Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
 EuNSI4TUTtON.

IS S0Hhecttcut h0duen RI t1drfIoyusl m Sald State on the first Wednesday ol May. in the year or our Lord one thonsand eight
 hundred and ifiy-6se
 HoUsE or REPREsExTArHEs,
 l May Session, 1855.
 Resolred, that the following be proposed as all amendment of the Constitution of this State, which proposed amendment, when approved and adopted in the manner pro- sided by the Consultation. shall be to all infsnts and purposes. d part thereof. K An election of delegates to a convention "a revise and amend the Consultation of this ,. State, shail he holden .al the first Monday i of October. Ill the year 1857. in the same manner and under the same regulations as meetings for the choice of representatives ] to the General Assembly. arc now required I to be holden. Each town shall be entitled to the samc number of delegates to said convention as tie number of representa- tiyes to which It Is entitled in the General 1 Assembly, and the delegates shall receive the same remuneration as Is allowed to re- ! prcsentatiyes- Alielectors qualified to vote l for representatives. shall be entitled to vote l for delegates to said convention. < I Said convention shall be halden in the l Representatives. Hall in Hartford on the first Tuesday of October, in tho year eight- cen hundred and fifty-seven. S,.id consen- ] tion shall appoint president and such eth er officers as it may deem necessary, who sliall be paid . reasonable compensation for their services; its debates shall be pub , lie it shall keep journal of its proceed- ings, and publish the same it shall de terminc the rules of its own proceedings. and shall have all other powers necessary to the proper execution of its finetians.
 The revised and amended Constitution framed by said Convention, shall be sub mitted to the electors of tlis. State, in such manner and at such time as said Convention shall provide; ard if said revised and amended Constitution shall be approved by q majority of the electors, it shall, from and after the time such approval has been duly ascertained and publicly proclaimed in a l manner to be provided by said Convention, l be established and ordained us tie only Con- stitution of the State of Connecticut
 l z Resolrcd, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the Constitution of this State, be continued to the General Assembly .oi l this State. to be holden at New Haven on the first Wednesday 7of May next, and be tpubhshcd with the lswsof this State passed at tie present session. M ssia PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
 CONSTITUTION.
 ] At General Assembly ef the State of Con. l necticut, holden at Hartford, ,on the first
 Wednesday of May, in the year of our
 Lord one thousand eight hundred and If, l ty-fvc.
 l HousE OF REpREsESrATIYEs, ]
 May Session, 1855. l ! Resolred by Ae House ef Representatives., That the following be proposed as an amendment to the Consultation of this State, which. when approved and adopted. in the manner provided by the Constitution. shall, to all intents and purposes, become part thereof. < l q In ali liciyil causes submittcd to jury, legal verdict may bc rendered by any number of jurors, not less than three-fourths of the whole aamber."' SIS .ss4
 ; Resstced, That tte foregoing proposed amendment of the Constitution he contin ued te tho next scssien'of the General As . sembly, and be published with the laws of this session. asa a sE
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTirUTlON.
 Alta General Assembly of the State ol Cennee,icat, holden at Hartford. in said State, on the first "Wednesday in May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and tifty.five.
 Rcsolyed by the House of Representa-. tices. That the following De proposed as an amendment to ,he constitution oi this State 1 which, whea. approved aud adopted in the m anes. provided by ,ke constitution. shall to ailintents and purposes, beccne.s part Iiherccg syix asseti as s
 Every male person born in the United States or of parents who are ci,izens ot ,h. l United States. who shell have attained tht Iage of twenty one years, and every msAs person who shall have residedlin the Uniies Stats for period of twenty .one years ana shall have been naturalized under the law. of she United States. who shall have resided ih this State for term of one year nex preceding. and in, the town in which h, nay offer shimseE tos be admitted to tl, privileges ofian eIectos. at least six month. next preceding sshes time he may 90 offe, hiasself. .aad shali be able to read ar Y ar ticle of the eonsiitation Of this State. sne shall sustain aagood moral character. shall ! on hts taking, such oath ss may be psescri bed by law, be an electof. ssS sss s
 ReselUed. That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be continued to the uexi General Assembly, and be pub lished with the laws passed at the present session. 4.ss s. 's..s f,sr,, s.ss, | PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO. THE aaq C0NSTITUTTONls5as se ia.s Ala General Assembly Of the Stare of Con
 necsicai, holden at Hartford. on the frs, 1 "Wednesday of May. A. D. 1S55.
 Resolrcd by Ae House Of Rrpresenta- l fires. T That the following amendmen,. 10 the constitution of this State be proposed, and that the same. when adopted and confirmed according tn the provisions of The cbns,ifu. In.