Litchfield enquirer., 1833-07-04
LAWS or CONNECTICUT, PASSED AT THE SESSION OF 1888.

I OOngTeSS S5l0IeN, D Act approved on the IhirieeNih day of July, ARnO DORSnS one thousand eight hundred and IhITly-,wO, authorized the erection Oi a custom house and public store iO the city Of NeW-L0HdoR, and appropriated therenr the sum Of five thousand dollars; aud where as lhe Uuited Sia,ss, the eighteenth day ot FehrH aEy, AMNo DOmiRi thousand eight hundred aud tlarty-th purchased tor the site of said custom. house and public store, certain lot ofRUd situated in eaId city Ot New.LONdon, and bounded by line be- gnn.ag at Bank-slreet, the Northern side Ot high gay leading from said street to the river Thames 'he"ce running Norherly, On 'he Easer" line Ot the street, about sxy Gee the ceNtrssOf p"ssSge way between the dweliNg-hOUse O6 the premises and the dwelling. house now owned by Franklin SM'Ih thence South, hiTy-tw0 degrees East, to the river Thames; thence SOuihery, hv the riVer t0 the ne OI highway aforesaid; thence North, lhEy-lwo degrees Wes tU the place Of beginnNg. t-t s r4 .f Be it enacted by the SeHa,e and House Ot Repre- sentalives iM General Assembly convened, That the G0Sernur be- a0d he Is hereby aHd diFscl- cao eede the jurisdiction of this Sate the Ahove described lot Of land the United Sates. hy deed resersiog the Stale the righ. of serving and exeeu
 ng, within the limits of said lO all legal process, both civil aud criminal.
 b Approved, Hay 10, 1883. An Act ceding to ,he United States the jurisdiction
 over certain tract of land therein mentioned.
 WHEREAS the United Stales,, on the third day ot April, one thousand eight hundred and ,hriy.l ee, purchased for the of the keeper of the NewLon- don hght.houee, certain tract of and, situated in tue town Of OfNew-LOMdoD, and containing about two acres aud seveny-'hree square rods bounded by line be- ginning at point six rods and eighteen liaks North, seventeen and one half degrees West, from the door ofhe light. house; thence ruNning South thrlynine degrees Vest six rods and five 6nka; thence South, ffy.tUur degrees EAst about nine rods, to the water thence South, iorty.seveH degrees West, by the wa ter, ten rods aud fourteen links, to large rock; thence Norh forty seven degrees West, twen,y-nine thence Worth, sis,y.ase desrees Eas,. seven rods thence South, 6fty.,hres degrees East, twenty-two rods seventeen links to the place of heginning.
 ha kmN Nl,m and Hnna nF sentutives in General Assembly convened, That the Governor be, and he s hereby authorized and direct ed to cede the jurisdiction ofihis Sae over the above described tract of land to the United States by deed under his hand and the seal o the State, re- serving o the State the right serving and executing within the limits of said lrac. all legal process both civil aud criminal.
 Approved, May 10, 1883.
 An Act in alteration of Act entitled "An Act regu|
 la,ing the election oC Senators aud Representatives
 for this State in the Congress ofthe United States - Sec. l. Be it enncied by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened, That the State be- and hereby s divided into six districts for the choice of fon this State In the Congress of the United Sta'es each district to be en- titled tO que Representative, as follows {:
 District number one, to consist of the county ot Hartford.
 Dis!rc. "Gmter tue, to consist of the county of NewHaven, and the t0wnsOf SaybroOk, Middieiowni Haddlm, killingworih and Durham:
 Disric nunEer res, 10 consist of tho county of N. London, and the towns Of Chatham and Eaa. .Haddam
 District "Mnber Jour. to consist o' the cOuQiy of
 Dis.ric, aHmser 6Ue, to consis. of the county of Lilehfeld.
 District nsmter sir to consist of the counties of
 Sec. 2. A, the annual meeing of the electors Of this State, in April, one ,housaNa eight hundred and thirty five, and bien"ialy thereafter, the electors qualified by law to vote for town Kepreseniatlves, shall be called upon by the presiding officer, ,O bring in their ballots for oUe person to he representative from this State in the Congress of the United States for the district in which the town where such meeting held, is situated which person hal'oted for shall belong io and reside in the district in which he shall be balVted ior, as aforesaid. And each cleo tor, present such meeting, and qualified as atore- said, may ,hereupop bring in his ballot or suffrage, for such person as he shall choose iO be Renre- sentative from this State in the Congress oi the Uni ted S.aes for the district i" which the tow" where such meeting s held, is situate, Wvb hs name Iary expressed on p.ecs Q: paper. The perso" having the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected or such district. And the votes 60 given n shall be received, counted, returned canvassed and declai ed in iha maOner provided by law for the choce of Representatives for this State ]" the Con gress of the United States.
 See. 3. When any vacancy shall happen in the re- presentation oi ihe people of this State in the Con- gress Of the United Statss D any district aforesaid he Governor of this Stats for the time being shall make wrs of election, under his hand, directed to ei- iher constable of the respective in such vacant district, ordering choice 10 fl such vacancy, and ,hem 10 be conveyed t0 the sheriff or sherfs ID such district, who shall proceed wh lne sh1he h ah respects n the act O which th's 's an al. ieraton; and the proceedings in turtheraBce and 'n consequence of such wris Of eIeciion shall be 'he provided ia said act: and all the provisions of said nci, of which this s alteraiion as rsal. 'o the filling of any vacancy iD ie Congress O the Uni ted States shall be pursued aud followed 'n the event 0f any wriis of election afOressi 10 all respecis except the Dsy, in this aci, be altered or lin- tied.
 Sec. 4. The presiding officer in the aforesaid meet ngs Of the electors 'n the respective towns ID ms State, shall make the certificates of the votes for the Representative in Congress, as fOIlOws, to wHt
 "At a meeting of the electors in the town of
 legally warned and held, IIe first Monday ol April, A. D. the following persons received the num' Der of annexed tLeir respectively, iOr Representative of the people os lh's Siale N the Congress ofiie United States, for District No.
 NAMES. Number cf uOtes im scords
 Gt fun length.
 Duplicate list of votes for Representative in Con. gress, Certified by 4. B. Prssidng Officer"
 Sec. 5. The presiding officer, in making out said certified list, shall Sserl the number oG votes in words in full length.
 Sec. 6. The superscrip,ioW each of such cerli6. caIes be returned the Secretary Of ihis State, shall be as fellows, 10 wit: "To the Seret0yy ef this Stais. "Votes of the electors of the iow0 of for a Representative in Congress for district No. taken and sealed up by See. T. So much of the Act eniiiled" An Ael regu- anR the election oi Senaors and Representatives foT this state in the Congress Of tie United Staes or of any other act as Is contrary inconsistent win this act. he and the same Is hereby repealed.
 Approved, Jane 5. 1853.
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