Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-07-21
.pproved, June 3Oth, 1858.


Al Act to divide the city Of New Haven into
Wards for the Election Of Officers.
Be II enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
yesentatives ~ General assembly convened
Sec. |. That the city OF New Haven is
hereby and shall hereafter be divided into four
wards, as follows, to wit: SO much Of said
city a. lies westerly Of and extends westerly
from line passing through the centre Of
Whitney avenue, and line throug Oh the Gen.
ire Of Church street., from Whitney avenue,
10 Chapel street, ant as lies norherly Of and
extends nor,herly from line passing through
the centre Of Chapel street, from Church 81.
to Sherman avenue, and alec line passing
| thrOug h Sherman avenue, westerly to its ter
| minatioD, and thence continued directly 10
West river, be and remain Ward No. !: So
much of said city as lies souiherly Of, and ex.
tends sou,herly from said last named line,
passing through seid Chapel street and Sher
man avenue TO West river. ard as lies west
erly Of and extends westerly from line pass.
ing through the centre Of Church street, and
line passing through the centre Of Meadow
street, be and remain Ward No. Q: So much
Of said city as lies eastedy Cf and extends
easterly from said las, mentioned line, passing
through the centre Of Meadow street and the
centre Of Church street, and as lies and ex
tends southerly Of and from line passing
through the centre of Chapel street, from
Church street to Mill river, be and remain
Ward No 3: So much Of said city as lies
Dortherly OF, and exr ends northerlv from said
last mentioned line through Chapel street AID
as hes easterly Of and AS extends easterly
from said lire before mentioned passing thro'
the centre Of Whitney avenue and Church
street 10 Chapel, be and remain Ward No. 4.
| Sec. Q. At the annual and other meetings
for the election Of city officers in said city,
the freemen shall vote for officers in the sew.
eral wards wherein they have stately resided
for the two weeks next preceding such meet
ing residence being for this purpose where
the voter has staiedly lodged providsd that
in no case shall any freeman give tho ballot
in any ward, whereto he may have fheIrpOra.
rily removed for the purpose OF voting therein
And if any person shall vote Cor any city Off
Gers, in any ward wherein he is not entitled
10 vote, hs shall forfeit the sum Of seventeen
dollars TO the treasury Of the city.
| Sec. 5. At The annual election Of city off
GERS in said city, there shall be elected one
alderman and Eve common councilmen. in
each Of said wards, by the voters OF each OF
said wards respectively and exclusively. But
votes fer all other CITY officers now elected by
! the freemen Of said city, may be received from
All inc Hee'nen OF sa'o c''v gwen '" '"eH re-
speciive wards, and the names Of all persons
voted for may be on one piece Of paper. writ
ten or printed And in case OF the vacancy
in any Office, which is filed BY the exclusive
votes Of any ward before ihe end If the year.
the same may be filled by AN election to such
vacancy. by plurality vote. for the residue
of the Official year by the voters Of that " ard
only.
Sec. Z. The several places Of voting in the
several wards shall be designated by 'he court
of common council Of said CITY, and shall Do
published by direction OF the said court o.
common council at least six days before ths
day Of election, in one or more newspaPess
| in SAID CITY. and also to DO inserted Ia the
warnings 81 the city mestinss. Aad said