Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-03-29

The towns aad diitrie1s in the county Of Norfolk
together with the towns Of Newton, Natick, Sher-
burne Hopkinion and HolliRon in the county Of Mid
dleiex, ihail eonluSs diitria, to be called Nar-
/aa DHri7.
The towns, dilriGts and plantations in the county
Of York. hail conaitute diaria, 10 be called 7ak
DGri7
The towns, dierGs and plantations in the county
OF Cumberland, fha conlitute diar6 bs called
CEmbsrianI Dfria.
The towns dR iGti and plantations in the county
OF Lincoln, together wiki the towns of ilrlborough,
Vinaihsven, prolpea, NorthPort, DucktraP BeltAf,
and Deerle, in the county Uf Hancock lsll conlute
one dlria to be called LiassLz DjqrI7
The towns, dilrets aud plantations il the counties
of Kennebeek, Hancock and WalhinstOn, excepting
thole towns in the county of Hancock, included in
Lincoln diRret, fhal conutc Diilriet TO be cal.
led Karnssssk Djfri7
Sect a. b. Il further ez4t7sS, That the Seeetmen Of
the icveral town, and dlriGt5 within this Common
wealth, fha,l, "a the law directs for calling
town meetings, cAue the inhabitants of their REFLECTIVE
towns snd 1iarets, duly qsa iisd for Repre-
entatves in the General Court OF this Commonwealth
afem5e the iiEit Monday Of November, bieauiaAy,
beginning in November next, give IN ther votes for
their respective Reprelenrative, the SeIctme3 O
fslI prefide iaid meetings and the SeleGtmcn or
the major part of them. fha, in open town meeting,
fort and coun, the votes, and lhaR form hlt of the
names of the perfons voted for with the number Of
VOTES for each peron written III Troris length agana
his name, and the Town Clerk 1la make A leCor0
thereof and the Sse6tmen lhali, in luch meeting,
make public dcci4ra ton Of the pcrons voted for aud
OF tbe number of votes hey respectively have, and
ihsi' IN optn town meeting, iea up the fad t, GER
tined by the Seeetmen, and expr-is upon the ouuide
of 2id lt The Diltrct 10 WHICH the wtte gwen
and ihal traniat the lame foureca days next
after iuch meeting, The Secretary OF the Common
wealth, thS Sheriff Of The Cuanty IA which luch
town or tG iCs, who ihaa trAniDit inc fame the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth within forty days
after the time Of holding uch meeting tbe Srcct
men thall ay the fang before he Governor and Conn
cil, and in cafe of election ior any dRrct hy
Jorty OF the yo!ss returned from Iuch d ltrict the
Governor hail forthwith tTaEiInit 10 the peFon 70
choeu, certificate Of luch choice, hgued hy The Co
vernon, aud eounterfgned toy Ghe Secretary And the
oeectmen OF lush ana oiilritts de within any
county in NSh ch there may ht sheriff nil.I reurn
ucA ils 20 he Seoretar Office w.thtn tic lame
ot time as SheritfS arc required 10 do
SECT A. lie HJ45thsr eaatis5, Thar IN cafe pcrron
4l-''' st.e' 'y neiarity Of al ths tp1l
rom any ui8rct, tbs Governor ihAli eSLc pFcCept
ige to the Seielmen ofthe fevera towns and difi1s
wltmn iuch diitriSt, directing and rcqor ng flch Sc
ectmen 70 o4ufe the inhabitants of their reflective
towns and oiiriGts, qualified aforefAid aGemhIc
as sioTei i'd On day luch precept be appointed
to give in thcir for Repr eientative in Cong efs
as aiorea'd (which Precept 04l be accompanied w,th
i'it OF Perions voted tor in uch dlret leeving the
number 81 v0tes for each pCfiJn according the frt
reuFR; and the Tame proceedings hA he had thereon,
70 alIreiPects before ii etted "a th act aud tire
oe'ectmtn iha make return the Secretary uf the
Goa moRwealth, 70 the Sheriff in manner As 7fore-
aid, within fourteen days next AFTER the time ofhud
ing uch meetings; the Sheriff flal make return
thereof INTO thc StcreiAGys Office, or before luch
day p the Governor ihhl appoint in zach precept;
and the Selettmen Of EIch and difrj6s as liz
within any county in which there NAV be no Sheriff
ia return iuch hlts 10 the Secretary's Office within
the fame term ofume, as Sher:Es are required 20 do
And the Secretary ihail lly The as 20 returned hs
Gfaec before the Governor and Council AMI the Gov
ernor ihal caufc the perlon psrfons who iall be
choien as aiorelaid TO be erved with a certificate
thereof, as alorefaid and like proceedings lhall be
again had, IN cafe any diftr9 la fail OF Completing
the choice of its Representative and the Governor
ih2 iue his Precept accordingly the Sclectmen of
thoie towns and dtriGts Of luchdIfria, wherein the
choice Of Representatives. fhaIl not have been made
and like proceedings lall be had a. often as occaior
may require.
Sect j. e ~ fa,f5.y enat7e5, That whenever anv va
eAnc'es lha happen in the reprefeatation Of this Com
monweah IN the Congrels OF the United States, the
Governor hall caue pecepts ifiee the Seettmen
OF the ievera towns aud 0rGts within any diitritt in
which iueh vacancy may happen, directing and
curing them 70 canie the inhabitants Of their rePeet-
i've towns and diRrItts, 10 affembe on a day iueh
PrecePts 10 be appointed TO give IN their for
Kepretentative 10 luppy fuch vacancy and ike pro-
ceedIsgs fhall, from time, in all refpeSts be
had as are herein before provided
Sec. 8. Be JErtbty ce4sA That 1t fall be the duty
OF he SheFfs Of the everl counties Of the Common-
wealth, on receiving copies Of this a any Precept
from the Governor Tor the purPoe herein mentioned,
to tranmit the fame feafonAby the See6tmes ofthe
fevera towns and dri6ts, and TO the Afeiors of the
several ditTeta and plantations where there may be no
Seleetmen, within their REFLECTIVE counties, whom
fuch copies or precePts may be relPeetvey dretted
And the feveTa Sherfs lhA for the lad lervice, be
entitled to receive out Of The ireafury OF this Common
wealth fy enfS for each of the copies and OF the pre-
cepts 10 by them dlributed the Seleefmen of the
towns and dittris, and 70 the AHeors Of the drcts
and plantations IN their countless where there may be
Seettmen ; PyovifsS Bozvsvsr That no Sheriff. who
lha negect eaonabiy tranfmt all and every Of the
copies and precSP.s, by him received. in manner
torefzid, ihal be entitled any compensation for diff
trbuting any of iuch copies preoePts. for re-
turning the aoref4d each Sheriff (hall be
titled 60 receive tzv-Ty per nile computing from
the place Of abode of each Sheriff to the Secretarys
Office. And in either cafe, tue Sheris lali prelen
rher accounts to the committee accounts for
iaation an6 allowance.
sec. J. BE ~ Jayt5er saal7S, That any Sheriff, who
lla neelet perform the duties which, by this aa,