The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-12-18

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its passage
Approved Soy 5. 1866
6 Az oct providing tor a check lis, Il vo-
tcrs,
z s krrsbs fef, e.,
Sec ! On petition in writing. signed
hy thc legal voters 81 any town or aty.
in number not less than ouc-tonih ~
the votes cast flr town representation
s. ,hs last ANIMAL frecmtns meeting IN
any town Or rtA IN this State the board
, e aldermen n such c.ty. OF the select,
men Of such town. at lcast thlfty davs
bti,i, end annual cly town. or free-
men meeting shall make an alphabet.
ical list u The names of an persons Il.
Raliy qualified 60 80 III such clis.
town % irt,mcus bleeting for Tie sot.
esJ otcas % b 4 c'td Al such meet.
me % meetings aud shall immediately
lhercai ercause acopy - copies lhucof
bc posted "a two = moro public places
~ such citS or town, and n copy 10 ho
hiod IN tic Office Of the clerk thereof
See ? The MAYOR and aldermen o,
such clty and the board Of authority ~
such town shall hold meeting at some
convenient place therein. within Ion
days Of such annual city town and free.
men mootil and shall he In session
ia reasonable time to hear aud deter.
mine all alterations to be made in such
list Of voters, and may examine upon
oath al persons claiming The figh, "a
T vote and ihoy mayrcquire tho pfod,ie.
hon 81 the naturalization papers Of nh
naturalzod persons claiming 60 he mt
urni2cd citizens Aud il shall ho their
duty 10 insert upon said list left in tho
city OF town Clerks office as aforesaid
me name OF every leeml voter ommittod
ana erase thcretrom thc name of every
person not legally entitled 10 vote. And
noilce o. the time and place Of their
meeting shall be given by said alder
lal 7 ana seelectmen, by attaching such
no re 70 the copies ofgaid lists by thcm
posted up, and lodged in tho clerks Of.
ticc as aforesaid.
Sec. ), The list Of voters left IN said
.gty or town clerks Office AZ provided
~ me hist section Of this act, shall be
corrected aforesaid at said meeting of
said mayor and alderman and board 81
clNll authority previous to the hour nj
"h'cn said city town or freomen'smee-
ting is called, and shall bo taken and
deemed tho corrected list Of voters and
10 alteration shall thereafter be made
thefcon, except to add lthoreto Tho
namef sneh persons as shall at sroh
fitl, tow or fecmons meeting become
quallhed to vote therein. And no ner-
son SHAH be allowed 10 vote Mt sucb
meeting q meetings, whose namo IL
rot upol I'd list as corrected and tbo
vote a. person whose name IL nprn
sad hst silril be rejected, If resident
or lnhali.ant Of said city or town on
tlle DAY y which election Is held Pro
Flded tltat persons not residents az
such cltt r town, may vote for state
nbers of Congress. and for
county Ulcers, il residents ~
SAID } E district or county. M now
proWded iy law, upon making oath II
required hFany legal voter in such meet
lh&' ilat lo is legal voter in the town
~ which SO resides, when list Of euch
voters tlal be made and kept by tho
rity or town clerks aforesaid,
Sec 4. Said list Of voters torrected
ls aforesa.d, shall be returned 10 tho
'liy or town clerk aforesaid, who, or if
lis absence one Of the aldermen of sueb
MY or selectmen Of such Town shall
laye present said corrected list. and
'hall check thereon tive names ~ ali
oelsohs 'osing at sdch city, town, or
foemens meeting, and whose names
nay be thereon, 10y making mark OBJ
'osite such names for each vote cast in
.uch manner as 10 Indicate for what
'ihcef or oihcers said person voted, and
70 Other check Inst of such voters whose
iames ere on said list shall be roouir-
q 70 be made and the said
heck iist shall be fled in said city or
own clerks Office, and tue original or
y copy thereof duly certified, shall
'e treated in all courts in this State ma
eSal evidence Of the fact. that. that tho
'erson therein referred TO. and vboso
aIle y checked as aforesaid, voted as
adicated By said check.
zee 2. Il any person, shall, directly
7 indirectly, procure or cauee TO be
roenrcd The name Of my person 10 be
e inserted on said list of voters. know
lg such person not 10 be ltgAl voter
: the city or town for which said lisl is
iade, of shall MD therein, he shall FOR
AZ and pay & sum rot exceeding one
undred dollars to The use Of the town.
See. II any person shall, directly
indirectly procure Or cnuee 10 be
roenrred, the name u any person io
erased from said list knowing him
oe a legal voter ~ such city or town.
shall aid thoroin, le sLMl be sub.
Ct 70 tfe pcnalty provided ID the pre-
edlng section of this net
Sec 7. II any person shali. .1no ely.,.
falsely swear Or affirm b any faft
hieh may b. the subject II inauiry
ider Che second section q tiis ac,. Lc
all be deemed guilty Of perjury "a
"a punished accordfR,Y
Sec. sfIhis shall take eject from ite
.ssoee
Approved Noy l9. 1896