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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.'
<br /> Ix SENATE, October 21, 1814.-
<br /> A Resolve for districting the Commonwealth for the purpose of choosing EleQ.
<br /> tors of President and Vice-President.
<br /> Rerolwd by the Senate and House of Repro. Aad be it farther resolved,that his Lxeel-
<br /> sentativas in Gewral Court asembled,and by tht lency the Governor be add he is hereby re.
<br /> authority of the same.—That for the purpose quested forthwith to transmit to each person
<br /> of choosing Electors of President and Vice. so chosen Elector, a certificate of said
<br /> President of the United States,this Com. choice,and that said Electors be and hers•
<br /> monwealth shall be divided into Six Dis. a: by are directed to meet on the first Tues.
<br /> tricts,as follows: the Counties of Suffolk, day of December next;at the State House
<br /> Essex andMiddlesex,shall form oneDistrict in Boston at four o'clock in the afternoon$
<br /> and.choose Five Electors—the Counties of and in case of the death or absc0c:of any e
<br /> Worcester,IAmpshire;HantpdedrFrankrin& 'w of the Electors,the dekcience shall immedi.
<br /> Berkshire,shall form one District&choose ately be supplied from the people by it majo.
<br /> Six Electors—the Counties of Plymouth, City of the votes of the Electors prevent:&
<br /> Bristol,Norfolk,Barnstable,Dukes County the Electors thereafter;on the first Wednes-
<br /> and Nantucket shall form one District and day in December next,shall vote by ballot
<br /> choose Four Eleetots—the Counties of for one person for President and for one
<br /> York.Cumberland and Orford shall form person for Vice+President of the United
<br /> one District,and choose Three Electors-- States: And that for their travel and at..
<br /> the Counties of LincolafKennebec.&Sam. tendance they shall receive the same som.
<br /> tnerset shall form one District and choose pen4ation as members of the Senate are en-
<br /> Three Electon--and the Counties of Han. titled to.
<br /> cock and Washington shall form one Dis. Anl brit fruvhee retoAbed that if the;Se.
<br /> trict,arrd choose One Elector. lactmen of any Towh or District,or the as-
<br /> And be it furtber resolved,that the Select. scisors of any plantation in,the Comason.
<br /> men of the several Towns and Districts,& wealth shall neglect to transmit the list of
<br /> the Assessors of the several Plantations in votes of said towdi district or plantation in
<br /> the respective Electoral Districts before de. manner aforesaid, to the Secretary of the
<br /> scribed,shall in manner the law directs for Commonwealth,on'or before the twentieth
<br /> holding town meetings, and by five days day of November nett,each of said Seleca.
<br /> previous notice (which shall he sufficient men or Assessors so neglecting,shall forfeit
<br /> for this purpose, any law or usage to the ti and pay a sum not exceeding fvve hundred,
<br /> contrary notwithstanding?cause the inha- nor less than one hundred dollars.—Provi&
<br /> bitants thereof duly qualified to vote for re- as
<br /> - ed,that if the Selectmen or Assessors afore.
<br /> presentatives to the General Covert of this said shall transmit to the Sheriff of the f _.
<br /> Commonwealth to assemble on Thurtday, o County,in which said town,distr'ret or plan.
<br /> the twelfth day of November next,to give tation shall lie,the votes of such'town,dis.
<br /> in their written or printed votes to the Se triet or plantation,on or before the four.
<br /> lectmen or Assessors,whose duty it shall lye t;, teeath day of said November,the said Se-
<br /> to preside in such mcating,for the number lectmen shall be,excused from the penalty
<br /> of persons as Electors,assigned to such Dis- aforesaid, and it shall be the duty of the
<br /> tricts respectively, not being Senators or Q Sheriffs of the several Counties in thu Com.
<br /> Representatives in the Congress of the U. m'anwealth,to transmit the votes by them
<br /> States,or persons holding any ofrceoftrust respectively received from the Selectmen or
<br /> or profit under said United States. And Assessors of the several towns,districts and
<br /> the said Selectman or Assessors, or the plantations, to the Secretary of the Com-
<br /> major part of thorn shall, in open town monwcalth,odor before the said twentieth
<br /> meeting,sort and count the votes,and form day of November nett;and any Sheriff
<br /> a list of the persons voted for,with the neglecting to return the votes by him re-
<br /> number of votes for each person against his ceived as aforesaid.within the time aforesaid,
<br /> mama;and shall make a public declaration shall forfeit&pay for any such neglect asum
<br /> thereof in said meeting;and shall,in pre- not excee fin
<br /> gg one thousand nor less than five
<br /> Bence of said inhabitants seal up copies of hundred dollars,and the Sheriff shall be al.
<br /> said list and transmit the same to the office lowed and paid out of the Treasury of this
<br /> of the Secretary of the Commonwealth on Commonwealth the sum ofteneents for each
<br /> or before the twentieth day of November miles travel to and from the town of Bor-
<br /> next,and on the twenty-first d ty of Nov. ton,in transmitting the votes aforesaid;
<br /> next,-the Obvern or and Cotrrcil thea.ia ws- :Aad,¢4 u furth!rresolved,That the penal-
<br /> xion,shall examine said returns,and deter. ties herein provided,may be proskcated.for
<br /> mine and declare wha are elected from each and recovored by indictment or action on
<br /> District by a majority of the votes in said the case,in the Suprem.-judicial Court or
<br /> Districts respectively;and in case the num. Circuit Court of Common Pleas,oae moiety
<br /> ber of Etectors,hereby appointed to each thereof to the use of the Commonwealth,&
<br /> District,shall not be chosen by a majority the other moiety to him or them who may
<br /> of votes,it shall be the duty of the Goirer. complain,prosecute or sue for the same.
<br /> nor and Council,to ascertain from the re. In senate,Ottoher 233,1812. Rs.d sal
<br /> turns of voter the persons or person wha passed—S.nedova fur concurrence.
<br /> *hall have the highest number of votes re. SAIIUFL DANA,President.
<br /> turned from such District,and to declare
<br /> ,ns many of such persons having such plu- -In House of Representatives, O.Whar 224,
<br /> i•ality of votes,as shall be equal to the de. 3512.,Rs.d and concurred,
<br /> ficientnumber,duly elected for such district. r1morur aIOFLO W,Spesimr.
<br /> OcWer22d,1812.�-.4pproved.
<br /> CALES STRONG.
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<br /> ALDRN BILADFORD, Secretary.
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