Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-14

Authorizing the sale of lands, the pro- bate of wills, of the issuance of letters of administration.
 The general assembly shall pass general laws providing for the cases above enum- erated.
 ResolUed. That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be contin- ued to the next session of the general as- semblY and be published with the laws passed at the present session.
 Passed in the House of Representatives June 2, 1876 . ... PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ooNsTITU- Relating to Extra Compensation to Public
 Officers. t. - Resolved, by the House of Representa-
 tives
 That the following be proposed as an amendment to the constitution of this state, which, when approved and adopted ill the manner provided by the constitu- tion, shall, shall become a part thereof, viz.: 'Neither the general assembly nor any county, city, borough. town, or school district, shall have power to pay or grant extra compensation to any public officer, employee, agent or servant, or increase the compensation of any public officer or employees to take effect during the contin- uance in office of any person whose salary might be increased thereby, or increase the pay or compensation of any public contractor above the amount specified in the contract" -sz
 Resolved, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be contln- ued to the next session of the general as- sembly, and be published with the laws passed by the present session.
 Passed in the House of Representatives June 7, 1S76
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE coNsTITU-
 T1oN.
 Concerning Town Representation. Resolved by the House of Representa-
 tives:
 That the following be proposed as an amendment to the constitution of this state, which, when approved and adopted in tine manner provided in the constitu- tlon shall become part thereof, viz.:
 "That the house of representatives in the general assembly of this state shall consist of one member from each town"
 ResotVed, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be contin- ued to the next session of the general as- sembly and be published with the laws passed at this session.
 Passed in the House of Representatives June 20, 1876.
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ooNsr1TU-
 TIoN.
 Relating to Senatorial Districts.
 Resolved by the House of Representa-. tives:
 That the following be proposed as an
 amendment to the constitution of this
 state, which when approved and adopt
 ed In the manner provided by the con-
 stltution, shall become a part thereof, viz.:
 Section l. From and after the Wednes- day after the first Monday of January, 1879, the senate shall consist of less than twenty-seven and not more than thirty one members, who shall be elected at the electors meetings held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
 Sec. 2. The general assembly. which shall be held on the Wednesday after the first Monday of Jauuary, 1878, shall di- vide the state into senatorial districts as hereinafter nrnvided. The number of such districts shall not be less than twen- ty-seven nor more than thirty.one, and each district shall elect one senator. The districts shall always be composed of con- tiguous territory, and in forming them regard shall be had to population ..in the the several districts, that the same may be as nearly equal as possible under the limitations of this amendment. Neither the whole nor part of one county shall be joined to the whole or part of another county to form district. No town shall be divided unless for the purpose of form ing more than one district, wholly within such town. No county shall have less than one senator. The general assembly held in January, 1878, shall have power to divide the state into districts as herein provided, except by adopting such plan of division as shall be agreed upon by the majority of commission, which shall be elected by the general assembly held Ill January, 1877; such commission shall consist of sixteen members, two from each county; they shall be elected by ballot in joint convention of the two houses; and no member of such convention shall vote for more than eight members. Such com mission shall meet for the purpose of their appointment at some time and place to be designated by the governor, and shall report to the next general assem- ply before the eighth day of it's session. Any vacancies at any sessions of said com mission shall be filled by those members who were elected on the same ballot as that which contained the names of the ab- sent members. If majority of such com mission do not agree upon any plan of division, the existing apportionment shall continue until the year after the compile tion of the next census of the United States.
 The districts, when established as here in provided, shall continue the same un- til the session of the general assembly next after the completion of the next census of the United States, which general assem- bly shall have power to alter the same, if found necessary to preserve a proper equality of population in each district, but but only in accordance.with the principles above recited, and in accordance with the report of 8 commission to be elected as hereinbefore provided after which said district shall not be altered. nor the num- Der of senators altered, except at any ses- sion of the general assembly next after the completion of a census of the United States. and thenionly according to the prin- ciples above described.
 SEC. 8. The senators from those dis tricts having even numbe,s, elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem- Der, 1878, and those elected .bienniallY thereafter, shall hold their offices for two years from and after the Wednesday after the first Monday of the next succeeding January. The senators from those dis tricts having odd numbers, elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem- Der, 1878. shall hold their offices for one year from and after the Wednesday after the first Monday of January, 1879. The electors residing in the senatorial districts having odd numbers, shall on the Tues day after the first Monday of November, 1879, and biennially thereafter. elect sen- ators who shall hold their offices for two years from and after the Wednesday after the first Monday of the January next suc- ceeding. ' s1., @ s.
 The senators elected under the present apportionment, from those districts hay. Ing odd numbers, on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1877, shall hold their offices only until the Wednes- day after the first Monday of January, 1879.
 Re8olved That the foregoing proposed on an1y # fr,& &bo tnAi Ha