The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-27

thereof IT, by reason of two or more of the persons
having the highest number OF votes receiving an
equal number the election of the requisite numDer
Of officers cannot be declared, without declaring
more than the requisite number elected, no one OF
those having an equal number of votes shall be de-
clared to be elected In all other cases no person
shall be deemed or declared to be elected, who mas
not received majority of the whole NUMBER OIL
votes counted aforesaid; and if number greater
than is required to be chosen receive majority OF
the whole number Of votes so given the numer i u
votes over such majority, shall be declared 10 Oe
elected. If the number to be elected cannot be SO
completed by reason of any two or more OF sucn
persons having received an equnl number of votes,
the persons having such equal numbers shall De oe-
cared In all cases not pro-,
the requisite number of votes to elect him. then the
governor shall order election
Approved Feb. 9, 1871
AN ACT roon;,,n ChaPtsr s1 Id Claim, against
Towns, Cities, etc., to be verified by Oath.
Be 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
Every person presenting an account or o cati
against any town. village corporation, city county
or the State for services rendered. articles turnsned
or expenses incurred, shall cause said account or
claim to be verified by oath, when required to do SO,
by any person whose duty it is to audit the same;
and if said claimant refuses so to verify, his claim
shall be rejected. [Approved February 9, 1871
Chapter 215.
AN ACT to amend chapter n of the Revised statutes
relating to Drinking Houses and Tipping Shops
Be 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
SECT. l. Section % of chapter q of the revised
'SEoT. g. No person shall be allowed at any time,
to SELL by himself his clerk, servant agent direct
g or deo any Wne
malt liquors and Cider when kept or deposited with
a ait dssa s 1Gr pp eh s
toxicating within the meaning of this chapter but
ta shall mot
SECT2. Section twenty.three of the same chapter
is hereby amended, so as to read as follows:
sale any Intoxicating liquor except cider, shall be
punished as provided in section "a Of this chapter.
SECT 8. Section twenty-four of the same chapter
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
SECT. "a. Any person who shall sell any lntoxi-
eating liquors manufactured by him in this State ex-
months in the county JAIL and by fine Of one thou.
sand dollars, and stand committed till paid. :,
SECT: 4. On every subsequent conviction after the
shall pay fine of one hundred dollars and cost Of
paid; and in addition thereto, shall be imprisoned
in the county jail three months.
SECT. S. Section forty-five of the same chapter
is hereby amended so as to to read as follows
SECT As. Every trial justice, recorder, clerk, and
judge of a municipal or police court, and every
county 9 o s
chapter in preparing complaints. warrants, or in.
dict1nents, shall allege such previous conviction
is entered in court county attorney shall dismiss
fail to prosecute the except by special order
of said court If trial justice, recorder clerk or
Judge Of municipal or police court or county at
torney, negects refuses to allegc such previous
conviction, if any county attorney shall fail to
prosecute provided in this section he shall forfeit
one hundred doars in each case to be recovered in
an action Of debt, to be brought by the attorney
general in behalf of the state.
SECT g. All acts parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed. Approved Feb 8, 1877
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