The Portland daily press., 1891-04-07
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE.

ing election cast the largest and next largest numbt
OF votes, list of all the nominations made as here
provided and to be voted for in such county SO far
may pe IN the form in which they shall apDear mo
the general ballots. New nominations made or ~
Inorzed shall be transmitted posted and nnblishe
herein directed and communicatons transmift1
herein directed by the Secretary of State to anv cer
SECT l5 The city clerk Of each city shall four dav
east prior to the day of any city election therein
public places in each ward Of such citv printed s
coiheng tne names, residences, and party or poti
provided and to be voted for in such ward substan
III the form Of the general ballot to be so used
Greln and he shall likewise cause to be published
por 10 the day of such election in at least two
papers, II mere be SO many printed in such city rep
aesentng the political parties which cast at the pre-
ceng election the largest and next largest number of
p nuee5; list OF al the nominations made as herein
ty Oe III the form In which they shall appear upon
oECT. To- The Secretary of State shall send sepa
t ana at different times or by different methods
Inc TWO sets of general and special ballots together
nrn ne specimen ballots and cards of Instruction
ct ED by him. as herein provided the several
IVY b town and plantation clerks be received
~ one SET y hours at least previous to the day
o eecuon and the other set 48 hours at least previ
gus Cnereto. me same shall be in sealed pack
ages, with marks the outside clearly desienating
me the polng place for which they intended and
the respective city town and plantation clerks shall
1 TO them of such packages return receipts
record of the time when and the manner in which the
several packages sent shall preserve for the
plantation clerks -'00ip'' u INC Guy town ana
SECT T. The two sets of ballots together with the
Pooie1l DalIOts and cards of instruction printed bv
Sne Guy Clerks as herein provided shall be packed
the outside clearly designating the boiling pace on
winch they are intended and the number of ballots
OF each kind inclosed.
SECT Is. The several city, town and plantation
OF municipal officers shall send to the election
oGers OF cach voting place before the opening of the
polls on the day of election set of ballots so pre
pared sealed and marked for such voting place and
receipt of such delivery shall be returned to them
rom the presiding election officer present. which re-
celpt, with record of the number of ballots sent
snail be kept in the clerks office one year At the
opening OF the polls in each polling place the seals of
tne packages shall be publicly broken and the pack
and the books blocks of ballots shall be deIivered
~ oe DoC oncers hereinafter provided for. The
III Gach voting shelf or compartment provided in ac
and not less than three such cards and not less Than
HVe specimen ballots shall be be Immediately posted
me second set Of ballots shall be retained by thore
spect1ve clerks until they are called for or needed
writing of the presiding election ocer Of any Yot
ing place. the second set of ballots shall be furnished
70 sucn Young place IN the manner above provided "a
to the first set. ~ -
SECT 49, In case the ballots to be furnished 70 any
cy town or plantation voting place therein in ac-
cordance with the provisions tis act shall fail for
cry they shall be destroyed lost stolen it shall be
Ine DUTY OF the clerk municipal officers OF such
city town or plantation to cause other ballots TO be
prepared substantially in the form the ballots SO
wanting and to be furnished and upon receipt of
a statement under oath that the same have been 50
prepared and furnished by him. and that the original
aotS nave SO failed to be received have been so
destroyed lost or stolen, the election officers shall
cause the ballots sub tuted to be in lieu of
the ballots wanting as above.
SECT 20 The municipal officers, sixty DAYS before
any electlOn, may divide towns of more than four
thousand inhabitants and wards Of cities into con
venent polling districts which shall contain less
nan three hundred voters in each defining the limits
CuereO1 by writing ulder their hands to filed with
anu recorded by the city town clerks and attcscd
copies thereof shall forthwith be posted by said clerks
III not less than six public and conspicuous places i'm
sald town or ward, and the shall be published
In one or more of the newspapers, if any, printed i'm
Sld city or town, thirty days at least before such
eiect!on. Ihey shall also ten days before any such
election, appoint warden and ward clerk for each
polling place other than the one in which the warden
duly elected for such ward shall preside who shall
perform the same duties at elections as presiding Off
:ers ana clerks OF towns and wards perform.
Any vacancy occurring after appointment may be
vacancies are now filed ALI such officers shall be
sworn. The board of registration of voters for anv
city in which ward has been divided and the mu
1clpal O11cers OF any town which has been divid-
pare check lists of the qualified voters for each of
SAID polling districts, in lieu of the check lists now
provided by law for the entire town ward. to be
lsed as hereinafter provided, and all provisions of
aW applicable to check lists for towns and wards
nall apply to check lists for such polling districts
SECT q. The municipal officers of Cities towns and
plantations voting in accordance with the provisions
II TINS act shall biennially in the month of May ap
)Ont clerks for each polling place. For each polling
)lace in cities and towns of one thousand
plantations, and for each island ward of the CITY of
cortland and for the island district of the town of
cumberland and for every town of less than 900
D!tants TWO clerks shall be appointed. Said clerks
Which cast the largest number votes in the state
ecUlOn next preceding their aDDOintment. Each of