Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-15
CHAPTER XLIV. An Act relating to Electors and Elections in the Town of Hartford

in the Town of Hartford.
 Be it enacted dy Me Senate and House of Representations ia General Assembly con- Dchcd:
 SEC 1. That the town of Hartford is hereby divided into three districts, for the purpose of accommodating the electors of said town in voting at the electors meet ings, as follows, viz that portion of the town which is bounded as follows, to wit : eastwardly by Connecticut river. west wardly by the town line, northwartlly by line beginning at tho center of Kilbourn street, where the samo intersects Connect icut river, thence running westwaraly through the center of Kilbourn street to Front street, thence northwardly through tho center of Front street to 1em pie street, thence westwardly through the center of Temple street to Main street, thence northwardly through the center of Main l street to Church street, thence westward ly through thecenter of Church street and of road and alley beyond to Spring street, thence northwardly through the center of Spring street to Myrtle street. thence west wardly through the center of Myrtle street to Garden street, thence northwardly and | westwardly through the center of Garden street and of the road running south of the town house, until the same turns at an angle to the south, thence westwardly Ill straight line to the center of the road running by the residence of Elisha Colt, striking said road where the same turns westwardly, few rods east of said Colts premises, thence westwardly through the center of said road to the wet line of the town Of Hartford, and southwardly by a line beginning at the mouth of Little riv- CT, where the same empties into the Con- nectlcut river, and extending up the cent CT of said Little river to the railroad bridge on said river, built partly on the 1 farm of Messrs. Gillette and Hooker, and extending from the middle of said bridge directly west to the town line, shall Ge | and remain the First District.
 That portion of said town that lies | northwar,ily of the first district, as above described, shall be and remain the Second District.
 So much of said town as lies southward- ly of said first district, as above described, shall be and remain the Third District. SEC. ?. The constables of said town, in warning the electors meetings herein pro vided for, shall, in addition to the warn ing now required by law, give notice therein, that ballot boxes will be opened | in the several districts aforesaid, for the reception of the votes of the electors of said town, residing in said districts, &C., cording to the provisions of this act. | SEQ. 3. At the annual electors meet ings for state officers and other officers required by law to be voted for at such meetings, and at the electors meetings for the election of electors of president and vice president of the United States, and at the annual town meeting for the choice of town officers, the electors of said town shall give in their ballots for such officers as are required by law to be bal loted for at such meetings, in the several districts where the electors respectively reside.
 SEC. 4. The selectmen of said town shall provide suitable and convenient places for voting at such electors meet ings, in each of such districts, and shall give notice thereof, at least one week be- fore the day of such meetings; and they shall provide, for the use of said electors at said meetings, the necessary ballot
 boxes, for the purpose of receiving the votes of the electors in the said several districts, which ballot boxes shall be us- ed in said districts, in the same manner
 as is now provided by law.
 SEC. D. At such electors meetings ir
 said town, the presiding officer in said
 town, who shall be chosen in the name,
 now provided by law, shall preside at the place ot voting in the first district, and