The Litchfield County post., 1827-07-12
An Act in alteration of Act for stating limiting and
 naming the counties of this state.
GIDEON ToMLINsoN.
. RESOLUTTON.

At General Assembly of the State of Connecticut,
 holden at Hartford in tke said State, on the first
 "Wednesday of May, in the year of our Lord one
 ttousand eight hundred aud tsoenty-secen.
 RESOLVED, By the House ef Representations, That the following be proposed as amendments to the Con- sttution of this State. which, when approvedsand a. dopted in the manner by the Constitution prescribed, shato all ntents and purposes, become part thereof
 Art. lst, From and after the first Wednesday of red and thirty, the Senate of this State shall consist of no less than eighteen no more than twenty-four members, to be chosen by Districts.
 Art. 2d The General Assembly which shall be hol- den on the hast Wednesday of May, in the year one the State into districts for the choice of Senator's and shall determine what number shall be elected in each which districts shall not be less than eight more than tweuty-our in number, and shall always be com- posed of contiguous territory, and in forming them no town shall be divided shall the whole Or part of one county be joined to the whole or part of another county, to form district; regard being had to the population in said apportionment and in forming said districts in such manner that county shall have less than two Senators. The districts, when established, shall continue the until the session of the Gem eral Assembly next after the completion of the next cencns of the United States; which said Assembly shall have power to alter the same, if found necessary preserve proper equality between said districts in respect to the number of inhabitants theren accord
 ing to the principles above recited; after which said
 
 tors altered, except any session of the General As. sembly next after the completion of census of the United States and then only according to the princ. pies above described. VI #essT1 AIM s5
 Art. Sd At the meeting of Electors on the first Mon day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and annually thereafter immediately after the choice of Representatives the Electors qualified by law to vote in the choice of such Representatives shall be called upon, by the presiding officer in sucL meeting, in the several towns within their districts spectivey bring in their ballots for such person or
 number of persons, to be Senator Senators for suc Districts in the next General Assembly, as shall by law be allowed to such Districts respectively: which person or persons, the time of holding such meet. ngs shall belong to- and reside in the respective Die. tric,s in which they shall be so balloed for as afcre- saidAnd each Elector present at such meeting qua- flied aforesaid may thereupon bring in his ballot or suffrage for such person persons he shall choose be Senators for such Districts, not exceeding the number by law allowed to the same, with the name names of such person persons faisy written on one piece of paper.And the votes so given in shalt be received counted, canyassed and declared in the same manner provided by the Constitution for the choice ofsenatcrs-T The person or persons (nct ex- ceedng the number by law allowed to the Districts in which such vote shall be given in) having the highest number Of y0es shall be declared to be duly elected for such Dstric.s-But in the event of equality of votes between two or more of the persons voted tors vidcd for by the Committe, designate which of such persons shall be declared to hs duly elected. EBENEZER YOUNG. Speaker of the House of Representatives | In House Of Rsyreseatasipes-IM May Session 1927. Passed and proposed. I'll. S. PERKINS, Clerk. l Ia Aowse of Representatives, Afay Sessioa, 1927. ORpERED, That the foregoing '' proposed amend meAdment' to the Coasttnticn, be continued to the Session of the General Assembyto be holden at New Haven in May next, and he published with the laws which have been passed at the present Session. 1 Attest I'll. s. PERKINS, CierEs