Litchfield enquirer., 1863-08-13
PUBLIC ACTS, RAssER MAY SESSION, 1863.
CHAPTER xxxvIr,

CHAPTER xxxvI.
 An Act relating to Electors and Elections in
 the Town of Norwalk.
 Be t enacted by yh1e Senate and House of Rep resentatiues, in General Assembly convened;
 Sec. l. All officers annually chosen by the town of Norwalk shall hereafter be chosen by ballot, on or before the first Monday of Octo Der, in each and every year; and for the pur poses of choosing the same, said town shall hereafter be divided into voting districts which shall be the same as new by law proYi ded for electors meetings in same town. And at all electors and annual town meetings for the choice of town officers, the ballot boxes shall be opened for the reception of votes, al seven o'clock in the forenoon, and closed al five o'clock in the afternoon.
 Sec. 2. At such annual town meeting, no other business than the choice of officers shall be transaeted but the selectmen shall call g meeting for the transaction of the ordinary business of the town, and such other business as may properly come before it, some time in the month of December in each year.
 Sec. 3. The present officers of said town, except the assessors, members of the board oi relief and the registrar of births, marriages and deaths, shall continue in office until the first day of December, 1863. when those cho, sen at the first annual meeting, held under the provisions of this act, shall assume office, and 50 annually thereafter.
 Sec. 4. The selectmen of said town shall provide suitable and convenient place fol voting in each district, at such annual town meetings, and shall provide the necessary bal lot-boxes for the use of each district, which boxes shall be used in said districts in the manner by law provided. And said select men, in warning any such meeting, shall, in addition to the warning noW required by law give notice therein that ballot-boxes will be opened iE each of the voting districts of said town, for the reception of votes, stating there in the particular place in each district where such ballot-boxes will be opened; which warn ing shall be posted on public sign-post in each district at least five days before the day of such meeting, or, if in either of such dis tricts there be no such sign-post. then ill some public and conspicuous place in such district.
 Sec. 5. The name of each person who i. qualified to vote in such town meeting shall be registered in only one district at the same time, which shall be the district wherein sucf person has his lodging at the time of such re gistration. And each person qualified to vote Shall give in his ballot in>the districs wherein his name is registered, according to the provis ions of this act.
 Sec. 6. At such annual town meetings thert shall be appointed. in the same manner as fol electors meetings in said town. under the stat utes relating thereto, presiding officer. whe shall preside at the place of voting in the frs district, and an assistant presiding officer, whs shall preside at the place of voting in tn. second district; and each shall perform all ths duties and possess all the powers prescribed by such statutes for such officers at electors meetings, except as is herein otherwise pro yided.
 Sec. '. The town clerk of said town shall at least two weeks before the day of boldins each annual town meeting for the choice Q I town officers, prepare list for each district as nearly perfect as practicable, ofthe name. l of all persons entitled to vote in such dis tyiet, which names shall be alphabetically ar 1 ranged ip sach list, and written or printet copy tbereof. or ! copy part printed and par wfitten, with the boundaries of said disfric given therein, certified by said town clerk I shall be posted by tho selectmen, at the plac, of voting, and one other public and conspicu ous place in each district, at least five day before the holding such annual town meeting and to the lists 50 prepared, said town clerl