Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-24
Senate Bill No. 6.1
CHAPTER LxxxI.

CHAPTER LxxM.
 An Act Concerning Minority Represen-
 tation in Boards of Selectmen, Asses
 sors and Relief
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 SEcIoN.1. At each annual town meet ing there shall be chosen not less than three nor more than seven to be Select men, nos less than two not more than five to be Assessors, and net less than two nor more than dvetG bea Boaed of Relief.
 Sec. 2. Whenever the number of afore- said officers to be chosen shall be two, four, or six, no person shall vote for more than one half of such number. If the number to be chosen be three, no person shall vote for more than two; if five. no person shall vote for more than three; if seven, no person shall vote for more than four That number of persons sufficient to fill each of said boards, who have the highest number Of voies, shall be elected. In case of tie. that person whose name stands first or highest on the greatest number of ballots shall be elected.
 Sec. 3. All acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. and this act shall take effect upon its passage.
 @AHPAO'ONf AsA0AOA4 IA AOt House Bill No. 272.1
 CHAPTER Lxxxu.
 An Act in relation to Justices of the
 Peace.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 SECTION l. The Constables of each town whose annual meeting is held on the first Monday of October, shall warn the elec- tors therein to meet on the first Monday of October, 1877, the first Monday of Oc- tober, 1880, and biennially thereafter, be- tween the hours required and provided in thelr respective towns for the election of town officers, for the purposes hereinaf- ter provided. The ConstabIes of those towns whose annual meetings may be held at other times than the first Monday Of October. by virtue of special enact- ments, shall also worn electors meetings to be held therein on the day of the annu- al town meetings 1877, 1880 and biennial ly thereafter, between the hours provided in their respective towns for the election of town officers, for the purposes herein after provided. Such meetings shall be warned, held and conducted in the man. ner provided for the warning, holding and of annual electors meetings, but the places of holding such meetings shall be the same as those provided for holding the annual town meetings for the election of town officers.
 Sec. 2. At the electors meetings held in the several town in 1877, in the manner above provided, Justice of the Peace shall be elected in the manner now pro- vided by law; the Justices so elected ahon h1l %hniw LA fnav day of July, 1876, until the first Monday of March 1881. At the electors meetings held on the day of the annual town meet | ings in 1880. and biennially thereafter, as provided in section one of this act, Jus l bices of the peace shall be elected in the | now provided by law. The justices so elected at the electors meeting held in 1880, and biennially shall hold their office two years from and after the first Monday of the next succeeding March.
 The Selectmen of each town shall pro- vide suitable ballot-boxes to be used at such elections of Justices of the Peace, which boxes shall be marked plainly with. 5he word justices.
 Sec. 3. For the purpose of making and revising the proper returns of such elec- ions of Justices of the Peace, section 21 'f chapter four, title five, of the general statutes is hereby amended by substitu- ing the word January for the word May" in the second line; and section wenty-two of the same chapter is hereby amended by substituting the word "Feb- uary" for the word "June" in the second inc.
 Sec. 4. Chapter eleven of the public acts # 1876, and all acts and parts of acts in- consistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
 Approved, March 12, 1877.