Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-07-18

Sec. 10 Any assncia.ign iosmea unae'
Nhie act nhnII Be- q all tines subject % me o.
osfoI 'n'S 0RTG E 5. SEYMOUR.
sgnaShrr Of she Ho9se of Representatives
soHaS. ii. POND, Pres. Of the Senate
sAppFoved. jung q, 1850.
T1pS. a. SEYMOUR.
An Act relatiw to the proposed emsndmeHta
10 NE lSsSuslituticn Of this State:
W rraEAS Al ! General Assembly heaa q
SassfEca. 4. n said State, on the first Weanes-
.asv ~ Nav. Is49, the HOUSE Of ksprese nsa,
.lIcsS did pass a resolution. tnese.n 80
Thereby prC posing certain anlenSu'e. \
ne ConsSituiion Of this state IL '"e ""'ss'I
following, viz: - g. =.
"Ata General Assembly Of the S.a.e 81
.conneciic1t, holden at Hartford, ~ sara S's'e
On lie 6rst "Wednesday Of May lS1s--
Re.o,uea b. fhis .assembiy, That the icl-|
,oir.,;ng ~ proposed 40 an amendment 70 thel
i:Hn.tstn,ion OF this State. which, wnen APP
Tr..Srd and adopted in the maaner provided
H. fho Constitution, shall, to all lntenls anu|
nnrposcs, become part thereof. VIZ
The Judges Of Probate shall be appolnseql
BY The electors residing wi.hin the severeI
probate district. and qualified 70 vote forIeR-
resentalivcs therein. in sHch manner as shaI
be prescribed by law"
And wheyeasi at the same session, he honst
II Representaiives did pass certain other
resolutions. therein and thereby proposing
certain other amendment to the Constltp-
linn oi his State, which said amendment
va, in the words following 10 wit
0Kfa General Assembly Of the State Of
Connecticut. holden at Hartford, on the first
wednesday 81 May, ls4s--
Resolved BY the House Of Representatives,
That the following be proposed @ an amend
ment 10 The Constitution Of this State. which. y
when approved and adopted, in the manner b.
he Constitution prescribed, shall to all intents
and purposes, become part thereof. viz -
The Justices Of the Peace, for the several
towns in this State, shall be appointed By the
electors in such town land the time and the
manner Of their election, the number for each
levin. and the period for which they shall held
their Offices, shall be prescribed by law."
And Whereas, said amendments were. by ordeE
:, Of said House, continued to the present ses~I
sion Of the General Assembly. and published
in the manner prescribed BY the 18th article
q
present session Of said Assembly, two thirds
Of each House thereof have approved Of said
proposed amendments in the manner pref
scribed aud specified in said artiele-Now|
Therefore, to provide for the consideration
of said amendments, by the inhabitants OF
this State. At q town meeting TO be warned
and held for that purpose pursuant TO the
requirements Of the said 18th article OF the
Constitution Of this State
Sec BE il enacted by the Senate aud Hcus'
of REPRESENTATIVES in General Assembly con
yened That the constables of the seyera
towns in this State shall warn the electors u
their respective towns to u:eet on the mrs
Monday in October next at nine o'clock IN th
morning Of said day, for the purpose ut signt
lying. IN the manner provided their sppToba
tion or disapprobation OF said proposed am
endment. which meetings shall be held at th'
usual place Of hsldiDg electors meetings y
said towns respectively.
See. q. The town clerk and select men j
the several lawns are hereby authorized
they deem 1t expedicnl. to designate the per
son who shall preside at zach meetings Of "a
electors--but in case no presiding ofheet
designated BY said board, the electors sha
choose the presiding officer; in which chciC
the town clerk. OF in his absence, the eide.
select man present shall preside.
Sec. B. IL snail s1e the duty Of the low
clerks in the respective towns. immediate
after the organization Of said meeting, to pr
sent to said meeting said proposed amenl
snents to said Constitutions. according to u
requirements Of the said tltA Article there's
and after due consideration thereof. the elec
crs present shall he called upon oy tne pre-
din? officer Of said meeting TO bring IN 10 q
their respective votes OF snhIages: Wnl
shall DC y ballot on tne question :! age!
ing said frst proposes amendmen!, lnoae
favor q approving and aaopting sag aMen
ment shall give IN palto. wis ihe ,. We
Eyes" written thereon, ans aness w y. uIsaI
prove said amenemsnt snali ~ y Ds;''
with me word NC. MlI.en ..ns'so a.s mn y,
sad ballots snali ~ sxaman sa soa;sa r.
,ha .u,1n S,.. I' .pd ssIscs msn and ne mum
h.s Wv. ~ a..S as.iarsd Il onan mest;rs 81 sai
Dss.;d,n e otv;csr' and aid presidins .ffics
III, n,s. III ,,n IN ,ha .iectors nseeenf !,
hs;na e Mn ,Se;r v',,s. - snifrsIes oh ii
,s ~ -, n.l,a .. y, ~ o,,ss,;on ~ s,an,;n
.a;J sscouy o.nsni,rsns ana ,ha same nrocsed
;a~. sh.,I Is h.d !. aIs nrsscr;hsd vii, rslss.
sncs - sa;J s,st amendmest The votes :,
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