Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-10
BY HIS ExCELLENCY SIMEON E. BALDWIN Governor of the State of Connecticut A PROCLAMATION


 Hartford, on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January, 1909, the House of Representatives did propose certain amendments to the Constitu- tion of this State, the first of which is in the words following:
 ''In case of the death, resignation, refusal 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-gover- nor shall exercise the powers and au- thority appertaining to the office of governor, until another be chosen at the next periodical election for gov- ernor and be duly qualified; or until the disability be removed, or until the governor, impeached, or absent, shall be acquitted or return," and the second of which amendments is in the words following:
 ''The general assembly shall ad- journ sine die not later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in June following it's organizations"
 AND WHEREAS, the resolutions so proposing said amendments were by order of said House of Repre- sentatives continued to the next Gen
 
 in the manner prescribed by the eleventh article of the Constitution:
 AND WHEREAS, at said next Gen eral Assembly holden at Hartford on the Wednesday after the first Mon day in January 1911, two-thirds of each House thereof approved of said resolutions and amendments by yeas and nays, and said General Assembly did, by an act entitled: An Act sub mitting Proposed Amendments to the Constitution concerning the Powers and Duties of the Lieutenant Cover nor and the Date of Adjournment of the General Assembly," and amend ment thereto provide for the present. ment of the same to the inhabitants of the several towns holding town meetings on the first Monday of October, 1911, and towns holding cleo tions subsequent thereto, for their consideration, in town meetings di- rected to be held for that purpose, and also the manner in which it should be made to appear, whether majority of the electors present at said town meetings approved, or dis approved of the same;
 AND WHEREAS, certified copies of said proposed amendments were in pursuance of said act transmitted by the secretary of the state to the town clerk in each town in the State, and were presented to the inhabitants thereof for their consideration at a town meeting in each town, legally warned and held for that purpose, on said first Monday in October, 1911, and at elections held subsequent thereto;
 AND WHEREAS, in pursuance of said act the secretary, deputy treas urer, as acting treasurer in the ab- sence of the treasurer from the state, and comptroller did, on the twelfth day of November, 1912, count the votes returned to the secretary, as aforesaid, and did on the twelfth day of November, 1912, transmit to me their certificate under their hands in the words and figures following, viz: State Of Connecticut
 Office of the Secretary,
 Hartford, November 12, 1912. 'To His Excellency, Simeon D. Bald- | win, Governor:
 "The undersigned having been | designated by law to canvass the votes given in by the electors at their meetings in all the towns holding town meetings, on the first Monday of October, A. D. 1911, and in other towns, excepting Stamford, which failed to take vote on said amend ments, at their next regular elections in favor of and against the proposed amendments to the constitution Con. corning the Powers and Duties of tht Lieutenant Governor and Concern ing the Date of Adjournment of tht General Assembly, hereby certify hot scribed them on the twelfth day o November, and duly eanvassed tn, said votes, which were received &C., cording to law from all the towns il this State except from the town O. Stamford, from which no returnI l were received.
 "The whole number of votes re ceived and counted relative to sai, proposed Constitutional amendmen Concerning the Powers and Dutie of the Lieutenant Governor is thirty four thousand five hundred and eight of which number twenty mine thou sand seven hundred and thirty eight are in favor of approving an adopting said proposed amendment and four thousand seven hundre, and seventy are against the approva and adoption of the said propose amendment. The whole number c votes received and countad relative t said proposed Constitutional amend ment Concerning the Date of Ad jeurnmeht of the General Assembly is thirty-five thousand two hundre and fourteen, of which number thirt thousand three hundred and forty nine are in favor of approving, an adopting said proposed amendmen and four thousand eight hundred an sixty-fiVe are against the appfoys and adoption of said proposed amend ment.
 "All of which is respectfully sub mttted.
 MATTHEW H. ROGERS,
 Secretary.
 "B. FRANK MARSH,
 Deputy Treasurer.
 (Acting Treasurer in the absenc of hA rTY-ao cA