Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-24
CHAPTER XLIv

Approved, July Il, 1865.
 CHAPTER xLIv
 An Act relating to Electors and Elections in the
 Town and City of Bridgeport.
 Be tt enacted 6y the Senate and House of Rep resentatsves im General Assembly, convsmsd:
 SEC l. That the town and city of Bridgeport is hereDy divided in three districts, for the pur- pose of ac cmmodating the electors of said town and city in voting at electors meetings, and town and city meetings held for the choice of town and city officers 10 be voted for by ballot, as follows, viz So much of said town as lies westerly of Bridgeport harbor and Pequonnock river and southerly of line, commencing at the boundary line between Bridgeport and Fairfield, and run ming easterly on the centre of Pequonnock street to the centre of Washington avenue. thence on the centre of Washington avenue to the centre of Congress street. thence on the centre of Congress street to the centre of Main street. and thence eastcrly between the houses of George Smith and Michael Gray, on the east side of Main street to Pequonnock river, shall be and remain the First District So much of said town as lies northerly of said FirstDistrict ana westerly of said Pequon mock river shall be and remain the Second Dis trict. And so much of said town as lies eastery of said Pequonnock river, shall be and remain the Third District.
 SEC The constables of the town of Bridge port, in warning the electors meetings, herein provided for, and the selectmen in warning all town meeting, held for the choice of town officers
 
 ing now required ny law, give notice in such warning 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; and the mayor cf said city, in warning all city meetings of said city for the choice of city officers voted for by ballot shall, in addition to the warning now required by law. give notice in such warning that ballot boxes will be opened in the several districts for the reception of the votes of the electors of said city residing sr ,;J Sf r;ofc xufhin fho naifa of coi i'd cfv
 SEC 3. The selectmen of said town shall pro- vide suitable and convenient places for voting at such electors town and city meetings, in each of said districts, and shall give notice thereof at least one week before the day of such meetings by publishing such notice in all the daily newspapers published in said Bridgeport.
 SEC 4. At the electors meetings for the elec- tion of electors of President and Vice. President of the United States, and at the annual electors meetings for state officers and other officers re- quired by law to be voted for at such meetings, and at all town meetings for the choice of town officers voted for by ballot, and all city meetings for the choice of city officers voted for by ballot the electors of said town and city shall give In their ballots for such o cers as are or may be re- quired by law to be balloted for at such meetings in the several districts where the electors are res pectively register on the corrected list hereinaf- ter mentioned.
 SEc 5. All annual town meetings of said town for the choice of town officers to be voted for by 
 for the choice of city officers, to be voted for by ballot, except the annual meetings of said town and city for the year 1865, shall be had and held each year on the same day as is by law fixed for the election of State officers, and the ballot boxes for receiving such ballots for said town and city officers, well those for receiving ballots fo: such State oficers and other officers required by law to be voted for on that day, shall be opened at seven o'clock in the forenoon and shall be closed at five o'clock in the afternoon of said day in each of said districts.
 SEC 6. At all annual town meetings of said town provided by section five of this act, the fol- lowing officers of said town shall be chosen and voted for by ballot, with the name and office fair y written or printed on one piece of paper, desg- hating the office against or above the name of each person voted for, to wit: the selectmen, town clerk registrar treasurer, grand jurors constable and collector of state and town taxes, constables treasurer of school fund, board of education, as- sessors and board of relief and registrars of vo- ters; and at all annual city meetings of said city provided by section five of this act all the officers of said city now required by it's charter to be voted for by ballot, and collector of city taxes, shall be chosen and voted for by ballot, with the name and ohice fairly written or printed on one piece of paper, designating the office against or above the name of each person voted for
 l SEC. 2. The selectmen of said town shall pro- vide for each district five ballot boxes one plain ly marked ]" State 0nicers," in which all ballots