Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-02-20
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROV
iDENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General Assembly, Jan. Session, A. ID
IS45.

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II II is enacted by The General assembly as
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II Section I. The Town Of Smi,hfeld is
! hereby divided into four districts, for the
| purposes of balloung for Representatives TO
H Congress, Electors of President and Vice
i Presdem, Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
| Secretary Of State, Attorney General and
/ General Treasurer, town clerk, town coun-
Iril, Justices of tho peace, town treasurer, and
also Seuator and Representatives to the Gen
| eral Assembly, 10 be designated and bonn-
ded as follows, viz: All that part of the town
! lying norlhcrly Of n line drawn from the
II Blackstone river at the Mott Dam. 81 called,
| to the junction Of the Branch, and Providence
and Douglas tusnpikes, near the residence
of Ethan Harris and from SAID junction,
| following the said Providence and Douglas
| turnpike, norlhwestery to the line of the
town of BurrIllgllle, shall DO District No.
| One.
/ That part Of said town bounded MS follows,
| viz Beginning at said junction Oft the Branch
! and Providence and Douglas turnpikcs,
near the residence Of Ethan Harris; thence
south. eas,ery, following said Providence and
| Douglas turnpike to the road leading to Mar
! TINS way, at the corner near Daniel Angels
!
! to the four corners, so called thence south
! crly. following the road to the LouIsquls.
! selt turnpike. thence easterly, crossing said
| Louisquisscu turnpike, near the brick school
! house, and following the said road cns;erly
to the old Providence and Worceslce road
| near the residence Of Stephen II. Smith /;
thence nor,hcrly with said Providence and
i Worcester road To a drft-way near the south
| lime kiln thence eastrrly following said
| drift way to the river road, so called thence
crossing said rivor road near the Joseph
| Wilkinson house, and following straight
| line. and the nearest course to the Blackstone
| river; thence nor,herly with said river to The
| Mott dam, so called thence westerly, fol-
! lowing the line Of District No. One, TO the
| junction aforesaid. shall be District No. Two.
4 That part Of SAID town Of SmIthfeld bonn
ded norherly by said District, No. Two /;
castcrly by the town Of Cumberland; south
| arly by the town of North Providence and
westerly by the Providence aud Douglas
| turnpike, shall be District No. Three.
That part of said town of s;mihfeld which
| lies southerly and southwesterly ot the Prov
ldeuce and Douglas turnpike, shall be Dis
,rict No. Four
/ Sec 9. The town council Of Smithfeld
! shall, on or before the last Monday Of Feb
ruary of each year, make out correct al
| phabe,ical lists of all persons resident IN
each of said Districts entitled to vote in said
Iiown under article second section first Of
1.-the Constitution, aud Of all persons entitled
to vote by registry or other taxes, or by the
| performance Of military duty, aud cause To-
| be posted up in one or more public places ~
! each Of said districts copies OF the list fo
"a Of Spnl, liot ~. 4 la.
town clerks office. And any person who
| shall tear down or deface list so posted up.
shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned three calcnda
months.
| Sec. 3. On or before the third Monday it
March in each year, the town council e
! Sml,hficld shall be in session IN some conve
nlent place IN each Of said districts for a rcn
sonable time, to correct said lists, and th'
notice Of the time and pace of holding such
sessions shall be given by The council, on tn,
lists posted up as aforesaid. The member
of the iown council end the town clerk o
said town shail be paid by The town one dol
lar each for every days attendance in the
/ discharge of their duties under this act, aud
Il the town clerk shall be paid in addition lega
\ fees for recording and making out lists ard
returns, by this act required.
Scc. 4. At least ton days previous to ihr
1 first "Wednesday Of April in each year. said
town council sdall cause to be posted up IN
one or more public places, in each Of said
districts, a copy Of the list Of persons enll.
lied TO vote in such district, so by them cor.
rected as aforesaid and shall, on The Mon.
| day preceding the first Wednesday Of April
in each year, hold session in some central
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for the purpose of further correcting said
lists. And the said town council shall also.
at least tea days previous TO nny election of
any Representative TO Congress- or Of any
State officer by the people. or Of any town
officer Of said town by the people, hold scs.
sion III some central place IN the town. tori
the purpose o. furlhcr correcting said dis
trct lists IN which case, notice Of the time
and place of said meeting shall be given by
posting up notifications Of the time and
place thereof in one or more public places in
each Of said districts, at least ten days pre-.
vous. The list of voters Of each Of said
districts so corrected, shall be certified by
The presiding officer of said town council, on
the day of the last meeting Of the council as
aforesaid, previous TO an election as alore-
said, and delivered to the town clerk. And
the town clerk Of said town shall send to the
moderator Of each of said districts q certi-l
fed copy of the list for his district before the
time fixed for opening the district meetings
for any election as aforesaid. Any w,liull
neglect on the par, Of the town council or
town clerk TO post up the lists, to hold the
sessions, or to deliver the lists as herein re-
qnired, shall be punished by fine no, cx-
ceedlng five hundred dollars, TO be forfeited
by every lndlyidual so neglecting his duty. /
Sec. $. The electors in each Of said dis
tric,S. qualified as aforesaid, shall on the /
iirst "Wednesday Of April meet IN their sev.
era districts. al place TO be designated by
the town council, ut nine o'clock IN tbs fore \
noon, for the purpose of organizing, and for
tho purpose of voting Tor such officers As are
TO b" choscn by law on that day. The town
clerk shall cause notice of the time, place /
and purpose of such meetings TO be given.
by issuing his warrant Ia the town sergeant
or one oi said conSiables Of said town, 70.
curing hun To post up notifications thereof
~ two or more public places IN each Of ssld
districts. Some member Of the town coun /
cil or other person To be deignsicd by th" |
town council, shall attend the meeting on
that day IN each Of soid districts, aud act ss
modcsatof until the meeting shall choose