welso, Wilkins and Wright 24. Nays Messrs. Coffey, Gregg, Harris and Pen rose i . So the question was determined in the affirma tive, On tho question. Will tlie Senate agree to tho fourth amendment? The yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of tho Constitution, and wcro as fol low, viz : Yeas Messrs.' Brewer, Brown, Coffoy. Cress well; Uly, Evans, Flenniken, Frazer, Ingram, Killinger, Knox, Lauback, Lewi. Myer, Sco field. Sellers, Shuman, Souther, Stefcle, Straub, Welsh, Wilkins and Wright 25. Nays Messrs. Crabb, Finney, Jordan and Penrose 4. fo the question was deterciiced in tlie affirmative. In the IIors or Representatives. Aprii 29, 1857. The resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the commonwealth being under con.'rielcraticn. 1 On the question. Will the House agree to the first amendment ? Tho yeas and nays were taken agreeably to the provisions of tho Constitution,andAvcre as follow, viz : Yeaj; Messrs, Anderson, Arthur, Backhouse, Ball, Peck, Bishop, Bower, Brown, Calhoun, Campl-cll, Chase, Cleaver, Crawford, Dickey, Ent, Eyster, Fausold, Foster, Gibboney, Gildea, Hamel, Harper, Ilcins, Hei.-tand, Uih, Ililicgas, Hoffman, (Berks,) lmbii?, Innes, Jacobs, Jeu kins. Johns, Johns-on, Kauffman, Kerr, Knight, M'Calroont, M'llvain, Mont-head, Mumma, Lei senrig, Longaker, Lovctt,Manear, Maugle, Mus sclman, Nichols, Nicholson, Nun nr.achcr, Tear son, Peters, Pctrikin, Pownall, Purrell, Ramsey, (Philadelphia,) Ramsey. (York.) Reamer, Reed. Roberts, llupp, Shaw, Sloan. Smith, (Cambria.) Smith, (Centre,) Stevenson, Tolan, Vail Vanhoor vis, Yickers. Yoeghtly, Walter, Westbrook, Wharton, Willistou. Witherow, Wright, Zim ruerman and Getz, Sjeaker 78. Nays Messrs. Backus, Benson, Dock, Hamil ton, Hancock. Hine, Hoffman, (Lebanon) Iebo, Struthcrs, Thorn, Warner and Wiutrode 12. So the question was determined iu the affirma tive. On the question. Will the House agree to tho second amend ment? The j'cas and na-s were taken agreeably to the provisious of the Constitution, and were as lollow viz : Yeas Messrs. Anderson, Backhouse, Ball, Beck, Bower Calhoun. Campbell, Carty, Eut, Fausold, Foster, Uildea, Ilame'i Harper Ileins, Heistand. Hillezas. Hoffman, (Berks,) IIo isekce per, Imbne, Innes, Jenkins, Johns, Johnson, Kauffman, Knight, Leisenring, Longaker, Lov ett, Manear, Maugle, M'llvain, Moorheal, Mus bclman, Nichols, Nicholson, Nunemacher, Pear son. Peters, Petrikin, Pownall, Furcell, Ramsey, (Philadelphia.) Ramsey, (York,) Reamer, Rob erts, Rupp, Shaw, Sloan, Tolan Vail, Voeghtly, Walter Westbrook, Wharton, Zimmerman, and Getz, Speaker 57. . , Nays Messrs. Arthur. Augustine, Backus. Benson. Bishop, Brown, Chsse, Cleaver, Craw ford, Eyster, Gibboney, Hamilton, Hancock. Hill, Hine, Hoffman, Lebanon, Jacobs, Kerr, Lebo, M'Calmont, Mumma, Reed. Smith, Cambria,J Smith, Centre, Stevenson, Struthers, Thorn, Vanvoorhis, Vickors, Wagonsellor, Warnor, Win trode, Witherow and Wright 34. ' So the qurjstion was determined in the affirma tive. On the question. : . Will tho Honse agree 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, Cslhoun, Camp bell, Chase. Cleaver, Crawford. Dickey. Ent. Eys ter, Fausold, Foster, Gibbotey, Hamtl, Harper, neins, Heistand, Hill, Ililicgas, Hoffman, Berks Hoffman, Lebanon, Housekeeper .Imbne, Innes, Jacobs, Johns, Johnson, Kauffman, Kerr. Lebo, Longaker, Lovett, Menear, Maugle, M'Calmont, Moorhead,Mnmma, Musselman, Nichols. Nichol son, Nunemacher, Pearson. Teters, Petrikin, Pow nall, Purcell, Ramsey, York, Reamer, Reed, Rupp, Shaw, Sloan, Smith; Cambria, Smith, Centre, Stevenson, Tolan, Vail, Vanvoorhis, Vickers, Voeghty, Wagonseller, Westbrook. Wil fiston, Witherow, Wright, Zimmerman and Getz, Speaker 72. - - i .. - - Natb Messrs. Arthur, Augustine, Backus, Biihop, Carty, Dock, Gildea, Hamilton .Hancock, Hine, Jenkins. Knight, Leisenring, Mcllvafn, Ramsey, Philade'phia, Roberts, Struthers. Thorn, Walter, Warner; Wharton and Wintrodc 22. So the question was determined in the affirma tive. On the