Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-23

and have d y n, Of said he on the
third Tuesday Of May In the Of Lord Thousand
Sect 3 Th. act shalt take enoc, and be in force from
and after It's approval by thu Governor,
Approved Aprd 10, 1850.
An Act additional concerning crc,or. and elections.
n, II snarfsd BY the Senate and House Representa-
tues IN Legislature assembled. a tokiorst
SEcr l. Whencver any person Of foreign birth shall
produce and exhibit u the aldermen sclctmcn
The city, town plantation In which hr resides hts nat
uraliEaton paper, issued 10 hun from in the
United States aud II -hai appear To said aldermen, select
assessors that said papers In due form and
ssued by court having jurisdiction Of such matters.
and that surh person entitled TO vote In such c,
or plantation they shall approve such papers by endorse
men, thereon, writing, under the hand their
number with the date Of such approval; and shalt also
lister In buck KEEP, for that purpose the nam. Of
person, whose naturalization have been thus APP
proved by ,he with the date OF The Of said papers
the by which the Issued aud te date Of
such approval Such aid. rmrn, sriertmen assessors
shall also the name Of such whose papers
shsn have been by them approved Aforesaid u he Gu
tered the s Of voters al such city. town or plantation
After such approval Il the natnrahat'"" papers q" any
person IL shalt b. the duty 4 the Aldermen sl,cDon aud
person upon lists Of such city
or plantation without requiring the further PRODUCTION OF
his naturalization papers, ~ long as he shall continue T."
reside In such city, town ar plantation, AID shht continue
10 b- other qualified to under thu oons,'tu
uon and laws Of this State Aud any such officer shall
w,lfiy neglect refuse register the
Of any such person whose papers been approved
n- .oresai shall wiuly omit contnu. the
.ny suc per.nn upo the list. Of voters rs ai
,ad 50 Ion, such person shah continue he qualified
vote afor rad la any such city, town plantation, he
shall forfeit fer every su orn-e NJ" cAs than
~ than hunrrrJ dollars 10 he recovered by
indictment In any OF oorprten, jurisdiction.
Seer. n said officers shall be uf opinion that the
tald papers produced genuine, that the person
presenting them is the person 10 whom they Is
sued that such person not legal eector and entitled
10 v,c such city, plantation they shall moi he
required 10 approve such Aforesaid of u cn-r
tbs Of such person the list OF v",ci but such
person be deprived vi the right to in such
city town plantation, bN Of the refusal at such
officers approve III his papers mud enter his
SsrT 3, Whenever the officers aforesaid u any city,
town or plau alton shaii have prepared aud pos up
list Of Ia the months 81 February March each
year required by law such ooerr shah not afterwards
strike out of person such list except
provided in III. following An Il any such oihocr
nh N strike u. oi person such list a
The sane N have bcen posted up aforesaid excerpt
provided In the following section, he shall forfeit for zach
and every ofens-. n bees than twenty than
one hundred dlafs TO he recovered In action "f the
the whose name shall hay" been 30 stricken
on.
SECT T. No name contained on the list prepared and
posted up any person rcSidnR 10 such cy, town OF
plantation shalt hc riotcn thcreom except upn one Of
the days hs-d by la" Tor RECEIVING evidence Of the guaih
eaon said city town or plantation. after notice
Ia ia. party Il the Intention strike ID hts and
hearing behalf in relation thereto u he de.res e.
sptr D II any psr.on shall w'ongtuy alter mutiists
or any borne the list o voters Of city
townor piantaon he shall forfeit therefor not lps
than Bily n than hundred dllars to be
.. by Indictment, half 10 the oi the state an The
other half the Of the complainant he imPris"n
ed In the county jail for period not exceeding months
sKcr II any person shall iraaduirntly vote in tn,
shall each otnse be punished by ne Of not less thai
ATTY nor hundred dollars to lie recovered b,
Indictment, be imprisoned as Is foNhie1 IN scoiion ou
srrr 4 TIL. act shall take effect and In orce ron
and after It's approval by thu governor,
Approved hp'h 10, 1885.
An Act in addition TO- aud explanatory Of the ninety f,rti
chapter Of the Revised statntcs