Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-16
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An Act relating 10 the prupnsed amendment
 10 The Conssifulioc cf .bis Sisfe.

Staie 1f EonGcclicns. lsolilen At New Haven, in said sStaic, on ,lc first " ejnesdsy cf May, in the year of out Ls.Id ono ll.susand eight hundred and s6iiy four, Is House of Repre-, ecstaiives did pass d reso.uiion therein and thereby prcposing cerisin amendment te the Constitution of shis State, which said amend~ neni wss by 0sdeT of said House continued 10 the present session Of the General Assem. biy. and Fihlislsed n l.,e manner prescribed by The eleventh article of said Constitution i; and whereas. af this present session of said Assembly iwo-ihirJs of each House thereof have approved Of said proposed amendment. tn :hc n,anncr prcscnbcd and specified in said article . l,ich said amendment is in tho words following, 10 vii: Al General Assembly Of ihe Siaie of Conncciicuf, holden al New Haven, insssid Siair, nn iiie first "Wednesday If May, 1854: Resolved by the HOuse cf Representatives., that tIe following be pro- posed as an a.aendmenl 10 ihe constiiu'ion of this Stsic; which proposed amendment when approved and adopted m tue manneF prescribed by tie Constitution, shali be 10 all .;.tcnts and parpcs.s rat thereof, 10 vii 1; ''Esery person shoiI he sbie tS read aBy arii- cie of the Cons'ituiior, or any section of ihs Sfaiafes of ihis Stale before being admitted as an esccfer."
 Now therefore. to prosi.ie for the consider Ation of sad amendment: by tho iaisabltaats ci iIiis S.ate, at town meetings 10 be ~Arned and held for that purpose, parsuSnf taihe rrqaire- ,ncn;s of ihc said eleventh article of the Con- sii,n.ion of il,is Sts.e-
 Bei. enseted by fhe Senate ard Hsuse of Rep resspiafires in Generei Assembly conreaed i:
 fl n. towns in his State, shall aarn the cl. ct.rs in their respective towns, 10 meet on inc first Monday m October next, al 2 o'clock in the morning of sad das. for ihe parpose of signi- fyIng n Inc msiucs hrreasier provided, ihcir approtairon or disapWoba;ioa cf said propos- cd amendment, which meeting shall be i,ciJ at Inc usual places of holding clcciors' neet- ings Tn said towns respectively.
 Sec. 2. The town c!e,k and seiectmcn in the several sowns are hereby authorized. they dccm it expedicni.so designate the pcr- son who shall preside al such meetings of iiS- electors; bat in case no presiding sfficcr is 'desisna.cd By said board, the elccsIs stail choose inc presiding officer, in which choice inc Town Clerk, nr insllis absence, the oldest Selectmsn p,esent shell fSosidcs
 Sec. :. dt shall bc the dRiy of thc town clerks in i.e respective towns, immediately aiier the organ;z,iisn ol said meeting. 10 psc- sent 10 said meeting said proposed amendment io said Constitution according io ihe '. quire- ,nenis of said cleScaih article iheseof and after ,ine confederation ihcr~e( she electors present II said meeting shst he cahed MrsN by the presiding cfecer df sa,d meeik:e 10 bntg into ii'n theF respective votes or suttrages, which shall be by bahot these in aavor M approv. ing and adapting said amendment, sl,all give in bsilct with the word "Vcs" written or printed thereon. and those who d,sa?pro.e of said amendment shall give in ballot wiah the word "No" written or printed iIsc, con !; which said bs!lo. shai. be examined, serted and counted fy inc rvesidirg oisccr assisted number of each declared ia open mcetins ty said presiding officer.
 Sec. 4. The presiding officers in said sever- al town meetings, shall under their hands re- spcctwelY, :nake duplicate ce,t6caies of ffie number of votes 50 gsvcn in and asccr,sincd as aforesaid in favor of apprcs,ns and adopt. ing said amendment, and also of,hose aisap- proving df the adoption of sud amendmeaa, , in words at Gull length. of which stsat' ihs dcpossted in shc e.ifire nf she towr e4nrk of the town in which such meeting shall ke held. and the other within s.n days aficr the day of holding saic lnccciing, shaH fsa delivered scaled 'up 4o se.c secretary c( Ihis Siaie, Q, io tise shcsiG If the connsy n which ead town shall belong and the sherif receiving said votes shall deliver 0r cause them 10 be deiiv. cred to the Secretary Of this Siaic, wi hin fs- teen days next atier the day of hesdias said meeting which certificates shsH Dc ia the form following, to vii:
 "Ata meeting of tho electors If the tcwn of legally warned and he'd on thr first Monday of October, 1855. for the purpose of receiving tho votes of the clcciurs "f eaid town upon the subject of the proposed amendment Jo the Constitution of this State, tkere were given in favor d ndophng sad proposed a1,sndment votes. and agaiast the sdop- rssn o4 the samc votes.
 v Ceiifcd by M
 x A. B. Presiding offic~,
 See. The superscrpfion on each of said ccr'facatcs sa hr re,arncd tn the Sccreiary of this State, shall be as fellows, Ito wits,
 Tn the Secretary fttiis S,aie. Votes of the electors of the town of
 upon The proposed amendment to the Consti. ,u,ion, taken and scaicd up hy,
 A. D. Presiding Osicer.s
 And the Secretary of this State shall .e ar acfars the fir-i Monday of scp,etnber. ls5s. ,rsws,ai, blunk farms Tor the roiurnr q votss to he given pursuant to this sct. so the town clerks'nf the varioss towns ia lhis State for the us~ af said tcwn,.
 Sec G. The votes d Feiurncd sc ihc sccfe- tary. shah he counted by tho treasurer, a.crc. sary and ,cemrtrcllcs.an .an os sstsrr Che ist Mon. day of Navenher. ls5a, ~lc, on or before the 18th day oi said Ncs'r, shsll transmit . ccsiif. icafe under ,hei, hands, If tue number oI v.ics so returned. ia favor Of approving aud adapting said smondasssf, and also of the number of votes co rciurned disappearing al the adopsian oi the samc io thu poss.a sd.ain. issering shc government ot ,lIs Slate, who, wi,hiniwenl, days aftcs tho receipt af eaid certificate shall issvc his prnciansatsoa reiiina such certificate and t il shAlj appear there from, thai majority of said sa,ts is m favor cf approving and Adopting eaisI amendmsni, ho slsall % declare in snrh proclamation. and thai ,nsJoF,sy ofihc clrciore pras .si ss sacl, messinas aforesaid, has srprevrd said pr, posed amendment. and ths, tho same is valid so all intcn,s ane purposes ae . psrt 1T the B sCons,i,n,;.a of this State aud t is shall ap. pear from ssid certificate that .hsse is nt a ,najssi,y of said votes h f.var nf approving