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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Selectmen of Rehoboth arrested on October 24 for corruptly depriving voters of suffrage rights during representative election; indicted in Bristol County Supreme Judicial Court and bound over for $3000 each to appear in Taunton in May.
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The Selectmen of Rehoboth, (two of whom now hold their seats in the General Court,) were arrested on the 24th ult. on two warrants issued on bills of indictment found against them at the late term of the Supreme Judicial Court, at the county of Bristol, for corruptly, wilfully and oppressively depriving the qualified voters of said town, from exercising their rights of suffrage at the election of Representatives, and were immediately taken before Justice Ellis, and recognised in the sum of $3000 each, with sureties for their appearance at an adjourned Court to be holden in Taunton, in May next.-Bost. Gaz.
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Rehoboth
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24th Ult.
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arrested and recognised in the sum of $3000 each, with sureties for appearance at adjourned court in taunton in may next
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Arrested on two warrants issued on bills of indictment for corruptly, wilfully and oppressively depriving qualified voters of Rehoboth from exercising their rights of suffrage at the election of Representatives; taken before Justice Ellis