Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-08-05
WhoIE No. 1914. No IS: ..

TO De Oahote0 Tor at SUCH meetings. ln
the several districts wherein such elects |
ors reside ON tire day Of snch election
residence being for this purpose where /
the elector has his place OF lodging. -
And IT any person snail vote FOR any
officer to be voted for III, such meetings..
IN any dls,rier wherein he is not entitled |
to vote by slhis act, he shall forfeit the
sum Of seventeen dollars to the treasury |
of the town. fga4a3 81 aese ~ e It's & i
Sec. 4. Fhei selectmen Of said town=of
New Haven, snail piovitic'a suitable and
convenient place for voting ut such
electors meetings, in each of said dis.
tricts, and shall give public notice there
OF at least three weeks before The day of
such meeting, aud they shall procure for
the use of the electors at such meetings,
the necessary ballot boxes for the pur-
pose OF receiving the votes Of the elect
ors in the several districts. which boxes
shall be Us ed in said districts in ,he same
manner. as is now provided in sections
twenty and twenty hye Of the act to
which thi, is in addition. ett se
Sec. S. At such electors meetings,
the presiding officer who shall be chosen
under the provisions of section sixteen
OF the act To which this is an addition,
stall preside at the place OF voting III
Tia First District, and the town clerk !
ard seleciinen of said, TO yn shall desig-
nate Tor his assistance il the duties Of his |
said GJf6ce, an assistant presiding officer
for each Ut the other districts. who. shall
preside at the place OF voting IN the dis
met TO which he shall be designated, and
who shall perform all the duties and
possess all the powers withia said dis-
rict, of Il presiding officer at electors
| meetings, except AS herein provided.
Sec. 6. The selectmen and town CLERK
Of said town of New Haven, shall meet
IN the manner and for ihe purpose pre-
scribed in the irst section of the act to
which this act is in addition, and on the
day named ia said section. at such con,
,enient place within the First District,
rs they may appoint, and on some 9th
Ell days within the same week at such
cow enient place within each OF the Fifth
md Sixth Districts as they may appoint;
If all which meetings, notice shall be
given in the manner prescribed in said
hrs, section. and during every electors
meeting, the said selectmen and town
clerk shall be and main in session, from
The opening. of the ballot boxes 10 the
closing Of the same. at such Convenient
place as they may appoint. within the
First District, for the purposes mentions,
ed in the second section OF the act to
which this is in addition. And every
person admitted to the privilege Of vot-
ing in said towa, during such session,
shall be entitled to receive from the town
clerk certificate shat he has besn SO
admitted, and on his. presenting the same
o the presiding officer Of the district
wherein he resides. he shall BIZ allowed
70 vote in said district q,sasS es.g 7a
Sac. q. Theitow clerk of said tom.
shall, at leas. one week before, the day
ii holding any such electors meeting,
prepare Tor e.c,l district n list, a neatly
perfect Us islp racslc,b:e, OF the n.mes Vi.
iii electors 'ensitlpd 10 vote in said dis
trist, and of the officers fot whom they
may vote, WHICH nAnes shall be, duly
arranged ia alphabetical order. and \
printed copy thereof. with the bounds
fies 81 sad district printed Herewith
! shah b. posted in at least three public
places within said district, at least 81,
days before the day Of holding the elect,
ols' meet,ng $ and TO ths lists SO pre-
4 pared. . sad town clerk shall add tbs
names. Of. all such persons residing in Vi,
respective districts, 40 shall hays beer
Iadmilted electors. o. to the privilege q
4 voting. iunder the provisions. Of the acl
10 which this ,fis in addition. And fol
his SCI vices il preparing said list. said
iowa clefke shall be pilid q reasonabIe
Compensation by a, town. and any
slecLor OF said town shall be- entitled To
demand and rec=lyc OF SAID town clerk, a
copy OF copies OF SAID lists 50 prepared
as aforesaid, on paying therefor Inc same
lees ps town clerks ase by law entitled
70 receive for copies Of records. e
= sec. 8. rAe officer presiding in each
district at the electors meetings, shall
receive The votes oil all persons whose
! names are on the list. prepared for ihe
DISTRICT wherein such officer i presiding.
unless ths right Of such person OF per-
suns 10 vutes 10 sncis district At such
election il challenged /; and 4 AMI person
wnosc name is mo- ON SAID llst shall of !.
10 vote in said dislrics. sald presiding
officer may receive such vote, It he il d
opinion that the otfeang The same
Is n legal votsr Of sucA town and emf
led " vote in said DIST. icl. unless tht
r,gh. 81 such sa " vote u challenged.
see. o. Ii the vote, Vt ANY pefAnr
shall be challenged ~ aforesaid lhs ofi'
Ger presiding IN .uch dA.aicl may. and
and upon Inc REQUEST VI any eleeiol
present, shall examMs The person whose
,lent So ~ vote 10 ehallsngad. ON oath
touching the question Arlpiug upon smcl
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