Litchfield enquirer., 1874-09-10

tEe eiernoon, for the purpose ct admitting to tk electors cath, those and those only whose ouafica tons to become electors shall have atured after sa Saturday and on before the day of said eiectors revised list under the title 'to be made" Tfey ahal
 give notice of the times and places Of such me sings on Monday and Saturday, and the day Of election publication in newspaper in said town, or by postins the same on the sign posts of said town least thres cASs before such meeting. Said board shall not admi any person to examination to the electors cath ie<s he shall have been registered the li.t as re l quirei by this act under the title 'to be made"
 Sec. :2- Every person who shall present himself be fore any board for thS admission of electors b< admitted to the eectors' uath, shall first be tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but ths truth, touching iIis right tO be made voter and hs shall, under such oath, st4te hOs long eontinu osly resided in this state and sucn town and h, shali state whether he Is alien native born and when he became twenty-one years of age and befors hs admission he shalt read, at least oae line of tho constitution statutes of this state in manner to show that he IS not prompted and ts not recting from memory. If the applicant requires natural lZatlOn paper, he shall present such paper to said board, and state under oath that he the identical person to whom the same was lssned. Such paper before the bO.rd shall pass upon the other qualica tnns of the candidate shall De endorsed with the word approved" or 'sdisapproYed" as the case may be and with the date application and the sienstur o | the clerk Of said board. Upon the request of anv eeetor of such town they shall require the applicant to prove his denty or requisite age and residence bs the testimony of at least one e!ector under ost6 Those admitted the day of election shall deliver t | voting.
 Sec. 1s. It shall be the duty of the several reetstr.r to be present during the taking Of an. in their town CT district. They shall employ of their dep uties other meet person to check the Isf as voters No vote shall be received until the name Of the person is found and checked said list. Imme- diatsy sftsr the vote they shall certify ink to the
 list so used and checked, stating number of nass thereon checked and the number not checked and they shall deposit the same in the ofce of the tcwn cierE on or before the following day, and said list Nith the marks on it. shall be carefully preserved by said town clerk, without alteration, and open to the inspection of any electOr.
 Sec A. The compensatioa of the repist-.-s as,,,. registrars and inspectors shall be fixed by the select men Of the several towns, but in c1se shall such compensation be computed upon, regulated by the number of names registered all expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their duties shs b am
 s M any Ss te e he 6Gar o1 and paid by the town clerk, and any registrar, may aGnastmen snl addition touching any matter brought before them and the moderator of any poll may administer the oaths required in the case of challenge. Any person wifi ly testnying falsely under such oath shall, conviction thereof, be punished as is provided by law in cases of perjury.
 Any person who shall fraudulenty procure or assist in procuring himself any other person be regis tered, provided in this act, shall on conviction thereof, for each ofense be punished by a fine not in common jail not exceeding thirty days, or by such fine and Imprisonment both.
 Sec. 16 The town clerks of the several towns shall on request of any eieetor, and on the payment of twenty-five cents, give certificate in ink of the ad- mission of any elector and shall keep record of all certificates and the name of the person to whom they were delivered and town clerk shall sign any cer tcate in blank Any town clerk falsely certifying to the admission of an elector, shall pay . fine to the nor less than fifty dollars and be imprisoned In the county jail not more than nix months nor less tLan thirty days.
 Sec. r. If any person shall. without just and req sOnable cause, neglect refuse to perform any of tbe duties required of him by this by the of the act to which this is in addition he shall be guilty offraud in performing such duties or if any person shall make any alteration, by addition ensure or otherwise in the lists herein provided except as i'm arf nP i in, o6a ballot-box shall neglect refuse to receive and de- post any vote duly offered shall receive and de- pos or suffer the voter to deposit any vote nos duly offered, he sha for each and every offense be pun- ished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars. or Imprisonment in common jail not exceeding three months, or by such fine and imprisonment both.
 Sec 1S The provisions of the eighth section of sAn Act in addition to an Act relating to Electors and Elections" approved June 3O 1S66 are hereby ed to the several registrars and their duties provided in this act onehaf of the penalty therein provided for to be for the use of the who shall there for, and one-haf fol the of the town in which the offense shall have been committed.
 Sec 19 It shall be lawful for any thros electors of any town in which any violation of this any other act relating to electors elections shall have occurred to make complaint in writing of such violation to any justice of the peace of the county which such oense is committed wch complaint shall be on oath or atir- nation, that the complainants have good reason to believe, and do believe, that the allegations therein contained are true and can be proved and thereupon such justice of the peace shall issue his warrant that the offender complained of be arrested and brought before himself other justice of the peace for
 
 ed and dealt with by law provided in other criminal cases.
 SECTION 2O. At any town meeting, and at any city meeting in :hs state, except the cities and towns of Hartford, New Haven, Mddletown and Bridgeport the electors entitled to vote therein shall respectiyely vote according to the revised list then last completed in accordance with this act and any other person ent- tied by law to vote at such meeting sha before his vote is received be entered copy said lst and the names of those voting shall be checked kept in the office of the town clerk, provided in cases of electors meetings.
 Sec. 21. All the votes cast at any electors meeting shall be by the moderator immediately after the same counted returned to the box and the box locked and sealed by him, tEe town boxes deposited in the office of the town clerk and the city boxes in the office ofthe city clerk such boxes and and votes shall be by such clerk carefully preserved for the period of six months after such meeting to be opened and consult ed only by those charged with the duty making an official investigation Of such vote All such votes shall be assorted and counted in public meeting and shall not be so assorted and counted until the poll is clos ed.
 Sec. p. Whenever 1t shall appear at any electors meeting that the name of any eector been left of the list completed as aforesaid, by omission or clerical error it shall be the duty of the registrars of the voting district town ty, where such omission error occurs to restore such said list the application of any eecor the day of such cleo tors meetfng and it shall be lawful for an elector whose name has been restored to vote thereon : subject to the right of appeal in section six of this act.
 seo 2sChapter CXvI of the public acts of 1869 and approved July g. 1s69 and all acts and parts of acts Approved July 24, 1874.
 House Bill No. 22ol-oHArrKn xcn. An Act in addition to Act Concerning Communities and Corporations.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives in General Assembly convened: SECTION That the community in Enfield, in this state, called Shakers, hereby required to file the office of the town clerk of said Enfield, the names of their trustees and the date of their appointment and change in the office of trustees shall be filed and published in the same manner.
 Approved July A, 1874.
 Senate Bill No. 61.l-cHAPTER xc1u
 An Act ill addition to an act concerning communities and corporations.
 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives in the General Assembly convened: SECTION ]. That, 'tThe act in addition to an act July g. 1s73 being Chapter LXIX of the public acts 1873, be and the same hereby repeaed and Sections 4SS to 94nclusfveof the act concerning communities and corporations in the revised statutes of lS6 be and the [samel are hereby re-enacted.
 Approved July 25, 1874.
 House Bill Mo- 21.l-cHAPTKR xcIv
 An act in addition to act entledAn act concerning Communities and Corporations"
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represena tives in General Assembly convened: SECTION l. The board of aldermen of any city, and in cities where there is no board of aldermen the common council of such city, and the board of select. control of the highways abate in whole part any assessment assessments already laid or that may hereafter be laid upon against any horse rail. road company or it's property or to person, or corporation owning or operating any such horse railroad, on account of such property, and may dis charge in whole or in part any lien created by such assessment, or connected. herewith.
 Sec. Such abatement and discharge shall be by resolution specifying the particular assessment and lien, and certified copy thereof shall be recorded in the records of such liens. Approved June 24, 1874.
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