Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-19

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the time he may so offer himself, and shall
sustain good moral character, shall On
taking such oath as may be prescribed by
Jaw, be an elector."
Now, therefore, to provide for the consid-
eration of said amendment by the inhabi
fantS Of this stale at town meeting to De
warned and held for that purpose, pursuant
Do the requirements of said eleventh article
Rof the constitution OF this state.
III Sec. l.. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives IN General Assem-
eXbly convened, That the constables of the
|gseveral towns in the state shall warn the e.
Electors of their respective towns to meet on
F7the LIST Monday in October next, at nine o.
y clock in the morning OF said day, for the
{ purpose of sgnifying, in the manner hereaf-
tier provided, their appreciation or disappro>
4 ton of said proposed amendment, which
= meeting shall be held at the usual places of
holding electors meetings in said towns re-
y spectively.
~ Sec 2. The town clerk and selectmen in
The several towns are hereby authorized, If
3shey deem it expedient. to designate the
u person who shall preside at such meetings of
the electors; but in case no presiding Off
Ger is designated by said board. the electors
8 shall choose the presiding officer, in which
choice the town clerk or in his absence, the
y oldest selectman present, shall preside.
s. Sec 3. it shall be the duty of the town
clerks in the respective towns Immediately
Il after the organization of said meeting, to
present to said meeting sd proposed amend
ment 10 said constitution. according to the
! requirements of said eleventh article there
Z. o., and after due consideration thereof, the
electors present al sal meeting shall be Cali
| ed upon by the presiding officer of said meet
ing to bring into him their respecVhe votes
or suffrages, which shall be by ballof; those
in favor of approving and adopting said as
mendment shall give in ballot with the
word sYes,' written thereon; and those who
disapprove of said am 'ndment shall give in
ballot with the woro NO. written thereon;
(which said ballots shall be examined, sort
ed ard counted by the presiding officer, as
sisted by the town clerk and selectnen. and
the number of each declared in open meeting
by said presiding officer
Sec a. The presiding officers in said sever
al town meetings, shall under their hand res
pectively, make duplicate certificates Of the
number of votes so given in and ascertalned
as aforesaid in favor of approving and adopts
proving of their adoption, in words at full
length, one of which shall be deposited in the
office of tine town cltIk OF the town in which
such meeting shall be held and the other, with
in 10 days of holding said meeting, shall b.
delivered, sealed up to the secretary of the
state, or to the sheriff of the county 20 which
said town shall belong and the sheriff re
ceiving said votes shall deliver, cause to be
De delivered, TO the secretary OF this state,
within Is days next after the day of holding
aid meeting, which certificates shall be in the
OF m following to wit
" At a meeting of the electors Of the town o
legally warned and held or
he lst Monday Oh October, lsl7, ter the pur-
pose of receiving the votes Of the electors If
aid town, upon the subject of the proposed
amendment to the constitution Of this state
mere was given in favor Of adopting said pro-
ased amendment votes and
gainst the adoption of the same
Certified by
A. R. Presiding Officer"
Sec. 5. The superscrIption each of said
rtficates to be returned to the secretary ol
is state, shall be as follows, to wit
g To the Secretary Of this StAte-Votes OF
be electors of the town OF
lon the proposed amendment to the consttu
Dn, taken and sealed up by
"A. Presiding Ofncer,
nd the Secretary Of this state shall, on
before the frs, Monday of Septr mber.
b47, transmit blank forms for the return
votes to be given pursuant 'e this act,
the town clerks of the various towns
this State for the use of said towns.
Sec. 6. The votes so returned to the
cretary. shall he counted nv the Treas
er, Secretary and Controller, on or be-
re th,\ lsi Monday in N.'vemher, lS47
10 on or before the 18th day OF said
Dvember, shall transmit Il certificate
der their hands, uf the number of vote
returned. ia favor ofapprov'ng aud rs
pting said amendments, le shall de-
ire IN such proclamation, and that n
jOrity of the electors prest OF at such
settings aforesaid, has approved said
I3osed amendment, and that the same
valid to all inlents and purposes, as
art OF the constitution of this state
i ii it shall appear from said cerilifi>
that a majority Of SAID votes is not
or of approving and adopting said a.
ndment. but is opposed to the same
shalt SD declare, in said proclama ion,
that majority of the electors pres
at such meetings, have not approved
l amendment, and said proclamation
II be published in all the newspapers
lishcd in the state, and he recorded
he public records thereof.
LA FAYETrE s. FOSTER.
Speaker of tho House.
TIC. PERKINS,
President nro ten, of the Senate