Litchfield enquirer., 1877-07-12

be sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, touching hls right to be made an elector, and he shall, under such oath, state how long he has continuously resided in this state and in such town, and he shall state whether he is an alien, or native born, and when he became twenty one years of age, and before his admission, he shall read at least three lines of the constitution, or of the statutes of this state, other than the title or enacting clause, in such a manner as to show that he is not prompted, nor reciting from memory. and said board shall allow each registrar, if such right be de- handed, to select any three lines of the constitution or of the statutes to be read by the applicant. The board may admit any applicant, otherwise qualified, with out reading, who shall have lost his eye- sight. and who shall be able to prove by any proper record evidence that he has heretofore been admitted an elector of this state. If the applicant be natural iaed citizen, he shall present to said board a copy of the record of his naturalization, under the seal of the court issuing the same, and make oath that he is the edien- tlcal person named therein, which pa per, before said board shall pass upon his other qualifications, shall be endorsed by the word ''approved" or "disapproved," as the case may be, with the date of his ap- plication and the signature of the clerk of said board. Upon the request of any cleo.
 tor of such town they shall require the applicant to prove his identical, age, and residence, by the testimony of at least one elector under oath. Every person found
 qualified shall take the oath provided for electors, and shall thereupon be admitted
 as an elector of this state. If any person shall be supported in any town as paup- CT by the payment to such town of any
 weekly or other regular sum of money from any other town, his legal residence for the purposes of registration or admis- sion as an elector, shah be in the town to which he is chargeable. No idiot or in. sane person shall be admitted an elector.
 SEQ. IT. Said board shall deliver to the town clerk of the town certified list in writing of all persons admitted as electors at either of said meetings, which shall be
 primo facie evidence that each person named therein possesses the requisite qualifications for an elector, and the names of all persons so admitted shall be recorded in the records of such town; those applicants admitted on the day pre- ceding election shall deliver to the regis 'trars a certificate of such admission, and the registrars shall write the word 'ad- mitted" opposite the name before the ap- plicant shall vote.
 SEs. Is. Every selectman, town clerk, registrar, and assistant registrar, before performing any of the duties required by this act. shall be sworn to a faithful dis charge of the same, and every selectman, town clerk, registrar, assistant registrar, moderator, and presiding officer of any electors meeting. may administer any oath or affirmation touching any matter brought before them.
 SEC. 19. All meetings of selectmen and town clerks in this State for the admis- sion of electors. between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon, expect as provided, and all public meetings of registrars shall be held as provided in section fifteen of this act.
 SEC. 20. The constables of each town shall warn the electors therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in Aaysn HAaysRD%s R aHh R PH6aEEdd REd NE walk, at six o'clock, and in all other towns, unless by them otherwise previous ly ordered, at nine o'clock in the forenoon which warning shall be given at least five days previous to said meetings by posting notice thereof on the sign posts of the town, and in such other places as such town shall have ordered; and such meet lngs shall be held at the usual place or places of holding elections in such town, or the voting districts thereof, as the case may be, unless the selectmen shall have by writing under their hands designated to such constables before said notice a different place or places for holding such meetings; and the constables in every town shall ln the warnings for the electors meetings give notice of the time and place in the town and in towns, divided into voting districts of the time and place in each district at which such meeting will be held, and that ballot boxes will be opened at each of said places.
 SEC. 21. Any town except Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, Bridgeport, and Norwalk, at it's annual town meeting, may order that all it's annual town or electors meetings shall be warned, opened, and held at six o'clock in the morning, or at any hour between six and nine o'clock in the morning, and that the ballotAboxes for all officers to be balloted for, at any or both said meetings, shall be opened at that time, and may rescind any such ord- CT at any annual town meeting.
 SEC. 22 The Selectmen of each town shall provide suitable place in the town, and if the town be divided into voting districts suitable place in each district, for voting at each electors meeting, and shall give public notice thereof at least one week before the day of such meeting.
 SEQ. 23. The selectmen of each town shall provide one ballot-box, and if the town be divided into voting districts, one for each district, for the reception of votes, for Presidential electors, Repre- sentatives in Congress, Secretary, Comp troller. Sheriff, Senator, and Judge of Probate, whenever said officers, or any of them. are to be chosen, and one for the reception of votes for representative or re- presentatives in General Assembly. Every ballot box used at electors or town meet ings shall have an aperture in it's lid, for the purpose of depositing the ballots, and be so constructed that when the voting is completed, the aperture may be effectual. ly closed so that no ballots can afterwards be put into the box without reopening it. Such boxes shall be marked respectively General Ticket" and Representatives.
 SEQ "A. The registrars of votes in the several towns, and in towns where there hIc ulueESub E0SlSCraTS 1Of Qlu0fenC voting districts. the registrars of voters in such districts shall appoint the moderators of the meetings of electors in their. respec. tive towns or districts. In case registrars shall fail to agree in the choice of mod. orator, the choice shall be determined be- tween them by lot, and in like manner they shall appoint the moderators to have charge of any vote by ballot in any town meetings for the election of officers, and of any vote by ballot in any city meeting or ward meeting for the election of off, cers. t
 SEC. 25. At every electors meeting and at every election of town, city, or ward of. 6cers by ballot. the registrars of each town or district, as the case may be, shall appoint suitable elector, residing there in, for each bsllot-box to be box-tender, and one or two others, as may be neces. sary,to be substitute box.tenders for each box. respectively. No person not so ap- pointed shall have charge of any ballot box during the taking of any vote, and no known candidate for any office shall be