Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-19
BALLOT LAW.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCEEDING UNDER
THE NEW STATUTE.

% Be sure that the check list Is
made by the selectmen and the required
copies posted and filed with the town
clerk before August I.
(2) Be sure that the board of civil au-
thority. as early as August p, appoint
day and place for revising the check list,
and properly give notice thereof.
E(3) Be sure that the warning of the
freemen's meeting is made, recorded in
the town clerks office and posted on
August %.
(4) Be sure that the certificates of
nomination are filed with the town clerk
between August II and August 81
(5) Be sure that the board of civil au-
thority designate polling places and APP
point ballot clerks as early as September
/ l.
/ CO. Be sure that the constable posts
! the printed lists of candidates as provided
in section Is of the new ballot law.
Your attention is called to some spec-
tic directions and suggestions submitted
below -
DUTIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Some of the duties of town officers re-
lating to the freemens meeting, to be
held September 6, 1892, are as follows -
On or before,August 6, 1892, the select
men in every town must make check
list-in other words, alphabetical list of
the persons qualified to vote at the free
mems meeting in their town, and must,
on or before August 6, 1892. cause at
least two copies of such list to be posted
in two or more public places in their
town and also, on or before August 6,
1892 must file copy of such list in the
town clerks office. This list may be
headed ''Check List of Legal Voters in
the Town of -, at the Freemen's Meet
ing to he held September 6, 1892"
Following this heading should come an
alphabetical list of the legal voters.
This list is generally made up of the
names of persons who were on the last
freemen's meeting check list and who
still remain legal voters! in the town
with the addition of the names of such
other persons as the selectman know are
already qualified to vote at the next free
mems meeting in their town.
This list of names should be followed
on each of the copies posted and on the
copy filed in the town clerks office by a
certificate or statement signed by the
selectmen, which statement may be SUBJ
stantially as follows -
The above is an lpbabetical.list of tn,
persons qualified to vote at the freemen'
meeting to be held in the town of -
Vermont, on the first Tuesday of Sep
TENDER, A. d. 1892.
Selectmen I Selectmen Of the
sign here.] To'cn Of -.
-, Vt. Aug. There insert day o
making list, 1892.
In making the check list there SHOULD
be stated against the name of each vote
the street and number of his residence
and where the streets are not named ant
the residences are not numbered, thu
school district in which the voter resides
In case the list contains the name o
any person whose residence in town di,
not begin rs early as June 6, 1892,
should be stated against the name o
such person that he is "dsqualified t.
vote for town representative and justice
! of the peace"
BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY.
The board of civil authority is com
posed of the selectmen and justices o
the peace in each town.
As early as August %, 1892, the boar
of civil authority must appoint da
and place for revising the check list, an
no meeting of the board can make An
change IN the check list after II o'clocl
midnight, Saturday, September 3, lS9:
, The board of civil authority should civ
notice in writing of their meeting to re
wise the check list (Which meeting ca
. be adjourned from time to time), whic
. written notices should be signed by theI
, and attached to the copies of the chez
list posted by the selectmen and to tn
copy filed in the town clerks office, an
e WHICH may NC III lilS iOlioN liS loi III
: NOTICE.
: The board of civil authority of I'll
town of -. Vermont, hereby appoil
! (here insert the day and hour as "A tim,
! and (here insert the town clerks office {
i other place appolnted) as place fo
: hearing and determining challenges
the qualifications of persons whose name
are upon the check list of said town fC
freemen's meeting, 1892, and to revi'
said check list by inserting the names {
voters omitted and erasing the names {
7 persons not entitled to vote.
] -, Vermont, August -, 1892.
Members Of Board BG ,ar,.,t o. C q IA a
: sign here of
! 1t is good custom to have this MOTIF
of the board of civil authority made
= as early date as the check list itsel
so that when the selectmen post the co
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