Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-07
WHOLE No. 1876.

lhc name Ol every sucn lhhhOliHt n'infHdtd
., Ia be registered by any eecor of such town
who shall declare Tint such inbutltnDt is
qualIfiad by birth. aud Is or will be- within a
yeor qualified by age and resld-nce Ia vote
therein; IN which ease, besides the date of
The registry. he shnh also register opposite
the name Of such Inhabitan,. the name of the
elect0r demanding the same Every town
clerk who shall neglect 10 provide and keep
such book. or who shall refuse, at all sdita.
' bic times. 10 permit such inspection of the
same. or who shall refuse or nrglect Ia regis
. ter the nrme of any person upon demand
md declaration ms aforesaid. or shall register
a name without date, or with a false date,
nr Gaall lrauduiently erase rom tho registry
/ tie name of any person duly registered
/ thereon. -hai forfeit the sum Of one hundred
dollars for each and every sncb offence.
Sec. Q. No person whose name is upon
lh" registry Of my town shall be dceped lo
be- registered therein who shall have died or
who. tor the space Of one year. shall hava
4 cehscd 10 reside IN snch town aud II shall
be the duty Of the town connect of each town
on the second Monday OF June IN each year,
carefully TO examine the registry nf such
town ~ OPEN meeting ana 10 purge iha
same by placing against The names of all
.prrsuns thereon wlio are dead, Or bo iur the
space VI bHt year o'dil nave Cthseu tC
side in such tow the word dead" or "non.
resident" as the cor" may be-, 0nd To correct
the re Lisiry where the same p"rsun Is riggs.
tered more than oncr thereon .ad II the
name ol any person shall 10 wlIf,ly ~ lr4udu-
lrnuy stricken from the registry as aforesaid,
whose name should he retained thereon. eve
ry member ui HE town council wllfully and
traudutuliy cpncurrIng N the same, shall for
trn III" -iim Of one hGuGrrd dollars tor every
name so stricken of ~ ainrrsad.
! Sec 10 On or before the first Monday Of
December aud ~ the month of December IN
each year, the town clerk OF every town shall
deliver Ia the assessors of taxes for their re-
sp"c'ivc towns certified copy from their
registry, IF the names of al persons then reg
I-tercd m III" town. alphabetically arranged,
placing opposite the name of every person
thereon. the amount ni his assessed properly
for tax & within saId yonr; and such a--esso.s
OF taX,g ,hail, within five days Ihareaf-r, IN
every year. assess upon every person, whose
name shall have been registered as aior"said,
as his registry tax, n tnx Of one dollar, or
such sum as with hls other taxes shall amount
to one dollar and return to the clerk Office
oi the town SAID copy at the rrgislfy by them
duly certified, with Tho registry tax assessed
heains, each person placed against hi name
The duty ot the town clerk 10 pm on hie IN
hi. office. The town clerk shall, wllhin ten
days after the first Monday Of D"ccmb"r IN
each year, de'ivcrs duly certified copy OF the
registry, with tho assessments afotfssid TO
The co'lrctrr Of taxes for such towns Every
town clerk n"glccting ar refusing 10 deliver
such certified copy Ia the assessors os afore;
sald, or wtully delivering a false or lmpcr
feet copy. shall forfeit the sum of three hun
drod dollars; and II any assessors of tak's
shall wholly neglect or refuse 10 make such
assessments, each ard every such assessor ="
ncglectng or refusing, shall forfeit the sum
Of one thousand dollars, and be liable to i'm
prsonment for one year ; and 1t any assessors
shall w!liuily neg lect or refuse To aSsess ns
Aforesaid my person registered aH aforesaid.
each and every assessor SO ueglectng or re-
fusIug, shall forfeit The sun OF or, hundred
duers for each and every. person wh,sn he
shn,l 80 neglect or refuse tc assess Us atoTs-
SAID.
! Sec. ~ II shall be the duty Of the cnllec.
tor OF taxes IN each town TO br and remain IN
tho town Gerk's office, and IN The town of
Newport and cny Of Prnvdruce 10 be- aud ro-
man AZ his own or at tn" town clerks rffice,
from and nfter the day of his receiving The
copy nf the registry, IN the last section men.
. 0
wit from ~ o'clock To six n'cnck during The
days of December, Sunday excepted IN esrh
year; or in case OF absence 10 appoint some
one ns hlS agent there to remain as aforesaid,
during he period aforesaid, TO rcc'IYe the
registry tax: provided however. that tbe cer-
tifcntc Of such payment shall, IN case of pay
m"Tt tu the ageht, b. under The haud Oi the
collector III order to avarl as proof before the
board Of canyasscrS. II the collector shall
dc, resign, be unable. or neglect, or refuse
To do his du'y herein before required, the
town clerk Of each town sI.all receive mud
certify Tho payment of the registry tax with
the Same eject that the collector ~. .lt do
Any wIlIul neglect ~ refusal of dn'y on the
part of the collector or town clerk, under thus
section. shall be punished by iue OF not
4 less than twen,y-h nor more than ons
thousand dollars.
! Sec. ~ Every town or ward clerk, upon
payment or tender Of hls legal fees, which
shall be the sane inr Ihe ward clerks ns tor
> the town clerks. shall furnl-h lo any person
demanding the same certified copy at any
+ list uf voters whose votes have been gwen ~
At any election. Every town chrk ,hdl,
upon like payment or tender, furnish H. any
person demanding the same certified copy
oi any registration oi voters, and shall alIn
.
Of legal fees and without unreasonable delay
examine the records aud certify 10 the
estate of any person, and shall furnish c"pl"s
ofauy instrument or wrtlng winch NAV b"
on rrcord, or ~ the files Ul hls "tfic'. Every
collector of taxes shall.upon like request Chd
pay ynienl or tender aud without unreasonable
delay, furnish Ia any rlcctUr. certified hsi
of those who have paid 10 him STATE, town
aud registry taxes, aud The amounts and
TN" at Such payments aud ,h"ll gram eef-
lhcatrs tCtliug forth whether o certain per
son or prrsons. have or have uot pad =" hun
such taxes, aud II paid, to what R'ruunt. and
~ Wh't time aud every town. ward clerk,
or culrctor nf taxes who shall refuse ~ IN.
reasonably delay io fnrnish such lisis ~ Ger.
.uhcatrs upnn payment or tender NJ hi resnld,
shall. for "vcty such o1'ncc, Forfeit not loss
than twenty-five dollars, not 'n0Ts thon i've
hundred dollars
Sec I3. On or before the last Nrn'Ay Of
February. ~ every y"ur, every c"llrci"r "'
taxes. ~ other officer authorized ~ reccits
tlr same, shall furnish 10 The toSu clerks at
their respective towns. duly certified alpha.
beifcsl lists Of nll petrons register d on or
before The last day ~ Drcember next PR
ccding In ibrit respective towns, VITO 80