Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-14
COMMONWEALTH OF MA 7sAcEuSETTs

ME Committee OF both Houies' appoint
ed 10 inquire into and report fate OF
facts relative to the delinquency of thole Sher.
;Fs. Towns and Seleamen, who have neglect
ed 70 make returns Of the Votes for Governor,
II. Governor, Senators and Councillors the
prefens wear, az klvs 70 report:
THAT IN the county of Egcx they find the
votes from the town Of Weabam were not deliv
cred at the Secretary's Office until the Izth
day of May:
That in the county Of HasBlsirs the eturns
from the town of Mosion were not delivered
at the Secretary's Office until the zcth OF May,
and that no returns have been received at iaid
Office from the town Of Rg6N in the fame
county
that in III. county of Teri no returns have
been received from The town Of WStertord; and
that the returns from the town OF PbHief6arg7
were not delivered at the Secretary's Othce nn-
til the 10th Of May
That in the county Of Bargfa5Ie the returns
from the town of Truro were not delivered at
the Secretary's Office until the zcth Of May;
and that no returns have been received from
the diari6t of MayGpet in the fame county
That in the county of Cumberland no returns
have been received from the towns OF Jay and
Rumtord, or from the plantatioR of Fhntfoa:
That in the county of Lincoln no returns have
been received from the plantation of MedHm-
eoock:
That in the county of Hancock the returns
from the town of Orriaet0n were not delivered at
the Secretary's Office until the z5d OF May
and that no returns have been received from
the towns Of Eden and ELfD0rfb in the county
aforefaid
That the county of Berki5ire no return has
been received from the town of LoRdf1:
That in the county of Wgj5ingtoa the returns
from the town of Columbia were not delivered
ut the Secrstary's Office until the 3dof June
and that no returns have been received from the
town of 1HdaitSs in the fame county:
And that in the county Of Ksnnebec no returns
have been received from the plantations OF
Lnls5orogs6 Sandy RiVa, No, or NeqU- Fine
yar9
TIE Committee further report, That they can
not, at the prefent felton, Of the General Court,
be furnifhed with the necehary evidence with
which full tatement of facts ought to be
accompanied and that as the property and
characters Of the delinquent SherIfs and Town
Officers may be materially affected by an in
veftigation Of this important fubj-a, tie Gam
rstee fsrt5er report, That the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth be directed to give public no
tice to the Sherifs Of thofe counties, and the
Seleamen and Town Clerks Of thofe towns, in
which the returns zforefAid have not seen fea-
fonably made, to appear on the fecond Wed
nefday of the firli felton, Of the General Court
which fhall be holden next after the 6-R day Of
January next, to thew caule If any they have)
why the Attorney General ihould not be direct
ed to profecutc them for iuch hnes or penalties
as they may have incurred in coniequence of
fi1ch delinquency, by nferting this report in the
NaEasbujetts Mercury, and in one of the News
papers publifhed in each Of the counties wherein
fuch delinquency may have happened (it any
Newspaper be therein publiihed) three weeks
lncceaively, the lat publication to be thirtydays
at Leaf, before the faid fecond Wednesday.
iii aVbie6 Is fstmissed,
DANIEL DAVIS, per order.
n Senate Jg-s II 1909. Read and accepted.
Sent down for concurrence,
SAhlL. PHILLIPS, Pyafisat.
IN tbe Hogjs IF Rspygsatatiya, June II, 1900.
Read and coucurred
EDWD Fl. ROBBINS, Speaker
a true copy--AteR, JOHN AVERY, Secretary