Litchfield enquirer., 1837-01-19
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SN~1~ - - An Act relating to the surplus Revenue of the United wmRRRas an act t0 tsguIatc the depOsites of the public money, passed by the Senate and House Rc- prsasnatives of the United Starcs of America in Con. css assembled, and approved on the &Sd day ot June, which ahal be in the Treasury of the United States, on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and aTs Ss bs SepoSseS with the several States. in pro- portion tO their respective representation in the Sen: ate and House of Representatives of the United States, as shall by law authorize their reasures pr other competent authorities to receive the same on the terms hereinafter specified, and the Secretary ot te Treasury shall deliver the same to such Treas1rer or other competent authorities, on receiving ccttnca,cs of depOSte therefor signed by such competent author ities in such fnTm may be prescribed by the Secre- tary aforesaid which certificates shall express the us- al and legal obligations, and pledge the tah 9t the shall pledge the faith Of the States receiving the same, to pay the said moneys and every part thereof from time to time, wheneveT the same shall be required by faying any of the public Treasury, beyond the amount of the five millions aforesaid. Proridcd, that if any State declines to receive its portion Ot the Sur plus aforesaid on the terms before named, the same shall be deposited with the other States, agreeing to accept the same depOste in the proportion afore- said. And prOriicd further that when said money or any part thereof shall be wanted by the said Secrea- " to meet appropriations by law, the same shall he called for in rateabe proportions within one year, as nearly as Conveniently may be, from the different
  not he called for in exceeding ten thousand dol lars from any one State in any one month, without previous notice of thirty days, for every additional sum of twenty thousand dollars, which may at any time l,e required: , sThat the said deposites sha Il be made with the said States in tho following proportions, and at the follow. January, eighteen hundred and thirty.scven, or as soon thereafter as may be: quarter part on the first day of Ap quarter part on the first day of July, and one quarter part on the hrst day o October nll in inc same year."
 Now therefore to the intent that the State of Con- necticut may receive its portion of the said surplus:
 Be t endcted by the SrnGfc and House of Rerrsentn tiUcs in General Assembly, conreaed That the Treasn. rer of this State be- and he hereby is authorized ceive of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United states, such portion of the said Surplus Revenue ot the United States as this State may be entitled to eivc under the provisions ot said act and on reccv' ing the sac to execute and deliver to the said Secre- @ mary he by the Secretary aforesaid which certificate shall express the usual and legal obligations and pledge the faith of the State tor the sate keeping and repayment thereof, and to pay the said moneys and every part thereof from time to time, whenever the same shall be required by the Secretary of the Treasury according to the terms and provisions ot the
 .7.. CuAuNcEy F. CLEVELAND,
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
 EBENEzER sroDDARD :I President of the Senate. "pp''''"' D''' HENRY w. EDWARDS. An A.. in alteration of An Act regulating the Flee. O0N Ot NvOVefNOf AleutenanJ OOVeTUOr, OeU0tOIs, Members of the House of Representatives, Treasu- Ter, and Secretary.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Reprssenta- Yires in General Assembly conpened That the Flee tors Meetings in the respective towns in this State the first Monday in April in each year, an additional Ballot Box shall he provided, which shnl he and re- G s 1 froeT, Senator and Member of Congress- from eleven o'clock in the morning. until five o'clock in the after hopn on said day; when the same shall be closed {; and af hafbro eleven oclOck said the ding officer shall publicly call upon the Electors to bring in their ballots a any time while said ballot box Treasurer. Comp roller, Senator, and Member of Con. gress, there he one then to be chosen. with the name and office fairly written or printed on one piece of during said day and while said ballot box is open, to deliver to said presiding officer, Cor to do si%nated by such presiding officer to assist in that re. sract) his ballot for any all of said officers, desig hating the office against the name of each person vo ted for, which ballots shall, by said presiding officer his Assis.nn'. be received and deposited in said boy and shall be counted and publicly declared before said meeting is adjourned; And said presiding officer shall make out, certify and dispose of duplicate lists of The persons vo:ei for, and the number of votes given for by law, for votes given for sAd officers and he shall also make, cause to he nade record of i!c name of every ttrson voting for the officers aforesaid, which si,cd with the Town Clerk. Ina. if any presiding officer shall wilfuy refuse or wilEiy neglect 70 makf the returns of the votes according 10 the provisions o tnIS uCt W WIuuiF Iu1kc ialse tIeECoii he shall upon conviction thereof before the County Superior Conrs, to be held n the County where said presiding officer resides forfeit and pay to the Sate Treasury sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and he imprisoned in the common gaol for time not exceeding sixty days.
 That if any person who is not Elector duly ad- mttcd and swofn, shall give in vote at Eector S Meeting, or if any person at m Electors Meeting shall frauduently put in more than one vote, for one person for the same ofTicc at the same haotine or having voted in one town, shall on the same day go into other town and vote again, he shall upon vic,on before tfe County Superior Court, be fined seventeen dollars.
 That all the ncts or laws of this State, which arc inconsistent with tile provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.
 CHAuNcEY F. CLEVELAND
 Speaker of the Honse of Representatives.
 EBENEzER STopDARp, President of the Senate. Approved, December 29. 1896.
 HENRY w. EDWARDS. An Act ralntn. 10 inc election of Renrcse in