Year: 1860

said list in writing, at least three days precedne either of said elections, the names oniy oi SUCH persons as may be entitled to vote thereln' wno were not entitled to vote at the pfeceoihS Ss''e or presidential election.

 Sec. H. It shall be the duty of each registrar immediately after his election to appoint depu- ty registrar, whose name and appointment snail Ee deposited with the town clerk or the town where the said registrar resides, ana snail pc by said town clerk recorded on the town records, at tie end of the record of the town meeting at which said registrars were elected; and in case said deputy registrar shall from any cause be unable or unwilling to perform the duties of his office, then the registrar shall remove said deputy reg is:rar and appoint another in his place. vii, said removal and new appointment shall be duly recorded on the town records, by the town clerk.

 Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the deputy reg istrar 10 act in preparing the registry list ouly in of the inability of the registrar to perfect the same and in case of the resignation or death of the registrar, then said deputy registrar shall be- come the registrar, and shall immediately ap- point snotheI person to the cffice of deputy reg latrar. which said appointment shall be duly re- corded by the town clerk.

 Sec l3. The reaist, ars and deputy registrars shall, before entering upon the duties Of their office, take the oath by law provdedi for execu- tive officers, ant: lodge certificate of the fact Ik, file in his office.

 Sec IA. The registrars and their deputies shall have the right to administer oaths or affirma- tions whenever in the discharge of any of the du- ties of their office they, or either of them. sha deem 1t necessary or proper to take the testimony of any person whatsoever regarding the right of any person to vote or to be made voter. The form of the oath to be administered by the regis trars and their deputies shall be follows: You solemnly swear that concerning the matter now in question, you. vii tell the truth, the whole truth. and nothing but the truth, so help you God." And the said registrars and their Gepn- ties shall keep record of the names and resi- 'ence and testimony, of all persons to whom said oath or affirmation was administered. and any person who shall swear falsely before said regis trars or their deputies shall be deemed to be guilty of the crime of perjury, and punished with the penalty thereof

 Sec 15. It shall be the duty of the registrars to be at the ballot boxes in their respective voting districts in each of the election for state officers, said towns and for city officers in said city of New Haven, held during the year for which they were elected to hear and decide any questions pertaining to them, which may arise touching the right of any person to vote, who may offer to vote at either of said elections, and on each of said elections each of said registrars shall employ his assistant registrar, or some other suitable person

 

 denccs of all persons voting at their respective places. and also to check the names of all such persons on the registry lists, which said registry list, so checked, shall have the number of names checked thereon certified to by the registrars of the respective districts, and, together with said record oe names shall, immediately after the clos ing of the polls, be deposited in the office of the town clerk, by whom they shall be safely kept and be open for the inspection of any eector, and if any person whose name is not on the registry

 list shall vote, or attempt to vote, at either of

 the elections named in this act. on the name of any other person whose name is on said list, he shall ray fine of one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned one year in the county jail

 Sec. 16 If any person other than the registrars shall make any alterations. by additions, era snres, or otherwise, ill the lists rrcparcd by said registrars or if the presiding officer of any town meeting in either of said towns, or of any city meeting in said city of New Haven, or any other person having charge of any ballot box in any voting district. at any election in either of said towns, or in any ward in said city of New Haven, shall allow any person to deposit his vote there in, whose name is not the registry list or shall refuse to allow any person to vote whose name is on said list, without the assent of both of the registrars of said voting district, he shall be pun ishe by fine not exceeding one hundred dol lars or by imprisonment in tEe coun'y ::al not exceeding three months. or by such fine and i'm prisonment both and it shall be the duty of ei ther of the grand jurors of either of said towns and also the right of the person aggrieved, or of the registrars of said towns, to forthwith prose- cute any violation of this section.

 SEC IT. The registrars of the several voting districts ill said towns] of New Haven and Hartford, who were chosen at the last annual town elections in said towns, shall continue in office till their next town election, and until others are chosen and sworn in their places but each of ssld registrars shall. on or before the 18th day of July, 1860. appoint deputy regis trar, in accordance with the provisions of this act.

 SEC. l9. The compensation of the registrars az deputy registrars shall be fixed by the se- lectmen of said towns of Hartford, New Haven and Middletown respectively; and all the ex- penses incurred by the registrars for printing lists of voters, and all other necessary expenses inquired by them in the discharge of their du- ties, shall be paid by the treasurer of said re- spectiye towns.

 Sec. l9. The selectmen and town clerk of each of said towns of Hartford New Haven and Mid dletown shall meet in their respective towns, at such convenient place as they may appoint, on the Monday of the third week preceding the week on which the annual state election, or the election for the choice of electors of president and vice president of the United States shall be held for the purpose of deciding upon all appli- cations to be admitted to the privileges of an elector, and shall continue in session for that purpose, from nine o'clock in the forenoon, till five o'clock in the afternoon of said day, if so long time b, necessary; and may adj djourn said meetings from time to time, and place to place, as may be necessary, until the Thursday of the following week at nine o'clock in the forenoon, when they shall at five o'clock in the afternoon of said Thursday, adjourn to Tuesday of the week preceding the day of election, for the purpose on ly of hearing and deciding upon all appeals that may then be made from the registrars but any appeal that can be made at that said time shall not be allowed to be made after that day: and no appeal shall be heard by the selectmen on the day of election, that mi ght have been made prior to said last preceding meeting of the selectmen and said selectmen shall on said Tuesday adjourn to the hour of seven o'clock on the morning of election day, and shall then continue in session for the admission of electors, for two hours and no longer; p1oridcd, that at said last session they shall not admit any person to the privileges ot an elector except those whose names are on the corrected registry lists, as made out by the registrars under the title "To be made," certi- fled copies of which shall be furnished by said registrars to said seectmen.

 Sec. 20. It shall be the duty of the town clerks of said towns to give to each of the persons who may be admitted to the privilege of an elector at said last mentioned meeting of the selectmen and town clerk, certificate of his admission which shall contain the name, residence, and number of the voting district, wherein such per son resides, and shall be delivered to the regis trars of said district, and the name and residence of such person shall be entered upon the regis try list before such person shall be allowed to cast his ballot therein. All of which certificates