Connecticut western news., 1879-10-29
BY HIS EXCELLENCY, Charles B. Andrews
 9overnor of the State of Conr recticut. A. PROCLAMATION.

NKyHEREAs-Ata General Assembly of the w State of Connecticut holden st Hartford, -ess the Wednesday after the first Monday ln January, A. D. 1878, majority of the House of Representatives did pass two certain resoiu- tions therein and thereby proposing certain amendments to the constitution of this State, the hrst of which is in the words following, viz: :. Members of the General Asseu ply shall be elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, lssO, and biennially thereafter and they shall hold their offices for two years, from and after the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January next succeeding their election.
 .rheir compensation shall not exceed three hundred dollars for the term for which they ass elected, and one mileage each way for the regular session st the rate of twenty-five cents per mile; they shall receive one mileage at the s.ua., rate for attending any extra session call 'fihs regular session of the General Assem- bly shaH commence on the "Wednesday follow ing the first Monday of the January next suc- eee<liny the election of its members.
 s'fhe representatives elected from the sev eral towns on the Tuesday after the first Mon day of November. 1878, shall hold their ohic"s for two years from and after the Wednesday following the first Monday of January, 1879: '"Fhe senators elected oil the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 167 shall hold shelE offices until the Wednesday following the first Monday of January, 1881.
 ssTf the General Assembly of 1879 holds an aA5ourned session during the year 1880, it's members shall receive for all services perform cd during said year, 6 sum not exceeding five Aollsrs per day for not exceeding twenty days: If this amendment is adop ted, there shall be no election held on she Tuesday after the first Monday of November, l879."
 And the second of which, is in the words fol- ssPSs judges of the supreme court of errors, and of the superior court, hereafter appointed, shall hold their offices during good behavior i; but may be removed by impeachment, and the Governor shall also remove them, on the aadress of two-tLirds of each house of the s.Mo judge of the supr me court of errors or of the superior court, shall be capable of hold ing oface after he shall arrive at the age Of seventy five years"
 .Ar,d Whereds said resolutions proposing said amendment were by order of said House of Repf, sentatives severally continued to the General Assembly, and were published Tn the manner prescribed by the Eleventh Article of the Constitution And Whereas, at said next Assembly holden at Hartford on the Wednes- day after the first Monday of January, 1879, thirds of each house thereof approved of each of said resolutions and amendments by yeas aud nays, and said Assembly did, by an set entitled "An Act submitting the Constltu- tional amendments to the inhabitants of the towns for their approval" provide for the pre-. msntuant of the same to the inhabitants Of the eeyeral towns for their consideration in town meetings directed to be warned and held toI that purpose on the first Monday oF October, A D. 1879, and also the manner in which Ii should be made to appear whether majority of the electors present at said town meetingi had approved or disapproved ot She same .AnG Whsreds, certified copies of said several pro, posed amendments were in pursuance Of salc set transmitted by the secretary of state to tht presented to the inhabitants thereof for thel consideration ct town meeting In each toWI legally wafned and held for that purpose oI ssid first Monday of October, 1879; Aud W here
 F.. oNRa Asak fho State: 3xsasursr and Comptroller, did, on th 1Ath day of October, 1879, transmit to me thel csrtincete under their hands in their word and figures following, viz
 STATE or CoNNECrIcUT.
 ORFIoE or SECRETARY OF STATE, ! -' Hartford, October "A, 1879. 10 Hs ErcelEacy,
 CHARLES 5. ANDREWS, GOVERNOR:
 The undersigned having been designated b law to canvas the votes given in by the elect ors ct their meetings in the several towns !. this state. on the tifyt Monday of October, D. lS79. in favor of and against the approva sd of tos sssse eer Thas they entered on the duty prescribe 4hern on this fourteenth day ot October an 1uly canvassed the said votes which were r! ,ceived according to law rom a!. Ihe o eo"nS Tb whole number of votes receiv. and counte relative to proposed constitutional amendmel number one, is sixty-seven thousand four nul Arsd and Of %niGn .nS 1hrtv sre favor of approving and adopting said amen' msnt, and forty-six thousand and nineteen al against the approval sn adoption of the sa proposed amendment.
 The whole number of votes received aI counted relative to proposed constltution amendment number two, is sixty-seven tho' aard two hundred and twenty three, of Whlt number eighteen thousand and two are in vor of" approving and adopting said amen meuk. end forty-nine thousand two hundrt and twenty-one are against the approval al adoptiol of the said proposed amendment.
 An of which is respectfully submitted,
 RfRnpd, DAVID TORRANCE, Sec,y Of Stat
 TALLMADGE BAKER, Treasurer
 n CHAUNCEY HOWARD, Controll'
 And it appearing from said certlncate a ;r ths manlasr provided by law that major1 oS Inc votee returned to the secretary of sta nnrtr1 ant to the act aforesaid. IS not ln fa' of sroroying and adopting either of said pl posed amendments: ,n.A
 Tdo Merefore, within five days after the esipt of said certificate by me. hereby decls and make known to the people or the state Connecticut that majority ot saia noees o;t, of the said proposed amendments hereinber' recited but is opposed to each Rnd both or S' proposed amendments.
 In testimony whereof. nave ne
 unto caused the seal of the state
 L'" be affixed and set my hand at He
 -- on this seventeenth day of Octob In the year of our Lord one thousand eif psndence of the United States the one hundl Ana so11 ' CHARLES B. ANDREWS,
 Governor of the State of Connecticut aayass nxenlaaeegis GommAAd,
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