The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-25


 withdrew his motion, and the bill was referred to the judiciary committee.
 MILFoRD's NEW COMPANY.
 A resolution was offered by Repre- sentative Gum incorporating the Sub urban Land Improvement company of Milford and empowering George M. Gum of that place, James J. LaWton and Warren A. Spaulding of New Ha- ven as stockholders to deal in real estate, erect buildings, etc. The cap ital stock is $10,00O, with right to in- crease to $250 900 and in shares of SlOO each There shall be three directors. It was referred to the committee on in corporations.
 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS.
 Tn the house an important bill relat- ing to nominations and elections was introduced to-day. The bill is a volum- inous one of thirty-two sections. It was offered by Representative Wood of Derby and was referred to the com mittee on the judiciary.
 The substance of the bill is as fol- lows:
 After March 31, 1895, any conven- ton of caucus representing a political party, which at the state election next preceding boiled 1 per cent. of the entire vote, may make one nomination for each office to be filled. Qualified electors may nominate candidates, by signing nomination papers, each nomi- nation to be signed by a number of qualified electors, equal to 1 per cent, but no nomination whatever by less than ten electors. Each signer shall write opposite his name his occupa- tion and address; nomination papers to be filed with the secretary, clerk or recording officer of the state or the division thereof. If the candidate nom- mated dies before the election the per sons nominating may make another nomination. If any question arises re- garding the legality of the pomina tion judge of the superior court shall decide in the matter. The nominations are to be published in at least two newspapers.
 The ballots shall be printed by the government for national elections and by the state for state elections, and ballots shall be properly distributed. Every ballot shall contain the names and residences of all candidates, and no other names, except in case of cleo tors, president and vice president, where the name of the political party shall be given. The ballots shall be so printed as to give each voter clear opportunity to designate by a cross in a square at the right of the name for the voters choice; names of candidates to be printed in black ink; ballots to be folded lengthwise Off cers who prepare ballots shall pre- pare full instructions for the benefit of voters. The secretary of state shall send separately thie two sets of ballots to be used.
 The mayor and board of selectmen of each city and selectmen of towns shall appoint additional election officers as desired. Two of the inspectors-one from each party-shall be detailed by the moderator: polling places to be provided by seIectmen, or the mayor and common council.
 Voters shall, before being admitted within the guard rail, give his name in a loud voice. and may proceed, if not challenged After he enters the enclos- ed space the ballot clerk shall give him one ballot only, on the counterfeit of NAllNll llC iiclN NlIblttl HIS OWIl IldIIlG anu placed a number corresponding to that placed opposite the voters name on the check list. The voter shall then retire to the marking shelves and prepare his ballot by making a cross opposite it at the right of the name of the candidate he selects. He then folds the ballot in the manner in which it was handed to him. He then gives his name and the number of his ballot to the officer in charge of the ballot box, who likewise repeats the same and places a check mark against it on his check list, and shall, without unfolding the ballot, as- certain that the number on the counter foil is the same as that placed thereon by the ballot clerk, and shall then de- tach and destroy the counterfoil and immediately place the ballot in the bal lot box.
 Any blind voter, or one otherwise dis abled, shall receive the assistance of two election officers. Tntoxication, ina bility to read or write, shall not be re- garded as physical disability.
 Each registrar shall appoint from one to five persons to make the official count. Ballots not counted, in whole or III part, OH dCcOuHL or Qe1ectS, SnaIl De marked defective" on the back and shall be returned to the town One of the tally sheets and certificates shall be preserved for at least six months Any printer who shall appropriate ballots in any other manner shall, upon convic- tion, be sentenced to pay $1000 or one years imprisonment, or both A voter who allows his ballot to be seen by any other person or place any distinguish ing mark on the ballot, or who shall make a false oath, or any person who shall interfere, or attempt to interfere, with any voter, or who shall endeaVor to induce any voter to show how he voted, or otherwise violate any provis- ion of this chapter, shall be punished by fine of not more than $500, and the moderator shall see that the offender is duly brought before the proper court for trial
 A similar fine is also provided for any offender who tears down or defaces any card of instruction. Any election officer who neglects to perform his duties shall be punished by fine of $1 1000 or one year in jail, or both. A fine of $500 or imprisonment of one year, or both is