Litchfield enquirer., 1877-10-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
~geS sS %gE BY HIS ExCELLENcY, RICHARD D. HUBBARD,
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
 Connecticut, holden s HarfSfd on rhe ASst @sanes day of May, A. D. 1876, majority of the House ot Representatives did pass two certain resolutions therein, and thereby proposing certain amendment to the constitution of this statc the first of which ii in the words following, viz.:
 'Neither the General Assembly nor any county city, borough town, school district shall have pow CT to pay or grant any extra compensation to any public ofceru empoye, agent or servant, liner sase take effect during the continuance in ohics of sanJ person whdse salary might be increased thereby oi tractor above the amount specified in the contract"
 And the second of which is in the words following viz:
 psty shall subscribe to the capital stock of any railroad corporation, become purchaser of the bonds, or make donation to- or loan it's credit direct ly indirectly, in aid of any such corporatton but nothing herein contained shall affect the validity of any ponds debts incurred under existing laws be construed to prohibit the general assembly from authorizing any town or city to protect by additional appropriations of money credit, any railroad debt contracted prior to the adoption of this amendment
 AND WHEREAS said resolutions proposing said amendments were, by order of said house of repre- sentatives severaly continued to the next general sembly and were published in the prescribed by the eleventh article of the constitution:
 AND WHEREAS, At said next assembly holden al Hartford, the Wednesday after the first Monday o1 January, 1877, twothirds of each house thereof ap proved of each of said resolutions and amendments by yeas and nays; and said Assembly did by act entitled An act submitting the constitutional amend ments to the inhabitants of the towns for their ap provai provide for the presentment of the same to the inhabitants of the several for their consd eration in town meetings directed to be warned and A. D. ls77 and also the manner in which it should bt made to appear whether majority of the electors present at said town meetings and approved sap-
 AND WHEREAS, Certified copies of said several pro posed amendments were, in pursuance of said act transmitted by the secretary of state to the town clerk fU khnc inhabitants thereof for their consideration at town meeting in each town, legally warned and held fol that purpose on said first Mondayof October, lS77:
 AND WHEREAS, Tn pursuance of said act, the Secre tary of state treasurer and comptroller did the sixteenth day of October 1877, transmit to thefl certificate under their hands, in the words and figures r STATE or CoNsEcTrcUr,g E EA7 K Office of Secretary ot State, A v s~ q Hartford, October 18th, 1877. 2 To His Excellency. Richard D. Hubbard, Governor:
 The undersigned, have been designated by law tt canvass to votes in b the electors at their meet Monday of October A. D. 1877 in favor of and against the approval and adoption of the proposed amend H sSs 5 S s asFsS the 18th day of October, and duly canvassed the said votes which were received according to law from all the towns in the state.
 The whole number of votes received, and counted relative to proposed constitu onal endment Mum. Der One is Thirty one thonsand three hundred and s1xty-four (31.364) of which number Twenty three thousand nine hundred and thirteen [23,913) are n favor of approving and adopting said amendment and Seven thousand four hundred and fftyrone aSssa ass sganst ths adspso of se The whole number of votes received and counted Srelative to proposed Constitutional amendment Der two, is thirty-one thousand three hundred and nifty eight (3I ,358 of which number twenty-sx thous and eight hundred and thirtytwo 26 832 favor of approving and adopting said amendment, and four thousand five hundred and twelty-six (4,526) are against the approval and adoption of the said propos
 All of which is respectfully submitted.
 (Signed) DWIGHT MORRIS, ] Secretary of State, @ CHAsscsHUBBARD,Js sCopptrolier. And it appearing said ceftihcate and the man. ner provided by law that majority of the votes re- turned to the secretary of state pursuant to the act aforesaid are in favor of and adopting each of said proposens samendments do therefore within five days after the receipt of said certificate by me- hereby declare and make known to the people of the state of Connecticut that majertyAo of the electors present at such town hneetings have approved each and both of the proposed amendments hereinbefore rected, and that the same valid to all intents and purposes part of the constitution of this state ss In testimony " hereof have hereunto caus- - ed the seal of the state to be affixed, and set my hand at Hartford on this 18th day of Oc- T.. s. tober, in the year of our Lord One Thous- and Eight and .Seventy-seven,r and of the In-
 " dependence of the United States the One
 Hundred and Second.
 RICHARD D HUBBARD,
 Governor of the State of Connecticut
 By His Excellency's commando. TT
 DWIGHT MoRRIsy Secretasyof State