Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15


that said seventeenth line, as amended
shall read as follows:
Waldo. one thousand dollars. APP
proved March %.
cHAPTEE 81
An Act Relating to the Salary Of the
Sheriff of Sagadahoc County.
Section forty-one of chapter one
hundred and seventeen Of the revised
statutes. as amended by chapter Two
hundred and fourteen of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and nine
teen. as amended by chapter two hum
bred and nineteen of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and twenty-one,
as amended by chapter one hundred
and six of the public laws of nine
hereby further amended by striking
ont the words "Sagadahoc, fifteen
hundred dollars" in the fifteenth line
thereof and inserting in place thereon
the words, 'Sagadahoc, eighteen num-
bred dollars so that said fifteenth
line. as amended, snail Ieau DIS ioi-
.sagadahoc, eighteen hundred dol
lars Approved March p.
CHAPTER 60
A, Act to Amend Sections Eleven,
Twelve, Thirteen and Thirty-elght
OF Chapter Six Of the Revised stat
utes, Relating to Primary Elections.
Sec. 1. Section eleven of chapter
six of the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by striking out all of said
section and substituting. therefor the
Sec. ii. Not less than seven days
before the third Monday. of June pre-
ceding a biennial state election. the Sc
lectmen of every town. by their war
rant, shall notify and warn all legally
qualified and enrolled voters to attend
at the regular voting places on the
third Monday in June for the purpose
of voting for persons to be nominated
candidates to be voted for on the sec
ond Monday of September the next en-
suing. Said warrant shall be in sub
stance as follows:
PRIMARY ELECTION WARRANT
State of Maine, SIS.
County Of
To the qualified and legally enrolled
voters of the town of
You are hereby notified that tho pri-
mary election in this town, of all po-
ltical parties. entitled by law 10 nom
mate candidates for the next election
will be held at. ............... on
Monday, June. next. lot the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the following offices to be voted for
at the election to ho held on the sec
ond Monday in September next viz:
(Here follow the officers to be nom
inated).
The polls will be open at twelve
O'Clock. noon, and continue open until
nine o'clock in the afternoon when
they close.
yeteds not enrolled as members of
a political party entitled 10 nominate
candidates will not be permitted to
vote. Voters entitled to enrolment
may cause themselves to be enrolled
at the polling places during the pri-
mary election on taking and snbscrlo,,
ing the oath required by law. but SAID
voters shall not he allowed to vote at
any primary election within the next
six months following said enrolment
unless q new voter. or a voter enroll
ing for the first time in that munich
pality.
day Of June. I9.......
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....:....... ...'.''''.'
SclectmeIt Of. .....
Such warrants shall be posted in
the manner required by law for war
rants for the state election. Like
warrants shall be issued by the mayor
and aldermen of cities and the asses
sors of plantations with appropriate
changes and posted in like manner;
The meetings shall he opened ana
closed as stated in the form OF the
rants appropriate provisions shall he
inserted calling the attention If vot..
ers to opportunities for correction or
lists of voters by selectmen, muni'ipal
officers or board Of registration in the
manner required by law.
Sec. Q Section twelve of chapter
six of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out all of said
section and inserting in place thereof
the following:
lions the qualification of voters shall
be determined by the voting list used
at the municipal elections of said
towns. cities and plantations, next
preceding the primary election and
list of the aforesaid voters enrolled
by party designation as provided for
in the preceding section and section
thirty-eieht of this chapter. and no
person shall he allowed to vote in any
primary election unless the name Of
voting list and enrolment list. except
those who have become voters within
eight months preceding said primary
clcctinc. and n voter enrolling for the
first time in that municipality who
shall be allowed to enroll and vote.
Sec. s. Section thirteen of chapter
six of the revised statutes az amend
cd by chapter one hundred and sixty
five Of the public laws OF nineteen
hundred and nineteen. is hereby
amended by striking out said section
and inserting in place thereof the
following:
Sec. 49, No person shall vote at
any primary election unless legally
qualified and enrolled voter at such
voting place. as required by the pre-
ceding section. The selectmen of
towns ard plantations. the warden Of
furnished by the town. plantation or
city clerk, or other official charged
with the duty of preserving the same,
with duly certified copies of all enroll
party separately and its names of
voters therein alphabetically. If not
therein enrolled, any voter qualified
by law and this chapter as legal
voter ut such voting place. may he
enrolled after subscribing and maxi
ing oath before a registration board
of the district or precinct to the state
ment as required by section thirty
nine of this chapter. and the duties
imposed upon the secretary of a eau
Gus by said section shall he performed
by such registration board. suit
able number of such statements shall
be furnished at each voting place by
the city, town, or plantation; If the
number be insufficient. or none he fur
nished, the statement aforesaid may
be sworn to as aforesaid and return
thereof made in like manner as if the
same had been subscribed. At the
polling places in the cities, towns and
plantations aforesaid each person ap-
piSinS " Note snail give ms name,
residence, party atiiiiation and place of
last enrolment. if any: If already en-
rolled six months before in the pre-
cinct he shall be given a ballot of his
party, his name shall be checked on
the enrolment list, and he shall be
admitted to the voting booth and vote.
If not enrolled and then enrolled as
hereinbefore provided, he shall be
given ballot of his party, if new
voter or a voter enrolling for the first
time checked, and may vote as afore-
said. No ballot shall be received con-
tanning any distinguishing mark or
figures thereon other than as herein
expressly permitted. Every city.
town OF plantation clerk, ward or
election officer or person voting who