BRUNSWICK

4457

hold office for a tern of four (4) years or until his
successor is duly elected and qualified. There shall
also be selected on the first Tuesday in August in the
year 1956 by the qualified voters [of each of the three
wards] of the Town of Brunswick [one] THREE [councilman]
COUNCILMEN [from each of such wards] who shall have
certain qualifications as hereinafter prescribed, and who
shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, or until
[his] THEIR [successor] SUCCESSORS [is] ARE duly elected
and qualified; and on the first Tuesday in August in the
year 1958 and on the first Tuesday in August every four
(4) years thereafter there shall be selected by the
qualified voters [of each of the three wards] of the Town
of Brunswick [one] THREE [councilman] COUNCILMEN [from
each ward, and] who shall hold office for a term of four
(4) years, or until [his] THEIR [successor] SUCCESSORS
[is] ARE duly elected and qualified. The Mayor and
Council shall provide the official ballots [, which shall
include distinct ballots for each ward in the Town,] for
such election or elections, the form and arrangement of
such ballot to be as they shall by order prescribe,
except that all candidates for the same office shall be
grouped together and the names shall be arranged
alphabetically on such ballot. The Mayor and Council
shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, at each polling
place or at one general polling place on the day of such
election to the judges of election before the opening
hour, such registries of voters and sufficient number of
such official ballots, not less, however, than the number
of registered voters at each polling place [or ward], and
one of such ballots shall be handed by the judges of
election to the voters as they shall apply for them for
the purpose of voting and shall be accepted by the judges
and when properly marked counted in canvassing the vote;
provided, that nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent
candidates for the various offices to have sample
ballots, to be provided at their own expense, for
instructing the voters. After each name on such ballot,
or after any proposition or question submitted to the
decision of the voters, and to the right thereof, shall
be a square upon which the voters shall make a cross mark
to indicate the candidate of his choice, or whether he
shall be in favor of or opposed to the question or
proposition voted upon. If any voter cannot read or
write, or is disabled by reason of any physical
infirmity, he may ask one of the judges of election to
mark his ballot as he desires. When a voter offers to
vote the judges shall ascertain by reference if his name
is on the registry of voters, and the clerks shall enter
in poll books the names and residences of the voters [for
the respective wards] as the ballots are delivered to
them respectively. The Council shall also provide booths
or compartments for secret voting similar to those
provided under the general election law of this state and