Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-15
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 An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An Act re-
 latlng to Electors and Elections.
 Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatlyes in General Assembly convened
 SEC. l. No elector of this State shall be entered upon any registry list, which is by law required to pc pc prepared for any electors meeting in the town of New Haven, or shall vote at such electors meet- ing unless he shall have resided in said town of New Haven the four months next preceding the day of such election. -I.I'-A -0'"-o 2
 SEC g. Every olector of this state, who shall have statedly and continuously resided in the, city of New Haven four mOnths shall be freeman of said city, and shall be entitled to vote in all free mems meetings ill said city, so long as he shall con- hereinafter provided
 At eacl1 ailnua1 ur11oti1 fo. tho eloo- tion of city officers in the city of Now Haven, the freemen shall scverally vote in the ward in which they were registered upon tho registry list of vo- ters last completed before the day of such cleo ton; provided that no freeman shall vote for al- derman or member of the common council, un- less at the time of such voting he shall have sta tedly resided in the ward where he offers to vote, two months next preceding residence for thispu pose being where he shall have statedly lodged.
 SEC 5. But ill no case shall such compensation or the compensation of any registrar of the town of New Haven referred to in the thirty-third sec- tlon of the act to which this act is in addition, be computed upon or regulated. by the number of names registered. 'H's
 SEo 4. No ballot shall be received and deposited Tn the box, at any electors meeting in the town of New Haven, or at any election of city officer or
 
 the name of the person offering to vote has been checked upon such official registered list, accord ing to law; nor unless the person offering such vote Shall be personally known to both the registrars where he shall so offor to vote.
 But such person offering to vote if not known as aforesaid may prove his identity with the person, under whose name upon the registry list he claims the right to vote by the testimony, under oath, of some substantial citizen who is entitled to vote in the same box.
 Any person who shall swear falsely in giving tes- guilty of perjury, and shall be liable to the punish ment provided therefor, according to law and any person wlfuly violating any other provision of this section shall pay fine of one hundred dollars, and shall then be entitled to vote. ,I.i
 SEc 5. Tho registrars and their deputies in the town of New Haven shall have the right to admin ister oaths or atfI1nations, whenever in the dis charge of any of the duties of their oice they or either of them shall deem it necessary or proper to take testimony regarding the right of any person to be registered, to vote, or to be admitted to the privilege of an elector and the provisions of the thrtysecond section of the act to which this act is in addition, are hereby extended to all such oaths or afiirmations t,..... .- -!,.ts1
 SEC 6. Any person who have wilfuly give false name or false answer to any registrar in the dis charge of the duties of his office, shall be pun ished by a fine not exceeding ono hundred dollars.
 SEC 2. The provisions of the thirty-seyenth, if tyninthl l si&xt4th & sIStyrs sisStfyseeand s f sixty this act is i'll addition, are hereby extended 80 as to include and apply to any and all meetings of the freemen of the city of New Haven or of any ward in said city, held for the purpose of eleeting any municipal officer under the charter of said city ex- cept so far asthe offenses therein referred to are provided for by said charter and all violations of this act may be prosecuted by the city attorney of said city or his assistant. -
 SEC. 8. If any person, when acting as registrar of any ward or voting district in the city of New Haven, shall fraudulently omit to place upon the registry list of such district the nane of any per- son whose name is not by law entitled to place thereon, or shall fraudulenty neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties enjoined upon him by law according to the true intent and purpose there of, he shall be liable to penalty of one thousand dollars, to be recovered in action on the case, one half to the use of the person who shall sue therefor, and one haf'to the use of said city, 1 suffer imprisonment not exceeding six months. | SEC. 9. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed Approved, Juno 30th, 1866. .-,r.-, Proposed Amendment to the Constitution. Ata General Assembly of the State of Conpecti. M cut holden New Haven ill said state, on the first Wednesday of May in tho year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six: i.,sse,,. WHEREAS It is inxexpedi.ent that there should inc of the sessions of the General Assembly thefe- of and for the offices and official records and doc uments of the several state 9ffieers therefore ,t
 Resolced by the House 9 hteEaentdtsces, That the following be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution, shall, to all intents and purposes he come part thereof, ,viz:y agha .@flau13a holden at such place. and at such place only. as plurality of the electors of the several towns in this state shall choose and designate by their ballats cast in town meetings, legally warned and held for that purpose, at some time subsequently to inc adoption of this amendment: provided that no town shall be seected or voted for which has inot previously agreed by itsconstituted authority and majority vote of it's citizens and bound itself to the satisfaction of the governor and comptroller of this state that it will erect and complete within two years after 1t is selected substantial and conven- lent State House with g fire proof room or rooms for the treasury department, all of which shall be approved by the governor and comptroller of the state, and deed the same to the State of Connect- cut upon receiving from the state one-third of the as approved and certified by the governor md
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