Litchfield enquirer., 1867-10-31
PUBLIC ACTS.
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1867

town of Stonington.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes in General Assembly convened:
Sec. 1. That the town of Stonington is hereby
and shall hereafter be divided into five districts for
the purpose of accommodation the electors of said
town in voting at the electors and town meetings
IN said town as follows, viz: much of said town
as Is included within the following boundaries, to
wit: bounded by line commencing at the bound
airy line between Stonington and North Stonington,
due north OF a point ten feet east of the dwelling
house OF Benjamin B. Hewitt, running south to
said point and then nearly southwestery to point
ten feet east Of the dwelling house of Rufus Hill
and thence southerly to point ten feet west ofthe
dwelling house of Benjamin F. Station, I'd, and
brother and thence southerly to the highway lead
ing from Nestle to StOnington borough passing
ten feet west of the dwelling house Of Randall
Brown, thence easterly by and with said highway
to MJxtutex Brook, and thence southerly by and
with said brook to stone bridge over it, at or near
the head OF Quiambog cove, and thence eastery
to point ten feet north of a dwelling house be-
longing to Charles p Williams, and thence easter
ly to point ten rods south of Smiths mill and
thence easterly to point ten feet southerly of the
dwelling house Of Jesse Y. Hull, and thence east
erly to point ten feet northery OF the dwelling
house OF Joseph Thompson and thence easterly to
the point where the road from Anguilla intersects
the highway leading from Stonington borough to
Pawcatuck bridge, and thence northerly by said
road to the NORTH side Of the old Post Road and
thence northwesterly passing ten feet east of the
dwelling house OF Gideon T. Cnesebrough, to An
gula or breed brook, thence i'll a northerly direc-
ton following SAID Anguilla or Breed Brook, and,
and its east main brance to the North Stonington
line, and thence westerly bs and with said line to
the point of beginning, shall be and remain the
rst district. Ali that part OF the town lying east
erly- ST the first district and of line running
southerly from the southeast corner of said dis
trict, at the dont whose said road from Agnia in
tersects the highway leading from Stonington bor-
ough to Pawcatuck Bridge to point ten feet west
of dwelling house owned by Nathan Baldwin and
sister and thence southerly to point ten feet east
of dwelling house owned by DR.. George E. Pal
mer and thence due south to the salt water, shall
be and remain the second district. All that part
of the town lying west of the second district, and
south of the first district to the aforesaid stone
bridge, at or near the head of Quimabog cove and
east OF said cove shall be and remain in the third
district. All that part of the town lying west of
the third and first districts and south of point of
said first district, and of line running southwes-
tery from the aforesaid point west OF the dwelling
house of Randall Brown. to point ten feet north
of the dwelling house of Joseph Wheeler, and
thence due west to Mystic river shall be and
main the fourth district All that part OF the town
not included in first, secoud, third and fourth dis
tricts shall be and remain in the fifth district.
Sec. g. The first registrars OF said town OF Ston-
ington shell be elected on the first Monday of Oct.
next. There shall also be chosen at said meeting
and annually theseafter five electors of said town.
whose duty it shall be to preside whenever requir
ed by this act at the several places of voting in
said district and who shall have all the power and
perform all the duties within their respective dis
tricts OF presiding officers at electors meetings, eX-
cept herein otherwise provided, said electors SO
chosen as aforesaid to be residents of the district
| wherein they are respectively to preside.
Sec. 3. The conStableS or selectmen OF said town
in warning the said electors and annual town meet
ings herein provided for, shall in addition to the
fwarning now required by law give. notice therein
that ballot boxes will be opened in the several dis
ricts aforesaid for the reception OF the voters OF
the electors of said town residing in said district
and stating therein the particular place in each
district where such ballot boxes will be opened,
which saidswarning shall be posted an pnblic
T0OQtN or in n
in each district at Lease five days before the day OF
said meeting. r.... -,
Sec. 4. At the annual electors meetings 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
ond Vice President of the United otates and at the
annual meetings for the election of town officers.
the electors of sale town shall give theis ballots for
such officers are required by law to be baloted
for such meeting in the several districts where
the electors respectively reside.
Sec. s. At the annual town meeting for the cleo
ton of town officers, no other business shall be
transacted but the electors shall call meeting for
the transaction of the ordinary business OF the
town and such other bushes as may properly
come before it an the last Thursday OF september
in each year.
Sec G. The selectmen Of said town shall provide
suitable and convenient places for voting at such
electors and town meetings in each OF said dis
Ircts, and in the first district the pace OF voting
shall be at Town Hall said district and IN the
second, third, fourth and nfth districts, at such
places shall bes accommodate the voters OF their
respective districts; and the selectmen snail pro-
vide the necessary ballot boxes for he purpose OF
receiving the votes OF the electors lii the several
districts, in the manner as is now provided by
law.
&C. 7. Immediately after the ballot boxes are
Closed the pieel1IIS officers III the secoAd third
fourth AID hTtn DISTRICTS sinai with the AID OF the
registrars aud other persons as they may Sc
ieci proceed Ii tntlr reSpecriVe districts to sort
| and count the ballots winch nave been given in
said districts; ana SAID pfeolunS oICers snail each
make true certificate Of all oaiOi5 gwen for
the respective officers Iii said districts ana snail
forth with TRANSMIT 5Icn certificates tOSctuSf Win
the ballots received and the ballot boxes Contain
ing the same and the list OF vOCers d. cneChId, to
the presiding officer the first dstllct a4d there
upon the presiding officer III SAID district, aICer
having asoertained the result of the ballots the
whole town given IN the several districts there
of, shall declare the same III open meeting; and
said presiding officer In the first district OF said
town shall make out the list OF votes given In said
town and make return thereof in the manner now
prescribed by law by presiding officers OF electors
meetings.
Sec. g. That at each annual town meeting held
for the choice OF town officers in said town of Ston-
ington the legal voters OF said town shall choose
by general ticket two electors residing in each vo-
ting district OF said town to be registrars OF voters
for the year ensuing for their respective districts,
but person shall vote for more than one of said
registrars for each of said voting districts and the
two persons having the highest number of votes
for registrars OF each district shall be declared
teen days before the day of holding any election
for the choice of state and town officers for the
choice of electors for president and vice president
OF the United States, prepare list as nearly per-
feet practicable, OF the names OF all the electors
who entitled to vote at the ensuing election IN
the districts for which said registrars are respec-
lively elected, with the boundaries OF the resPec,
| tive district described therein which names snan
| be alphabetically arranged, and opposite the name
, of each person in said list the name or NUMBER OF
the district which he resides, shall be written OF
printed And said list shall be published Dy SAID
registrars in O. convenient form and posted by them
at The place of voting and and at two or more pub,
lie and conspicuous places in each district, ana
said registrars shall in sad printed or written lists
give notice of the time when and the places where
| thew will hold at least two meetings within the
twelve DAYS following the publication OF said lists
| of voters, for the purpose of making any proper
correction by addition, erasure or alterations in
said lists and at least four days before the day of
holding either of said elections, said registrars
shall publish corrected lists OF all those who are
already entitled to vote at either Of said elections
said registrars shall publish corrected lists of ali
those who already entitled to become voters at
the ensuing election and who claim that their lega
qualifications will mature subsequently to the
completion of said corrected lists, which last lis
shall be under the title A to be made, and they
shall give copy Of either of said lists to any cleo
tor asking for the same, and shall deposit cert.
fed OF the corrected list in the town csrka If