Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-27

have had fair opportunity to be heard thereon.
| SEC. T. The board shall give notice of the time
and place of holding their sessions to correct and
revise the registry lists upon the lists posted up, as
before directed, and by advertising the in one
or more newspapers, if any are published in the
same town. And in addition to the sessions of the
board before named they shall hold session on the
day Of election, before the opening of the electors
meeting, and at the place where said meeting is
held: which said session shall be for the purpose
of admitting and registering as electors of such
towns, those applicants only legally qualified to be
so admitted, who shall have attained the age twen-
y one yeare, shall have become qualified by vir
tue of residence in the town, since the last meet
Fling of the board
SEC g. Duplicate copies of said corrected lists
shall be made, one of which shall, on the Saturday
next preceding any day of election as aforesaid, be
lodged in the Office of the town clerk for public in
spection; and the other shall, before the opening
of the polls the respective days of election as a.
oresaid, be delivered to the presiding officer of such
electors meetings, who shall conform thereto in
receiving the votes for all officers to be elected at
said meetings, except so far the may be all
| tered in the manner in this act prescribed. And
said presiding officer shall receive the votes of all
persons whose names said lists of voters, as
certified by said board, and heshal not receive the
vote of any person whose name is not said lists.
The name of each elector lat the time Of voting shall
be checked by the town clerk or one of the select
men, or by one or more persons appointed by them.
Sec. 9. The original official list of voters, as
made out by the board, and the list or lists used
the day of election, with the marks or checks upon
the same, shall, by the presiding officer of said
meeting, within twenty-four hours after the final
adjournment of the same, be lodged in the Office of
the town clerk, where the same shall be kept on
file and carefully preserved
Sec. 10. If any member of the Board of Registra-
ton, or if any presiding officer of electors meet
ing, or If any clerk appointed to perform the SER
vice specified in this Act, shall without just
sonabe cause refuse neglect to discharge any of
the duties herein prescribed, he shall
be subject to fine of two hundred dollars payable
to the treasury of the county in which said officer
resides; and if said member, presiding officer, or
clerk shall be guilty of fraud in performing such
duties, he shall be subject to fine Of five hundred
dollars. payable to the treasury of this State, to
Imprisonment in the county jail for term of time
| not exceeding six months, or to such fine and i'm
prsonment BOTH at the discretion of the court hav
ing cognizance of the same.
Sec. IL. If any person shall wilfully give false
name or any false answer to the Board of Registra
ton, when in session, he shall forfeit the sum of
fifty dollars to be paid into the treasury of the state
and if any person whose name is not on the regis
try list, shall vote attempt TO vote at either of
the elections named in this Act, on the assumed
| name of any other person, whose name is on the
list, he SHALL conviction, be subject to fine of
hundred dollars, payable to the treasury of this
state, and to one years imprisonment the county
| Jail.
SEC. H. The select men and town clerk of the
several towns in this state in lieu ofthe time
by law provided for that purpose, shall meet at the
place of holding electors meetngssor at such 9TH
er places shall designated By said towns the
selectmen thereof, on the last Monday Of March,
annually, and on Monday of the week next prece-
ding any election of electors of President of the
United States, at o'clock, A. M, OF said days, for
the purpose of examining and deciding upon all APP
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elector and shall continue in session for that pur
pose, and for the purpose hereinafter prescribed,
| till five O'clock P. M, of said days, if so long
timebe necessary, and may adjourn said meetings
from time to time Provided, that no person
shall be admitted an elector on any day of election
except such as shall have attained the age of TWEEN
ty -one years. or shall have become qualified by vir
tue ola residence in the town. since the last meet
| ing ofthe board.
| SEC IS. The board for the admission of electors
may, at their discretion, and shall at the instance
| of any person an elector in the town where the
board may sit, examine applicants for said priyi-
lege and witnesses under oath ;'and if any person
shall, in giving his testimony before such board. be
guilty of wiful false swearing, such person shall,
upon conviction thereof, suffer che punishment
prescribed by law for the crime OF perjury.
Sec. Ia. Every legally qualified elector of any
town in this State and bona de resident therein,
shall be authorized to vote in any other town in the
state, tor Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secreta-
ry, Treasurer, c Comptroller, and Electors of Presi
dent and Vice President of the United States; and
any such elector who may lawfully vote for Repre-
sentatives. in any town in the congressional dis
trct in which he resides, who shall resided for
the period of four months next preceding in such
congressional district, shall be authorized to vote
| in any town in the congressional district in which
he resides, at any election for Member of Congress,
in said district and any such elector who may law
fully vote for Representatives, in any town in the
county in which he resides, or who shall have re-
sided in such county for the period of four months
next preceding, shall be authorized to vote in any
town in the county in which he resides, at any
election for Sheriff for said county. PrOrided, if
such elector offers his vote IN any other town than
the one in which he may lawfully vote for represen-
tatves he shall produce certificate from the town
clerk of the town in which he shall have been adj
mitted an elector, of such his admission. And
said town clerk and selectmen, in addition to the
sessions prescribed by this Act shall be in session
during the time Of voing for the purpose OF regis
tering the names of such legally qualified electors
only as reside in other towns than the one in which
they offer to votes and the certificates required by
law to be produced by such electors, shall be pla-
ced in the possession of the town clerk, who shall
preserve the same. And said Board of Regis
ration shall also be in session during the time of
voting for the purpose of registering the names of
such persons only as electors resident in said
town. entitled to vote for Representatives therein,
and who have Heretofore been admitted or regis
tered as electors of said town, and have been omit
ted on said list by mistake; but no person whose
name has been refused registration at any former
meeting of the board shall be permitted TO make
application for the registration of his name during
said time of voting And if any person being an
elector shall vote in more than one town on the