The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-05
SPECIAL ELECTORS MEETING

The Electors of the Town Of New Haven
are hereby notified and warned to meet In
their respective voting districts on Monday,
the It'll day October, 1901, at o clock H. M,
| for the purpose of considering the following
proposed amendments, and signifying by
ballot their approval or disapproval of the
same, the first of which said amendments
Is in the words following: I'm the election
for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary,
| treasurer, comptroller, and attorney gener
al, the person found by the. general assem-
bly,, In The manner provided in the fourth
article OF the constitution Of this State, to
nave received the greatest number of votes
Tor each of said offices respectively, shall
be declared by said assembly to be elected.
But If two or more persons shall be found
to haze an equal and the greatest number
of votes for any of said offices, then the
general assembly, on the second day OF 1ts
session, by joint ballot Of both houses, shall
proceed without debate to choose said Off
Ger from list OF the names of the persons
round to have an equal and greatest num-
Der of votes for said office;'' and the second
or which said amendments is In the words
following: Section l. From and after the
Wednesday after the trst Monday of Jan.
uary, 1905 the senate shall be composed Of
not less than twenty four and not more
than thirty-six members, who shall be
elected at the electors meetings held bien-
nially on the Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, Sec. 2. The general as
sembly which shall be held ON the Wednes-
day after the first Monday in January, 1909,
shall divide the state into senatorial dis
trfcts, as hereinafter provided; the number
of such districts shall not be less than TWEEN
ty-four nor more than thirtysix, and each
district shall elect only one senator. The
districts shall always be composed of con,
gard shall be had to population in the sew
eral districts. that the same may be as
nearly equal as possible under the linita7
tons of this amendment. Neither the whole
nor part or one county shall be joined to
the whole or part Of another county to
form district. and no town shall be di-
yided, unless for the purpose of forming
more than one district wholly within such
town, and each county shall have at least
one senator. The districts, when estab
lished as hereinafter provided, shall contin
ne the same until the session of the general
assembly next after the. completion of the
next census Of the United States, which
general assembly shall have power to alter
the same, If found necessary to preserve
trict, but only In accordance with the prin-
ciples above recited after which said dis.
tricts shall not be altered, nor the number
Of senators altered except at session Of
pletion of a census of the United States,
and then only In accordance with the prin.
ciples herenbefore provided
Those who approve the first of said pro.
posed amendments shall give in ballot
with the words constitutional amendment
concerning plurality elections for, state
Officers RS. Yes. written Or printed thereon
proposed amendments shall give in Il ballot
with the words Constitutional amendment
plurality elections for state off,
GERS, No, written or printed thereon. Those
who approve the second of said proposed
shall give in ballot with the |
words Constitutional amendment concern
ing senators and senatorial districts Yes,
written or printed thereon, and those who
disapprove the second Of said proposed
shall give In a ballot with the
words Constitutional amendment concern. |
ing senators and senatorial districts Mo- |
written or printed thereon,
The Ballot Boxes will be open from a |
o clock a. M. until O'Clock p. M In the |
several Voting Districts as follows:
First Dlstrict--61 Orange street
Second District-City Supply House, cor.
ner Oak and Spruce streets
Third District PIG Congress avenue.
Fourth District-133 Cedar street.
Fifth District-35 olive street.
Sixth Distrct--17G Chestnut street
Society Hall, Wallace street.
Tenth Distrlct-441 Elm street.
Eleventh Dlstrict-204 Chapel street
Twelfth District-37T Grand avenue Malt.
~ Place.
Thirteenth Distrlct--Masonic Hall. West.
Vile.
Fourteenth District Engine House, East
Grand avenue.
Fifteenth District-Engine House, Forbes
venue.
FREDERICK Fl. BRETHAUER.
o3 at Town Clerk.