Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-11-02

ties II Hancock AMI Washington shall form
one District, snd choose One Elector.
.daa br ID fHrfh-r resstvc1. thAt The Select
meu Of the several Towns and Districts, E
the Assessors NJ the several Plantations III
the res pectiyeIFlectoral DistriF - before de-
scribed, shall III manner The law dire 80 for
holding town meetings, and bY &c dAss pre-
vious notice (which shall L. saficienl tor
this purpose, any law Ut usaEe A. the con-
trary notwithstanding cause tile inhabitants
thereof duly qualified 20 vote for representa-
tives TO the Generzl Court VT this Comrnon-
wealth I'd assemble Oh zaarstay, tbs twelfth
Cay Ut Novembcr next, to give ln their writ
ten Or printed votes % tie 5rlrStmcn III As
SCISSORS, whose duty ii shall be ~ preside "A
such meeting, for the number of Fersen- -
Electors, assigned TO such Districts res scr
lively, not being Senators or RepreseEta-
lives in the Congress of the ID States, c.
persons holding any office Of trust Or profit
under said United States. Anl the said
Selectmen or Assessors, CIR The major par a
them shall, in open town meeting, slrt and
count the votes, and form list ot tie per-
sons voted for, with the number "a wees
for each person against lis name ] and shall
make q public declaration thereof N fsid
meeting and shall, I'D presence of said IT.
habtants, seal ~ copies ct said list and
transmit the same to the Office ofthe Secre-
tary Of the Commonwr attn ca Or before the
twentieth day of November next, and 90 the
f.~enty hrst day Of Nov. next, the Governor
and Council then id session, snail exFminc
said returns, and determine and declare
who are elected from each District by ma
forty ofthe votes III said District respective
III sad IN case the number ~ Electors here
By aPpCiRledlO each Dis rcti shall not DC
chosen by maIo lily III votes, II snall he me
duty oftHe Governor and Council, 10 asceF-
tain from Tie Fc uFas OF woes The person
~ persons who shalt have The greatest NUM-
bel ofvotes returned from such District, SUD
todeelare y many Uf such persons having
such plurality OF votes, ~ shall b. equal IN
the deficient number, duly elected tors1sh
district.
Ind be II tRrther resolved, that his Excellen-
cy me Governor be and In Is hereby reques-
ted forthwith To transmit 10 each person 20
chosen Elector, Certificate Of said choice
and that s.id Electors. be and hereby arc
directed 70 meet On the FIRST Tuesday Of De-
cember next, al the Stale House III Boston
a. four O'Clock i'll The afternoon and III case
Of the death or absence w any Of the llect-
Piled from lie people by . msiority OF the
s0tes OF tie EAset7-s present sd thr T.
Iectors thereafter, on Tie first "Wednesday
in December next. shall vote hy ballot for
one person for President and one person
for Vice President Of the United States !
Aud that for their travel and attendance
they shall receive the same compensation
a. members Ut the Senate arr entitled to-
41ad u a. 6lrt5ry reTsiOs5, that II the Select
men Of any town or DHtrlct, or the afleflyrs Of
any plantation il the Commonwealth fh4ll ne
glect to tFanfrit the lii Of votes Of fzId town.
diltH9 or plantation ID manner afnreiaids 10
the Secretary Of the Commonwealth, on or
before the twentieth day Of November Derr.
each Of laid Selectmen or AHehors 80 neglect
ing, ihall forfeit and pay fun not exceeding
i've hundred, Ior ilets than one hundred dol
lars Provided, thar ifthe Seectmen or AGef-
fors sforefaid fhaII tranlmit 10 the Sheriff "a
the County, il which iaid town, dit icl or
Plantation ihall lie the votes Of luch town, diE-
trict Or plantati a On Or before The fourteenth
day Of faid November, the laid SeIe6fmen Lhall
be executed from the penalty sforel1Sl, and il
fball be tine duty Of the Sheriff. OF the feveraI
Counties in THIS Common wealth 70 tranlmit
the votes by them respectively resolved from
the Ssleamen Or AfeIorS Of the fsreraI towns
eilfrISis aud plantations, 70 the Secretary az
the Commonwealth, on or before the laid
twentieth day Of November eTt and any
Sheriff uegeain2 70 return the votes by him
received As sforellid, within he time afore-
fAid. ihall forfeit aud pay for any luch negletR
fun not exceeding onethoulsrd nor Ell tAan
five hundred dollars and the sheriff lhsil be a.
lowed aud paid cut Of the Treasury Of EhIs
Commonwealth the fun OF ter cents for each
M e. travel TO and from he town of Bottom,
IN tranfmittng the votes Aforeiaia
And Dc it further refolved That the pen
ayies herei4 provided may be Prole-u "a for
and recovet ed by indiGfne or action On the
cafe, 10 he supreme Judicial Cout or Circuit
Court Of Common Pleas, me IN ety thereof 20
the u.e Of he Comm wealth and the other
moiety to him OF hem who may complain.
prefecture ar fue for he fame.
Ia senat O6t1be- 22d, 1879 Read and
paIe1- Sent down for concurrence
SAMUEL DANA, Prefdent.
IN Houfe Of Representatives. Oaober 7ad,
lSlQ--Read and Loncurred