Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-17
PUBLIC ACTS oFTHE STATE OF
 CONNECTICUT.
PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION OF THR
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 1877.
[Publiahed by Authority. l TSenate Bill No. 57.

CHAPTER LXH
 An Act submitting the Constitut1onal
 Amendments to the Inhabitants of the
 Towns for their Approval
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatiyes m General Assembly
 convaned:- -
 wRERras: At General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hart
 ford, on the flrst Wednesday of May. A.
 ID. 1876, Inc House of Representatives did pass two certain resolutions, there- in and &hsrebyproposing certain amend msaks to the Consultation of this State,
 which said amendments were by order
 of amid House continued to the present session of the General Assembly. and
 were published in the manner prescrib- edby the eleventh article of the Con. stitution; and, whereas, at this pres. ene session of said Assembly, two-thirds of each House thereof have approved of all of said amendments in the man. ner prescribed and specified in said ar- tieIe. the first of which said amend. mants is in the words following, viz. Resolved by the House of Representa- lives:
 That khe following be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of this State, which, when approved and adopted in the manner provided by the Constitu- ton, shall become q part thereof. viz. !: Neither the General Assembly, nor any eoanky, city, borough, town, or school distriek, shall have power to pay or grant any extra compensation to any public off, Ger. employed, agent or servant, or in crease the compensation of any public officer or employees, to take effect during the conkinuaDce in office of any person whose eaInEy might be increased thereby, or increase the pay or compensation of any public contractor above the amount specified in the contract"
 And the second of which amendments is in the words following, viz.:
 Resolved by the House of Representa- That the following be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of this State, which, when approved and adopted in the manner provided by the eleventh article of the Constitution a.i become ssNo county, city, town, borough, or other municipality shall ever subscribe to the capital stock of any railroad corpora- ton, or become purchaser of the bonds, or make donation to, or loan it's credit, di reetly or indirectly, in aid of any such corporation; but nothing herein contained ahalI affect th6 validity of any bonds or debts incurred under existing laws, nor be construed to prohibit the General Assem- bly, from authorizing any town or city to protect by additional appropriations of money or credit, any railroad debt con- trActsd prior to the adoption of this amendment"
 Now, therefore, to provide for the con- sideratien of said amendments by the in- habafMnts of this State. in town meetings to be warned and held for that purpose, pursuant to the requirements of said elev- euth article of the Constitution of this State.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened.
 Sec. I. That the constables in the sev- srnI eowns in this State shall warn the ln- hahikants m their respective rowns to neet on the irst Monday of October, A. b. 1871. at o'clock m the morning of said day, for the purpose ofsignifying, in the manner hereafter provided, their ap- probation or disapProbation of any or all of said proposed amendments which meet ings ahal be held at the usual places of koldimE annual town meetings in rpaid towns respectively,
 Sec. q The presiding officers of such meetings shall be appointed in the man. ner provided by law for the appointment of snch officers at electors meetings. The polls shall remain open during the time prescribed by law in the several eowus and voting districts respectively for tha reception of ballots for town off, csEs as the annual town meetings, and no a0@eUE
 sse & It shaIl be the duty of the town caexzn CT their assistants, to be appointed R-- aa. zku exal kowns by the town clerks, immediate Ry aaesr the nrwanixakion of said meetings, O present Co said meetings said proposed amsndmenss to said. consultation accord ina to the requirements of th6 eleventh ar tseae thereof, and the electors present at smcA meeamgs shall be called upon by the presiding officers thereof, to bring in tAesr ballots, approving or disappearing said mmemdmenas in the manner hereinaf- ter provided. Thelegal form of ballots to to Dc used for that purpose shall be as fol- lowS Izs
 CoxSTTTCxT0NAL AMENDMENTS, FIRST MoN-
 DAr OF ocrOBKR, 1877.
 No |. Prohibiting extra compensation e public officers.
 No . Prohibiting cities and towns aids Sag razlrOad.
 Thss ballot will be counted as an affirm akSxe ballot for both amendments, unless the mumber of them IS plainly erased, and ln that event it will bc counted as a nex1tSve ballot for the amendment which may be co erased.
 TAose h favor of approving and adopt. Sng saSd amendments shall give in a bal lOs sn tAe form proceeding. Those who 3SsnFprove of either of said amendments shall give in ballot in the form proceed 1ag. bat wikA the number set opposite the a@snamenk they disapprove plainly eras- eds and each number erased shall be o04neea as . negative ballot, disapprov- ing the anendment opposite such num- bsr. All numbers not erased shall be counted as affirmative ballots approving the ansndments set opposite them respec- tiveay. The ballots shall be examined, escorted and counted in the manner now pruEiaed hy law for the examination, as- soxe1nx and counting of ballots given in ak the annual town meetings, and the numher of affirmative and negative bal loas fer each amendment shall be declar- ea n open meeting by the presiding off eer. In towns divided into wards or vct. ing districts for annual town meetings. the ballots may be received at the places and in the manner provided for the re. eeption of ballots for town officers, and they shall be examined, assorted. counted and declared in the manner above pro- vided. and the result shall be returned in the manner provided by law to the presid- ing officer Co whom other returns are mmdeL
 Sec. ( The presiding officers in sad several town meetings shall, under their hands respectively. make duplicate certii- caAes of the number of votes given ap- proving said amendments, and of the number ofvotes disapproving said amend mentE. the numbers to be in words at full length. one of which certificates shall be deposited in the 0fice of the town clerk, and ths other shall be transmitted by mail Co the Secretary ofState at Hartford. or shall be delivered to him. sealed up, within five days after the holding of said meeting. The certificate ahall be in form as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
 Sec. 6. The Secretary of State shall, on