Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-18

forty days prior to the day of election; but no more than two commissioners shall be empow. cred to visit the same camp, post, or fortress
 SEC. 5. Such commissioners shall take Out and distribute to the soldiers, such ballots as may be furnished them for that purpose, and shall furnish to each soldieE claiming to vote under the provisions of this act blank en- velope, in which said soldier shall deposit ballot on which shall be written or printed the name of the person or persons voted for, for the Various offices for which such soldier is en- titled to vote, which envelope shall be sealed up by the voter and returned to the commis sloners.
 SEC. 4. The commissioners on receiving each envelope, shall write upon the back thereof the name of tue soldier voting, the letter of his company. the number of his regiment, battery and battalion, and the name of the town where he claims the right to vote, and shall also en- dorse their own name and official position, on each of said envelopes. ...
 SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of said commis- soners to keep record of the names of all soldiers whose votes are received by them, the letter of the company and the number of the regiment, battery, or battalion, to which said soldier belonged, and the town where he claim ed the right to vote and such commissioners shall also certify, under their hands, that they have delivered the votes to the soldiers, that were received by them, and, that they, or ei- ther of them, have not directly influenced, or attempted to influence, any soldier whose vote they, or either of them, have taken as afore- said, either for or against any canddate;, which record. immediately on the return of the commissioners to this State, shall be sworn to before some proper officer of this State, and shall be by them lodged on file in the office of the secretary of state.
 SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the cpmmis- sioners, immediately on their return to this State, to transmit to the town clerks of the various towns in this State the ballots of those claiming to vote in their respective towns.
 SEC. '. The town clerks of the various towns in this State shall, upon the day of election, present to the presiding officer of the electors meeting of their respective towns in public meeting, the votes received from the commis. sioners and the presiding officer, if he finds that the soldier whose name is written upon the envelope is a duly registered elector of the town, shall open the envelope and deposit the ballot therein contained in the ballot box; and if the soldier is not duly registered elector of the town, his vote shall be rejected; and in those towns which are or shall be divided into voting districts, the town clerk shall present the vote to the presiding officer of the district iH.. which such soldier is registered and the presiding officer of the district meeting shall proceed in the manner herein provided for presiding officers of town meetings
 ' SEC. 8. The votes so deposited in the ballot box under the provisions of this act shall be counted, canvassed and returned in the manner now provided by law for the votes of electors meetings at the time of voting. @ a-+
 SEC. 9. If any commissioner appointed under the provisions of this act, shall wilfully neglect to comply with the provisions and require ments of this act, or to make a true record and certificate as aforesaid, qer to trapsmit to the town clerks, as herenbefore provided, the votes received by him or if any town clerk shall wilfuly neglect to present to the presiding off, cer of electors meetings, the votes received by him; or if the presiding officer in any vo- ters meeting, shall refuse to deposit in the ballot box the vote of any duly registered elector of this town, he shall be deemed guilty of a nlsdemeanor. and shall pay fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or suffer imprisonment in the county jail, for term not and suffer such imprisonment both, at the discretion of the court.
 SEC. 10. The secretary of Stale shall furnish to the commissioners appointed under the provisions of this act, the necessary blank envelopes required by this act. .... gt
 SEC. II. The fees of the commissioners appointed under the provisions of this act, shall be two dollars day for the time they are employed, and their Travelling expenses, which shall be audited by the comptroller, who shall draw his order therefor on the State treasurer, Tn favor the commissioners.
 Approved, July Sth, 1864. fsa