Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-06-25


board no, exceeding three, sad four OF heir num-
| bsr shall consiiues quorum 20 transact onsi-
ness the determination OF majority ef whom
hall. in ali cases. be final. And all questions
which may arise respecting the properly Of The
Common we VI h or DIVISION hereof not herein ex-
| ,rrsssd, shah be decided by the said Com ots-
sioness. And the said Commissioners shall d :
mine what por ion II ne said poohc isnas
shsii be surveyed from pme TO TINS ana such
urseys shall ,hereupon be made, and the *
lenses thereof shall be DO ne equally by The sd
somm u We s,th and the p o, osed Stste p,oe-
iel aisuays that the said land. shall be surveyed
no traces Of lwelse miles square. or 80 near
here o as conveniently may be and such tf*c
shah oe divided by lot by the sad commissioners
et ~een he respective Sses And II he said
Com nlssion shall .x, are, ard ncw comm ss'on
hall be required ~ either > ale, for lns pus"se
u directing ia thes surveys or tof any o'her pua
ose, SIX ne Commissioners shn,sse sip1nn ed,
W. by each State, and The remainisg w, ~,
manner aforesaid, and with the powers atosessii-
Fou,th1--AH grants ofisBds. ffsnchi,es, I'M
nuaIties, corpot. or other rights, and all cpn-
rscs which have been OF my DC mace by me
said Common We .l,h, befoie The Separation OF
SAID District shall take place. aud having or to
asse effect within the s.,d DistIct. shall con
inue in full force alter the i'd Districi shsi be-
come separate s ale
FItHv-NO laws Si5Au Ne pesstu w AbS ptoe
posed STAG, win reg., d 10 Kos, sctions, or re-
nedies IT law, or bars or iims atinn thereof, OF
othes wise making any dsuneloa between the
'ands and rights Of properly 4 p'oprie'ofs non.
resident in, or NOT citizens ofsad proposed att,
and the lands and rights OF properly ot the CHI
Gems ofthe proposed State resident therein.
Sixthir-These terms and CONDITIONS, as hefe
set or,h. when the said Cnnsention shall have
expressed the consent and sgfeement Of fhe
sAid District to become separate and ,ndef eeDd
ent Sac, shall. ipsss facto be lncopors ed into,
aad becorue part OF sny Constr uton, pro-
yisionai or other, under which The Cove nment
u the said proposed Sae shall 81 any line here
at er be scminislered-suijec,, however, to be
mod,6ed or snnuIled ny the igreement Of both
be said STATES.
SIC. 2. Be it further enacted BY the authority
afo,esaid, that he Coyten ion 10 be assembled
sor the purposes expressed in this .ct, shall be
composed OF Delegates chosen 10 manner follow
ing, viz The innsbiiants Of The several towns
~ the District of Maine, nov entitled to send
one or more Representatives. TO the Geness
Ceurl. shall, on The frs Monday e Sepsem
ner next, assemble "a Town Meeting, TO be no
lined by warrant Of he Seec men Oh said towns,
N due fosm of Law 81 which Meetings, ever,
inhabitsnt having the qualifications required by
he Constitution Of tins Commonwealth 10 vote
far Senators shall have right to vote in the
choice IF Delegate Dele .iesio the Coryen
ton aforesaid and each such town as afott SAID
stali and may elect one or II ore Delegates. nos
exceeding h. number OF Representatives which
Y is now entitled 10 send 10 the General Court.
And at such Meetings, ,he Seisc,mcn OF the
sid serersi GUNS, shah preside impsr;iay, and
shall receive The votes OF all the Inhabitants of
such towns present, sud qislifed as aforesaid
40 vote for such Delegates. and shall sor, and
coun, such votes III open Town Meeting, snd in
6sesenre Of the Town Geek, who shah mske =
fsir record ~ presence oil the Selec,mer. snd IN
open Town Meeting. OF the name Of every pei
-on.po ,ed for, aud the number of Votes given
tor HIM; and the person pessons having
msjoci, IT sll the votes shsli be chosen and
fs, co; les OF he said record shall be aaested ~
the Seiectmen end he TownCieI k, std oae
such cory shall BE- delivered by the Selec,men
10 each ofthe persons wom hey. shsi desef-
mine 10 have been duly ei.c,ed Delegate.
And he Delegates chosen as .tofessid. shsiias
semble in Convention, on Tie last Monday of
september mex. at the Westinghouse, nrsr the
College in Brunswick, in said District Of Maine,
md shall be The judges Of The teiuins and eifc
lions Of their own members. and may adjourn
from time 20 time, and TO such other place
places successfully, in the towns of Brunswick
or Topshsm, as they shall think proper and
shall AS soon as may be. proceed to organize
oy shousiht,s " u voS VI 'Hc HelV''-
y OF bs Delegates present, President, and
such other officers as they may judge sxpedisa,,
and establishing proper rules of proceeding -
which Delegates shall be rsid by The inhshhso,s
ot SAID District o. Name and on the Gay OF
The meeting for the choice Of u lsgees IS aiorc
said the inhabitants of the Towns. DIS rcts and
PisrtA ions in the District sf Maine. qualified to
vote for Senators, shall in open eting summons
ed also fot this purpose give in their write woes
on the quesiiop " Is il expedieDt thst the Dis
,rici OF Maine snail be separated from Msssschu-
setts and become an indepe nden, State 70 And
he Selec men Of the Towns aud Districts. and
n Assessors ot he unincos ors,ed Plant atoms
shall, in open meeting, receive, count and sof,
and declare and the Clerks thereof respects e.
", shalt record the votes Tor and sg inst such
xpediency. And said Selecimen sne Town
Gle, ks, ynd the. Asse ssors and Clerks OF said
Plantations. shah seal up and tfsnsmii said woes
TO the President OF The Convention, q, their meet
ing herein provided and if j, shsll spfesr to
sid Convention, that = majority Of five 10 four
l.at Of the votes ei,nned are in favor Of said
Districts becoming an independent State vs.
Aforesaid, theD and not othe wise, SAID Conyen-
zion shall proceed to foI m Conssitlon A. IL pro
sided in thissct .ts
SEC. 5. Be il further enacted, By the authority o.
f0rtsGid, that the SAID Convention, when organ'-
zed aforesaid sbai. declare the assent of the pe-
pie OF the said Distric. to be ormednfo separate
and Independent State, upon the terms and cond-
lions aboye EXPRESSED which assent being so de-