Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-10-22
STATE Of Maine.
In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty.
an Actin relation to Eyect;ons

and FORTY.
an acT; !, roj,,;a ., E,J,;
SEcTIDx l. Re- il euacted h, mo Ss,o,. mad
House Of Rc,rege,tot;nes 3; Jco;,,,.a 49,
hnt The onalGad enc -, ao''t 1
max organize themselves into nIan,a,;nns e. ,La
burmese. eff Eleetio, g in Tho C,iI,,,,;, ,,
Anv three or more Of ;nh.h;,snta ~ "s
cnrpnra,ed pace. may anpIv in ,yr;,;ng IN ON. a.
more Ceuniy Commissioners of the Countv in
which s,tob yl,cr is si,i,uted ,vlos. d,,, !, I'LL
| he To issue II il warrant TO one of said annl;csn,s
lrrctinp him 10 notify and ,ynrn = ,,ne,;ng IF H.
Erctor. of said MACE within sucb limits NE shall
| pc described in sncb wnrran, NJ some sncci6ed
central place by posting m notice thereof and NJ
lis ol Ject, in two or more pubic places in said
nniucorporated tar- s,v,,, d,,. h,tore III. d,y up
| said mcpting And ~, rho linz and Mac .nno;n,
ted, a ldcraIot shall h.. ,b,sap hv Lal,o, ,rhog,
! dlty il shall h. TO nr.s,d. a, sa;J aa,n, A.
three A s.ssrs ard CIerk Of nil afe, ba eLosan h..
/ hnlIn, =, tha s,,,a IL -, , e I''e" Wy
| he Moderator Or Jus,ica Of ,i,c p.orc and ,,a
limits Of all Plantations IN or,,,i,od sh'i, h'
described by said Assesso,s 60 - ~ e.
| varded 10 the Secretary of S,ato ND b., lii, 30
corded ''1 y ''" 'e'
SEC 2 Be af,rtler epacted Tia, s,;d Assoc
| sors si,pll max a ,,,, NJ, ai,I,,'; ,:c
inhabitants of said place as shall snnos -" 20 he
qualified Electors by the Cons,;Int;on pr ,h S,.,a
nr of the Unifed States. and nos, nm s.d liz, i,
two or more Lubir pi res in said lo;ncornor.,a1
place seven da,s e, least mex, before n. 4 ~ oc
ihr election Thev sbalI call n noet;po az tho
Inhabitants aforesaid AT some conyen;en md oa,,
place to be designated in the warrant therefor bv
| posting up nnijce thereof seven davs b.G,ra ITO
DIV of clcctinD which elect;on sb,I he a.,
the same dav il is in the class n, county ~
which said ,lace NAV be n mar, a. !, sh.,,
be The dutv Of said 9ssessrs - W. $3.50 y sa :.
some convenient Mace 10 he s,.,.J in ,ba 49,,
ca1,in0 tl,c meeting on te day ~ aioo,;on ior
before the bour Of mecting 40 ,bov sha,, :" aoan,
necessary. 10 receive e,idnnco y, ,ho
of .lec,n,, aud ,onnand ,l; - VIC
SIC. 3. Be further enae,es TIT sa;d .s..-
sors shall preside impartialy mt said meetno and
receive ,l,a vo,os 81 u ,:e CT '"' .'oe'"S anu
sort. count and declare iha,, e'eo,s pesani'
meeting. and in the nresanoa or p ,,," ',an.",;o,,
Clerk "a bn eI,au fn psoc vi 'he P'ahtai,o"
with the number of votes for each nersor aaa;ns;
his name: shall make fair record ,horone y ,hs
presence of the 4.sessors and - ,noa ,,,.,..,;n,
meeting. And the Clerl, sLaII ,n.ka on a. 800.
of the meeting. And The Clerk Shall make ou,
fair copies of the list of voters. and names Of
Clerk, and TO be sealed nm in nIon,a,o anu vi.
ing, and canse the same TO he d.I;vereJ within Tho
time required by the Copstitn.on IN tho resnec,;ye
authorities. whose dutv Il nna h. ., s -, .
same. And votes On ,5,o,vn sb.,I '.I ~
allowed for Electors If pres;don, .nd VIZ p.o"
dent, for Representative 10 Conaress e., Covarnor
Senators, Representative n S,a,o + a~;s,o,,.o ani