Litchfield enquirer., 1864-09-08
pv HIS KxcgLLENcY WILLIAM A. BUCK N c H N. A PROCLAMATION.

WusanAs. At . General Assembly Of the Asnke of Connecticut, holden at Hart ford, on the third day of November, 1868, the House of Rsurueentstives passed resolution proposing va amsudment to the Constitution, in theee Words:
 Every elector of this State who ehall be in Shs military service of the United States. either ns . drafted person or volunteer during the pr~ssat rebellion, shall. when, absent from the Ssste bscanss of such service, have tho same bixhs to vote in any election of state oticers repFsssntativss in Congress. and elestors of Ffesidsht end Vce-Pfesideut of tho United Wsasea, As he would have if present, at the time apbsfnted for such election, in the town tn wkieh he resided st tho time of his enlistment yn such sstvice. This provision shall In no eass exsend to persons in the regular army of inoperakive and void upon the t rminatiOn of .TNe Gensssi Assembly, shall prescribe by fsw ln what manner and 1t what time the vote of Ssscson abseht from the State, ih the mili- ssxy pefSfcS OF the United States shall bo re. esiyed. eOuuted, returned and canvassed ;" @Aieh pfup0srd amendment wss continued to she next denersl Assembly and published with ths laws which had been passed at the same seuiou ani sksssas, two thifds of each House. q the next sessien of said Assembly. holden n& New Haven on the first Wednesday ih May, Ieel. did by yeas and maya approve said pro pased amendmsnt end thcseuPon said Assem-. biy &id. by .s Ai Art relating to the Proposed Aiazh6ment to the Constitution of this etsts," psosids Scf che presentnent of the same to the s1sescss VI theit respective towns, on the third Mondsy ia AHfuet. is6A, for their appreciation Ur d1napprobaffun. and did also therein pre- vrz1ln che Maansr In which it should be made e euueax wAeeher majority of electors pres e1k q the town meetings legally warned and hesd for that purpose. in their respective' towns, had approved or disaPproved of the snme. snS vksrsss, in pursuance Of said act, the Treasurer. Secretary of state and Comp trulIsr have transmitted to me their certificate vuisr their hands, dated the S0th day of Au s.st ,esl thcrein certifying that the whole snnher of votee 60 given and returned to the ascrekosy of State according to law in favor of sQpreving and adopting said Amendnent is eMsnsy-fouT thousand two hundred and eighty anA thak the whole number of votes SO gwen and returned as aforesaid disappearing Of the adoption of the same. is fourteen thousand two 1and.sd and thirty seven and it appeastne saessnon that . majority of votes returned pafse.nf se said act. is in favor of approving :@n9 aoopdng aid amendment.
 1zwgsvs. hereby proclsim. that . majority egsns sleceou present at such meetings afore cd lave approved said amendment. and tha, s@e ooe e vaAid to all intents and purposes asa part of the Constitution of th;s steta
 In wsene1 whereof have hereunto canse6
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 NM. \ BUCKINGHAM.
 Hy Ills Exssllsncy' . command,
 '. HAsnoD TsunsuII. Ssc'y of State.