Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

be served upon such person by an nm,
qualified to serve civil process by siss1
him in hand or by leaving at his last .Ss
usual place Of abode. an attested c oaa
of said notice and summons, at least
hours before the closing Of the final VIZ w
sion of the board devoted to the rev,sses'
and correction of the voting lists Sa,li
person and said board may also sum-. aa
and examine other witnesses before sa,a
board concerning his right to vote, and !,
1t appears to said board that such per-
is not or will not be qualified to vol. N
such election. they shall cause his nan.
to be erased from said list and NOT a.
it thereto. And the list Of voters In c,ts Il
made under this chapter shall state ~
street, and so far as practicable. the nnn
Der of the street where each voter -
sides. The residence OF voter as statss
upon the list Of voters used at the la,.
preceding election shall be deemed n.
last and usual place OF abode, unless ~
shall have given notice in writing, or ae
his own signature. or in person to n.
city clerk of a change of his residenr,
which notice. IL given after the first d.
of April. shall entitle him to have n,
- be used at the next subsequent Ella
ton. but shall not entitle him to hss,
his registration otherwise changed n,s
to vote in ward or precinct other ,hSr
that in which he resided on said first A. Az,
of April Said clerk shall keep req usy
of all notices of change of resid.rn.S
which record shall at all times be on,
to public inspection. '-(Approved April
1919
An Act to amend Section thirteen =,
Chapter seven of the Revised Sta,
utes, relating to duties of electios
clerks
Section thirteen of Chapter seven =.
the Revised Statutes Is hereby amend!
by striking out the word witness Il
the twenty-fourth and thirty-sixth lin,
thereof. and substituting therefor ~
words assist in so that said Sec,jo'
as amended shall read as follows:
Section 10. The municipal Offices
of cities. towns and plantations vo,irr
in accordance with the provisions \,
month of May appoint clerks for sacb
polling place; and such municipal on
GERS shall appoint as such clerks surb
persons as shall be recommended fo
such appointment by the several polhI
cal party committees of the sever.l
cities. towns or plantations. represent,
ing the two 'political parties. which A.
the gubernatorial election next prects
ing such appointment, cast the grea,
est number of votes. For each pollin,
place in cities and towns four clerks
and for each polling place in plants
tions. and for each island ward Of tIs
city of Portland and for the island Az
trict of the town Of Cumberland tro
clerks shall be appointed. Said CLERK,
shall equally represent each Of the M,
litical parties which cast the larrsv
number of votes I'm the state electior
next preceding their appointment Esci
of said clerks shall he sworn 20 N.
faithful performance Of his duties. ana
shall hold office for two wears fror
the date of his appointment. and Unit
q successor is appointed. and qualified
or he vacates the Office. Vacancies o.
curing in the office of election or hal
lot clerks shall he forthwith filled Nv
the municipal officers in towns and
plantations and bv the mayors ~ c,as
in manner hereinbeforc provided Surb
election clerks shall attend al the t,m.s
and places designated for meetings IN
their respective wards. towns or plan.
tations for the election Of any national
State. county. city or ward officers and
for the determination OF any question
submitted to the qualified voters Of am
city by lawful authority, shall he pres.
ent at and assist in the counting br
the presiding election officer or Officers
of ell votes cast in such meetings and
shall receive such reasonable compen.
sation for each DAYS actual service
as the municipal officers OF their re.
spective cities. towns and plantations
may determine. And on the recon.
mendation of the political party CON.
mittee of any other party Represented
on the official ballot. said municipal o..
fcers shall appoint one such election
clerk In each polling place. for such
political party. who shall be qualified
for the performance OF his duties. IN
like manner as the clerks Of the two
before mentioned parties. shall hold Of.
flee for like term or for such rar,
thereof as the party for which he Is
appointed maintains its right to he rep.
resented upon the official ballot and
who during said term shall have Ike
rights and duties with the before men.
toned clerks to he present at and IS.
sist in ~" counting of votes. and shall
serve with or without compensation
as the municipal officers in any case
may deem advisable, vacancies occur.
ring in case Of said clerks to he flei
rs In case of other clerks herein men.
toned. No person shall he eligible 10
the position Of election clerk IN any
ward. town or plantation where he is
candidate to he voted for. Two OF the
clerks in each polling place. one from
each political party. shall he detailed
by the municipal officers to act as hal.
lot clerks The two ballot clerks thus
detailed and appointed in each polling
Mace shall have the charge Of the bal.
lots therein and shall furnish them 10
the voters in the manner hereinafter
set forth. A duplicate list Of the oval
flied voters In each ward town or plan
teton shall be prepared for the use
Of the ballot clerks. ant all the prov.
sions Of law relative to the prenarstior
furnishing and preservation Of cheek
lists shall apply to such duplicate lists
Provisions In the charter Of any city
for the election of two persons IN as
Sfst the warden in receiving sorting
and counting the ballots. are not affect
ed by the provisions hereof: but ner-
sons so elected shall be deemed election
clerks for that purpose; thev shall
equally represent the two political par
ties which at the state election next
preceding cast the greatest number Of
votes. '-(Approved April Z, 1910
CHAPTER 2ao.
An Act to amend Section forty-fve NJ
thanter one hundred seventeen Of the
Revised Statutes. providing for clerk
hire in the office Of the county attOr.
ney of Penohscot county
Para eraph eleven of Section FORTY.
rye, Chapter one hundred seventeen
Revised Statutes. is hereby amended
nv adding after the word dollars IN
me Fourth lire Of said paragraph the
Following: for clerks in the office n
county attorney six hundred dollars so
Ihat SAID paragraph as amended shall
read as follows:
'Penobscot county: for clerks IN The
ONCE Of REGISTER Of deeds. one Thousand
eloht Hundred dollars: for clerks IN TIE
once or REGISTER of probate. one thcr
Spnd two hundred dollars: for CLERKS u
the office of clerk ~ courts ono thrp
sand two hundred dollars: for clerks T.
I"c oltce OF county ATTORNEY six hun
urea dollars. -(Approved April :. 1917
CHAPTER $40.