Litchfield enquirer., 1834-07-03
PUBLIC STATUTE LAWS OF CONN.
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1884,.
COrnscaH.

An Act preserve the City OF Hartford from nanecea-
therein.
BE Il enacted BY the Senate and Ilouse ot Represen
sdtipes III General assembly oonosnea That no bonfire
shall be enkinded in any public streets. highways
10 said City, or within fweHiy rods Of nay such streets
ngs in said cy, nor shall any -ballbs set FIRE
4Ihrown, any rocket FIRE cracker be thrown or
discharged sisiia the limits afoEesaid. And every
"rs, sa ~ oa ga, o. t'Ing ,s AZ sma
for the Of said CITY, and any person who shalt re-
main around such bonfire reball after beiRg
slaLias Considered rs aiding and aasa:iag ihsrep,
and shall forfeit and pay the same penalty ~ those
who actually enkinded such bonfire, or threw such
rehall, rocket, Ere cracker, and il shall be the dn-
" Of The city attorney Of said city to plorm against
ny person. offending, before any Justice Of the
Peace, living MhhiB said City, who shall proceed 10
hear, examine aud adiMdge therein. And ana nlagls
other peace officer residing in said City may
seize and detaiR aHy persop persons violating this
Ac, in the night until they can be brought TO
trial.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted, That the Court Of
Common Council Of said city may from time TO time
appoint such number Of persoas as they may zee it,,
NOT exceeding in the whole twenty-five as special con-
stables who shall take the oa,hs by law provided Tor
executive officers aud shall hold their Offices hniil ten
days after the next annual City meeting. onere soon
or removed by said court Of Commo" Council who
shall have the power within said city 10 preserve
the peace and offenders cOnstabes have IN
their respective t1wNs. ,
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, Tha, if any person
shalt abuse resist the Mayor OF said city, or the Gle
Watch, puch special cORstabes in the execution
OF their respective Offices, such person or perrons 50
offending sha he liable the same punsiments, rs
10 by law provided for resisting abusing any Justice
Of Peace Sheriff, or Constable in the execution Of
| their office. Approved, June Sd, 1884.
An Act to amend the Charter Of the City Of Hartford.
Sec. l. BE 1t enacted, &c. That the Mayor Of the
CITY of Hartford shall be chosen by ballot, and ma
ory of the given IN. shall he necessary 70 con-
sti,uie choice, and whenever the Mayor 20 ne eno
be tie st with the other officers, hereinafter
mentioned and IL il shall appear that there ~ no
choice, new election shall he he'c on 'he same gay
Of the next succeeding week. aud at the same hour
and place.
Sec. 2. AT the Annual meeting.o OF said City there
shall be chosen a Clerk. four Aldermen, and twenty
Common Council men, two Sher'fts, Treasurer ana
an Auditor OF City accounts, who shall all be voted
for al ballot aud whose names may be either writ
ten, or printed, and on one piece oi paper ana the
Offices for which the several persons nTe intended shall
be annexed to their names respectively; and on each
| ballot two Of the Aldermen shall be designated a.
Judges and the persons having the greatest number 81
votes for said Offices shall be declared 20 be elected
Ia case Of equality Of votes 90 that the number
! officers namesl be not chosen, new election sinai
take place IL the same manner ne when there 10 nc
election Of Mayor; provided however, 81 the o!hei
officers are elected, and as many rs twelve member
of the Common Councl.po new election shall be hol
den, but the Common Council elected shalt have
the same powers. that the whole number oil iwent!
/ would nave nA0 " eIeCteO. Az Ivy OMCcTrs Osue
than ihose above named, may be chosen in such man
ner the meeting shall Direct by themselves, or b!
| the Court Of Common Council.
Y Sec. 8. The Two Aldermen designated as Judges
who shall be elected. shall with ihe Mayor constitute
the City COur, and should IL so happen, that NOR
than two 90 designated, shall be elected, Aldermen
then the two who have the greatest Osmber OF vote
shall be the Judges of said Court and if by reason
an equal number Of for Judges two shall b
desig 1aied then oae. tWo. the may require
| may be called 10 compose part Of she C0uri, i
now provided in Of he absence Of the senior Al
derman, and In case is shall happen, that one,
bu, one Of those, designated lodges, shall be eee
ted Aldermen Thea ihe place. OF places shall be sup
piled by she Alderman having the greatest number o
| votes asd f twO more shall have equal Bumbe
Of votes, then the place or places may lie supplied
from either of them, aid in all cases whore the Coar
| canaoi be filed by ihe Mayor, and Aldermen. desig
mated Judges, Il may he composed Of the other Al
dermea Jssiees Of Peace in the same manner % I
| aow provided.
Sec. 4. On the day Of The City election the polls
shall be opened ~ O'Clock, A. g., and be cDeed ii
o'clock, r. NJ; after which ballot shall be sc.
ceved All ballots shah be laid the lid of tlie bal
Ios box, and Pot iRlo DE box BY the Sheriff, aed the
name Of each eemea be enrolled, a. be shall