4 Me. 513 | Me. | 1827
On the 7th of March 1820, the legislature granted a lottery lo John Sargent, to raise the sum of four thousand dollars, in consideration of expense? incurred by him, h-erecting a bridge across an arm of the sea at a place called $>ul-livan ferry, and for finishing and keeping the same in repair ; and by the act above mentioned, authorized the Governor and Council to appoint the managers of said lottery, removable at their pleasure; who, before entering on the duties of their office, were to be swo< i S.o the faithful performance of said duties, and give bond, in íL sum of ten thousand dollars, “ conditioned for the faithful peri’ ..-nance of all the duties of their office,” and that they would “a, such time, and in the manner by law provided, pay into the treasury of the State the whole proceeds oí said lottery, after deducting for their expenses and services such sums as” should “be allowed them by the Governor and Council, apt exceeding twenty-five per cent oh the sum raised by said
Our next inquiry is what those provisions are.- — We will state the import of them all; though many of them have no bearing upon the question under our immediate consideration. —We have arranged them, as nearly as wc could, in their natural order. — !. The managers are to publish in a certain way the scheme of each class, the time of drawing, and the list of prizes. — 2, They shall keep a book containing an account of their doings relating tc