Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-06-16
LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BY AUTHORITY.
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts.
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR.

Resolve, directing the mode of choos-
ing Electors Of President and Vice President
of the United States
Resolred by The Senate end House of Repre
seTtaiires an General Court assembled, That the
Selectmen of the several towns and districts
IN this Commonwea lth shall in manner as the
law directs for calling town meetings. cause
the inhabitants thereof, duly qualified 10 vote
tor Representatives to the General Court ofthis
commonwealth, to assemble on Monday. the
hrst day OF November next, to give ir their
votes for fifteen Electors of President and
Vice President of tie United States. qualified
according. to the constitution thereof; whose
names shall all be borne on one ticket,
either written or printed, and such ticket shall
contain the name of at least one inhabitant Ct
each OF the several districts, into which the
Commonwealth is at present divided for the
choice of Representatives in Congress, and A.
ganst the name of each person on such ticket
the district in which he resides shall be desis-
mated.
And the SGlectmen shall preside at such
meetings and shall in open town meeting re-
ceive, sort, count and declare and the town
and district clerks respectively shall re cord the
votes givenin; and exact lists thereof shall be
made under the hands of a majority of the Sc
leCfmen and OF the town or district clerk, who
shall seal up u deliver the same to the Sheriff
OF the county within three days, who shall
transmit the same to the office Of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth within seven DAYS
thereafter; or the town or district clerk or Sc
lectmen shall themselves transmit the same to
said office within ten days after the day of the
election ; and all votes not so returned shall
be rejected. And the Governor and Council
shall open and examine the returns aforesaid
and count the votes. And the Governor shall
forthwith transmit to each person elected as
atore said a certificate of his election.
Be 1t further resOlped, That the Electors so
chosen shall meet at the State House in Bos-
ton, on the thirteth day of November, at four
O'Clock IN the afternoon. Aud i'll case Of the
death or absence of any Elcctor or Electors,
or IN case the whole number of Electors to
which the Commonwealth is entitled shall
from any cause be deficient, his or their places
shall forthwith be supplied from the people at
large by majority Of the votes of the electors
present. And the Electors thereafter on the
first day of December next, shall vote by bal
lot for one person for President and one for
Vice President of the United States: and
for their trouble and attendance the Electors
shall receive the same compensation as men,
bers.ot the Legislature are entitled to. And
all laws now in force regulating the duty
and conduct of sheriffs, town officers and
voters in the election of Governor. Lieutenant
Governor, Counsellors, Senators and Repre.
sentatiVes, shall as far as applicable apply and
be IN force, as 10 the meetings and elections 10
be holden and tie returns to be made under
this resolve and under the like forfetures and
penalties.
find be al further reSOlced, That in the Civ
Of Boston, the said election shall be holden and
the returns thereof made in conformity with
the directions Of the act establishing the CITY
OF Boston, and the several acts supplementary
thereto: Propided, kOa0euer, that the returns
shall be made within the time before prescrib-
cd
Approved by the Governor, June Q, 1924.
An Act in addition to an act en-
titled an act 10 regulate the expectation of
smoked Henings and Alewives.
SEC. ]. he Il enacted by The Senate and
House Of Representatives., an General Court
assembled, and by he authority of he same,
That from and after the passing of this act. ali
smoked lferrings and Alewives arriving from
any town in the State of Maine, may be ex.
ported in any vessel or vessels to any port or
ports IN the United States, or to any foreign
port or ports, without being rcinspected.
SEC. 2. BE ii further enacted, That anv
act now IN force that is contrary TO the proys
IONS of this act be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
Approved by the Governor, June s, 1924.