The Press., 1913-10-22
By His ExceIIency
 SIMEON E. BALDWIN, Governor of the State of Connecticut, A PROCLAMATION

Wher' as, At a general assembly of the state of Connecticut, held at Hartford on the Wednes- day after the first Monday of January, 1911, the house of representatives did propose a certain amendment to the constitution of this state, in the words following, viz:
 Section Three of Article TWenty-seven of the amendments to the constitution is hereby amended to read as follows: The compen>ati n of members of the general assembly shall not exceed five hundred dollars each for the term for which they are elected, and one mileage each way for the regular session at the rate of twenty five cents per mile; each member shall also re- ceive one mileage at the same rate for attend ing any extra session called by the governor; And Whereas, The resolution so proposing said amendment was by order of said house of representatives continued to the next general assembly, and was published Tn the manner pre- scribed by the eleventh article of the consti- tuition;
 And Whereas At said next general assembly holden at Hartford on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January, 1913, wo-thirds of each house thereof approved of said resolution and amendment by yeas and nays, and said general assembly did by an act entitled An act sub, mitting proposed amendment to the constitu- tion concerning the compensation of members of the general assembly," provide for the pre- sentiment of the same to the inhabitants of the several towns holding town meetings on the first Monday of October 1913, for their consideration. in town meetings directed to be held for that purpose, and also the manner in which it should be made to appear, whether a majority of the electors present at said town meetings approved or disapproved of the same
 . And Whereas, certified copy of said pro posed amendment was in pursuance of said act transmitted by the secretary of the state to, the town clerk in each town in the state, and was presented, to the inhabitants thereof for their consideration, at town meeting in each town, legally warned and held for that purpose on said first Monday in October, 1913;
 And Whereas, In pursuance of said act the sec retary, treasurer and comptroller did on the eleventh day of October 1913, count the votes returned to the secretary as aforesaid, and did, on the fifteenth day of October, 1913 transmit to me their certificate under their hands in the words and figures following, viz: +"' 't>'.'''
 "State of Connecticut, r~,. E
 Office of the Secretary,
 Hartford, October 15, 1913. "To His Excelency, Simeon E. Baldwin
 Governor:
 ''The undersigned, having been designated by law to canvass the votes given in by the electors at their meetings in the several towns in this state on the first Monday in October, A. D.. 1913 in favor of and against the proposed "Consti tional amendment concerning the compensa tion of members of the general assembly, hereby certify that they entered upon the duty prescribed them on the 11th day of October in- stant, and duly canvassed the said votes which were received according to law from all the towns in the state.
 ! "The whole number votes received and A1e amendment is forty three thousand two hundred and five of which number seventeen thousand eight hundred and twelve are in favor of approv. ing and adopting said proposed amendment and twenty-five thousand ~three hundred and ninety y-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, Inasmuch as 1t appears from said certificates that majority of the votes returned are not in favor of said proposed amendment, I do so declare; and therefore further declare that said proposed amendment has not been approved by majority of the electors present at the town meetings before which the same came for consideration and that said proposed amendment therefore has not been adopted.
 In witness whereof I have caused the seal of
 the state to be hereunto affixed,
 and have hereunto set my hand :'''''''': at Hartford, on this 18th day ofOc- :rcu.17: tober. in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thir- :........: teen, and ofthe independe nee of the
 United States the one hundred and
 thirty eighth. ..
 SIMEON K. BALDWIN, Governor.
 By His Excellency's Command:
 ALBERT PHILLIPS. Secretary.