The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-18
By His Ezcenency
By His Ezceneney SIMEON E. BALDWIN, Governor of the State of Connecticu A PROCLAMATION


 Whereas, At a general assembly of the state of Connecticut, held at Hartford, on the Wednesday, after the first Monday of January, 1911. the house of representatives did propose a certain amendment to the consEftu- ton of this state' in the words follow ing, viz:
 "Section Three of Article Twenty seven of the amendments to the con stitution is hereby amended to read as follows: The compensation of members of the general assembly, shall not exceed five hundred doflara each for the term for which they are elected and one mileage each vyaae for the regular session at the rate of Der shall also receive one mileage ar the same rate for attending any extra session called by the governOF's
 And Whereas, The resolution 60 pro- posing said amendment was by order. of said house of representatives com tnued to the next general assembly ana was pupnsheo ln tnS manner pIe- scrfbed by the eleventh article Of the constitution:
 And Whereas, At said next general assembly holden at Hartford on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January, 1913, two-thirds of each. house thereof approved of sa1d resolu- tion and amendment by yeas and nays,and said general assembly, did bg1 an act entitled 'An act submitting a proposed amendment to the constitt1- ton concerning the compensa-  assembly, provide for the present Inent of the same to the inhabitants of the several towns holding town meetings on the first Monday Of Cc-i tober. 1919- for their considersxfon- frt5 town meetings directed to be held for that purpose, and also the manner in whether a majority of the electors present at said town needngB ap- proved or disapproved of the sauaei
 And Whereas, A certified copy Of arr f7 amt AWr suance of said act transmitted by tha secretary of the state to the town clerk in each town in the state. ana was presented to the inlaabE1aazta thereof for Hheir Consideration, aG a town meeting in each. town legally /. warned and held for that purpose on said first Monday in October, 1eLas
 And Whereas, In pursuance Of Gzidl act the secretary, treasurer and comptroller did on the eleventh day of October, 1918, count the votes return ed to the secretary as aforesside and did, on the fifteenth day of October 1913, transmit to me their cerdhczta under their hands in the words and figures following, viz:
 ''State of Connecticut
 Office of the Secretary
 Hartford, October 18th 1918 gro His ExceIIency, Simeon E. Bald. win, Governor:
 ''The undersigned, having been ds= signated by law to canvass the votes given in by the electors at their meet ings in the several towns in this state. on the first Monday in October, A-D-s 1918, in favor of and against the pro posed 'ConstitutiOnal amendment con corning the compensation of mem bers of the general assembly, hereby certify that they entered upon the duty prescribed them on the Huh day of October instant, and duly can vassed the said votes which were re- ceived according to law from all the towns in this state
 ''The whole number of votes re- ceived and counted relative Co said proposed constitutional amendment is folrtv-tflr,eess tIlousan nc two hundred and five, of which number seventeen thou sand eight hundred and twelve are fu favor of approving and adopting said amendment and tVEanty-flvq thousand three hundred and ninety three are against the approval and adoption of said proposed amendment All of which is respectfully submitted.
 ALBERT PHILLIPS, Secretary
 'B. F. MARSH, Deputy and Act
 ing Treasurer, the treasurer be-
 ing incapacitated by illness.
 ''DANIEL P.DUNN, Comptroller Now. Therefore Inasrnuch as ft a.p-a pears from said certificate that a ma jor1ty of the votes returned are not in favor of said proposed amendmeHt I do so declare; and therefore furthet' declare that said proposed amend ment has not been approved by @ atority of the electors present at the came for consideration and that said proposed amendment therefore has not been adopted
 Tn witness whereof I have caused
 the seal of the state to
 be hereunto affixed, and
 have hereuntO set my
 hand, at Hartford. on this 16th day of October in the year of our Lor0 SfAAL one thousand nine hun dred and thirteen, and csR - the independence of the
 United States the one
 hundred and thirty
 eighth.
 SIMEON E. BALDWIN, CzoVernnr By His Excel1ency's Command:
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