The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-16
Town Elections
 On October 2 Two Constitutional Amend ments to be Voted on
 This Year
EVEN HARTFORD HAS TO
 PUT UP VOTING BOOTHS
One uof the Amendments 1u:.s Q Crimp in Length of
 Legislative Sessions
(Hartford Courant.)

Town meeting day this year comes !,ssle1f sssl lRl& Rla sss fl aili slso S,n be be decided whether the General Assembly shaM adjourn sine die not later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in June. Another constitu- tfonals amendment proposed, to be submitted to the electors in the 16S towns on October 2, povides further in the event of the Governors inca pacity to act.
 Monday, October. 2,@ wills town offfcers elected in Connecticut for all towns excep. Hartford and New Brit ain in Hartford county. New Haven, county: and Bridgeport in Fairfield county. Every town in the State will vote on the two proposed changes in the Constitution. The amendment concerning the powers of the Leuten- ant Governor is important. as there is no provision for an occupant of the executive chair when the Governor himself is ill, which made comphca- tion when Governor George L. Lilley WIS In office. There has been con- siderable sympathy expressed at this time for shorter sessions of the Legis- la<ure. These proposed amendments are submitted to the electors of the SIdle unCeT d IoSOfutlOu or tne I6ll- era1 Assembly of 1909. Pertinent to the power of the Lieutenant Governor the proposed amendment to Section fl of Article reads:
 ''In case of death, resignation, re- fusal to serve, inability to perform the powers and duties of his office, or removal from office of the Governor or of his impeachment or absence from the State, the Lieutenant Cover nor shall exercise the power and au- thnrfty arpertaining to the office of Governor unti, another be chosen at tho next periodical election for Cover nor, and he drdy Qualified; or until the disability be removed, or until the Governor. impeact1ed or absent, shall be acquitted sor return"
 As%to the adjOurnment of the Gem erad Assembly the proposed amend ment to the Constitution reads:
 .aThe General Assembly shall ad- 5ourn sine die not later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in June. following the organization
 These amendments, with ballots for the thousands of electors. win be transmitted by the State Secretary to the 1e8 town clerks before September 20. The ballots of those electors faworinS the increase in the powers sof the Iieutenant Governor will bear tho wording ~ConStitutional amend ment lcoverdng the powers and duties Of the Lieutenant Governor. Yes" Or else it will be "No'' instead of "Yes."
 Certificates of the results Of the votes on the amendments will be filed with the secretary wikhin five days after. October ?, and galso must be f1ed with the town clerk. The State Secretary, Treasurer and Comptroller acting as Board of Canvassers, must count the votes for the amendments before October 12, and on or before October 17 shall transmit a certifi- who, in five days after his reception of the result of the voting, must is- sue . proclamation. All male elect ,ors areoentitled to vote on these ques- tons
 Officers to be elected on October 2