The Portland daily press., 1870-04-16
Chapter n2l.


AN ACT to provide for the organization Of planta.
SECT. l. The county commissioners of the counties
containing unncorporated townships, shall at the
expiration of every period of five years from March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and slxty-one determine from the United States
census when taken the preceding year. and by actual
enumeration when not so taken what townships have
not less than two hundred and fifty Inhabitants and
make suitable description and designation thereof
and return tn EN- to the secretary Of state to be by
him recorded. .t taA4e 81 ,llf79~ =. -
said commissioners shall issue their warrant to one of
the principal inhabitants Of each of such unincorpo
rated townships commanding him to notify the In
habitants thereof qualified vote for governor to
assemble on day and at place named in the war.
rant to choose moderator clerk three assessors,
treasurer collector of taxes, constable superintend
ing school committee and other necessary plantation
officers Notice Of such meeting is to be given bv
posting attested copy of the warrant therefnr IN
two public and conspicuous places in the townSbi ~,
fourteen days before the day of meeting The war
rant with such nhabitants return thereon is to be
returned to the meeting and the above officers
shall be chosen and sworn. 81 -.
sEcr..S But any unincorporated or unorganized
township containing any number of Inhabitants NAV
be organized as follows: a"f st III -
Any one or more of the county commissioners on
written application signed by three or more persons
qualified as the constitution requires to be voters in
habitantS of any unincOrporated or unorganized
township in their county may issue warrant to one
of them requiring him to warn meeting of the quail
flied voters OF such place residing within the limits
described in the warrant; when state or county
tax is laid on such place the state treasurer or said
sue such warrant to one of the principal inhabitants
of such places and in either the warrant notice
of meeting and proceedings therein shall be the
same as provided in the preceding section.
SECT a.. At the time and place appointed for
meetings for the organization of plantations as pro-
vided in the two preceding sections, a moderator
shall be chosen by ballot by the voters present to
preside at such meeting and the person to whom the
warrant was directed shall preside till such modera
tor is chosen and by him sworn. A clerk, three as
SCISSORS treasurer and experimenting school commit
tee shall be chosen by ballot and sworn by the mod
orator or justice S Of the peoe Other plantation
agreed on by vote of the meeting, and shall be du-
ly sworn In the manner above named. m n
SECT B. Upon the organization of plantation.
the clerk and assessors thereof shall transmit to the
secretary of state to be by him recorded a certified
copy Of all the proceedings had in efectne snch or
ganization Including the petition for organization
II any, the warrant issued therefor and the return
thereon and the record of meeting held in
tnereoi ana also written description of the limits
of the plantations and thereupon all the laws of the
state applicable to organized plantations shall apply
to plantations organized as herein provided; but
plantations. organized upon the application of three
or more citizens thereof as above provided shall not
be required to pay state county taxes unless by
special order Of the legislature.