Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-08-20

act, lhall be competed of Delegates chofen in
manner following, viz The inhabitants Of the
leyeral rowns in laid District of Maine now emit.
tied to fend one or more Representatives to the
General Court lhall, on he 6rlf Monday of Sep
TENDER neXl sHsmbls in Town Meeting to be no.
tihed by warrant Ct she ielec,men Of said isverai
towns, 10 due form of law . ., which Mee,ings.
every inhabitant having the qualifications required
by he Contribution If tbis Commonwealth to vote
for Senator'S lAil have RICH, TO vote the choice
Of = Delegate or Dregatesto the Convention atore-
fad and each iuch town aforeiad. flial and
may elect one or more De'egaies, not exceeding
the number Of Representatives whichit is new en-
tit ed 10 iend to the General Court. P,esias5
b,1Dsvss that EACH fuch town may eject at leaf
And at fuch Meetings, the selec,mea Of the fAd
levera towns. ins.i p. eide impartisily, and ila,
receive the votes OF all The inhatnan,s of fuch
owns preent add qualified a. aforeizid vote tor
iuch De egates. and TIA forl aud count fuch voses
in open Town Meeting, x IN preienes ef the Town
Clerk; alto lhaIi mae . iair record in preience
Of the Ssectmen ana in open Town Meeting of
The name Of evey peIion voied for, and OF the
GUNNER of votes gwen tor him aud he PEI ion
or Perions having mi ,ity OF all the votes iha
be choien anu fan eopies Of The laid record fhai
be aiteied by the lie ecsmen aud the Town Clerk,
and one luch copy fhal be delivered by the select
men to each Of he perions whom they thai deter
NINE to have been Guy elected Delegate And
the De,egAes, choien AZ aforeiaid fhali adenbe
in Convention. on the AT Monday OF September
oext, q, the Meeting Hou.e near the Co eye in
B. VI xick in (aid Diit,ict of Name AID ihAli be
tue Judges Of tie re and seeions of their Owl
memoers and may adjourn from time TO time and
to flush other pace or places :urctQivey, in the
towns of BIZ uniwlck or TopshAm they fbali
think proper ana ihs .. ioon =. may be p oceed
to orean,se themlelves. by choefng. by vote Vt
the majormy Of the Delegates 'eient, prsiident,
and luch other officers a they may judge expedi
ent, and eltAoI.ihing proper tues Ct preceding
which Delesate ihali De psd BY the Inhabitants OF
fzid Uillrict of Name ard on The day Vt the
meeting for the choice OF De egates ~ aforefa,d,
the iuhsbiants of the ,ewns. d..tr,cts and pisntA
tous in The D,iirict of Maine qaaiIned 20 vote tor
Senators, fhaE in open meeting iummoued alto
for this surpoe, give their written voes on the
ausitiop "Is il expedisnt that the D,itIiet Ut
Mafae lhail be Etpstated from Mafaehniett, and
become an independsnt state aroa the terns
and conditions provided IN an act sni led An
act concerning the ieparstion Of the Diitr,ct Of
Maine from MsGaehu,etts Proper, aud forming
The fame ip,o (.paiale ard independent STATE !
and the seleSmen fths towns and dilts,ets, aud
the AhsHors of the unincorporAed plantations
fhAI iu open meeting receive count fort aud de-
clare, and The Clerks hereof refpt etvey ihaii re
cord the vote. for and sgaini iueh se@isn y aud
iard se'ee.msI ana town Csrks ans THE Gsdois
aud Clerks If laid plan, atoms, ihail zeal up aud
uanim,t lad votes to the Pre6dsnt Of the Coaven
ton Al their meeting h rem provided within four
days Eext after the ah Monday If september
next, snd it IL fhai appear to iaid Convention.
tha, Majority of i've 10 four leah Il the votes
Telorned are 10 favor otia dilr q becom,9g an
State Is afore.1d. then and NOT o her
wife faid Convention fhslI proceed to form q
Conf ution ~ is provided in this sSt.