The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-07-04 00:00:00, page 4

ber to the number of Electors wanting, as have the highest num
ber of votes, /hall be appointed and declared Electors. And in
case it shall happen by reason of an equality of votes, that no ap
pointment can be made, or only a partial one, the names of the
candidates not elected, who shall have an equal, and the highest
number of votes, (hall be put into a box, and the Secretary, not
being one of the said candidates, shall in the presence of the su
preme Executive Magistrate, draw out the number wanted, and
the perfon' or persons whose name or names shall be so drawn
out, shall be appointed, and declared an Elector or Electors, and
shall be considered as duly appointed for this state. And all the
Electors duly appointed as aforelaid, shall be notified to attend
their duty as such.
(L.S )4" ACT, directing the mode of balloting for, and appoints
ing the Electors of this State for the election of a President
and Vice-President of the United States.
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court convened. That the inhabitants of the seve
ral Towns, Parishes, Plantations dnd Places in this State, quali
fied to vote in the choice of Senators for the State Legislature,
shall assemble in their refpeaive towns, pirilhes, plantations and
places on the last Monday of August next, to vote for fix suitable
persons, inhabitants of this State, who shall not be Senators or
Representatives in Congress, or persons holding Offices of profit
or trust under the United States, to be Electors of a President
and Vice-President of the United States ;—And the Selectmen
of the towns, parishes, plantations and places shall give fifteen
days notice of the time, place and design of such meeting
and the meeting shall be governed by a Moderator, chosen
for that purpole, who shall impartially preside, and with the
Seleamen, whose duty it shall be to attend at such meeting,
shall receive from all the inhabitants of such towns, parishes,
plantations and places refpeaively, present arid qualified as
aforefaid, ballots or votes for such Electors ; and shall in open
meeting fort and count the fame, of all which the Clerk of such
town, parish, plantation or place refpedively, shall make a fair
record in the presence of the laid Selectmen, of the name of every
person voted for, and the number of votes against his name, and
a full and fair copy of this record shall be made out and attest
ed by the said Selectmen and Clerks refpe&ively, and sealed
up and directed to the Secretary of the State, with a fuperfcripti-'
on expressing the purport thereof, and transmitted to the Sheriffs
of the refpedive Counties to which they belong, within thirty
days after said meetings, or tfanfmit them to the Secretary's Of
fice on or before the last day of Oblober next: And the fevetal
Sheriffs shall on or before the last day of said October, transmit
to the Secretary's Office, all votes that shall be in manner afore
faid transmitted or delivered to them. And the Secretary shall,
on the firft day of November next,lay the fame before the Supreme
Executive Magistrate and Council, to be by them examined.—
And in case there shall appear to be any or the full number who
have a majority of votes, the person or persons having such ma
jority shall be appointed and declared Electors. But in case
there shall not be any, or the whole number having such majo
rity, the supreme Executive Magistrate in the presence of the
Council shall cause to be made our,a lift of the persons having the
highest number of votes equal to double the number of Electors
wanted: And if in making out such lift it shall happen that two
or more persons voted tor, have an equal number of votes which
number is also high enough to entitle to a place in said lift,
the names of such persons shall be put into a box,and the Secretary,
not being one of the Candidates, shall in presence of the said su
preme Executive Magistrate draw the number wanted to com
plete such lift; and the names of the persons contained in the
lift so made, shall be transmitted to the Selectmen of the several
towns, parishes, plantations and places aforefaid refpeaively,
who shall warn a meeting to be holden on the twelfth da, of
November next, and said meetings shall be notified before the re
ceipt of any lift or precept from the Executive authority, and in
case of Eledors not being appointed, they shall be held, govern
ed, and the votes received, sorted, counted and certified in the
manner herein before directed : And the votes shall be tranfinit
ted into the Secretary's Office on or before the twenty second da,
of November next, and all the votes so transmitted to the Secre
tary's Office, shall be duly examined by the said supreme Exe
cutive Magistrate and Council, or such of them whose names are
not contained in such lift : And such candidates, equal in num-
In the year of our LORD one tboufand seven hundred
STATE of NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
arid ninety.two.
And be it further enabled, That ih cases where the Secretary shall
be a candidate, and his name shall be put into the box as afore
faid, the supreme Executive Magistrate shall appoint some other
suitable perlon in his stead to draw out the name or names of a
person or persons in the manner herein before directed.
