Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-23
UNDER THE NEW STATUTE.

UNDER THE NEW STATUTE. Davis Of the Democratic State Central Committee Sends Out q Circular of Instruction for the Registrars.
 There having been more or less dis cussion in democratic circles as to this and that paragraph of the new secret ballot law Chairman Davis of the state central committee has prepared paper of instruction to democratic town com mittees, selectmen and registrars of the state. In it MT Davis says: ..
 The town elections in Connecticut will take place on Monday, October '. Town officers only will be elected on that day, and the elections will be con- ducted under the new secret ballot law.
 Town officials and the voters should understand and remember certain pro- visions of the new law, viz:
 1. All ballots must be placed ill official envelopes-the voter placing the en- velope containing his ballot on the bal lot box, after it is sealed. The ballot will not be counted if the envelope is not securely sealed.
 3. The secretary of state, at the ex- ptAoC Ol CllC SUdCS, AluoC AuA AloA CIAC town clerks with envelopes, stamped with the state seal, at least five days before the election.
 3. The secretary of state has made regulations, under the law, viz: The town ballots must be printed on paper stamped by the state, eight inches long and four and one,half inches broad, the price of which is fixed at 30 oents:.per thousand ballots. This blank ballot paper can be purchased of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company, at Hartford.
 4. Committees and others printing ballots on this paper must use capital letters of ordinary Roman face book type, long primer size. For the con- venience of printers these blanks will be furnished four on sheet, 5000 ballots in a package. State the number wanted and enclose the pay.
 5. Ballots printed or written on any other paper will not be counted. The type must be long primer capitals, Roman, plain.
 It is the duty of town committees to see at once that sufficient number of official blank ballots are procured, and that their tickets are printed in accord ance with the directions.
 The vote on the constitutional amende ment (prohibition) will take place on tn same day as the election for town off cers, but in separate box, and not un- der the secret ballot law.
 The polls for the amendment open at o'clock a. m. The form of the vote must be as follows:
 "Constitutional amendment prohibi- ting the manufacture and sale of intoxi- eating liquors as beverage" to which must be added the word "Yes," or No, !" as the voter desires.
 The polls for town officers open at 7 o'clock.
 Voters of Connecticut, read the secret ballot law passed by the last general assembly, which is printed in full in this pamphlet.
 l This law is in the interest of an honest expression of the freemen of the state. Every elector should conform to it's every requirement.. Let the opponents of honest voting be the only ones to vio- late its provisions. Let every democra- tic manager of rooms Gas provided in section 1O) take evidence of every viola tion of this act, especially that of neg lecting to enter the booths in the prepar- atSal 15 ths nd Rfef reefport each case to the democratic challenger, who should chal- lenge every voter that does not comply with the law in all respects, for the law is explicit on this point.
 A place for ballots is to be prepared al the entrance into the enclosure. Any party may furnish ballots printed or official paper.
 A secret room or rooms, or closets lac cording to the number of voters in tht town) must be furnished adjacent to the ], ballot-box room, where voters must pre- pare their ballots. In this secret room , the voter cannot remain over three min utes. Only one at time will be admit
 ted, and the persons having charge mus
 see that the secret room is empty befor r voter enters. From this room tn 5 voter "shall pass out and into the room
 where the ballot box is placed" Tn
 voter must go through this room-th
 law says, after closing his ballot, h t 'shall then pass out" and into the ballot
 box room; not may pass out, but shal l. If he passes out he must go in. l. Three closets shall contain convenieI |. ces for the voters to prepare: their ballot f such as pencils, we suppose-and regl f lar ballots may be placed in them. a No other but the official distribute e can distribute official envelopes. Th 't town clerk receives them from the SCI
 retary of state, but he cannot distribu1
 them. He must deliver them to the tw ,e official envelope distributors, who al s. appointed by the registrars. The la t. provides that they shall distribute thel
 only in their booths, located at the dot
 of the first room to be entered. The
 cannot distribute them at any oth'
 places, and only by handing one el
 velope to each registered voter when
 enters the first room. It is illegal to gi,
 envelopes to any person except a regi
 tered voter. Each of the distribute
 must endorse the envelope which tl f voter must use himself, or return it
 the official distributor.
 No person can g i've to another an of
 cial envelope, except as provided in SC " tion 7th, as it will be contrary to t] # provisions of tho act. Any individu ~ having in his possession an envelope ou y side of the room provided for the e S, closing of ballots, or the room in whit 's the ballot box is placed, will violate u ;,, provisions of this act, and be subject, III to fine and imprisonment. It is the du or of box-tenders to reject all envelopes e