Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-02-17
VOLUME 27, NO. l3.

may be- found IN the 29ih Of Maina Reports
So. sni 3ith Of Maine Reports SIS. Thsy
both refer TO the choosing Of hsh wsrdsns,
at the annual March meetings, and the
point raised was. the Law OF Queen Apus,
under which th-.e officers were ehO.cn
was IL repealed BY the statute OF 1896 =
another that fsh wardens were not men,
toned In ,hs sarrant-and tho third that
tho return Of the olbcsr was insufficient.
The cur, say. the law Of Queen Anne was
repealed by slA,ulo Of 1926. That IL 10 not
necessary that a particular specification
.hoIli bo in the warrant. That the r'turn
vls insufficient inasmuch as the statute OF
l,ll provided that lhe warrant should b
pl.,ed in public and ooHp'euou' places. and
lHe word conspicuous did not appear In the
return. neither did IL appear that the town
had directed how their meetings should bs
called. as they had right TO do under the
statute. The whole that can be made OF
tbi. decision. is. that tho inhabitants st .
meeting called under The statute. which
may be any day in the month Of March,
must have suficisn, notice or the time and
place Of tho meeting. The ia's declares
that II u town contains more than certain
number Of inhabitants. the ASSESSOR. shall
be in session sonis day other than the tay
of meeting 20 eUrrcct such lisl, and it shall
De 50 stated in their warrant. Bot What
.,y the court2 81 of Maine Reports 30j, IL
is not necessary for the Assessor, to Insert
This, for calling town meeting, notice.
&C.. to receive tho qualification Of voters;
such notice may be posted up otbsrwiss.
The statute declares . lI,t Of voters shall Be
posted. &c =: but What cay the court' ID
OF Maine Rep.rts 900. though not posted.
IL doe, not inynlidats the election. 7ih Of
Maine Reports l0G. II Cops,ablo's rsiurn
is detective i, does no, follow that all the
Proceedings arc necessarily void, the ohj-c-
ton may 10 lo,l by waiver. sh Of Maize
Reports 3si, N thc return on the warrant
Doe, not show how tie meeting -. warn
ci. is will b. pr,'pmed, ~ lhs absence OF
other proof. that 1, was warned by mode
agreed upon by town. lie said he would
not weary ,h' House with any more dscis-
ION, from ,tn.. hu, hs would call attsn-
ton to 1t Pickering (Ma,,achuseln Re
p1rts) 100. Mr Justice Parker SAYS. thers
must 10 sous liGitauon 10 the right OF in-
quiring into the regularity Oi proSesdIng,
in towns, " 10 officer would bo sais ia the
performance Of his duty and we think,
when It apr ur' Of record. that meeting
has hcs1 rrsularlv called, and the meeting
ha. lcru held. lnI the officers chosen a,
such meeiin-. without any objection on the
account ot ,ls dciency Of warning, that
any an,erior ,rrcsuIarity cannot 'itiats the
choico
Mr. w. ibury said he had pursued ,his
,ubc-l much farther than hs mi, nd.d, bat
he mus, briciy notice on, or two points
farther IN the r r'rilcnan's argument. lie
tell, T., that the saprsme Cour; ar, tn. in-
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