Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-05

his proclamation, declaring that said con- vention is duly called; but if it shall ap- pear by said canvass that a majority of said votes has not been cast in favor of calling said convention, as aforesaid, then the governor shall, on or before said last named day, issue his proclamation, declar- ing that said convention has not been duly called.
 Section 2. If said convention shall be duly called, as aforesaid, the delegates 80 elected shall meet in convention in the state house at Hartford on the thirteenth day of December, 1892. They shall choose one of their number to be their president, and they may appoint such other officers as they may deem necessary for the con- venient transaction of their business, and they may determine what shall be the du- ties and. compensation of such officers, respectively. Said convention shall be the final judge of the election returns, and qualifications of it's own members, shall cause a record of it's proceedings to be duly kept, and shall have power to make all rules and regulations, not incon- sistent with the provisions of this act, which said convention may deem necassa- ry for its own government, or for the proper transaction of its own business. A majority of the whole number of said del GkdGlOu, ouly 01CCt0u huo bWO1a3 ohoAh Oo necessary to constitute @ quorum for the transaction of any of the business of said convention, but smaller number may ad- journ from day to day.
 Section 8. Said convention shall frame form of 2 constitution for this state to be submitted to the electors of this state in @ manner hereinafter provided; and said convention may, if it shall see fit, frame and propose any article or articles for separate submission to said electors, and may provide that such article or articles shall constitute part or parts of said proposed constitution, if approved by said electors, but shall not constitute part or parts of said proposed constitution, if not so approved.
 Section 9. Every delegate to said con vention shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, make solemn oath or affirmation that he will faithfully discharge the duties of said office to the best of his ability ana that he will faithfully observe and obey all the requirements of the con- stitution of the United States.
 Section 10. Tho form of constitution which shall be framed by said convention, | as aforesaid, and any such separate article | or articles which may be proposed by said convention, as aforesaid, shall be submit ted to the electors of this state for their
 
 l meetings, which shall be called and held for that purpose in the several towns upon l the first Monday of October, 1893. The secretary of this state shall cause such proposed constitution and such separate ! article or articles, if any there should be, | to be published before the holding of said | meetings within such times and in such l manner as said convention shall prescribe. | Section II. Every elector voting at said last named electors meeting, who shall be in favor of the adoption of the proposed constitutions or of any such proposed ar ticle, shall place in the official envelope then to be used also in voting thereat fol | town officers, in case there is then and there in progress town election, other l wise he shall place in an official envelope | to be similarly provided for the purposes of this act, his ballot in the form hereinaf ter prescribed containing the word "yes' printed thereon, and shall thereupon de posit said envelope and it's contents ane shall vote in the manner prescribed by ex isting law; and every elector who shall no be in favor of adopting the said proposed constitution or article shall place in suct envelope his ballot in the form hereinafter | prescribed, containing the word "no' | printed thereon, and shall thersupon pro ceed in the manner hereinbefore pre- scribed.
 Section 12. The ballots to be used 8 the last named electors meetings for thu purpose of approving or disappearing thu proposed constitution shall be printed o, plain white paper, furnished by the score tary of state, as provided in chapter g. of the public acts of 1889, and shall b of uniform size, color, quality and thick ness for each ballot, to be determined b, the secretary. In addition to the of6cia indorsement tho ballots shall contain onl,, the name of the political party issuing the name, the words ''proposet constitution, yes or no," as tn vention shall frame and propose any arti cle or articles for separate submission t. said electors, said ballots may, but neet not, contain also the words Proposed Ar ticle with it's number and the word "yes or 'tno" printed thereon as many times @ there are separate proposed articles so sub mitted.
 l Section 13. The presiding officers o said meeting shall, within ten days afte the-holding of said meetings, make return to the secretary of this state of the vote cast in their respective towns in favor o and against the adoption of said proposes
 constitution, and in favor of and agains the adoption of any and each separate al
 ticle, as the case may be. Said secretar
 shall transmit to the town clerks of tn several towns blank forms for such return l with instructions as to the manner i
 which said returns shall be made; and tn
 returns made in accordance with sue forms and instructions shall be sufficient
 Section IA. All of the votes so returne
 shall be counted by the secretary, treasu,
 CT and comptroller, not more than twent days and not less than fifteen day after the holding of said last-name
 meetings; and if it shall appear, by thei
 canvass of said votes, that 8 majority c the votes so cast for and against the adoI
 ton of said proposed constitution hay been cast in favor of the adoption of sai
 constitution, then said proposed constitu
 tion shall be the constitution of the stat l of Connecticut, otherwise not; and, if
 shall appear, by said canvass, that major ity of the votes cast for and against th
 adoption of any such separate articles, a
 aforesaid, have been cast in favor of tn
 adoption of said article as part of said pro
 posed constitution, then said article shall b
 deemed part of said proposed constitutio
 and shall be part of the constitution c
 the state of Connecticut, if said propose
 constitution itself shall have been s
 adopted, otherwise not Said constitution
 is so adopted, shall go into effect at sue
 time as shall be fixed by it's own expres 1 terms for that purpose; or, if no such tim
 shall be SO fixed therein for that purpose
 then at such time as said convention shal
 by separate resolution, have designated The result of said canvass of said vote
 sdall be duly certified by said canvassers
 without delay, to the governor, who sha
 thereupon publicly declare said result
 his proclamation.
 Section 15. All electors meeting pro
 vided for by this act shall be warned an
 held in the same manner in which elector
 meetings for the election of state officer
 and representatives are warned and helt and the ballot boxes at said last mentione
 meetings provided for by this act in town
 and voting districts wherein no regula election is then provided by law to be hel
 shall be kept open for the reception C ballots from seven o'clock in the mornin to five o'clock in the afternoon of the da of meeting; and the same persons, and non others, shall be entitled to vote at sai F meetings who would be entitled to vote 6 , | the same meetings, if said meetings wer , held for the election of representatives t the general assembly; and all laws pro , viding for the admission and registratio E of electors, aud all laws regulating tn F modes of procedure at meetings for th , election of state officers and members c i the general assembly, and all laws relatin l to illegal voting and to double ballots an l all other laws relating to electors and elet tions, so far as such laws are, in their nt ture, applicable to the electors meeting