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      Sec. 9-225. State elections. The town clerk or assistant town clerk of each town shall warn the electors therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the even-numbered years, at six o'clock a.m., which warning shall be given by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in such town not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding such election. The clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of the time and the location of the polling place in the town, and in towns divided into voting districts, of the time and the location of the polling place in each district, at which such election will be held. The town clerk shall record each such warning.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1053; 1953, S. 702d; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 8; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 4; 1967, P.A. 119, S. 1; 352, S. 1.)

      History: 1963 act substituted publication in a newspaper for posting notice on town signposts and omitted method of computing 5-day notice period, for which see Sec. 9-2; 1965 act added "not more than ten nor less than" to the 5 days previous to election for publication in a newspaper, deleted "except as otherwise provided by law" and also provision for true and attested copy of warning to be left with town clerk by person who served same and provided for town clerk to record such warning; 1967 acts changed not more than 10 days to 15 days and made minor changes in wording.

      Cited. 139 C. 211.

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      Sec. 9-225. State elections. The town clerk or assistant town clerk of each town shall warn the electors therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the even-numbered years, at six o'clock a.m., which warning shall be given by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in such town not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding such election. The clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of the time and the location of the polling place in the town, and in towns divided into voting districts, of the time and the location of the polling place in each district, at which such election will be held. The town clerk shall record each such warning.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1053; 1953, S. 702d; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 8; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 4; 1967, P.A. 119, S. 1; 352, S. 1.)

      History: 1963 act substituted publication in a newspaper for posting notice on town signposts and omitted method of computing 5-day notice period, for which see Sec. 9-2; 1965 act added "not more than ten nor less than" to the 5 days previous to election for publication in a newspaper, deleted "except as otherwise provided by law" and also provision for true and attested copy of warning to be left with town clerk by person who served same and provided for town clerk to record such warning; 1967 acts changed not more than 10 days to 15 days and made minor changes in wording.

      Cited. 139 C. 211.

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      Sec. 9-225. State elections. The town clerk or assistant town clerk of each town shall warn the electors therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the even-numbered years, at six o'clock a.m., which warning shall be given by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in such town not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding such election. The clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of the time and the location of the polling place in the town, and in towns divided into voting districts, of the time and the location of the polling place in each district, at which such election will be held. The town clerk shall record each such warning.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1053; 1953, S. 702d; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 8; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 4; 1967, P.A. 119, S. 1; 352, S. 1.)

      History: 1963 act substituted publication in a newspaper for posting notice on town signposts and omitted method of computing 5-day notice period, for which see Sec. 9-2; 1965 act added "not more than ten nor less than" to the 5 days previous to election for publication in a newspaper, deleted "except as otherwise provided by law" and also provision for true and attested copy of warning to be left with town clerk by person who served same and provided for town clerk to record such warning; 1967 acts changed not more than 10 days to 15 days and made minor changes in wording.

      Cited. 139 C. 211.