Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-07-25

rouEn, Cspt EnzaOct1, Sorns"s 0'~ys
ham, NewGlouces,er, Pejepsco Freeport. Pow.
ns,. brunswick, Durham and Harpswell shall
constitute one district 10 be called the Second
Eastern District.
The following towns in the county Of Lincoln,
20 wit, Topsham, Bath, Georgetown, PhiPps-
burg. Boothbsy, Woolw'ch, Wiscasset, EDGE
comb, New Castle, marlborough, Alma. BRISTOL,
w sldoborough, Warren, Thomaston, Cushing,
Friendship, St George &Csmdep, together with
The towns Of Isle Po ough, vins,ha'en, Deer
Isle, Northport snG L,ncionviie IN the couh'y OF
II mock, shall constitute one district to DC csi'
led the Third Eastern District.
The counties of Washington and Hancock,
excepting the towns OF Islebofough, Vinslhsvcn,
Deer Isle, Northport and Lincolnviiie IN the
county Of Hancock, shalt form one district, to
be called the Fourth Eastern D,s,r CT.
Those toess and plan atoms in The county ct
1. melon which are no, included in the rhird
Eastern Distict. together with the owns Of
pittstown, & gardiner. Hsliowell, Augusta, Green,
Leeds, Monmouth, w nshrop, Readheld, Wayne
Fayette and Malta in the county OF Kennebec,
shall form one district, to be called the Filth
E as, ern District.
Those towns and plantations in the county OF
Kennebec which are no. included IN the Filth
Eastern District, together with The towns and
Districts in the county OF Somerset, shall form
one district to be called the Six b Eastern Dis
trict.
The towns, districts and plantations in the
counties Of Yok aud Cumberland, which are not
included in the First and Second Eastern DIS
trict, together with the towns, districts Ano
plantations in the county of Oxford shall foi m
one district to be called the Seventh Eastern
District.
Sec s. Be IT further enacted, THAT the Select
men of the seversl towns and districts wi hin this
Commopwesl 18th, shall in manner IS the law d.
recs, t., calling town meetings, eau the m
hsbItsnts OF heir respective towns and districts
duly qs lifted vote for Represen, s,iyes IN he
Genel ., Court ofthis Commonwealth, TO assem-
bile on the frs, M9ndsy of November biefn'aily
beginning in Novembe, nex,. TO give IN The"
| votes for their respective Representatives to the
Selec men, who shall preside at said meetings
and the Selectmen or the m.jor 2art OF them
shall. in open town meeting sort and count Tie
woes md shall form lis. fine names OF the
persors voted for, wi the number OF voses Tor
esch person written in words q, length against
his name and the Town Clerk shall make
record thereof and the Se.ec,men shall, IN
UGH meeting make public declsrsIon OF the
sersons vo.ed TOR and Of The number OF votes
they respectively have and shall. in open town
meeting seal up the said list. certified by the
Selectmen and expressed upon the outside OF
id list, The district in which the votes were
given, and shall trsnsmi, The same within four
teen days mex, after such meeting TO the Score.
tary Of the Commonwealth or TO the Sheriff OF
the county in which the town or district lies. who
shall transmit the same 10 the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth within forty days next after the
time of holding such meeting and the Secretary
shall lay the same before the Governor and
Council and in case Of sn election for any dis
lrct by majority Of the votes returned from
such district, the Governor shall for with trans
h. n~hn Hr
choice, signed ny The Governor and countersgned
ny the Secre .ry And the Selectmen OF such
towns md districts IS lie within any county M
which there may be no Sheriff. sh.tl return sucs
list to the Secretary Office within the same
term Of time as Sheriff. are required 30 do
Sec. T. Be hJw,he, enaeed. That in case no
person shall be chosen By majority OF oil The
vo es retu, ned from any district, the Governor
sh al cause precept to issue 10 the seleclmen
Of the several towns and districts within such
district, directing and requiring such se'ectmen
10 cause the ants OF their respective towns
and districts Qualified a. aforesaid. to assemble
AZ aforesaid, On day in such precept to be up
pointed, 10 give their votes for kepreseh'
tative in Congress a. aforesaid, which precefi
shall be accompanied with list otpessons voted
for in such DISTRICTS, shelving the nsmber OF
votes for each person according 10 the hrst re
tusn and the Same proceedings shall be h-d
thereon in sil respects as before directed in 'h''
&C, and the Sheriff shall make return Thereof
into the Secfetary's Office on or before such da,
ss the Governor shall appoint in such preoep'
And the Selec.men of such towns and distress,
as lie within sny county in which there may BE-
40 Sheriff, shall re,usn such last 10 the Secreta
rvs Office, wi hin The same term oil time as
Sheriff. are required TO do /; and the Secretary
shsh lay the lis SO re,u,ned TO his office, befo
he Governor sad Council and he Governor shAs!
cause the person OF persons who shall be chosen
as Afore said To be not fled thereof; ard like pro-
ceedings shall be again had in case any d'stric'
shall fs'l Of completing the choice OF IT'S Repre-
senta i've and the Governor shall issue his pre-
cept accordingly 10 the Selectmen oftbose towns
add districts or such districts wherein the cbots
III Repre- sentatives shall not have been made
snd ike proceedings shall be had as often -
occasion may require
Sec. S. Be it j,0,he, enacted. Thst whenever any
| vacancies shall happen in the representation -
this Commonwealth in the Congress OF the Uni.
| ted States, the Governor shall cause precept &c
lissue 10 the Selectmen of the several t. WINS 81 g
districts within any district in winch sucn sacan
cy msy happen, di,ec,ing and requiring them &c
c use the inhabitants of their respective town
md districts to assemble on day in such pr
cept to oe appointed to give in their votes for
Representative to supply such vacancy ana III.
proceedings shall, from Time to time ~ ~
respects be bad IS sre herein before provided