Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-07-23

ond qnalify deputy clerk, win or wItnnht
the approbaiion' OF the council, or board OF
aldermen ;-and il shall be the duty OF said
deputy cIerk'io attend at said office ia the
absence Of the clerk during the time aiore-
said. aud perform all The duties incumbent
Oh the town or city clerk.
Sec 2. II any person appointed to op-
praise real estate IN cases where It's sniiicI'
ency may be disputed, or ony moderator,
warden, presiding officer OF city council,
or town or city clerk or deputy clerk, shall
wiIfully neglect or refuse to perform aud
comply with any OF the duties herein pre-
scrbed, OF any Of the duties otherwise in
culnbsnt upon him by the election laws OF
this State, he shall for every such neglect or
refusal, upon conviction thereof, forfeit the
sum OF one hundred dollars, to be recovered
by an action of debt, or by indictment 10
uny court OF record proper to try the same
one half 10 the use Of him who shall inform
or SIZE for the same, aud the other half to
the use of the State and also TO all the pen
Mites and liabilities imposed upon town clerks
ond their deputies by The existing law: Pro-
gided, that oil iDforinatons and prosecutions
for any Of the forfeitures aforesaid, shall be
commenced within one year after the same
shall have accrued, and not atei wards.
Sec. 3. Any white male citizen Of this
state Of twcniy-one years of age or upwards
whose estate lies out OF the town or city
where he lives, but who is in other respects
legally qualified TO vote may, whether he
has or has not been admitted free in any town
~ this state, be admitted a freeman of the
town or city who rc he lives, to vote for gen.
eral officers, representatives, to the general
assembly, representatives IN Congress, and
electors Of president and vice president Of
the United States; Proriacd, he shall have
resided Ia such town or city for the term Of
three months next preceding the time OF
such vote, and shall at the tiino Of his voting,
produce certificate bearing date within ten
days of the town or ward meeting at which
the votes, under the hand of the town or city
clerk where bis eslate lies, setting forth that
hc has freehold estate therein, sufficient To
qualify him to be freeman agreeably to The
act 10 which tins act is IN anne endmcnt, and
Provided also, that no town or city clerk shall
give any certificate TO any person applying
therefor, unless the deed or other convey.
nncc Of his estate, If his title be by deed,
shall have been acknowledged, and also shall
least forty. five days.
Sec. A. Whenever On application is made
to any town or city clerk for a certificate in
SECTION OF the act and such clerk enterialns
reasonable doubts as 10 the estate being OF
sufficient value, it shall be the duty o: the
clerk forthwith to notify at the expense Of
the applicant, the appraisers of the town or
city for ascertaining The value of disputed
estates, to appraise the value Of such estates:
oDd on receiving such notice together with
their fees, which shall also he paid by the
applicant it shall be the dpty Of such op-
praisers, or any Two Of them, forthwith, to
appraise the value oGsuch estate, and make
an immediate return thereof to such clork !;
aud if The appraised value is sufficient 10
qualify the person owning the same, to be
freeman, agreeably to the act TO which this
act is in alne ndment, il shall then be the du-
" Of the clerk to grant such certificate.
Sec. 5. The provisions of the third section
ot tho act Of which this act is in amendment,
shull be- deemed TO apply to certificate voters
rs constituted by this act
Sec. 6. The fees of appraisers for appras-
ing estates under this act, and the act to
Which this is IN amendment sha! be one dol
lar TO each appraiser.
True copy-witncss,
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'y.