The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

ance in the marking of his ballot and
such assistance shall be so furnished ac-
cording to the provisions of this act
Ana by striking out the word 'or" in
the eighth line between the words
shelves and compartments and in
sorting in lieu thereof the word and
and by striking out the words "the ar
rangement shall be such that neither the
ballot boxes nor the voting shelves nor
the compartments shall be hidden from
the persons just outside the guard rail-"
and inserting in lieu thereof the follow
ing: the arrangement shall be such that
the ballot boxes shall not be hidden from
the view of persons present and the vot-
ing shelves and the compartments shall
be so arranged that the doors of each
compartment shall be nearest the guard
rail, SO as to admit to full view of the
persons outside of the guard rail those
who enter and leave each compartment
And by striking out the word 'or'' in
the seventeenth line of said section be-
ment' and inserting in lieu thereof the
word and so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section p The municipal officers in
each city, town or plantation. afore-
said, shall cause the polling places there
in to be suitably provided with suff1-
cient number of voting shelves and COM
partments,. at or in which vo.ers may
conveniently mark their ba..ots so that
in the marking thereof they shall be
screened from the observation of others,
and each voting shelf and compartment
shall have wooden swing door so ar
ranged that the top thereof shall be not
less than six feet from the floor and the
bottom of the door shall be at least two
feet and six inches from the floor. And
such door shall be shut while the voter
is within the compartment and no one
shall be auowed therein with him. unless
he calls for assistance in the marking of
his ballot and such assistance shall be
SO furnished according to the provisions
n.lf mr. avid vail ball no
constructed and placed that only such
persons as are inside SAID rail can APP
proach within six feet of the ballot boxes
and of such voting shelves and COM
partments. The arrangement shall be
such that the ballot boxes shall not be
hidden from theview of persons present
and the voting shelves and compart-
ments shall be so arranged that the door
guard rail, so as to admit to full view
of the persons just outside of the guard
rail those who enter and leave each COM
partment. The number of such voting
shelves and compartments shall not be
less than one for every one hundred
voters qualified to vote at such polling
place, and not, less than three in any
town, and not less than five in any ward
of a, city. No persons other than the
election officers election clerks and
voters admitted as hereinafter provided,
shall be permitted within said rail, ex-
cept by authority of the presiding cleo
ton officer or officers for the purpose of
keeping order and enforcing the law.
Each voting shelf and compartment shall
be kept provided with proper supplies
and conveniences for marking the bal
lots
Section 2. This act shall take effect
only in sucn towns and cities as by
majority vote of the legal voters 50 vot-
ing in such town or city shall adopt it.
[Approved March a. 1867
Chapter 14e.
and sixteen and one hundred and sew
enteen of Chapter six of the Revised
Statutes relating to caucuses in cities
of over thirty-fve thousand inhabi-
tants.
Section l, Section one hundred and six
teen of chapter six of the revised stat
utes is hereby amended by inserting the
words the city committees may in their
discretion determine in their call for
caucus or convention the persons who
are entitled to participate in said caucus
or convention before the word when
ever in the first line of said section.
seventeen of chapter six of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the words twenty-five" and insert
ing instead thereof the words thirty
five. so that said section, as amended,
shall read, The provisions of the four
preceding sections shall he applicable
only TO cities of more than tnirty-tive
thousand inhabitants"
Section g. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March "a, 1861
Chapter 1850.
An Act to amend An Act entitled "An
Act to amend chapter nine of the Re-
vlsed Statutes, relating to the assess
nent of taxes on lands in unincorporat-
ed Places
amend chapter nine of the revised stat
ntes, relating to the assessment of taxes
on lands in places not incorporated
passed ct the present session and APP
proved March fifteenth, is hereby amend
ed by striking out in the fourteenth line
OF said section as engrossed the words ION
the first Monday of each and inserting
in place thereof the words lin the months
of So that that part of said section as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section Al. Such lands may be assessed
by the county commissioners according to
the last state valuation for due proper
ton of county taxes. Lists OF such taxes
shall Immediately be certified and
transmitted by the county treasurer to
such township and tract shall be sufficient
ly described, with the date and amount
OF assessment on each. The treasurer of
state shall, in his books, credit the county
sessment; and when paid to him shall
certify to the county treasurer the
amount of tax and interest SO paid in the
months of January, May and September. >
act is also amended by striking out in the
thirteenth line of said section as eli
crossed, the word treasurer and sub
shutting therefor the word assessors 50
that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 40. Owners of the lands SO as
sessed and advertised may redeem them
by paying to the treasurer of state the
taxes with interest thereon within one
year from the time when such interest
commences. Each owner may pay for his
interest in any tract whether in common
or not and upon filing with the state as
SCISSORS a certificate showing the number
of acres. and describing the property on
which he desires to pay the tax and
where the same is located, and paying the
amount due, shall receive a certificate
from the treasurer of state, diSchargiTg
the tax on the number of acres or inter-
est. upon which such payment is made.
Each part or interest of every such town
ship or tract, upon which the state or
county taxes so advertised are not paid
with interest within the time limited in
this section for sucn rede mption, shall
be wholly forfeited to the state, and vest
therein free of any claim by any former
owner. But this section and the five fol-
lowing sections do not apply to taxes up
on organized plantations taxed by the
state as wild lands
Approved March a, 1861
Chapter 1871.
An Act relating to the Compensation Of
Registers of Probate.