National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-12-21

form of law, which certificate shall
he valid for one year from date there
of in said town where said appli-
cant desires to teach.
SEC 2. This act shall take eff
feet from its passage.
Approved, Nov. =, 1866.
An Act providing for cheek list of
voters.
1t is hereby enacted, de.
SEC. /. On petition in writing,
signed by the legal voters of any
town or city, in number not less
than one tenth of TIE Votes east or
Town Representatives at the last
annual freemason's meeting in any
city, or town in this State, the
board of aldermen Of such city, or
the selectmcn of such town, at least
thirty days before any annual meet
ing, city town or freenen's meeting,
shall make an alphabetical list of
the names of all persons legally
qualified to vote in such city, town
or ireeman's meeting for the several
offices to be elected at such meeting
or meetings, and shall Immediately
thereafter, cause copy or copies
thereof to be posted in two or more
public places in such city or town,
and to be filed in the office of the
clerk thereof.
SEC. >. The mayor and alder
men of each city, and the board of
civil authority Of such town, shall
hold meeting at some convenient
place therein, within ten days OF
such annual city, town and free
mems meeting, and shall be Ill SeS-
sion reasonable time to hear and
determine all alterations to be made
in such list of voters, and may CX-
anime upon oath all persons claim
ing the right to vote and they may
require the production Of the ma
tGralization papers ofall naturallzed
persons claiming to be naturalized
citizens. And it shall be their duty
, to insert upon said list left i'll the
, city or town clerk $ Office as aforesaid
the name Of every legal voter omit
ted and erase therctrom the name
OF every person not legally entitled
to vote. And notice of the time
and place Of their meeting shall be
given BY said aldermen and select
men, by attaching such notice tc
the copies of said lists by them
posted up, and lodged in the clerks
I office as aforesaid.
SEC. 3. The list of voters left IN
said city or town clerks Office a,
= provided in first section of this act
Shall be corrected as aforesaid at
said meeting of said mayor and nj
+ dermen and board of civil authority
, previous to the hour at which said
city. town, or tfeemen'S meeting is
, called and shall be taken and
deemed the corrected list of voters
= and no alteration shall thereafter be
{ made thereon except to add thereto
? the names of such persons as Shal
, at such city, town or treenen
G meeting become qualified to vott
+ therein. And no person shall De
= allowed to vote at such meeting o!
4 meetings whose name IS not upon
= said list as corrected, and the vote
l. of no person whose name IS lpol
a said list shall be rejected, II a resi-
c dent or inhabitant OF said city o.
II town on the day on which said elec
il ton is held.-Provided; that per
Z sons rot residents of such city o.
I town, may vote for officers, mem
L bers Of Congress, and for county
n officers, if residents of said state
IS district or county, as now provide
y by law, upon making oath, II
II quired by any legal voter III Su
o. meeting, that he is a legal No
t in The town in which he reside
)t when a list of such voters shall
le made and kept by the city or toy
lc clerks aforesaid.
Dr SEC. !. Said list Of voters col
S. rccted as aforesaid, shall be return
OF ed to the city or town clerk aiort
lg said. who in his absence one OF I'll
aldermen of such city or selectme
Il of such town, shall have plesei
said corrected list, AMI shall chcc
thereon the names OF all person
voting at such city, town, or ire'
IN mans meeting, and whose name
OF NAV be thereon, by making Il mal
opposite such name for each vo
east, in such manner as to indlca
&c. for what officer or officers sad pc
of sons voted, and no other check Ii
Ell of such voters whose names are
ST. said list shall be required to
m made; and the said check list sh'
Il be filed in said city or town elerl
zee office. and the original or a cop
he thereof duly certified, shall be tie;
in ed in all courts in this state as leo
OF evidence of the fact, that the pers
ny therein referred to, and who
name is checked aforesaid, voted
cct Indicated by said cheek.
SEC. >. II any person, shall,
rectly or indirectly, procure or ecu
to be procured the name of a
ty. person to be inserted on said list
raj voters, knowing such person not
lu- be legal voter in the city or to-
of for which said list is made, or sh
aid therein, he shall forfeit and i
sum not exceeding one hundl
,o+. dollars To the use of such town.
an. SEC. O. If any person shall
as rcctly or indirectly, procure or ca'
of to bc procured, the name of 4
..t .,.,, A.. io nr,spl from said Il