Atid be it farther enabled. That the Several Clerks aforefaid
shall refpeßively transmit certificates of all votes taken, sealed up
and directed as aforefaid, to the Sheriff's of the refpedtive coun
ties to which they belong, within five days after said meetings;
or within ten days at the furtheft after said meetings transmit
them to the Secretary's Office, and the Several Sheriffs, shall,
within ten days after said meetings, transmit to the Secreta
ry's Office, all votes that shall be in manner aforefaid transmitted
or delivered to them; And the refpedive Sheriffs and Clerks a
forefaid, shall be liable to the fame penalties for negle& of the
duties enjoined on them refpedively by this aft, as they are lia
ble to by law for omissions in transmitting the votes for Frejident
and Senators of this State.
And be it further enabled, That the Electors appointed as afore
faid, shall meet and give their votes for aPreJident and Vite Prefc
dent of the United States at Exeter, on the firft Wednejda, of
December next, and shall proceed to do all the other duties incum
bent upon them as Electors in manner prescribed by law.
In SENATE, June 20, 1792 —The foregoing
been read a third time passed to be enabled.
Sent down for concurrence :
!n the House of Representatives, june 20, 1792.
This bill having had three fcveral readings passed to be enaft a
cd. JOHN SAM. SHERBURNE, Speaker.
A true Copy—Atleft : Joseph Pearson, Sec'ry.
BWOBOmomBB^
TN the road leading from
A Epping Meetinghouse to
Mr. Pain Blake's, in said
Epping,a quantity of Money,
about ninety dollars.- —The
right owner may have the
fame again (proving his pro
perty and paying charges)
by applying to
SIMEON LADD.
Exeter, June 20, 1792.
YTArious kinds of Writing
V Paper, made at the Paper-Mill
in Andover, to be fold at this Office,
by the Ream or Quire.—- Alfa—
Foolscap Printing, and a few Reams
of Casing. Ex«ct, 1792.
BRoke out oftheGoal
in Exeter the 15th inst. a
man by the name of James Reid,
has dark hair, and is a little cross
eyed—Whoever will take up
said Reid and return him to the
Goal in Exeter, shall receive
the above reward and all neces
sary charges paid by,
ALL persons who have
any demands against
the Estate of Jethro Hill,
late of Candia, deceased, are
requested to exhibit them
for settlement—and those
who are indebted to said Es
tate to make immediate pay
ment, to
STEPHEN FYFIELD,^/^,/^
JAMES HILL, Jaminiftrator.
Candia, ,une 20, 1792.
Five Dollars Reward.
James Rundlett,De,.Sb,riff.
Exeter, June 16, 1792.
FOUND,
JOSIAH BARTLETT,
Wanted a young woman
of a mild diftoEtion—vobo is truf^ and
faithful— and who if neat and cltanh a«
bout her work,t6 live in a ,mall familj.
—Such an one quill bear ^ a place where
good wages will be given, by enquiring
of the printer. EXETER, june 26.
Wanted a likely Lad;
14 or 15 years old, as an apprenr
sice to the Bookbinding BuJineJs —+
Onefrom the country will be. prfc
ferred. Enquire at this office.
Os various kinds, print
ed on fuperfine Writing-Paper,'
may be had at this Office as
cheap as can be purchased in
the Union.
l ASH,or Writing-Paper,
' given for clean Linen,or Cotton,
and Linen RAGS, at this Office.
WANTED by the Printer
hereof, a likely Lad to serve
at the printing business.—One who is
well read—trufly-induftrious—faith
ful and ingenious, will find good en
couragement on immediate applica
tion. Exeter, June 13, 1792.
ALL persons indebted to
or who have demands against
the estate of Deacon Joseph
Wadleigh, late of Bi intwood,
deceased, are desired to fettle
the fame, with
Joseph Wadleigh, Erfr.
Brintwood. June 19, 1792.
All perlons who have a
ny demands on the cflate of Daniel
Poor, jun. late of Atkinson, decri
ed, are, requested to exhibit their
claims to the subscriber—and all those
who are indebted to said eßate, are
desired to make immediate payment
to Humphrey Noyes, Adm'r^
Athinfon, April gth, l,gz.
BLANK S,
bill having
President.