Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-06-21
|. Laws OF CONNECTICUT, !
PASSED MAY SESSION. 1899.
An Act relating to the proposed amendments
tO the Constitution of this State, G

ilhOH8anO elsnt uuuuU0u auo a"H -O"SS tu~
Representatives did pass a resolution, tnereIn ano
thereby proposng certain amendments TO inc Constl
tuition Of this State, which said amendments were, Dy
order Of aid house, continued to the present session
of the General Assembly, and pnbshed 10 the man
ner prescribed by the eleventh article Of said cnsiI
tuition: and whereas at this present session Of the SAID
Assembly, two thirds Of each house Thereon nave APP
proved Of one of said proposed amendments, IN the
said amendment is in the words following, viz:
Cat a General Assembly Of the State Connecti-
cut, holden at Hartford in said State, on the hrs'
Wednesday OF May IN the year OF our Loro one t"ou
Resotced 6ythe House Of Representatives, That 'he
following be proposed as an amendment 70 the Con.
stituon Of this State, which, when approved ana
adopted n the manner 10y the CONSTITUTION provided
shall to inteDts and purposes become apart
ART. /. There shall annually be chosen ana aP-
pointed Lieutenant Governor. Treasurer, aud oe-
cretayy III the same manner ass provided mine sec
ond section Of the fourth article Of the Constitution OF
this State for the choice and appointment CT Goser-
nor"
Now, therefore, to provide for the consideration OF
said amendment by the Inhabitants OF this Ssaie az
town meeting TO be warned and held Tor that purpose,
pursuant the requirements Of the said eleventh arr
ticie III the Constitution Of this State:
Sec. y enacted By The Senate and House Sc, Of
Represetatiues "a General Assembly convened, That
the consables in the several townsn this State, shall
warn the electors in their respective towns to meet on
the first Monday 10 November next, at nine O'Clock IN
the morning OF said day. for the purpose OF s'gnyng
10 the manner hereinafter provided, their approDs.ion
ordsapprobaton Of said proposed amendment, which
eetings shall be held at the same places, and the
same notice thereof shall be given, as 10 provided 70
the first section Of an Act passed by the General Az
sembly of ts State ut their May session, in the year
Of ourLord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
eight, entitled "An Act providing for the aPpont-
ment of electors Of President and Vice President Of
the United States" -.
Sec. 2. The persons, designated to preside in the
several meetings to be held to said last
toned act, shall preside in tile several meetings, warn
ed and 10 be held in pursuance Of the provisions of
th;. ,act
Sec & II shall be the du,y of; the town clerks in
the respective towns Immediately after said meeting
shall be convened in pursuance Of The provisions q
M. 49,, - rro..nt ~ .a;d ,reet;ng SAID rrnrs,sad
act 10 20 sa' saa = nv &c
ouiremens of the llih article tRereof and after due
dco"s;icra,;on thereof ,he eec,ors present nj said
nee,ng shall he called mon nv the presdng officer
votes or sufrases. which sl,a be ,v ballot: dose in
favor Of annroyng and adjoining said amendment sha
",e IN bao, 9th the word ves' written ,hereo":
and ,I,sse who d;sannrove az said amendmen, shall
GIVE ~ 8 halo, with lie word no. written thereon:
syhich sa;d ballots shall ~ axamned. sorted and
counted ~ the nresidng lrer bv the town
clerk and seleclmen and lie number of each. decaf
ed in open meeting, by said presiding officer.
Sac a. Tia nres;d;1o officers IN so;d several town
meetings. shall under their hands resnec,yelv make
dunicsie Certificates of the number Oh votes SO given
in and ascertaned as oresa;d in Gvor Of annrev;no
nd Jom,nr sa;J .msnJmen, and aiso ~ ,bpss AZ.
"nn,os;ao III. aaon,;on in words nj G ieno,h one
~ ,.h;r shall he JenoS;,ed in the Office If ,ho own
led, or lie .wn IN ,gL;c s,;d raee,;no sbahe ,sld
5 ,la o,ss ,,Ln ten DAVIS ,f,er ,l,e d.v ~ hnidng
".I 8. s,;"n sh,il he Laysred scaled nv n The So
~ ia, STATE. mr. n, she sheraf of ,be comfy IN
S;"h .o;d ."vn sha heion@. and ,he sher;ff recs;v
ro s.;d vo,es shall deliver e. cause them n he dev
". s -. az S.s.ar r ~; S,o,a ;,h;n tf,sen d.v,
at,a. IN J.v or h.,id;"a sad m,.s,;no which cer,
".,s .ha 10y =; !" ~, srm c III. ,;,
a a.. - 1870 go a,.",s.s ~ ~ IL ~ go. .f
,...iI,, $3.50 - h"sd - 81 e.. MdaD - NJ
vemhsY 1870 fr She rn-no.e r recs;.;"r ;i.e voses
If tIre electors Of said Town unon the suhect Of he
oroDose amendments 10 the cops,i,ution Of this State
there were given ia favor Of adopting said proposed
amendment votes: and against adopting the
some votes. Certified by
A. b. Presiding Officer"
Sec The characterization ON each Of said certi6-
Gates 70 be returned to the Secretary Of this STATE
"To the Secretary OF this State. Votes OF the cleo
tors Of the town Of upon the>proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, taken and sealed mp by
A. b. Presiding Ohcer.
And the Secretary o. ths o'a,e, sna ." ~ 49,
me nrse Monoay OF Cctopef 100, ,,ns,,a", ~
orms Tor me re,rn o. DC s..n !" IN
tns ac!, 70 tne .own cIe.ks o. ."e :" F
SS,s, H. use :" ss,a ssn.a n ,ha Sscvearv.
Ssc. o. Ins s"'es 80 '1 T ~ S..s.ssw -
snali ne counen 1y ene ssu. Je., - n.."n,.
IaSo 7. 'ns haGre ,he 1S,h dav ~
~, ~ 700, 80, w $500. csr,;6cs,s "cder
De:suoeI, t1.1, ' """s r -. ~ .a,~.maa !" "a.
~. - "a .nm,o.;nr ssd amerdment: and
W - ~. &c., % .a,uv"sd d;..nnrnvrp
~ = - ~ 80. $3.50 - he r.rscn S,5snin
:. s =. W. Nv &C.,. hc ,v;,i;n ,,ven
" sms ~ ~ " ~ a,;sn, hai, ;sse
." "..;orv or sa;d votes i
s"an e.si sHss . l'"yo' " - so 49, ~