The Press., 1901-10-24
By His Excellency,
GEORGE P. MCLEAN,
OF THE STATE OF CON-
NECTICUT,
A Proclamation.


GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CON-
NECTICUT.
A Proclamation.
Whereas, at General Assembly of the
State of Connecticut, held at Hart
ford on the Wednesday after the first
Monday OF January, 1899, the House
OF Representatives did propose GER
tain amendments to the Constitution
OF this State, the first of which Is In
the words following:
I'm the election for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer,
Comptroller, and Attorney General, the
person found by the General Assembly,
In the manner provided in the fourth ar
ticle Of the Constitution of this State, to
have received the greatest number of
votes for each of said offices respectively,
shall be declared by said assembly 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 bal
lot OF both 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"
And the second Of which Is in the words
following:
Section 1. From and after the We'd
nesday after the first Monday of January,
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 biennially
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November.
sSec. 2. The General Assembly which
shall be held on the Wednesday after the
first Monday of January, 1908, shall di-
vide the State into Senatorial Districts,
as hereinafter provided; the number of
such districts shall not be less than twen-
t1-four nor more than thirty-six, and each
district shall elect only one Senator. The
districts shall always be composed of con-
tiguous territory, and in forming them
regard shall be had to population in the
several districts, that the same may be as
nearly equal as possible under the limi-
tations Of this amendment. Neither the
whole nor a part Of one county shall be
Htned to the whole or part of another
sakunty to form q district, andsn town
shall be divided, unless for the purpose
OF forming more than one district wholly
have at least one Senator. The districts,
when established as hereinafter provided
shall continue 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, II
found necessary to preserve a proper
equality of population In each district
but only In accordance with the princi.
pies above recited after which said dis
| tricts shall not be altered, nor the mum.
ber OF Senators altered, except at ses.
sion of the General Assembly next after
the completion of a census of the United
States, and then only in accordance with
the principles hereinbefore provided"
And whereas, the resolutions proposing
said amendments, were by order of sale
| House of Representatives continued tt
the next General Assembly, and were pub
lished in the manner prescribed by the
eleventh article of the Constitution.
| And whereas, at said next General As
sembly holden at Hartford on the Wed
nesday after the first Monday of January
1901, two-thirds of each House thereo
approved of said resolutions by yeas anC
nays, and said General Assembly did by
an act entitled IAN act submitting pro
posed amendments to the Constitution
concerning plurality elections of State
officers, and concerning Senators and Sen
atorial Districts" provide for the present
ment of the same to the inhabitants O
the several towns for their consideration
in town meetings directed to be warned
and held for that purpose on the frs
Monday of October, 1901, and also thu
manner In which it should be made to ap
pear whether majority of the electors
present at said town meetings approved
or disapproved of the same.
And whereas, certified copi-s of sale
proposed amendments were in pursuanc,
of said act transmitted by the Secretary
of the State to the town clerk in eacl
town In the state, and were presented tt
the Inhabitants thereof for their consid
Grafton, at town meeting in each town
legally warned and held for that purpose
on said first Monday in October, 1901.
And whereas, In pursuance of said &C
the Secretary, Treasurer and Comptrolle
did on the seventeenth day of October
1901, count the votes returned to the Sec
retary as aforesaid and did on the 19tl
day of October, 1901, transmit to M
their certificate under their hands in tn
words and figures following, viz:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
Hartford, October II, 1901.
To His Excellency, George P. Mclean
Governor:
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