Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

| NorW1Ch, one of whom shall De choSen | by the town of Norwich, and one by the town of Old Norwich, they to | choose the third, and said town of Nor wich shall be assessed such propor- | tion of said appraisal as the grand list
 of said town of Old Norwich bears to
 Norwich for the year 1914, and said amount shall be deducted from the ] amount to be paid the town of Nor | wich by said new town as provided in | section two; and the title to said l property shall thereupon vest in and
 be"ome the property of said town of | Norwich. School Property.
 Sec. 6. All of the school property, 1 both real and personal, located within l tEe territory limits of said town of Old
 Norwich shall be and become the
 property of the town of Old Norwich
 and all the school property situate within the town of Norwich southerly
 of the southerly line of said town of | Old Norwich shall be and remain the
 property of the town of Norwich, with out adjustment or compensation there
 for on the part of either town.
 | Two Election Districts.
 Sec. Said town of Old Norwich
 shall be divided into two election dis l tricts for the purpose of accommodate | ing the electors of said town at the
 electors and town meetings in said
 
 | of the territory of the town of Old 1 Norwich lying westerly of a line be- ginning at the most northerly point
 of the city of Norwich, said point be- | ing the most northerly point of Mo | hegan park, and thence running l northerly to the Canterbury road at
 a point one hunrded G00) feet south | westerly from the southwesterly side | of the house now or formerly owned by Charles B. Bushnell; thence run- Tn a ni11t ho Canterbury turnpike twenty five hun tired (2500) feet southwesterly from
 the southwesterly side of the house
 on said turnpike now or formerly | owned by Charles w. Grant; then run
 ming due north to Byron brook, so
 along Bryon brook, to the Shetucket
 river shall be and remain the first district. All that part of the terri tory of Old Norwich not included in
 the first district shall be and remain the second district.
 Sec. 8. All that part of the present fourth and fifth election districts of the town of Norwich not included within the limits of said town of Old Norwich shall be and remain a part
 of the second election district of the
 town of Norwich.
 Collection of Taxes.
 | Sec. g. The collection of the state and town taxes in the town of Nor
 wich are hereby authorized to collect their respective taxes already laid,
 and in their respective rate books con-
 tained, ln the same manner as though
 this act had not been passed, and
 shall pay the same to said towns of Norwich and Old Norwich in propor-
 tion to their respective grand lists.
 First Election of Officers.
 Sec. 10. The first meeting of said
 new town for the election of town of
 ficers shall be holden in the town of
 Old Norwich within sixty days from hours of six o'clock in the forenoon
 and five o'clock in the afternoon. At said first election the following officers shall be elected: three assessors, three
 selectmen, six grand jurors, two au-
 dttors, collector of taxes, two reg . istrars of voters, a town school com mittee consisting of six members, a board of relief consisting of three
 members, a town clerk, a town treas , urer, ar agent of the town deposit
 fund and seven constables. Said cleo tion shall be by ballot and held, in so far as possible, in accordance with the laws concerning town elections. ) except as herein otherwise provided, ], and the secretary of state shall fur , nish all necessary ballots and en- Velopes. The present assistant regis trars of the fourth voting district and the present assistant registrars of the , fifth voting district shall act as reg , istrars in their respective districts and shall prepare voting lists for said meeting, and in case of the failure of said assistant registrars to act, Win slow T. Williams, John A. Brady Charles w. Perkins, Dr. Louis T Pratte, and Frank B. Ricketson, or 8 majority of them, shall appoint two persons to act as registrars in each o1 the said voting districts. Winslow T.
 Williams, John A. Brady, Charles w Perkins, Dr. Louis I. Pratte, and Frank B. Ricketson shall appoint 8 moderator from the first voting dis
 trict who shall be the presiding of- ! 1 fcers of the town for the purpose o1 , presiding over the meeting in the first voting district and he shall declare the result of the ballot of the whole
 town and make returns to the secre-
 tary of state; and they shall also ap- point clerk of said meeting, a per son to act as moderator of the second voting district, and all other officers and attendants required by law. They shall issue a warning of said meeting notice of which shall be given in sc far as possible as required for annu- al meetings for the election of towr officers. They shall also procure a place for said meeting and arrange , for all the necessary apparatus there for. They shall also call caucuses fo1 the nomination of town officers and } the appointment of political commit l tees, lO U0 1l0lU at least IIFC0 weeks
 before said meeting, for the duly reg istered Republican voters residing within the limits of said town of Old Norwich and for the duly registered democratic voters residing within said town, and the place of said cau- cuses shall be located within the first ,, district. Any legal voters of said town duly registered to vote in caucus es of any other political party may , over their signature, call a caucus o1 any other party for the nomination o1 town officers and the appointment o1
 political committees, to be held al such time and place as may be desig- : mated in the call, provided the same !, be held at least three weeks before the date of said meeting. The names ot
 the persons nominated for town off,
 cers shall be certified to the secretary of state that proper ballots may be } prepared for said meetings. Any in } formality in said meeting shall not in. validate said meeting or the election of officers, and the officers elected shall hold their respective offices un- ? til the next annual meeting only ana ] until others are elected and qualified . in their stead; and thereafter said town shall elect such officers and al