Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
FOR OCTOBER ELECTION.
Blanks and Proposed Constitutional
 Anlandm ments. to uioxv1l CIarI1s


 Amendments to Town Clerks.
 There have been many inquiries at the office of the state secretary as to what disposition should be made of the ballots when the vote is taken in the election next month on the proposed constitutional amendments and the con- stitutional convention. 1t was said at the office yesterday that these ballots should be put in the same envelope with the ballot containing the names of town officers.
 The blank return for the vote on town officers and blanks for the return of the vote on the constitutional con- vention and the constitutional amend ments will be sent out from the office of the state secretary tomorrow. Ac- companying the blank returns will be a copy of the proposed amendments. Which the law requires the town clerk or his assistant in the different towns to make known to the electors The proposed amendments are as follows: Number l.
 In the election for governor, lieuten- ant-goyernor, secretary, treasurer, comptroller and attorney general, the person found by the general assembly, Tn the manner provided in the fourth article of the constitution of this state, to have received the greatest number of votes for each of said offices re- | spectively shall be declared by said as- l sembly to be elected But if two or more persons shall be found to have an equal and the greatest number of votes for any of said offices, then the general assembly, on the second day of its session, by joint ballot of both l houses, shall proceed without debate | to choose said officer from a list of the names of the persons found to have an equal and greatest number of votes for | said office.
 Number 2.
 Section l. From and after the We'd nesday after the first Monday of Janu- afy, l90o, 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 meet ings held biennially on the Tuesday af- ter the first Monday in November. Sec 2. The general assembly which shall be held on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January, 1903. shall
 
 tricts, as hereinafter provided; the number of such disticts shall not be less than twenty-four nor more than thirty-six and each district shall elect only one senator. The districts shall al- ways be composed of contiguous terri tory, and in forming them regard shall De had to population in the several dis trlcts, that the same may be as nearly equal as possible under the limitations of this amendment. Neither the whole :. nor part of one county shall be join. ed to the whole or a part of another county to form a district, and no town ! shall be divided. unless for the purpose of forming more than one district whol. " within such town, and each county snail have at least one senator. The districts, when established as hereinaf ter provided, shall continue the same until the session of the general assem- Diy 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 a proper equality of popula. tion in each district, but only ill ac : cordance with the principles above re cited after which said districts shall not be altered, except at a session o1 the general assembly next after the ? completion of census of the United 3 States, and then only in accordance
 with the principles hereinbefore pro f yided..