question. Will the House agree to the fourth amend ment 1 - Tlie yeas and nays were taken agrccabty to the provisions of the Constitut'on,and were as fullow, viz : : Yeas Messrs. Anderson, Arthur, Backhouse, Backus, Ball, Beck, Benson, Lialiop, Bower, Brown, Calhoun, Campbell, Carty, Chase, Cleav er, Craword, Dickey, Ent, Eyster, Fausold, Fos ter, Gibboney, Gildea, Hamel. Harper. Heins, Hiestand, Hill, Hillegas", Hoffman Lebanon Hoffman, Berks, -Housekeeper, Imbrie, Innes, Jacoos, Jenkins, Johns, Johnson, Kauffman, Korr, lebo, Leisenring, Longaker, Lovett Ma near. Mamie, McCalmont, Mcllvain, Mumma, Musselman, Nichols, Nicholson, Nunemacher, Pearson, Peters, Petrikin, Pownall, Purcell, Ram sey, Philadelphia, Ramsey, York, Reamer, Reed, Roberts, Rupp, Shaw, Sloan, Smith, Cam bria, Smith, Centre, Stevenson, Tolan, Vail, Vanvoorhis. Yickers, Voeghtly, Wagonseller, Walter, Warner, Westbrook. Wharton, Willis ton, Witherow, Zimmerman and Getz, Speaker 83. Nays Messrs. Dock, Hamilton, Hancock, Struthers, Thorn, Wintrodc and Wright 7. So the question was determined in the affirmative. Secretary's Otpice. Hahrisbcbg, 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 amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, as the same appears on the Journals of the two Houses of the General Assembly of this Commonwealth for the session of 1857. rr '? I Witness my hand and the seal of said L -"of said office, this twenty-second day ef June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven. A. G. CURTIN. Secretary of the Gotnmonwealih. I also make known and give notice, as in and by Ac 13th section of the aforesaid act I am di rected; "that every person excepting justices of the peace, who shall hold any office or appoint ment of profit or trust uuder 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, or executive 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 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 ofSco or appointment of judge, inspector or clerk of any election of this Gimmoawealth, and that no inspector or judge, or other officer of any such election, shall be eligible to any office then to be vtted for." . Alse), that in tlie fourth section of the act of Assembly, entitled "An Act re' ating to execu tions, and for other purposes," approved April 16, 1840, it is enacted that the aforesaid 13th section "shall not bo so construed as to prevent any militia officers or borough officers from serving as judge, inspector or clerk at any general cr spe cial election of this Conimon wealth." Also, that in the 61st section of said act it is cnaeted that ''every general and special election Bhall bo opened between the hours of tight and ten in the forenoon, and shall continue without interruption or adjournment until seven o'clock in the evening, when the polls shall be closed." The general, special, city, incorporate! district and township elections, and all elections for elec tors of President and Vice President of the United States, shall be held and conducted bj the inspec tors and judges elected as aforesaid, and by clerks appointed as hereinafter provided. No person shall le permitted to vote at any election, as aforesaid, but a white freeman of the ago of twent y-one j-ears or more, who shall have resided in this State at least one- year,and in the elce tiou district where ho offers to vote at least ten days immediately preceding such election and within two years paid a state cr county tax, which fhall have been assessed at least ten days before the election. But a citizen of the UnitM States who has previously been a qualified voter of this State and removed therefrom and return ed, and who shall have resided in tlie election dis trict and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residing in this Stato six months. Provided. That the white freemen, c;t"i7ens of the United. States, between the ages of 21 and 22 years, and have resided in the district ten days, as aforesaid, shall he entitled to vote, although they shall not