The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-11
PERRY DIRECT
PRIMARY BILL
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oned not more than six months, or
both. Any moderator or canvasser
who shall, in connection with a pri-
mary, or in relation to any vote or
ballot therein cast wiIfulIy make a
wrong decision or return of certificate.
shall be fined not more than five hun
dred dollars, or imprisoned not more
than six months, or both.
Sec. rs. Repeal. All acts and
parts of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Sec. g. On or before the twentieth
day of September, 1913, the secretary
Of the state shall transmit to the
town clerk in each town copies Of
this act, and the town clerks of the
several towns shall warn the electors
qualified to vote in electors meetings
therein, to meet on the first Monday
of October, 1913, at the usual hour
of holding electors meetings and at
the usual place or places of voting by
ballot at the annual town meetings or
at the city and borough elections for
the purpose of signifying, by ballot,
their approval or disapproval of this
act as hereinafter provided. The pre-
siding officers of such meetings shall
De appointed in the manner provided
by law for the appointment OF such
off1cers at electors meetings. Such
meetings shall be opened at the time
named in the. warning, and ballot
boxes for the reception of ballots on
the question of the approval of this
act, separate from ballot boxes for
the reception of ballots on any other
question to be voted upon at such
meetings, shall be provided and shall
be opened at the same time and re-
main open in the several towns and
voting districts SO long as the polls
for the reception of ballots for town
officers at the annual town meetings
therein remain open and no longer
Such ballots shall be in such form,
subject to the provisions of this act,
as the secretary of the state shall
determine, shall be printed under the
direction Of said secretary, at the ex
pense of the state, and a suitable
number of such ballots shall be de-
ltvered by said secretary to the town
clerk OF each town. Those who APP
prove of this act shall give in a bal
lot with the words direct Primary,
Yes written or printed thereon, and
those who disapprove of this act shall
give in a ballot with the words 'tDi-
rect Primary, No, - written OF printed
thereon. AS soon as the polls are
closed the ballots given in shall be
examined, assorted, and counted in the
manner provided by law for ballots
for town officers at annual town
meetings and the result shall be de-
clared by the presiding officer. In
towns divided into wards or voting
ballots may be received at the places
and in the manner provided for the
reception of ballots for town Officers
and the results returned to the presid-
ing officers to whom other returns
are made. The presiding officers at
such several town meetings shall issue
duplicate certificates of the number
of votes given approving and the
number disappearing this act, one Of
which certificates shall be deposited
in the office of the town clerk and
the other transmitted, within five days
after the holding of such meeting, to
rotary, at the time OF transmitting
also transmit to them blank forms for
such certificates. The secretary,
treasurer, and comptroller shall, on
or before the fifteenth day OF October,
1913, canvass the votes as shown by'I
such certificates and certify the re-
suit thereof, and if it shall appear
from the certificate of such canvass
ing board that a majority Of the votes
returned are in favor of approving |
this act, this act as to the first TWEEN |
ty-five sections thereof shall take eff |
feet on January 1, 1914; but, if 1t |
shall appear from such certificates
that a majority of the votes returned |
do not favor the approval of this act, |
it shall not take effect, except that |
as to the twenty sixth section thereof |
this act shall take effect on the first |
day Of September, 1913.