Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-06-30
Commonwealth Of Ma6ac6ejstts.

4rEHHE Committee Of both Houfes, appoint
ed q inquire into and report rate Of
I hcis relative 70 the delinquency Of thofe Sher.
Is, Towns and Selettmen. who have negle6f-
ed 70 make returns Of the Votes for Governor,
In. Governor, Senators and Councillors the
uelent year, ak haVe to report:
III tina I in the county Of kErx they find the
sotes from the town Of Wcnb4m were not de!iv
red at the Secretary's Office until the Izth
h Law of May
That in the county of HIn8tGye the returns
rom the town of Afogj6H were not delivered
lslt the Secretary's Office until the 10th Of May,
|, nd that noreturns have been received at fad
Office from the town Of Ra6;H in the fame
:ounty.
THAI in the county Of I1r{ no returns have
eaeen received from the town of Wafeyf5yd and
! hal the returns from the town Of Fbinib6wg5
iPssere not delivered at the Se;retarys Office m
! Ell The zoth Of May
III That in the county Of BIrgfy5e the returns
aeom the towh of Truro were not delivered at
se,ie Secretary's Office until the 10th of May !;
hnd that no returns have been received from
y ae di9ri6t Of MayiI5:e in the fame county
nj That IN the equity Of Cumberland no returns
lpmtord, or from the plantation of FEntJfon:
ail That IN the county of Lincoln no ,rIrns have
deco rseeived flom the plantation of MEDIUM,
sssek -:
Il That in the county Of Rancock the returns
Fn,rom the town of OrriHgfoa were not delivered at
6.he Secretary's Office until the zsd Of May ;
md that noreturns have been received from
nahe towns Of Edeu and EEf,0ortb in the county
forelaid
NJ That in the county of ByrkB;re no return has
cen received from the town Of Lon4ez
7ss Ihsr IN the county Of W1JBi4gfoq the returns
om the town Of Columbia were not delivered
,,t the Secretary's Office until the 3iof June ;
nd that no returns have been received from the
own of dadLy0n ia the fame county
And that in the county Of X nHrb,c no returns
ave been received from the plantations Of
E 1Elsi5'roggb, Sandy RiVy, no, 3 or NeqO. Zine
wd
TIE Committee fartbsr rebor', That they can.
%, at the Preleht felton, Of the General Court
furnilhed With th= necehlry evidence vi th
aFhieh a full aatement Of facts ought TO be
ccompanied and that as the property aud
hara3ers Of the delinquent Sheriffs and Town
lhcers may be mat rally affected By an in
= asaigation Of this important fUhi &, The Can
u r4tss furt5sr rrb2rf, That the Secretary of the
s4;on monwealth be directed to give public no.
gsce to the Sheriffs of thofe counties, and the
eledmen and Town Clerks Of thol- towns, in
asiahich the returns aforelAid have not seen fea.
ra 5nably made, 70 appear on the fecond Wed
Itefday Of the fr1 felton, of the General Court
ihich lhali be holden next after the f & day of
hanuary mex, to thew caule (if any they have }
s4Jhy the Attorney General ihould not be dired.
I'D to Prolscute them for f1ch fines or penalties
sIss they may have incurred in conlequence 81
s44yh delinquency, By inlerting this report in the
sazgyls51sAs Mercury, and in one of the News.
h aP-rs pu5liihsd in each Of the counties wherein
On delinquency may have happened Git any
NrwiPlPer b: therein pu6lifhed) three weeks
grceHively, the laa publication to Be thirtydays
Heat, b-fore the laid lecond Wednesday.
itge Ill 7g5isb Is E4bzifteS,
- DANIEL DAVIS, Per ordey.
SV'N ia Senate faHe IT, 1850. Read and accepted.
fif sent down for concurrence,
da~ SAML. PHILLIPS, Prsjfieaf.
s~-f IN tie HozE n Re3ysc7t,tives, tune IT, 1889
Read and concuTred
EDWD II. ROBBINS, Speaker.
% true coPy-AtsH, JOHN AVERY, Secretary
.g - The Printer Of the Newspaper IN
2 t"i t Northampton; in tie county Of TorE; in the
"a bonIy OF B1y5iate; At Po fL1p3 at H.ta1tf in the
unity OF Hfas9A It S!gcIjri &c in the county Of
54s'oa aud % The county q Ksretee, are requeaed
II PublIih the above their papers three weeks luc
lively. b. o,asy ef he Ceqeral Cort,
JOHN AVERY Secretary
elASecretay'; Office.
u 9lon June II, 800 !
na NOTIFICATION.
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