have paid taxes. uNo 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 tho payment. within two years, ot a state tr county tax, as sessed agreeably to the constitution, and give sat isfactory evidence either on his own oath 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 pa3'tuenl 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 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 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 he shall bo admitted to vote bv reason of having paid tax, or the word ace if he shall bo admitted to vote by reason of -) ...lit such age as shall be canea out to tne cierKs, wno shall make the like notes in the list of voters kept by them. In all cases where the name of the perron clai ming to vote is not found on the lift furnished bv the commissioners and assessor, or his right to vote, whether found there'n or not, is objected to bv any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of the inspectors to examine such person on oath as to his Qualifications, and if he claims to have re sided within the State for one year or more his oath will be sufficient proof thereof, but shall make proof bv at least one competent witness, who shall be a qualified elector, that he has resi ded within the district for more than ten days next immediately preceding said eicction, and shall also himself swear that his bona fide resi dence in pursuance of his lawful calling is with in the district, nr.d that he did cot remove into 'said district for tho rurpese of voting therein "Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who shall make due proof, if required, of hia raddenco and payment or taxes as aforesaid, shall be admit ted to vote in tho township, ward, or district m which he shall reside "If any person shall prevent, or attempt to prevent any officer of any election, .under tLid act for holding such eVction, or use or threaten any violence to any 6uch officer, or shall interrupt or improjcrly interfere with him in tlie execution of I js duty, or shall block up the window or av enue to any window where the same may be hol ding, or shall riotously disturb the peace at noli election, or fhall use or practice iutimidating threats, force or violence .Uith a design to influ ence unduly or overawe ahy elector or to prevent Lim from voting or to restrain the freedom of choice, such a person on conviction shall be fined in any sum aot exceeding five hundred dollar aud impriit"8l..for any- time not less than , otto month nor more than twelve month. and if it hhall be shown to the court, where the trial of such offence shall be had, that the person so of fending was not a resident of tho city, ward, cr ilistrict, or township where tho said offence u committed, and not entitled to vote therein, then, on conviction, he shall be sentenced to pay a flto of not lest than one hundred dollars or more than ono thousand dollars, and he imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than two years. "In case the person who shall have received the second highest number of votes for inspector shall not .attend cn the day ef election, then tho person who shall have received tho next highest number of votes for judge at tho next spring elec tion shall act as inspector in his place. And im cat the person who shall have received tlie high est number of votes for inspector shall not attend, the person elected judge shall appoint an inspec tor, in his place, and in case the person elected shall not attend, then the inspector who received the highest number of votes shall appoint a jutlgo in his place, or if any vacancy thall continue in tho board for the. space of one hour after the timo fixed by law for the opening of tho election. tLo qualified voters of the township, ward, or district fur which said officer shall have been elected, pre sent at the place of election, shall select one ii" their number to fill such vacancy. "It shall be the tluty of the several assessors, respectively to attend at the place of holding ev ery