Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-10-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
Charles B. Andrews.
Governor Of the State of Connecticut
A PROCLAMATION,

yT7HEREAS-At q General Assembly of the State
wv of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the
"wednesday after the first Monday of January, A. D.
1872 majority Of the House Of Representatives did
pass one certain resolution, therein and thereby
proposing certain amendment to the constitution Of
this State, in the words following, viz -
1.-THE judges of the supreme court of and OF
the superior court shall, upon nomination of the
governor, be appointed by the general assembly in
AND WHEREAS, said resolution proposing said
amendment BY order of said House OF Repre-
sentatives continued to the next General Assembly.
and was published in the manner prescribed by the
eleventh article Of the constitution;
AND WHEREAS, at said next assembly holden at
Hartford, on the Wednesday after the first Monday
of January 1880, two-thirds of each house thereof
approved of said resolution and amendment, by yeas
and nays, and said assembly did by an act entitled
Gan act submitting the constitutional amendment
concerning appointment of supreme and superior
court judges to the Inhabitants of the towns for ap-
the inhabitants OF the veral towns for their consid
GRAFTON in town meetings directed to be warned and
held for that purpose, the first Monday of October
1880, and also the amer in which it should be made
to appear whether majority of the electors present
| at said town meetings had approved OF the same;
AND WHEREAS, certified copies Of said proposed
amendment were in pursuance of said act transmitted
by the s. cretary Of State to the town clerk in each
town in the state and presented to the inhabl
meeting in each town. legally warned and held for
that purpose said first Monday Of October, 1880;
AND WHEREAS, in pursuance Of said act the Sec
rotary OF State, Treasurer AMI Comptroller did on
the 10th day Of October, $780, transmit to their
certificate under their hands, in the words and d.
| STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
Office Of Secretary Of State,
HARTFORD, October l2th, $780,
CHARLES B. ANDHEws Governor.
The UNDERSIGNED having been designated by law {"
canvass the votes given In BY the electors at their
meetings in the several towns in this state the first
Monday Of October A. D. $780, in favor Of and against
the approval and adoption of the proposed amend.
to the constitution of this state hereby certify
they
this twelfth day of October and duly canvassed
the said votes which were received according to
law from all the towns In the state except the
towns Of Cheshire, Meriden, Brookfeld, Eastford
Pomfret, Torrington, Chester and Durham, from
which towns no returns have been received to this
date.
The whole number Of votes received and counted
relative to said proposed constitutional amendment
twentysix thousand nine hundred and nifty three, of
which number eighteen thousand six hundred and
sxty-eight are in favor of approving and adopting
| said amendment; and. eight thousand two hundred
and against the approval and adoption
Of the said proposed amendment
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
| DAVID TORRANCE, Secretary of State
TALLMADeE BAKER, Treasurer.
CHAUNcEY Howard, Comptroller.
And it appearing from said certificate and in the
manner provided by law, that majority of the votes
returned to the Secretary Of State pursuant to the
act aforesaid are in favor Of approving and adopting
do therefore within 1--WE days after the receipt Of
sand certificate BY me, hereby declare and make
majority of said votes 10 in favor of approving and
adopting the said proposed amendment hereinbefore
reclted and that the same 10 valid all intsnts and
purposes part Of the constitution of this State
| In testimony Whereof I have hereunte
~ caused the seal Of the state to be affixed and
T. | set my hand, at Hartford on this eighteenth
day of October, in the year Of our Lord one
/ ~ thousand eight hundred aud eighty, and o.
the Independence of tho United States the
| one hundred and fifth.
CHARLES B. ANDREWS,
s Governor Of the STATE of Connecticut
BY His Excelency's command,
rs DAVID ToRRANcE, Secretary Of State.