Litchfield enquirer., 1843-07-06

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 vacancy in any office which is filled by the exclusive votes of any ward, before the end of the year, the same may be filled by an election to such vacancy, by plurality votes for the residue of the official year, by the voters of that ward only.
 Sec 4. The place of voting in Ward No. l. shall be at the State House. in the City Halls in Ward No. 2, at some place in said Ward westerly of the centre Line of Temple street continued, and southerly of the centre line of Grown street in Ward No. 3, at some place in said Ward easterly of the centre line of State street continued, and southerly of the centre line of Wooster street contlnu. ed, in Ward No. 4, at some place in said Ward easterly of the centre line of State street continued, and northerly of the centre line of St. Johns street continued; said sev. eral places in Wards No. 2, 3, and 4, subject to the foregoing restrictions, to be designated by the Court of Common Council of said Ci- ty, and be published by direction of the said Court of Common Council, at least six days before the day of election, in one or more newspapers in said city. and also to be in. serted in the warnings of the city meeting. And said Court of Common Council shalls from their own number residing in Ward ANOs e OS otIu fS dppOAnb c PCSiuh6 OAA~SHS and substitute Gin case ofa failure to attend) at the election in each of said Wards. And the members of the Court of Common Coun- cl, and such persons as the presiding officer may designate, residing in each ward, and present in the meeting for the choice of oft1- cers, shall assist the presiding officer in the business of the meeting. in the receiving, en- tering, counting and disposing of the votes therein received. The presiding officer in each ward shall order the names of the free. men as they vote to be enrolled.
 Sec. 5. The pole for the reception of votes on the day of election, shall be open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon, till 3 clock in the afternoon. And immediately after the poll is closed the votes shall be closed and cer- tificate of the true result in each ward, shall be forthwith transmitted under the hand and seal of the presiding officer in each Wards thgether with the votes received and list of persons voting, to the presiding officer in Ward No. l. at the City Hall, which certi6- cate shall be received as evidence of the re. greatest number of votes for the several off, ces, shall be declared duly elected, as well as those for whom all the freemen of the city may vote, as those voted for by the sever- al Wards. And in case of any equality of votes, so that any particular officer named be not chosen, the presiding officer in Ward No. l, shall in presence of those assembled. forthwith designate by lot which of those having such equal vote is chosen.
 Sec: 6. From the four Aldermen chosen in the several wards as aforesaid, the Court of Common Council shall elect two to be Judges of the City Court, within one week after the annual election; and thereupon, said presiding officer shall, on the day of c. lection, immediately declare the result, as above ascertained, in regard to all officers 10 be chosen at the annual city election.-- After the closing the poll for the officers to to be chos; n, the city meeting at the City Hall in Ward No. l. where all the freemen of said city may be present and participate : may proceed to transact any other business that may come before them. And said city meeting in ward No. l, shall not be adjourn. ned until the ballots are counted, and the result declared as aforesaid. From a spe- ciel election in any one ward, the result shall be certified to the next Court of Common Council, which shall designate by lot on any equal vote.
 Sec. '. All penalties for illegal voting in sd city meetings now provided. and all laws now existing in relation to said city and it's powers and proceedings, not inconsist ent herewith, shall not be vacated, or in any way affected by the passage of this act. This act to be public act; provided that this act shall not take effect until the 2Oth day of June, ls43. Approved June 3, 1s4S.
 No. 42.
 An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An
 Act Incorporating the city of Middle.
 town"
 Sec. 1. Be t enacted, 9.c, That there shall be Recorder for the City ot Middletowns who shall be the Chief Judge of the City Court of said City and shall perform all the duties of Judge of said Court, instead of the Mayor of said City. And he shall also have and exercise all the other judicial pow CTS and authority now by law appertaining to the office of Mayor of said city-and said power and authority are hereby trans- ferred from said office of Mayo to said office of Recorder. The Recorder of said city shall be annually chosen by the court of common Council,at meeting specially held for that purpose, e,after the annual city Meeting, ,and he shall hold his office until another is chosen and sworn;he shall take the oath provided by law to be administered to other judicial off, cers and shall receive such compensation as shal be established by bylaw of said city. In case said office of Recorder shall at any time become vacant by death or otherwise said Court of Common Council shall supply such vacancy at a meeting specially warn. cd for that purpose, and the person chosen to supply his vacancy shall hold said of.~ flee until the next succeeding annual meet. ing and until another be chosen and sworn.
 Sec. 2. That the Mayor and Aldermen of said city of Middletown shall have, sever- ally, the same power within said city to dis. nerse and annrehend rioters to keen the