Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-26

DUTY OF the several clerks of the towns COM
posing such Representative District, to
meet together at some convenient place
within such district, at some convent
ent time, not exceeding three days after the
complexion OF such election--such time and
place TO be fixed by law, and there to pro-
duce and compare the several transcripts
aforesaid, and thereupon to ascertain wheth-
er any person has majority Of all the votes
given IN, and IT so, to make out certificate
OF such fact, under their hands, or the hands
OF majority ofthem, and to cause the same
seasonably to be delivered to the person
elected; and in case of more than one, then
one such certificate shall be so delivered to
each OF the persons elected, which certifi-
Gates shall be primG .facie evidence of the
title OF such person to the Office of Repre-
sentative. 1t shall also be the duty of such
clerks at such meeting, to make out in like
manner, as many such certificates, as there
are towns composing such district, one of
which shall be delivered to each of said
clerks, whose duty it shall be, without de-
lay to cause the same to be recorded at
length among the records of the town of
which he is clerk.
AND IN case the Representative or Repre-
sentatlves to be chosen in such districts,
shall not be chosen at the first trial, it shall
be the dirty Of such clerks, or a majority of
them, xosshwith to certify that fact to the
Selectmen Of each of the towns composing
such district, whose duty it shall be to issue
their warrants for another meeting of the
qualified voters in their respective towns, at
which like proceedings shall be had, and
the votes shall be in like manner sorted
counted, declared and recorded, and the
transcripts thereof compared, and the result
certified by such clerks at a meeting herein
before directed; except that at such second
election, the person or persons to the num-
Der required, having the highest number of
votes. shall be deemed and certified TO be
elected. But in case two or more persons,
at such second meeting, share the highest
and equal number of votes, the fact shall be
certified by such clerks, the House of Rep
resentatives are authorized to elect one or
more to the number required from persons
thus having an equal number of votes. And
in case the Clerk of either of said towns
shall be prevented by sickness or other
cause, from performing the duties hereby
prescribed, or any of them, or in csae of
vacancy in office, it shall be the selectmen
ofsuch town to appoint clerk for the pur-
pose herein provided, who for such purposes,
shall have all the powers, and perform ali
the duties of the standing clerk of such
town.
In all cases, where towns are herein men,
toned, municipal districts shall be deemed
to be included.
The meetings for the choice of Represen-
tatves, until the time of the commencement
of the political year shall be altered BY
further amendment of the constitution, shall
be held on the first Monday in May in eaci,
year; and in case of failure to elect the
required number of Representatives at such
meeting, by majority of the votes given,
the second meeting for that purpose, shall
be held on the third Monday in May-and
the salessthat atsecofid meetings the person
OF PERSONS having the highest number of
votes, shall be deemed to be elected and re-
turned accordingly, shall apply to all the
Representative districts.
And when such Representative district is
composed of a single town or city, the votes
of the qualified voters shall be taken exam
ined, recorded and certified, and the person
orpersons elected, notified of such election,
and furnished with a certificate thereof, by
the selectmen aud town clerk of such town,
or by the Mayor, Aldermen and Clerk of
such city, as the case may be.
The members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be paid out of the publick Treas
ury Of the Commonwealth for their travel
and attendance in the General Court.
No member of the Senate or House of
Representatives shall be arrested on mesne
process or execution, during his going to,
or returning from, or attendance in the Gen
eral Court.
All the provisions of the existing Consti-
tuition Inconsistent with the provisions here
in contained, are hereby wholly annulled.