Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-02-25

next before the time OF such MS vouhei eA-
cept as is provided for IN the second sec''o"
Of this act.
Src. IA .4sd be Il further enacted That II
.rv person shaI remove from one town or
CITY and settle in another. and shall produce
a certificate from the town or citycierk VI The
town or city from whence he removed, set
tipy forth thai he had been duly admitted
freeman in SAID town or city upon an estate
other than any such mentioncd IN the min
section Of this act, he shall be entitled TO all
the privileges of q freeman IN the town or
citv To which he hath removed without being
uropounded anew: Propided, he hath resided
three months in such town or city, and hath
a freehold estate therein, sufficient to quality
him 10 be freeman, the deed or conveyance
whereof shall have been duly recorded as
aforesaid. -.
SEC. IA. .4nd be Il. further enacted, That IT
any dispute shall arise concerning the value
of any freehold or other estate under this act.
the same shalt for that time be determined
bv the ooti, or affirmation ofthe person claim
ing TO vote, such oath or affirmation to be ad-
ministered by the moderator or warden: ana
such person shall not be allowed to vote at.
terwards thereon, unless the value Thereon
shall have been determined by three persons)
or any two Of them (undcr oath or affirmation,
TO be annually appointed by the town meet
ing or city council of each town or city Tor
that purpose: and in case of dispute as aiorc-
said, the clerk Of the town, or OF the ward IN
anv CITY. shall make record of the same. and
how the value Of the same was determined.
SEC. Is. .4nd be IL further enacted, That if
any person shall fraudulenty put in vote
for any general officer or officers, or shall vote
for any other officer in any town or city IN
this State, not being qualified according 10
this act, such person so voting or putting IN
his vote shall forfeit and pay the sum OF one
hundred dollars for each and every offence,
and oil such votes, II returned to the General
Assembly, shall be rejected and not counted.
SEc. l6. And be ii further enacted, That the
moderator. warden or other person appointedto
receive the votrs at any town or ward meeting,
who shall receive tho vote or vote of any person
or persons suspected Of having frauduently
qualified any person or persons to be II voter or
voters or the vote or votes Of any person or per-
sons who shall be suspected of fraudulent prac-
tices in procuring himself or themselves to be
qualified in manner herein before mentioned,
after he or they shall have been publicly chal-
lcnged by freeman OF said town or city with
out first administering TO him or them the oath
or affirmation herein before prescribed shall for
feit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for
each and every offence by him committed; and
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10 certify on each g. every vote 80 challenged,
the cause OF tho challenge. and that tho same
was received without oath or affirmation as
aforesaid and that all such votes given in and
20 received for any general officer or officers,
shall be thrown out by the Grand Committee at
the general election.
SEC IL. And be IL further enacted, That any
moderator, warden, or presiding officer OF any
town or ward meeting, who shall fraudulently
o. ska af tfipH vnt whether
the same shau be publicly challenged. or not
shall forfeit and pay the sum OF one hundred
dollars for each and every offence and that ii
shall likewise be the duty of the town or ward
clerk to cause to be sealed up and transmitted
TO the General Assembly all rejected votes
whenever any freeman shall request the same
and to certify thereon, that the same were re-
iected. To the end that the General Assembly
may determine if the same ought to he received
or rejected (; and if am person really qualified
10 vote shall frandulently put in mere than one
vote, all the votes put in by him shall be thrown
out by tho Grand Committee and such person
shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred
dollars, and be excluded from voting TOR any
officer in this State for the space OF three years
from the time OF conviction.
SEC. IS. And be il further enacted That ifany
moderator, warden or presiding officer OF my
town or city meeting aforesaid. or town,city
or ward clerk, shall wilfully neglect or refuse to-
perform g. comply with the duties herein before
prescribed. he shall for every such neglect or
refusa, forfeit and pay the SUM of one hundred
dollars.
SEC. 10. And be ii further enacted, That all
parsons who have heretofore been admitted to
vote for any officer in any town or city III inns
State. upon any deed or conveyance, which shall
not have been duly recorded or lodged to be re-
corded in their respective towns or cities, Tor
the space OF forty five days next before the an
nual town and ward meetings in April next,are
hereby declared incapable ofvoting thereon for
any officer, notwithstanding such deeds and
conveyances remain on fle in any town or city
clerks office, and not recorded, or lodged to be
recorded, in conformity hereto.
SEC. 20. and BE- ii further enacted. That it
shall be the duty ofthe several Town ard City
Clerks ip this State to receive all deeds which
NAV from time to time he presented to them
respectively. and 30 record the same al length,
by transcribiug the same into the book or books
of land evidence in said town or city, in the or
dor in which they may be received, and he shall
also certify on said deed the time when the
same was recorded. And if any Town City
Clerk shall wilfully neglect or refuse to perform
his duty in this respect, or SHALL deliver. or
suffer to be delivered out of mis- poss' ssion any
deed received by him, to any person whonso-
ever before such deed shall have been duly re-
corded, he shall be fined for each ctience upon
conviction the rcof the sum Of one hundred
dollars. Prorided horerei, that it shall be law
fn for any Town City Clerk to refuse TO
receive any deed for record, whenever payment
of the legal fee for recording the same shall be
actually demanded in advance and shall be re-
fused.
SEC. 81. 1nd be IL further enacted, That if
any person shall, directly or Indirectly. give, or
offer or agree TO give, to any freeman, or to any
person ter the benefit ofany freeman, any sum
of moncv, or other valuable consideration, for
the purpose of inducing such freeman to give in
his vote at sny election in this State,pr by way