Litchfield enquirer., 1857-07-16

such annual clccti, H. may declare vacant the seat of any person returned as duly elected as member of said court who shall have been elected by means of votes illegally offered and received and may also declare and constitute any person depriv- ed of said seat by votes illegally offered and receiv ed, a member of said court.
 Approved, June v, 1857.
 CHAPTER XVI
 An act to amend An Act to divide the City of New Haven into Wards for the Election of Officers. Be it enacted tie Senate and House of Representa- tiyes in General Assembly convened SEC l. The city of New Haven is hereby divided and shall hereafter be divided into six wards, as fol lows to wit
 So much of said city as is included within the following boundaries to wit bounded by a line com mcncing at the city limits on Whitney avenue, and p,ssi through the center of Whitney avenue to to Temple street thence through the centre ofTem pe street. to Chapel street, thence through the ter of Chapel street to West Chapel street. thence through the centre of West Chapel street to its ter imitation, thence continuing in the same line from the termination of West Chapel street to the city limits and thence following the city limits norhery and easterly to the place of beginning, shall be and remain ward number ONE
 So much of sail city as is included within the fol- lowing boundaries. to wit; bounded by line com mcncing ct the city limits on Davenport avenue at West bridge, and passing through the ter of Davenport avenue to Morocco street, thence through the center of Morocco street to Broad street, thence through the centre of Broad street to George street thence through the center of George street to Temple street. thence through the centre of Tem- pie street to Chapel street thence through the Ire of Chapel street to West Chapel street. thence
 through tine centre of West Chapel street to its ter imitation, thence continuing in straight line to the city limits and thence following the city limits ! in southerly direction to the place of beginning. shall be and remain ward number TWO. l So much of said city is included within the fol- ing boundaries to wit; founded by the line mencns at the city limits on Davenport avenue, at West bridge. and passing through the centre of Da venport avenue to Mor street, thence through the centre of Morocco street to Broad street, thence through the centre of Broad street to George street thence through the centre of George street to Fair street, thence through the of Fat street to Union street, thence through the centre of Union street. southcrly t) its termination thence ill a straight line to the end of the wharf owned by the New York and New Haven Railroad Company, or i the New Haven and Northampton Company, thence 1 in the same straight line to the city limits, and thence. following the city limits in southcrly and westerly and nsrth westerly direction to the place of beginning, shall be and remain ward number 1 THREE.
 So much of said city as is included within the fol- l lowing boundaries to wit: bounded by line be- ginning in the centre of Temple street. at its inter section with George street. aud passing through the centre If Temple street to Elm street, thence thro ] tLe centre of Elm street to Grand street. thence ! through the centre of Grand street to Franklin street, tlence through the centre of Franklin street southerly to it's termination thence continuing in the same straight line to its intersection with the boundary line of the third ward, thence following said boundary line of the third ward in north west ery direction to the place of beginning, shall be and remain ward number
 So much of said city as is included within the fol lowing boundaries, to wit bounded by line con- mencing at the city limits on the Middletown turn i pike or State street at Neck Bridge, and passing through the center of said Middetown turnpike or State street to Franklin street, thence through ths centre of Franklin street, southerly to its termina tion, thence continuing in the straight line to
 its intersection with tho boundary line of the third ward, thence following said boundary line soutbcr- lY and castery to the city limits thence following the city limits northerly to the place of beginning, shall be and remain ward number fIvF. So much of said city as is included within the fol- I lowing boundaries, To wit bounded by line com- l mencing at the city limits on Whitney avenue and l psssing through the center of Whitney avenue, to Temple stfect thence through the centre of Temple to Elm street, thence through tho centre of Elm street to Grand street. thence through tine centre of Grand street to Franklin street. thence through the centre cf Franklin street to the Middletowh turn pike State street, thence through the centre of said Middletown turnpike Of State street to the city limits, thence following the city limits, ortherly and westerly to the place of beginning shall be and i remain ward number SIX.
 SEC 2. At the annual elections of city officers in said city, there shall be elected alderman and four common councilmen in each of said wards re- spcctively; and exclusively and the said aldermen and common councilmen so elected shall be mem- be,s of the court of common council of the city of New Haven.
 4he Votes for all other city officers now elected by the freemen of said city, may be received from all the freemen of said city, given in their respec- I tive wafds.
 SEC. 8. The court of common council of the said city of New Haven, shall from their own number, residing in wards numbers two, three, four five and six, appoint presiding officer and substitute (to act in of failure to attend the part of the person appointed presiding oficer) to preside at the city officers shall be conducted in the same ma1ner and under the same regulation is prescribed in the act to which this act is amendment 50 far as said act Is consistent with this act.
 SEC. A. From the six aldermen chosen in the sew eral wards as aforesaid the court of common coun- ell shall elect two to be judges of the city court within one week after the annual city election. | SEC. The moderator or presiding officer in each of the wards into which the said city of Nett Haven is divided by section first Of this act, shall at each city meeting when the voting is by ballot, keep or to be kept true record of the names of each and every person casting vote at any such meet ing, and of the street in which he rcsides and the number of location of his residence in such street. and it shall be the duty of every person offering to vote at any such meeting, to inform the presiding officer in the ward where he offers his vote of his true name, the street ill which he resides and the number or location of his residence and in case any pefson offering his vote as aforesaid slal fuse to furnish to such presiding officer, full and satisfactory informant ,n of his name, the street in which he resides and the number or location of his residence, said presiding officer shall not allow such person to cast his vote at such meeting. And the said record shall be lodged and preserved in the of flee of the city clerk.
 SEc G. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act hereby repealed but all penalties for i legal voting in said city meetings now imposed, and all laws now existing in relation to said city and it's powers and privileges not inconsistent here with, sitaf De and remain in full force.
 SEC T. This act sali take effect from ai,i after the day of its passage and shall be public act. Approved, May 3. 1857.
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