general, special cr township election, during the time said election is k'ej t open, for the pur peise of giving in format icn to the instectors and judges when called ca in relation to the right of any person assessed by them to vote at such elec tions, or such other matters in relation to tLe as sessment of voters as the said inspectors or cither of them shall from time to time require." Pursuant to tho provisions co-ntained in th Act first aforesaid, the judges c-f the aforesaid dis tricts shall respectively take charges of the certi ficate or return, of their respective districts, and. produce them at a meeting of one judge from each district at the Court House, in the Borough Ebensburg, on the third day. after the day of eloo tion, being Friday, the 16th day of October. A. D. 1857, then and thre to do and perform thoao duties required of them by law, - , . And furtner, if any judge, by sickness or una voidable accident, is r.nabla to attend said meet ing of judges, the certificate or re-ttirn aforesaid shall be taken, charge of by one of tlie inspectors or clerks of the election of the district who shall do and perform, the duties required cf said Judga unable to ttttnd. Given uudcr my hand at my office in Ebens burg, the seventh day of September, in the year of our Lore!,- one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven and of the Independence of the United States the eighty-second JOHN ROBERTS Bhm3. - Sept- 9, 1857. . r. Cuponco's Golden P l;i 1 9 tow Females. NFALLIBLE IN REMOVING STOPPAGES or irregularities of th menses. These Pilla are nothing new, but have been uscVi by the doc tors for many years, both in France and America, with nnparalled success in every case, and ho ia urged by many thousand ladies who have used them, to make the Tills public, for the alleviation of those sv.ttviing lrom env irregularities whatev er, a,s well as to prevent an increase of family by those whose health will net permit it. Female peculiarly situated.or those considering themselves so, are cautioned against using theve pills u-hUo in that courutiou, as the proprietor assumes r.o responaibilitv after the abovo admonition, a 1th their mildness would prevent anv mischief to health ; otherwise these pills are recommended. Full and txplicit directions accompany each box. Price 5.1- . . , OLD WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. BY ROBERT DAVIS. Geucral Agent for EUns- burg and vicinity. He wiil supply dealers t Proprietor's prices and send the Pills to Ladle (confidentially) by return mail, on receipt t-f 1, sent him through the Lbensl.urg Pct Office. ey .bach box has my signature foi irt4ou- lars get circular cf A front. J. DUI ONCO. Nw York. Broadway Port OScol Ebensburg, Aug. 5, 1S57. Cm. Taycrn Stand for Sale or Rent. npiIE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR 8 A LB , Jl his Tavern Stand, situate in the borough of Lorct to. Thehouss is largo and well adapted for busi ness, 1 wo lots of gund, with all the necessary out buildings, a good well of water and ciFtern in the yard. If cot sold rhortlr it will be offered for rent for a term of years. Apply to the subscriber, living near tt e prentK ses. P. 11, SEIELDfi. Lore t to, Aug. 20, 185742- PHIL S. NOON, ATTOMEY AT LtATV, EBENSBURG, BESNA. Office on Colonnade Row. M.I1. MACi:ilA.V A tt'orxey a t l a w, Ebtntbnrgi Pa. OFFICE No. 2, "Colonnade Row war Court House. December 7, '54 ly Iff- AURAIIAD1 MOPKI.I3f, N Attorney at Law Johnstown OFFICE on Clinton Street, a few dortrs north of the corner of Maiu and Clinton. April 23, 1823. SI. IJASSOX. Attorney at Law, baabttrg,Pa fkFFlCH adjoining luo l'ost Ulex. Aug. 24, 1853. SOMS OK TKMPRASCE, ty?Z1 Highland Division, No. 81, Sons f ' jr&?xTanccmcct at their Hall every SAT Totn- TfR-. DAY evening, in the tipper story of 1 Davis' building. I r- r, t, it I : f't tit It r rv K Ml- i 5 I it V t: lift t it'. i r. 4 j 1' v A H 5 - i .' 1 t i M , -1 1. -i 'X: I'll ! t 1 . ii
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