The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-05

now provided by law in the case of votes for representatives in the general
 assembly, and the ballots to be used in | the election of said delegates at large
 shall be issued, printed, distributed, cast, counted and declared in the same | manner and by the same officers and at l the same time with reference to said election as is now provided by law in
 the case of votes for state officers; and
 the ballots for and against the calling l or said convention and the ballots for delegates voted to said convention both those containing the names of del-
 egates representing the towns and the
 names of delegates at large-shall be placed in the same official eenvelop
 with ballots for town officers.
 Sec. 6. Provided that it shall be as-
 certained in the manner hereinbefore
 provided that said convention has been
 called by the electors of this state, the
 said delegates shall meet in convention
 at the Capitol in Hartford on the first
 Wednesday Of January next succeeding
 their election. 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 duties and compensation of such
 other officers respectively. Said con-
 vention shall be the final judge of the
 election returns and qualifications of
 its own number, and shall cause a rec
 ord of it's proceedings to be duly kept
 and shall cause a record of its proceed
 ings to be duly kept, and shall have
 power to make all rules and regulations
 not inconsistent with this act which
 said convention may deem necessary for its own government or for the pro- per transaction of it's business A ma jority of the whole number of said dele gates duly elected and sworn shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any of the business of said convention, but a smaller num- Der may adjourn fhom day to day.
 Sec. z. Said convention shall frame under and in accordance with the limi- tations and restrictions of this act a form of constitution for this state to be submitted to the electors of this state for approval or disapproval in the man. ner which said convention may pre- scribe.
 Sec. 8. Said convention shall not have power to embody and shall not embody in said proposed constitution, or In any article to be separately sub mitted as aforesaid any provision Off said constitution or article should be adopted) any town may or can cease to exist as a separate town; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent said conven,- ton, if it shall see fit to do so, from making provision whereby any town having a city within its limits may be merged into such city so that such city may stand in the place of such town and become vested with all the powers, rights and functions of such town.
 Sec. 9. Said convention shall not have any power to embody and shall not embody in said proposed constitu- ton or in any separate article or arti- cles any provision or provisions where by any town can cease to have at any time at least one representative in the house of representatives
 Sec. 10 Said convention shall not nave power to embody and shall not enbody in said proposed constitution or II any such separate article or articles my provision or provisions whereby any representatives in the house of repre- shall or may be elected oth- 1 srwise than by towns, each town to ! nave, as now, the right of electing it's ] ,wn representative of representatives; | however, that notwithstand- | ng anything in this act contained said | ion provision whereby any city into | which the town in which it is situated | hall have been merged, may acquire 1 with the other rights of said town the | fight of electing a representative or instead of said town; | md provided, further, that said con- ,ention may make in said constitution | whereby any town or city en- tiled to two or more representatives nay be divided into representative dis ricts equal in number to it's represen- atives and each entitled to elect one 1 representative, and no more.
 sec. u. livery QeieSHIe tO the CoIl- 'ention shall before entering upon the utles of his office make solemn oath or that he will faithfully dis- harge the duties of said office to the est of his ability.
 Sec. 12 The form of constitution which shall be framed by said conven- ion as aforesaid shall be submitted to he electors of this state for their adap- ion or rejection at electors meetings yhich shall be held in the several towns pon some day to be designated by said which day shall be not less han one month and not more than hree months subsequent to the final diournment of said convention. The acretary of this state shall cause such roposed constitution to be published