Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-09

or before the last day of December IN the
year next preceding paid a tax assessed Tor
and within such year upon his property there
III valued NJ least at one hundred and thirty
four dollars. Any COLLECTOR OF taxes who
shall wiiluiIy refuse Ia grant such certificate
To any person demanding the san", aud le,
gnlly entitled thereto. or shall grant such GER
iica'e To ouc not cntllIed thereto, shall for
fen the sum Of one hundred dollars .or each
and every such offence.
See >. Every town and city clerk OF tins
State shall prOylde II suitable book for the
registry of the pqnes of all persons who IN
order to vote are required by the constitution
to be registered which book shall be kept
IN the office of the town or city clerk for the
purpose oi such regsty only, and shall al
ways be open to the lnsDecipn Of any elcftor
Of such town or city aud every town or city
clerk IN this Slntc is hereby required to reg
lister IN SAID book the name Of every male IN.
habitant of the town or city who shall demand
such registry, and who shall declare that ae
ls qualified by birth, and is or will be within
year qualified by age and rcsidence to vote
~ such town or city, together with the date
of the registry and shall also register there.
IN the name Of every such Inhabllanl deman
ded to be registered by any eiector of such
town or city, who shall declare that sEch IN
habiiani is qualified by birth, and is or wlJ
be within yenr qualified by age and resi-.
deGce to vote therein; ~ which case, seslGes
the date Of the registry, he shall also regl--
ter opposite the name of such inhabitani, the
name OF the elector demanding the same
Every town or city clerk who shall neglect
to provide aud keep such book, or who shall
refuse, OF all suitable times. To permit such
inspection oi the same, or who shall refuse or
neglect 10 register the name ot any pcrson
upon demand and declaration as aforesaid, or
shall register a name without date, or with
lalsp date, shall forfeit the SUN al one hun
dred dollars for each and eY"ry such offence.
Sec. q. On or before the 20ih day of Feb
ruary IN the year lS13. the clerks of every
town and city Of this State shall deliver 10
The assessors of taxes of their respective
towns and cities a certified copy from the
registry alphabetically arranged Of The names
Of a.. persons registered 10 vote N such
town or city on or before the Both DAY OF De.
cembcr, 1872. On or before The 20Ih day Ot
January, IN the year lSil and IN each year
thereafter, said clerks shall deliver to SAID
assessors a like copy from their registry Of
the names of all persons registered ~ the
town or city on or before The last day of
December, IN The year next preceding: and
such assessors OF taxes shall, on or before
the first Monday IN September. IN the year
! lSI3, and IN each year thereafter, assess upon
every person whose name shall have been
registered a. aforesaid, his property AK or,
If he have no taxable property, or his taxes
thereon do not amount 10 u dollar, then as
the case may be, a tax al one dollar, or such
sum. as with his other taxes shall amount 10
one dollar On or before the first Monday
in October, ia the year 1913, and IN each
year thereafter, said assessors shall return TO
the clerks office Of the town or city SAID
copy OF the registry by them duly certified
with the tag or taxes assessed against each
person placed against ms name thereon, dis
ungulshlng whether sad iax is property pr
registry tax (; aud Il a property ta&, whether
said tax was assessed upon his property
therein valued al least at l3t dollars whlch
copy so returned II shall be the duty vi the
town or city clerk 10 record aud hle. The
copy of the registry thus made ou' and re-
turned GaG, contain the names o. all ths reg
IslerCd voters for the calender yeur next sue
cecdIng. Every town ur city clerk neg leCt.
ing or refusing TO deliver such certified copy
10 the assessors a. aforesaid, or wilfully deli.
Ycngg false OF imperfect copy, bail forfeit
the sum OF three hundred dollars and II any
assessors of taxes shall wholly neglect or re.
fuse TO make such assessments, pafh and eye
ry such assessor SO n"sIecllng or refusing,
shall forfeit the SUM 81 one thousand dollars,
and be liable to Imprisonment for one year
aud II any assessors shall wlltully neglect or
refuse 10 assess as aforesaid any person reg
is,cTCi! as aforesaid, each and every assessor
50 neg glccting or reIuslng, sh0 forfeit the
SUN Of one hundred dollars Tor each aud cv"-
ry person whom he shall So neglect or refuse /
10 assess as aforesaid.
Sec. Z. Eyrry town or ward clerk, upon
payment or tender OF hIs legal fees, which
shall be the same for The ward clerks ~ for
He town and city clerks, shall furnish 10 any
person demanding the same, certified copy .
IT any lst aI votes gwen ~ at any election
Every town or city clerk, shall, upon Ike I
payment or tender, furnish to any person de-
handing the same, a certified copy 81 any |
egislratlon OF voters, with the names of
hose who nave pald taxes i0 bun, and tile
AMOUNT of such taxes, apd whether the same
we're paid on or before the last day of De
'embcr next preceding aud shalI also, upon
he request Qt guy person aud tender ot le-
gal fees, and without unreasonable delay,
'Xamlne the records and certify Ia the estate
j any person or persons, aud shall furnish
,np,es of any instrument OF willIng which
may he on record or ON the files ot hs office.
Every collector uI iay"s, or town or city
treasurer shall upon like request and pay
nrnt oi tender, ana without unreasonable de-
ay. furnish to any elcctor, u certified list ot
hose whp have pald To iIm State, town, and
.rgIsify taxes aud tho amounts aud times Of
.uch payments and shall grant certificates
'cttng forth whether n certain person ur
axes, aud II paid. To what amount, and NJ
What time aud every town, cIty, or ward
,lerk, collector of taxes, town or city treas
Ircr, who shall refuse or unreasonably delay
q furnish such lists or certificates upon pay
Dcut or tender ns aforesaid. shaiI, FOR every
uch offence, forfeit not less than twenty hve
ior more than Two hundred dollars. I
Sec. 8. On or brf,rc the 2jlh day of Feb. .
nary m the year 1873, every town and city
rC0surCr aud collector ol taxes, and on ~
,clorc the first Monday Of February IN every f.
'car thereafter, every town and city collector
II taxes ~ tins State, shall furnish 10 the
own clerks of Their respective towns aud
tues, duly certified alphabetical lists oi all .
crsons registered on or before the 3Uih day
+ December ~ the year lSi2 nnd on of
clorc the last day of December next pre-
edng ~ every year thereafter ~ their res.
cctivc towns and ciilcs. who shall un or be-
,rc that tttup tn tI, vpar $50 bnvp notd Ia