Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-28
An AC 7 more eflectually to secure the
rieht Q. Suffrage.

right 0. Suffrage.
SEC. BE II enacted by the Sen
are AID HouSe of kefreSenfaapeS an
General Curt assembled, and by The OK.
A0,iIy q thc same, / mai II shall be the
duty of the assessors OF each town and
district within this Commonwealth, on
or before the twentieth day of February
annually, 10 make out correct and al
phabetical list of all such inhabitants
of their respective towns, and dis
tricts, as may be qualified ty law to vote
IN the choice oil town officers, which
list shall be published within the re.
spective towns and districts, by post
ing up true copies thereof, al two or
mere public places, seven days al least
before the FIRST day OF March, annual
ly. And il shall be the duty Of said as.
SCISSORS to be in session at some eonve-
nient place, to be by them notified on
said list on the day next preceding the
annual election Of town oflicees, IN the
month OF March or April, Annually un-
less the same hspprn on the Lords day,
IN whicl, case the assessors snail DC In
session ON theSaturday preceding, Or on
the morning Of the day OF election as a.
fo,esaid, as the assessors think proper Tor
so long time as they shall judge neces.
sarv, 10 receive evidence of the quail
fcs,ions Of persol ~ ose names have
aoi been entered OH said isis.
SEC. 2 BE ft further enacted, That
if any person, at any meeting for the
choice Of town effects, shall knowingly
give in more than one vote or list for
any officer, or list of officers, then vo.
ted for, al such meeting, he shall for
ieit and pay 6ne not exceeding one
hundred dollars.
SEC ,. Be H. futhsr enacted, That
if any person, Knowing himself TO be
not lega ly qualified to vote at any
meeting for the choice OF Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Senator's and
Councillors, Representatives to Cen
eral Court, or the Representatives to
Congress, shall wilfully give in or at
tempt to give in vote or ballot tor q
ny OF the same then voted for, at any
such meetings, every such person SO
offending, shall forfeit and pay a fine
therefor not exceeding the sum OF fifty
dollars and any person who shall
willull. aid or abet any person not le-
gally qualified as aforesaid in voting or !
attempting TO vote, contrary to the
provisions of this act, shall forfeit and
pay fine no, exceeding thirty dollars,
for each and every such offence.
SEC. 4. BcH further enacted, That
no person shall be permitted to give in
his vote or ballot at any meeting tor
the choice Of town officers, or other OF. |
fcers, as aforesaid, until the person pre-
siding at such meeting, shall have had
opportunity to inquire his name, and
shall have ascertained that the same
is in the lis, aforesaid, and shall have
had time TO check the same and any
person wilfuliy voting contrary to the
provisions of this act, or who shall !
give any false answer or false name to /,
the assessor, when receiving evidence Of
the qualifications as aforesaid, or to the
person presiding in such town or dis.
tic, meeting, shall forfeit and pay a
fine not exceeding thirty dollars, for
each and every such offence.
SEC. s. BE IL further enacted, That
the selectmen or assessors ofany town
or district aforesaid, who shall refuse
or neglect to do and perform all Or any
of the duties prescribed to them by
this act, shall forfeit and pay for such
offence, fine not exceeding two bum
dred dollars, and all the fines and for.
fixtures accruing in consequence Of a
violation oil this act, shall be recovered
by indictment in any court proper to
try the same +; one half to the use Oft