Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-11-07
BY HIS rxcRLLExcx
WlLHaIAM W Ell GlNOHTu
otkkAoe OF enc srAEE OF coNNrcaicrr,
a PfkOCLAMAT1S6N.

s-AsoA VI tAE SrAEE OF coNEEClIcrf,
1870 a E7AOCLAnAATRONs
WHEREAs, in pursuance of an Act az he csnernl A.
ssnsoiy g tins State. approved tlle 18th 81 May
tcds, entnleu an Act proposing 10 the t,aaule Al
SSnenonsnt Of the Constitution" the Treasurer
Secretary, aud Controller of this STATE have trn,,s
united 10 me cerhcate in the ,R,r.lss "A rnr,,s
following, 10 wit :: p Ky FTTzlF =
-9aq conneciieat. g; Dspartn.eat Of State, !.
- October 29tk, A. D. 1889 4
The undersigned being Designated bv law To -, i,
the votes gwen in BY the Elecors al fher meetlnps
N the several towns in this State, holden on the st
Monday OF October, A. D. 1882 s.gnifyRg their ap-
PIoDailo or misrepresentation Ut an amendment 70 The
constitution OF tins Stute relating 10 die Qualifications
ana ADMISSION OF Electors 70 vote inisaid State as
speclhed IA said anendment on record, which was
proposed by resolution Ut the General Assenblr.
VIZ by the House ot Representatives 81 ts Ssnle Al
the session OF said Assembly holden al Hartford ON
the afst "Wednesday Of May, A D. 1881 and an
proved by two thirds Of each House OF said Assembly
az tne session thereof in the year Of our Lord 1883
nave counted e same. on on before The first Monday
M NosembeFp 1889, Wig on ihe 18th day Of October
loss. and. therenpoRn appears that the number Oi
vSes 50 gwen by the Electors and returned in favor
OF adopting and approving said amendment was nine
thousand and seventy-fOuT Votes and the number at
votes 50 given in and returned, Disappearing OF the
Sf the same was. one thousand nine hundred
and thirty -eigt-au Of which is respectfully submit-
ted by - IsSrE T-srSG,@2f~T :
4: r HINMAs. Secretary Of Ssaie.l Board
HIRAM RIDER, Treasurer, Of
HENRY kILBoURN, Controller, CanUassers.
Which amendment ia in the words following viz
Every white male citizen Of The United States. who
shall have resided in this State one year; attained
the age OF :wentyone years. and resided in the town
IN winch he may offer himself to be admitted to the
privilege Ut an elecor at least six months preceding
and have freehold estate Of e yearly value Of sew
e en- osais, ths State or having been enrolled in
tor she term Of one year next preceding tho time he
shall offer himself for admission or being liable there
to shall have been by authority Of law excused there
from OF shall have paid State tax within the year
next preceding the time he shNll present himself for
admssio and shall sustain COED moral character;
shall on siaking such oath a. may be prescribed by
Therefore il is hereby declared that the majority Of
the votes Of the electors given on said amendments as
aforesaid, and returned % the Secretary oths State
are in favor Of approving andaduptiDg said amends
menf, and that majority Of the electors present al
The meetings, called for voting on said aMendmen,
make known that the same 10 Valid to an inients and
purposes as part Of the Constitution of this Stase
Given under my hand and the seal Of this State, al
Hartford, this 30lh day Of October, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty-nine,
and Of the Independence Of the United States the
sixty-fourth. WIN. w. ELLSWORTH. \
By His Excellency's command
ROYAL r. HfNMAN, Secretary.