Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

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method of shooting with guns in the
usual manner
Section g. Section two of this bill shall
not apply to Hancock county.
Approved March Is.
Chapter 215.
an Act relating to Political Caucuses.
Section l. No person shall take part or
vote III any caucus of any political party
unless qualified therefor by enrolment as
hereinafter provided.
section ,. Any person who is a legal
voter may enroll himself as a member of
any political party by filing with the
clerk OF the town of which he is a legal
voter Il declaration in writing signed by
MIN, substantially as follows: 81,
peing a legal voter of hereby
elect to be enrolled as a member of the
party. The following statement
OF name, residence, place of last enroll
ment II amy. aud party OF last enrolment
II any, is true a l,sls -lt.., ~
a new enrolment may be made at any
tlfnc; but the person making slch new
eLtolinlent small not vote III any political
caucus. within six months thereafter if
ne cesl%nates n different political party
from that named by him in the preceding
enrolment.
Section 3. The clerk of the town where
me enrolment is made, as above provid-
cd, snail receive and file the same, in
dorSing thereon the date of filing, and
OF last enrolment, and date OF fling. in a
separate book for the enrolment of mem
hers of each political party, entering the
names alphabetically.
suitable blanks for such enrolment
snail nc provided by the town clerks and
IN addition thereto they shall pr9vide
books with proper headings, embodying
the enrolment statements above Droyid-
ed. which the person desiring to enroll
may III out and sign, thereby enrolling
himself with the same effect as by filing
such enrolment paper Such books shalt
oh
be open to public inspection.
Any voter ltot previously enrolled may
enroll as aforesaid up to the day of hold
ing any caucus and may enroll himself
during said caucus by subscribing and
making cath to the following statement
before the chairman of the caucus. a.
do solemnly swear that 1 am
a qualified voter in this town, or ward
and have the legal right to vote in the
caucus of the party. | am a mem
Der Of that political party and intend to
vote for its candidates at the election
next ensuing. l have not taken part or
voted at the caucus of any other political
party in the six months last past
The secretary OF the caucus shall in
dorSe thereon whether the person SUBJ
Scribing and swearing to the same voted
in said caucus, and within one week
thereafter the secretary shall return said
statement with the Endorsement thereon
TO the clerk of the town wherein such
caucus is held, and said clerk shall there
upon enroll said voter in the enrolment
list of the party designated by him Said
statement shall be preserved as public rec
ords and shall be prima facie evidence
in any court that said person took said
oath and voted in said caucus.
Section >. To facilitate the first en-
rollment under this act the town COM
mittees of each political party shall on
or before January first, nineteen hundred
and four. file with the town clerk
towns. VINO are believed by them to be
members of their party, giving the
exact residence OF said voter as near as
may be, ard such description of said
identify them, and the same shall con-
stitute a legal enrolment under the pro-
visions of this act, of all voters appearing
upon the list Of only one of such commit
tees and not otherwise enrolled and the
clerk shall record the same as required in
section three with the same effect as if
made pursuant to the provisions of sec
ton two. But the same may he annuled
by the personal enrolment Of the voter
under the provisions of sections two on
four.
Section 6. Caucuses and meetings of
political parties held for the purpose Of
nominating candidates or choosing dele
gates to assemble in convention to nomi-
nate any person to any public office whose
name shall be placed on the final ballot.
unless held under the provisions of this
act are hereby declared to be unlawful,
and no political party shall have its politi-
cal ticket placed on the final ballot unless
the nominations of it's candidates are
made in accordance with the provisions of
this act, provided that this shall not be
construed as preventing citizens caucuSeS.
Section I. All votes for the election of
delegates to any political convention for
the nomination of a candidate for any
public Office shall be by ballot, written or
printed on plain paper.
Section S. No person shall vote or offer
to vote more than once tor any candidate
or delegate or set of delegates in any one
caucus, nor shall he vote or offer to vote
in any one caucus held in any caucus dis
trict in which he shall not at the same
time be a legal voter No person shall
vote or offer to vote in any caucus where
candidates or delegates are to be chosen.
if he has already voted at the caucus of
any other political party in the past six
months.
Section O. No person whose right to
vote is challenged shall be allowed to vote
until he shall have taken the following
oath, which shall be administered by the
chairman of the caucus: You do sol
EMMY swear that you are a registered
voter in this town or ward, and have the
LEGAL right to vote in this caucus; that you
are a member of the political party hold.
ing the same and intend to vote for its
candidates at the election next ensuing,
and that you have not taken part or voted
at the caucus Of any other political party
in the six months last past" The Secre-
tary of the caucus shall make a record OF
the administration of such oath, as pro
vided in section four of this act, and with
the same effect.
Section 10. Notices of caucuses. signed
by the chairman and secretary, shall be
issued by each town committee not less
than seven days prior to the day on which
the caucuses are to be held. They shall
be conspicuouly posted in at least five
places on the highways of each voting
precinct, and shall state the place, day
and hour of holding such caucuSeS. In
case voting is hy check list a sufficient
time shall be allowed for all to vote, and
the call for the caucus shall state the
hours fixed by the committee for the open
int nd closing of the ppllS.
Section H. No person shall pay or offer
to pay to any voter any pecuniary com
pensation for said voters vote, or to in
fiuence his action at any caucus held
under the provisions of this act.
Section z. Voting lists as nSed in the
election next preceding any Caucus. shall
be used as cheek lists, at such caucuses.
if the town committee shall so determine
and provide in the call and such conf
mittee shall be required to provide for
the use of such list upon written request,
filed with the chairman or clerk of the
committee, at any time before the call
is uosted of voters of the party, to the
number of not less than ten in towns of
less than two thousand inhabitants; OF
not less than twenty in towns of two
thousand and not exceeding five thousand;
and of not less than fifty in towns of five
thousand or more Inhabitants, according
to the last official census of the United
States.
II shall be the duty of the officials hav
ing charge of such voting lists to furnish
certified copies thereof for use in eau
cuses. upon application of SUCH. party
committee, the expense thereof to be paid
as other expenses of REGISTRATION are now