Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-11-21
BT mrs KxcELLExcY,
THOMAS II. SEYMOUR,
ApROCLAMATION.

WHffCU1e ~ " NNCUCEHt fAtS5uuty W
the State Of Connecticut, held at Hart
ford on the FIRST "Wednesday Of May 1s4O.
the House Of Representatives did pass a
resolution, therein end thereby proposing
certain amendment to the Constitution
of this State, in the words following,
viz -
THE Judges of Probate shall be APP
pointed by the electors residing in the
several probate districts, and qualified to
vote for representatives Lhereia, in such
manner as shall be pr oscribed by law 49,
Ind chere~s, at the same session, the
House Of Representatives did pass GER.
tain other resolution, therein and thereby
proposing certain other amendment to
The Constitution Of this State, IN the
words following viz -
+" The Justices of the Reaee, for the
several towns in this State, shall be ap>
pointed by the electors IN such towns
and the time and the manner of their
election, the number for each town, and
tie period for which they shall their of
fees, shall be prescribed by law -
Which proposed amendments were
continued to the next General Assembly
and published With the laws which had
assn passed at the same session.
And avhereds, two thirds of each House
at the next session Of said Assembly. held
at New Haven ON the first Wednesday
of May 1850, did, by Yeas and Nays
approve said proposed amendments, and
therefore. said Assembly did, by an act
entitled " An act relating to the proposed
Amendments TO the Constitution Of this
State" provide for the presentment OF
the same 10 the electors, in their respec-
tive towns, on the 6rst Monday IN Octo-
Der, 1850, for their appreciation or dis
appreciation thereof, aAd did Also pre-
scribe the manner III which It should be
made 10 appear, whether majority OF
the electors present at the town meet
ings legally held and warned for that
purpose in their respective towns had ap-
proved or disapproved Of the same -
And schereas, in pursuance OF said Act,
the Treasurer, Secretary of State and
Compt. oller have transmitted to me their
certificate, under their hands, in the words
following, viz -
"The undersigned, being designated
BY law to count the votes given in by
the electors at their meetings in the sew
eral towns in this State, on the first Mon
day in October, A. D., 1850, and return
ed to the Secretary of State pursuant to
the provisions of an act entitled An
Act relating tosthe Proposed Amend
ments to the Constitution Of this State"
passed May Session, A. D., 1850. hereby
CERTIFY,
"That they entered on the duty as
signed them, on the 3Oth day Of October
instant, and, within the time prescribed
by said act, counted the votes 50 given
in and returned as aforesaid; that the
number Of votes so returned, in favor of
approving and adopting the proposed
Amendment to the Constitution, regard
| ing the appointment of JUDGES OF Pro
BATE, IS Eleven thousaad nine handred
and sepenty.tou and that the number
of votes so returned, disappearing of the
adoption Of the same. is One thousand
tsoo hundred and .Jsyty>sine; ; that The
number of votes so returned, in favor OF
approving and adopting the proposed
Amendments to the Constitution, regard
ing the appointment of JUSTICES OF THE
PEACE, is Eleven thousand eight hundred
and seventy-t,0o and that the number
Of votes so returned. disappearing Of the
same, is One Thousand taco hundred and
fee
dated al Hartford, Nov. LIST 1850.
HENRY HENRY D. SMITH, Treasurer.
JOHN p. G. MATHER. Sec'y Of State.
R. G. PINNEY, Comptroller.
| And it appearing therefrom. that a
majority Of the votes returned to the
Secretary Of State, pursuant to said Act.
are in favor of approving and adopting
said Amend ments,--
a do THEREFORE HEREBY DECLARE that a
maturity Of the electors present al such meets
ing aforesaid. have approved said Amendments
and that the same sse valid, TO all inients and
purposes, as part Of the Constitution Of this
State.
NTEsTlMoNx wHER Eov, have caus.
ed the Seal OF this State 10 he aft ted'
and vet my hand. at Hartford, his eighth
day 81 November, in the year Of our
/ L. s. Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
6'ty, and Of the Independence OF the
II United States. the seventy fifth.
Il TtiOMASH. SEY MOUR.
I'll BY His Excellencv's command,
JoHN p. q. MATHER, Sec'y at State.
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