Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-07


Oh" town counciIs ofiheir Respective towDs
d'HyrTtr6Dd nfphibetira' list of I'll prrsons
registered therein 90 or before the last dny
of December next preceding. for the purpose
~ fvorfre, and separately thereiron. corteci'
nIphab't,csl ll-is at The names at all pcreons
rntiiled Ia vote under article second, seciion
fost,of tho cnnI,i,utiom md every town,
clerk. md every collector Of taxes, or other
ofirrr authorised TO receive the same. who
sh"il yTlinuv !pinsa ar glcci To deliver sueb
lists NJ sfor"saPd within ihn tune abnvc limit
rd. or VIII shan wilfrilv deliver false or lni
prfA'rt hsis. shah fnffeu not Ipss than five
hundred nor more thar one ihnI.and dollars.
or NJ imprisoned not lrss than AK months.
cnhrf nt bnih. nj the discretion Of the courl
WIN shall try such offlpdrrs.
S"r. Ia. The Town C"nncils Of tho sever
al towns shall, on or hetrrc the last Monday
of F'hrunry in every year. make opi correct
slphaberiral lists of all persons qualified To
v"fc generally. Ia wit: u! all persons rnilllsd
a. v"i""under article second, sectinn frat oi
the Constitution. aud of nl persons entitled
by registry and pnymrni Of registry and 9th
or isxrs. or nv tn" performance ot military
duty ",oie ~ their r"sp"ciiye to~ns. and
separnfrlv from surh lists. correct alphabet
cal iistsof oil psrsnps eniuicd Ia vote upon
INV prnpositinn Ia impose tax or cxpend
p,nnry In the rrsp~rtivr towns, tn vii: ot
oil persons ent,tled tn vote under article sec
oDj, srrtion first, of the Constitution A.. aud
of all pPrsnns who on ar be fore The last day
@! December next preceding. have paid a.
sessrd inxss Ia the amount of one dollar. aud
upon whosr property in their several towns.
vslu, d nj leW-t Ttrur hundred aud ihirly.funr
dollnrs. n tax ar taxes hnvc been assessed
and pnid. within the year next preceding. and
on or b"t,We The lasi dny az December there.
in: and shnl ranse such lists la he posted
up ~ three ar more public places IN their
r"sprrtivr towns. and ono ip the town clerks
rffirr. whirh lssi list shall be open 10 the
eSnminaiinn of any sl"ctnr ~ IA" town nj all
reasonable hours: Proriisd hoicerer, that
s"pnrnie lists at ib" VOTERS in each ward o'
IN" cuv nf Prov idrucr, shnli be made out by
tho mayor and aldermen of snid city. and The
li>is fnr each ward shall hc posted up IN some
public parc in III" ward, aud IN the office ot
th" city clrik aud nny person ho shnli
take down. destroy or d.facp such lists 80
posted M. shall forfeit The snm nf one hun.
dred dollars. or may be imprisoned three
calendar months.
Sc. I5. On or before the third Monday Of
March. ~ every year. The t"wn-crunclls of
the srv"rsl towns -hal b. in session ~ some
rnnv"ni"ni place or places for n reasonable
time. IN their Ioap"cilv" towns, Cor the pur
pcs" of correcting such lists aud the notice
of ih' tunes mud plare or places Of holding
rH'a s".sinns shall BE- gwen bv the town.
Councils npon the Iiais posted up ns nfore.
RaIh. The msmbets If the town councils
and tho town clerks uf The sevcrai towns
shall be pn,d nv their respective towns one
dollar each, fnr every days attendance in
the discharge of their duties under this nci !;
aud the town clerks shall in addition br paid
legal fees far their recording aud making our
tho several hats and returns IN tins act re-
qnirrd.
Sec. rs. A. least ten days previous TO the
first "Wednesday ~ April. said town councils
rhalI cause Ia be posted up as aforesaid
lists Of persons cnrIi'rd IA vote IN their re-.
specify" towns ca nv them cnrrpc ed as afnr".
snid and .haI', "n the Monday preceding
thu first W rdnesdny of April, hold a session
for III" purpose of further correcting said
liS,s, which session shall be huIdrn for nj
least NV" hours. SAID board Of canvns.rrs
shall nlsn NJ least Two days prevmns ~ any
election ni Representatives. t. Congress, Of
electors at prnsiden' and eicc president oi
the Unl'rd States. or at the election nf any
State. town or city officers. hold u srs-inn
f,r tho purpose oi further correcting the town
aud ward list nf vu'srs in whlrh case, ,he
h,ls need not ~ posted up n niuresald. bu,
notice of the time and place Of such session
shall be gwen for at least ten days prrvitrlS
thereto, by posting up nolices th"recf in
three or ,nor" public places IN every town.
and one ~ each ward Of III. city OF Provl
Ir aud np "a I'm Ia ity clnrk =.
iiRrr ar instead of such notice, hy pubca
ton ~ one or more newspapers pubi-hrd in
snrh town. The hat of voters So corrected
th"lr presiding offer nnd nn The soue day
delivered IT. the town clerks of Their respect
Tive town-, 10 be- delivered by sand town
clerks IN the Innd"rators of town meetings of
their resp"riive towns. md The CITY clerk of
the city ui Providence shall. from The l>r Of
voters so Corrected mike out separate lists
pf the voters ~ each wurd of said city and
send such lists by bin certified ro The clerks
uf the Respective wards hpfure the time fixed
for the opening rf tive ward MEETINGS. ANY
wlifn neglect to Inld the sessions, to posi-
up the h-,s, or 10 deliver the same "a her"iu|
before required un the part of any town
council, or town clerk, shnIi be punished bv
fac n"t exceeding five hundred dollars TO
he t"rfl'"d by every member of the town
council aud by every inwuclrrk 81 wlliuliy
neHpcting his duty ainreSnld
Soc. IL. II Huy town coGncll Of any town.
shalt. at any seSsnn holden for the purpose
of correcting The h.t of voters for ih" sard
town IA il h"rrinhrtnrc provided. wililily
and frnudaicntlv place The name nf nny per
Fnu upon The list uf voters for such town.
VIII" IL .nnl eBlul"d Ia vote, or shall wiltnlly
tuA frauhul"nly reject and cause to be- erased
tied tn vote. every member of the SAID town
councils So offending. who shall concur IN
sad offence, shall forfeit not less than one
huair'd dollars, nor moro than five hundred
dollars
See. ~ II any. town clerk shall ot any
tim" wIliuly and frandul"nlly add name To
nnv Inst oi voters ar erase any name there
from after the saIne has hpen c"rrrcird mud
crrrItrd ~ aiir"said. hs -hnli forfeit the
sun "f 0ne hundfed dbllar- fr each aud eve
~ nam" 80 added or erased n aforesaid.
Soc. ~ Any p"tsnn who shall have re-.
crly"d AID nr assistance from any town for
ih" support of hlm.rlt nr win>e wlic. or
chld. under lawfh age. sh1 have received
such md ur as-r=taDce at any time wIlhln nnc
y"nr from the time uf The pleclou at winch
b. pt ,pr-'s to vote. shnl BE- deemed aud
Considered phop"t md The name uf any
nnd all suCh persons shah be- stricken from
tbr VI ~ voters hy the board uf canyasscr- !