The New York herald., 1875-10-02

THE OCTOBER TOWN ELECTIoNs-Two PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION 10
BE VOTED ON BY THE PEOPLE.
NEW HAVEN Oct l. 1875.
On Monday, October 4, the annual town elections OF
the in this State for the choice of Boards OF
lectmen, Town Clerks Treasurers Collectors and
Boards of Education will take place. For
merly tho towns fixed the date OF hold
ing these elections, the result being almost as
many election days there towns As a conse-
quence politics could not enter into the contests the
questions at issue being mostly local, fitness in
candidates without regard their political stripe beng
esteemed paramount to all other considerations. Re-
Gently. however, the General Assembly framed and
passed designating the first Monday of October
in each year for all the elect excepting Bridge
port and two others, and that day
the people will speak their minds by ballot
such questions as may properly be brought
before them. This year the elections will have speca
significance from the fact that the people will be called
accept reject the proposed amendments the
State constitution and while the past under the new
statute results have been shaped and governed largely
through party preferences 1t is hoped and believed that
on Monday honest expression of sentiment will bc
made. The first and most important of the amend
referred proposes to change the day holding
annual State elections from April to November, the
stead of May State Senators to be elected for two
years instead of one, at present
The following, from the act OF the Legislature submit
ting the amendments to the inhabitants OF tho towns
for their approval will enable those interested to under.
stand the proposed changes
sEcrIoS l. general election for Governor, Lieutenant
membeTs Of he General Assembly shall Se held pn lie %
day after the first Monday Of November 1875 and annually
after prescribed.
Tuesday after the first Monday OF November 1875 those
Monday Of November shall respectively hold their Offices for
st Monday o the next succeeding January The Senators
from those districts having odd numbers elected on the
their ees for one year from and after the Wednesday fol-
D the sensta district Ssynr od nr@ss ne ssso1 Sa Tea o
the Tuesday after the hrst Monday OF November 1877
Offices for two years from and after the Wednesday follow
o he Sn I ma &
Monday Of Ncyem6er 1876 and those elected annually
the "Wednesday following the nrst Monday Of the
sFc There shall be stated session Of the General As.
semby in Hartford on the Wednesday after the first Mon
wednesday after the drst Monday Of January On 'n'
sS ar se ss 9S shall be eysrs OS M @ % G
April 1876 shall hold such offices only until the Wednes
SEc. 5. The General Assembly elected in April 1876,
4nys ntC the 10 @s poyon % a S = Se "
II adopted 1t undoubtedly will be- this amendment
will affect the conduct Of State affairs. The time Of
holding the civil and criminal terms of the Courts and
the allotment of judges TO preside them will have
TO be changed BY holding the sessions Of the Lcgsla
ture in winter, instead Of summer u Is believed inc
State will be better and faithfully served oy It's
chosen representatives
Tho second amendment is as follows:-
The General Assembly shall have power BY vote ~ two
branches - restore the prvi
lege Of an eector 70 those may have forfeited the
by conviction VI crime.
The following is the prescribed
Form of BALLOT
and the manner In which the vote Is 70 be taken
CONSTITUTIONAL AMBSDNRNrs--FiRsr MONDAY ocToBKR,
1879.
No For annual elections the Tuesday the frst
Monfry in November Ia each year commencing Novem.
her Sessions Of the General Assembly annually in
January state officers elected biennially.
2-tor confcrring power tile General Assembly 10
forfeited electoral privileges. This ballot viii he
counted Affirmative ballot for both amendments unless
the numbers on either Of them plainly
event u will be counted as negative ballot for those
ments which may be 50 erased
The changes proposed IN the FIRST amendment seem to
bo generally desired the Deouic but IL Is claimed by