Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-07-10

it 1hall be the duty Of every collector
of taxes in the feveral towns and dis
trids aforefaid, for the two lat years
Immediately preceding the firlf day
of March annually. and they are
hereby feverally authorized and direc-
ted to make out and return to the
aGeGors Of the feverai towns and dit
trtts,for the time being,or fuch 9TH
er perlons as perform the Office Of
aiTl Tors Of fuch towns and diitri6ts,
thirty days previous TO the hrit
day Of March annually, an &C.
curatc lii. of the names OF thoie per-
fon. from whom the faid Coll 6tors
ihall have received any FUN Of money
as payment for taxes, for either Of
faid two years; and to the name of
each perlon each collector fhal ref
pe6tivcly annex the faid fun of mon-
ey which he ihall have 70 received
from fuch perfon on account afore-
faid. And it fhsll be the duty Of the
faid aiTeAors, or of fueh perfons as
perform the Office Of afTeHors, to re
ceive and examine the lifts aforefaid,
aud forthwith to make out an alpha
bet,cal lift of the names Of all thofe
pcrions from whom the laid Collec-
tor or Collectors fhall have received
in payment Of the taxes a1easd in
faid town, for either Of the two years
next preceding, fun Of money G.
quail to one poll .ai, and Two thirds
Of a Gngle poll tax, and who, in adj
dision TO having paid the faid tax as
sforefaid, !hall have been taxed for
the year mex, preceding the iaid
( 6rR day of March to the faid amount
and Whole taxes, for either OF the
faid years, fhall no, have been abated,
and the faid aGsIors OF other per-
fons performing the office Of aGeiIor
for the time being, fhall publifh the
faid alphabetical lit, by poifipg up
the fans in TWO or more public pla-
ces in Iueh towns or d.itriGs. four
teen days at leaf, before the annual
meeting of the choice of town and
dr1rio officers in their REFLECTIVE
towns Or diitrias, and fall alto fur.
Min the Moderator of 4fuch meeting
with like alphabetical liz ; and il
the faid Collectors, An.hors, or per.
ions performing the office of AHef-
fors, ihall Intentionally refufe or neg
lea to make out their REFLECTIVE lilts,
and to return, publih and furnilh the
fame, as aforeiaid, they fhall, for each
offence, feverally forfeit fun not ex-
seeding fve hundred doilari, nor lefs
than fly dszars, to be recovered by
action Of debt, or by indictment in
any Court proper to try the fame,
one moic,y thereof TO The ufe of the
poor OF the town and the other mole
ty to the perlon or perions who ihall
iue or protecute therefor.
SIC. J. Be IL further ena3cd, That
the freehoders and other inhabitants
of each town and diltri6t, being ci,i-
zrns Of the United States and being
twenty-one years OF age or upwards,
whole names ihail b. on the taid al
phA5t,icll lit, lhall be legally enti-
tied 20 act and vote a, any legal meet
ing Of the faid inhabitants; and if
any perion, not 70 legally qualified
and entitled to aa aud vote, as afore-
faid. thall give ballot, or otherwife
aa or vote a. any fuch meeting
or il any perion 70 legally qualified,
lhall at any time. of ballo,ing ar any
fuch election, fraudulently give in
more than one vote for one pcrfon
for either of faid offices, every fuch
perlon ihall, for every fuch offence,
forfeit fun not lels than thirty DOL.
lars, nor more than t1uo. hundred dol
lcr5, to be recovered as aforefaid.
SEC. a, Be it further euated,
That no perfon ihall be permitted to
give his vote at any meeting for the
choice of the town and diitri6t officers
before named, unlefs his name be
found upon faid alphabetical lit and
any Moderator of fuch meeting, will
fully and knowingly permitting any
perlon to vote contrary to the Provi-
iion of this act, ihall forfeit and pay
91c hundred dgAug, for every fuch
offence, to be recovered as aforeiaid.
1ms 10, I8oo-AsPRoyED.
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