The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-03-11
LAW OF MAINE.

AN ACT to divide the State into Districts for the
choice Of Representatives in the Congress Of THE
United States and prescribing the mode Of electio
SECT. /. BE Il enacted by the SENATE aud House
q Representatives. IN Legislature assembled, That
Il State be, and il hereby j. divided into Dis
tricts, for the purpose Of choosing Representatives
70 represent this State in The Congress of the United
States. after the present Congress in each of which
Districts one Representative, being an inhabi,ant OF
the District for which be shall be elected, shall be
chosen in the sane manner hereinafter prescribed.
Sect. 2 b IL further enacted. That the said sew
en- Districts snail be formed in the manner following :
1he county OF York shall compose District, and
be called York District The County Of Cumberland
excepting the towns of Baldwin, Brdgton, Harrison,
Otisbeld and Ainot, shall compose District
and lie called Cumberland District The County
OF Lincoln. excepting Waes, Lewiston, Lisbon, Mont
%ille, Palermo Plantation of Montve, Washington,
Plantation Of Appleton ami Plantation of atriektown,
shall compose one District and be called Lincoln
District The County OF hennebec, excepting the
towns Of Temple, Wilson and Green, and including
Meniville, emO, PlsAtaou OF h0ntVille, Washing
ton, Plantation of Appleton. and Plantation Of Patrick
town. in the County OF Lincoln, shall cOapoSe
D;stricr, and be called Ktnnebec District The
County of OSflrJ, with the towns Of Baldwin, Bridc
ton. Harrison Otishcd, and Minot in the County OF
cumberland, Wales, Lewiston, and Lisbon, n the
County OF Lincoln Temple, Wilton, and Green.
the County of kenne &c snail compose District,
and he called Oxford District The Counties Of Ham
cock and Washington shall compose one District, nd
Counties Of Somerset and Penobscot shall compose
one District, and be called Somerset and Penobscot
District.
Sect. 3. BE Il further enacted That the Selcctmen
af the several towns and the Assessors Of the several
Plantations within tais State, shall IN manner prescI
brd By law, for calling Town and plantation meetings.
cause tie inhabitants Of theiT respective towns and
plantations, duly qualified 10 vote for Representatives
in the Legislature of this STATE, to assemble the
first Monday of April next. 10 give in their for
Re preventative 10 the >eecimen or Assessors who
shal preside al said meetings and the Selectmcn
Assessors major part OF them. shall IN open town
plantation meeting, and count the ana snail
form list of the OF the persons voted tor nth
the number CT votes for each person, written in words
at length against his name and the town panta-
ton Clerk shall make record thereof And the Select
men Assessors shall in such meeting make public
declaration of the persons voted for and lie numb
Of votes they respectively have snd shall. in open
town plauiation meeting, seal up the said list cerl-
cd by the selectmen Assessors & express upon the
outside Of said list, the district in which the
given, and shall transmit the same within forty
DAYS next after such meeting, TO the Secretary OF
State. And the returns Of votes FIR Representatives
gwen in before directed shall he, in substance
IN the following form viz. At legal meeting Of the
inhaItans OF the town or plantation as the may
BEL of -, in the county OF -, qualified by the
constitution TO for Representatives in the Legis-
lature of this State, holden the - day Of -.
being the - day Of said month in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty,
The said Inhabitants gave in their votes for Repre-
sentative to represent the inhabitants Of this State in
the Congress Of the United States for -, District,
and the same received sorted and counted and
declared in open town Tor pantaonl meeting, by the
Seleetmen Ior Assessors who presided and in pres
ence Of the Town Tor plantation Clerk, who formed a
list Of the persons voted for, and made record there
of as follows Viz. For -, Selectmen Tef Assessors
As the case NAV be Attest -. Town Clerk which
returns shall be laid before the Governor and Council
Ny The Secretary uf State and in case Of election for
any district, hy majority ofthe votes returned from
SlCh district the Governor shall forthwith transmit,
10 the chosen, certificate Of such ceice,
signed by the Governor ami countersigned BY the Sec
Tetarv.
Sect. T. Be Il further enacted Tha. in case no Der-
son should he chosen nv majority Of an TIC votes
returned fiom any District the Governor shah cause
preceps 10 issue 10 the Seectmeu Of The several towns
and assessors nf the several plantations within such
District directing and requiring such s. ccimcn ana
Assessors 10 the inhabitants 81 their respective
towns and plantations qualified as aforesaid, 70
HE afore said day in such prercpt re ap-
pointed give in their votes for Representative in
Cong .eSs aforesaId-~hich preeept shall he
panied with list OF persons voted for IN such District
shelving the number OF votes for each person accord
ing to the first return and the proceedings shall
Sc lad thereon, in All respects, before directed IN
this act and the Selectmen of such towns s. the AS
Of such plantations shall return such lists 70
the Sccretary's Office within the time required hv such
precept and the Secretary shall lay the lists.
turned his Office. before the Governor aud Council
AMI fbe Governor shall cause the person or persons
Tho shall ne chosen aforesaid Be Notified there
Of; and like proceedings shall be again had. in case
any district shall fail Of eeciiug the choce Of Rep
resenfatye aad the Governor shall issue his precepts
accordingly the Sslectmen of those toans and AS
SCISSORS of those plantations in such Districts wherein
tire choice Of Representatives shall not have hecn
made, and like proceedings shall be had often as
occasion ma V require
Sect. 3. BE IL f1rfler enacted, That whenever any
vacancies shall happen in the Representation Of this
State in the Congress Of fhe United States, the Cow
ernor shall precepts Issue the Selectmrn Of
the several towns and the Assessors Of the several
plantations within any Dstricf in which a vacancy
may happen directing and requiring them cause the
inhabitants Of their respective AMI PLANTATIONS
assemble on dav in snch precepi 10 he appointed.
to give in their for Representative supply
such vacancy and like proceedings shall from time
time in all rcsrcr's he had as herein provided.
Sect g. BE ii further eHacted, That il shall he the
duty of the several Shers of the several Counties OF
she State. receiving copies Of this act any Pre-
cept from the Governor for the parpose herein
toned transmit the seasonablv to the Select
men OF the several towns and Assessors Of the several
usataons, within their respective eouulits. whom