The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-17

Ity which do not appear to be Ggned BY any
Town Clerk.
And Your committee report, That faid lifts
70 returned, as aforefaiti, are inefficient, and
ouehtto be deducted from faid fchedule.
| And your committee further report, That
in the town of Iileboro'. in the county of Han.
cock. there were given favefve vofes for Caie6
Stoon, as Governor 800.
And that in the plantation of Daviitown, in
the county of Hancock, there were given thirty
vofes for Caleb Stong, as Governor.-As by
the faid lit may more fully appear; which votes
were upon faid fchedule, fet againft the name
of His Excelency Caleb Strong; which ought
to be taken from that column, and placed in
two feparate columns, 70 as to be counted with
the fcattering votes.
And that in the town of Lynn, in the county
of Effex, there were given three hundred and
G4y.Even votes, for JaneS Sniran, as Co.
vernon.
And that 10 the town of Otisfeld, in the
county of Cumberland, there were given tsven-
ty.leven votes for Games Sudan, as Governor,
as by the faid lifts may more fully appear.
Which votes were fet againft the name of the
Hon. James Sullivan, Efq.; both which num-
bers ought to be taken from his column and
placed in feparate columns, and counted with
other fcattering votes.
That in the return of votes from the town
OF Belfait, in the county of Hancock, it is GER
tilted, that there were four votes given for 60
vernon, as fcatterng," and four votes for
Lieut.. Governor as " fcattering," which are
not entered on faid fchedule, but which ought
to be entered in feparate column, under the
title of fcattering !" and that in the return Of
votes from the town of Plympton, in the coun-
ty of Plymouth, it is certified, that there were
fb,.-s vofe Co. e.,
terine," which are not entered on faid fched-
ue but which ought to be entered in fsparate
column under the title of 'sfatteriag."
And your committee further report, That
there is among faid returns lit from the town
OF Parionsheld, in the county of York, on the
margin of which is written the words following,
to wit 4" N. B. by reafon of the Town Clerk
being fck, this was not fcaled up in the meet
ng )" but the committee are of opinion, that
the words afore1aid are not in the hand writing
of either of the feled men or Town Clerk of
Parfonsfied, and is no part of faid return, but
an Interpolation thereon, and that the faid lit
ought not to remain on faid fchedule.
And your committee further report, That it
does not appear from the return or lit fent from
the town of Paxton, in the county of Worcefter,
when the meeting at-which faid lit was made,
was holden, nor is there any date upon faid pa
per, from whence it can be inferred when fad
meeting was holden, your committee therefore
report, That the faid lift ought to be rejected
for the uncertainty thereof; and they further
report, that it does not appear from the return
or lift of the town of Berwick, in the county of
York, when the meeting, at which the faid lift
was made, was holden, and ought, for that
reafon, to be rejected from faid fchedule.
And they further report, That there are two
papers purporting to be lifts or returns, both of
(which 40, and H. In
men and Game Town Clerk, from the town of
New-Bedford, in the county ofBriftoI, and AS
the faid lifts contain different candidates who
were voted for as Governor, and it cannot, from
faid lifts, be certainly known which is the true
or which is the faife lit, the fame ought, for
the uncertainty aforefaid to be rejected from
faid fchedue.
And your committee further report, That
there are among faid lifts or returns, two pa
pers, purporting to be returns or lifts from the
town of Troy, in the county of Briftol, made
and returned by two different fets of Select men
& Town Clerks; and your committee report,
that the lift or return made and returned by
Jonathan Brownel, Abraham Bowen, and E.
lijah Blol1om, Jun. Seectmen of Troy, and
Benjamin Brightman, Town Clerk, is the re-
turn from the town Of Troy, and ought to be
added to faid fchedule.
And your committee report, That when
faid fchedule ihall be reetihed and amended as
aforefaid, the whole number of votes for Co.
vernon will be 1910, and that 367o6 will be
necefiary 70 make choice. That no perfon
has majority of votes for Governor.
That His Excellency Caleb Strong, EGq. who
had 5000; the Hon. James Sullivan, Efq. who
had s6o3I J. Suvan, Efq. who had s57 votes !;
and the Hon. William Heath, Efq. who had
IS votes are the four perfons who had the high
eft number of votes, are the candidates for the
Office of Governor.
And your committee report, That when
faid Schedule fhall be rectified & amended as a.
forefaid, the whole number of votes for Lieut..
Governor, will then be feventy-one thoufand
eight hundred and feven. Necefiary to make
choice--thirty-f thoufaDd nine hundred and
four.
That the Hon. William Heath has tbirty-lix
thoufand eight hundred and eighty, for Lieut..
Governor, and is chofen. ,
Latly your committee fate that they have
conlidered the petitions and remonffrances from
the fcveral towns of Canton and Medheld, in
the county of Norfolk /: Topalam, in the coun-
ty of Lincoln Plymouth, in the county of
Plymouth Alfred in the county of York; Barn
table, in the county of Barntablc and Of
New-Bedford, in the county of BritoI; which
were committsd to them, with the feveral do
.cuments which accompanied the fame, and
your committee report, that it isinexpeoient for
the Legislature to take any further order there
on.
The report being read, Mr.. TitcoSnb, chair
man OF the committee. obferved, that he con-
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