Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-09
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IS43 aud every year thereafter, every town
clerk 10 this State shall furnish 10 the town
councils of ihrIr respective towns. and the
city clerk of The city Of Providenre shall fur
nish the mayor and aldermen OF said city,
duly certified alphabetical list oi all persons
registered on or bcfoTe the :IOtb day o' De-
ccmber III the yeur 1912. aud on or before
the Inst day OF D.cembrr next preceding ~
every year thereafter, Tor the purpose 0i Not-
ing ~ such town or city placing Opposite
the name Of every person so registered the
amount Of his assessed property tax for the
year preceding and whether the same wns
assessed on property IN the SAID town or CITY
valued at least nj one hundred and thirty
four do..ars, and oi the registry tax, u any,
by him paid. and whether sud taxes were
paid on or before the 30ih day Of Dccembrr
in the year lS12, apd on or before the last
day of December next preceding M every
year thereafter and separately ihereirom,
correct alphabetical lists ot The names ot all
persons entitled % vote under article second,
section first. OF The constitution: and every
town and city clerk, and every town or city
treasurer, who shall refuse or neglect To de-
liver such lists os aforesaid within the time
above limited, or who shall wlfnlly deliver
false or imperfect lists, shu forfeit not less
than five hundred, nor more Than one ihon:
sanl dollars. or be Imprisoned not less than
sly months, either, or both, at The dIscrci"n
of The court who shall try such offender
Sec. 9. On or before the last day OF Feb
ruary in the year lS4:h every town and city
clerk IN this State shall pay 10 The treasurer
of such town or city all sums by hln, received
as registry taxes as AFORESAID and any town,
or city clerk who shall neglect or refuse Ia
make paymen; as aforesaid, shall forfeit not
less than one huDdrrd, nor more than thee
thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not ex-
cOedlng five years, or until he shall have paid,
over such money So by him received.
Sec. 10. The town councIls OF the several
towns IN this State and The mayor aud alder
men of the city of Providence, shall, on or
be fore the second Monday of March ~ the
year lS4;s aud in every year thereafter make
oVl correct alphabetical lists Of all persons
qualified Ia vote generally, to vii: OF al
persons entitled 20 vote under article second
section LIST. Of the constitution and all per-
sons entitled to vote by registry and pny-
mcnt of registry and other taxes or military
services 10 lhGIr several towns and The several
wards Of eg,i CITY OF Providence; and scpa-
lstely from such lists, couect alphabetical
lists OF all persons entitled 10 vote upon any
proposition to impose q lax or expend money
in their respective towns aud upon such
proposition and in the election of the city
council of the city Of Providence, III The
several wards OF SAID city, 10 wit: oi oil per
sons entitled TO vote under article s"cnnd.
section first, of the constitutions; and all pet
sons upon whose properly IN their several
towns aud ~ sad city, valued ut least at one
hundred aud thirty -four do Jays, n tax or taxes
have been assessed, aud paid, and within Tue
year neYt preceding aud on or b' lore Tho
last day of December therein ;. and sia.l
cause such lists To be posted up IN four or
more public places IN their respective t"wns
and one III each ward OF the said city. and
one IN The town or city clerks office, which
last lists .lail Dc open 10 the examination OF
any eicclor of the town or city ai all rcasona-
be hours and any person who shall take
down. destroy, or drlace snch list or lists 30
posted up, shall forfeit the sum Of one hun
drcd dollars, or may be imprisoned three
months.
See II. On or before the third Monday
Of March IN the year 1913, aud IN every ycar
thereafter, the town councils oi tho several
towns and the mayor and aldermen uf the
city Of Providence shall be IN session ut some
convenent place or places, for reasonable
time, IN their respective towns ana said clly
Cor the purpose Of correcting such lists, and
the notice OF the time or tunes, ana place or
places Of holding said sessions sha be gwen
by the town couucis aud said mayor nnd
aldermen upon the lists posted up ms afore-
said. The members of The town councils
and town clerks of the several towns, aud the
mayor and aldermen and CITY clerk oi thc
city OF Providence, shall be paid by their res
pcCllvc towns md said city, one dollar each,
Cor cgcfy days attendance IN the discharge
pf their duties under this Act: and sard town
aud city clerks shall IN addition be paid legal
fees for their recording and making ont lh"
several lists ana returns IN this act required.
SEC ~. At least Ten days previous 10 tho
jrs Wednesday IN April, said town councils
md mayor and aldermen shall canse 10 ba
posted up as aforesaid lists ol persons entitled
o vote IN their respective towns and SAID
.lty So by them corrected as aforesaid aud
ha'l. on the Monday preceding the fr-t
w Nedncsday Of April, hold session Tor the
purpose at further correcting SAID lists, which
session shall be holden for at least two hours.
Said board ut canvassers shall also nj least
wo days previous To any election "i Rcpr"-
cnlatIves To Congress, ot electors at pr"si-
lcnl aud vice president Of the Unucd States,
,r of town or city officers, hold u session Tor
he purpose ui further correcting the town
ma warn llSls bl NulfIS w WIN ~ '"''s wv
lists need not b. posted up a. aforesaid. bat
iotlcc ul The time aud place oi such Session
hnl be gwen Tor at least ten days pTevl"uS
hereto, by posting up notices ihcreot ~ Tour
" more public places IN every town, and one
u each ward Of ihc city of Pfovldenc", aud
nc IN The lown or Guy clerks Office ~.
'lcnd of such notice, IN one ar more nrw1
,apCrs published ~ such town or clty. The
lists of voters so corrected shall he by snld
own councils and mayor and aldermen cor
fled by their presiding officer and on the
amc day delivered 10 the town clerks "i
hclr respective townS and 10 the cIiy clcrk
i the cry ot Providence, 10 be- delivered by
AID town clerks io the fnodcrnturs ol The
cyrral inyn meetings of their rcspeclN"
owns a. suon as chuscn md the ciiy clerk
4 the city oi Providence shall from the lst
+ voters ~ corrected make out separate lists
f The voters ~ each ward of SAID city nnd
end such lists by hun certified io The cl'rLs
4 the respective wards before the time hXrd
" The opening uf The ward meetings. Any
.iiul neglect To hold the srs-Ions. Ia Pot
~ The Lists, ot to deliver the same NJ hcrcln
ofrre required nn the pnri oi any town c"un
II or of SAID mayor aud aldermcn or iuwnor
NY clerk, shall be punished by hue not
Xcce,ling iYe hundred dUllars iu be iOrirnrd
% pVprV n,stubsf ol tho lpN A Couug tl. md ul