Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-07-05

In sbs year Of oar Lord oce tbOsand eis5t kanayet
and t1vo.
On aa to alter arn amenn ar aa, tHtitIsp, On
ga ninining the Tommonmeaitb into feben'
teen Diarias, for tte ebotfs of Rsprrfentatibea
III the Eosgrsfs Of the CInitsD States, ann pre-
feribtng the mnce Of eIeaion" padfo tbe tenti
rap Of g9artb, one tboufsnu eight bunurru am
tho.
2E s,ssei ty sbe Senate asl Hns Of ReprasntafiSs e.,
~ GtHersl Court ssrSed, and dt tie srbority Of tb as
That if, after fecond trial. no perion fhall b
cbofen by majority Of all the votes returned
from any Dinria in ,he manner. prefcribed b.
the Aa paGed on the tenth day of March, on,
| tn oufand eight hundred and two, entitled
An Aa oividing the Common wealth intc
Eventeen DiRriets for The choice of Reprefen
tatives in the Congrefs Of The United States, ant
prefcribing the mode Of e.seiion, the Governor
ihall caule preeepts TO IEue to the Sele6m-n
OF the feveral towns an6 diftrics within fuch
DiRrl6f, directing and requiring fuch Select
men TO cauie the inhabitants of their refpe6iive
towns and ditrias, legally qualified to afemble
on day in fuch precept to be appointed, n give
in their votes for one of the two perfons having
he hishet number of votes upon rhe fecond re
turn, 10 ferve as theReprefentaive of the faid DIFF.
rr6t, in The Congrefs ofthe United States; aud
if, upon the fecond return, three or more can
didaIes hsll have an equal number of votes,
and ali aand hghef on the lift, the votes, at
the third trial, fall be given in for one OF the
iaid hiehea cand dates ;-And if, upon the f.
cond return, two or more perions Randing
on the ,la next TO the highea candidate, fall
have an equal number OF votes, then the votes
- .~J, Il n, N fba~ Tn- he
fsid hehet candidate, or for one of the iaid per
(ons ftanding next highelt on the lit.-Apd The
precepts ifiued As aforefaid fhall be accompanied
with the names of the perfcns TO be voted for
at the third trial, and the number of votes
given in for each Of them at the fecond rcturn.
And the Seledmen lhall in open town meeting,
fort and count the votes given in for each of
iaid PEI fons and ihsll make public declaratio on
of the number of votes gwen il for them re
fpettively and The town Gle k thall record the
fame And the Seledmen fhall make retrrn
thereof TO the Secretary Of the Common
wealth, or 70 The Sheriff, m manner as pre-
fcribed for The fra return within fourteen days
next after the time Of holding iuch meetings
and The Sheriff ihall make return thereof into
the Secretary's Office, on OF before fuch day as
the. Governor fhall appoint in fuch Precept,
and the Sele2men OF fuch towns and dltrids
as lie within any county in which there may be
no Sheriff, ihaEl return fueh ils 10 the Secre.
tary's Office within the fame term Of time as
Sheriffs are required to do. And the Secre-
tsry fhall lay the lifs 70 returned to bis Office,
before The Governor and Council, and The per
fon who fhall then have the greatea rumber Of
votes 70 returned FOR the peifons To be voted
for at fucb bird trial, fhall be duly elected to
repreient the faid DiRria in Congreis and
the Governor fhall caufe the perfon 70 elected 10
be ferved with a certificate thereof, fgned by
the Governor and connterfgned By the Secre'
tary. And the fame proceedings as are here
in above directed, fhail be had, in cafe no choice
by a majority of all The votes returned, fhall
be made at the 6tf trial to fupply vacancies
in the repreientaiion Of his Conmonwea. b in
Congreis, according to the directions in ibe fifth
feetion of the iaid Ad to which this is an amend
menr.
Sec. z. And5e If further erot7sd, That if eth
er Of The perions to be voted for upon the third
trial fhould die, or decline being elected. or be
otherwife disqualified, then the Governor ihali
caufe precepis to iaue as directed in the
third fiction Of the Ae to which this is an
mendment, in cafes Of new election, and if
TO perfon hall be chofen by majority of all
the votes returned, The fame proceedings hail
be had as are herei before direded.
Sec. 8. 1nd Be IL further enot7ad, That if, upon
the returns of the third trial as aforefaid, the
perions returned, or the two highea If them
fhall have an equal number Of vctes. the Gov
ernor fhall AGAIN caule like precepts 10 iGue,
and the proceedings herein before direded fhall
be repeated until one of the faid perfons to be
voled for At the third trial, hall have MAORI
ty of The votes 70 returned.
See. T. And B. Il fvrtbr ena6eds That 70
much of the fourth and fifth ieeioDs of the
faid act TO which this is an amendment, as is