The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-17
BY HIS EXCELLENCY.
MARCUS I'll HOLCOMB,
Governor Of the State of Con-
necticut
A PROCIIAMATION


A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, at a General Assem-
bly, of the State of Connecticut held at
Hartford, on the Wednesday after the
first Monday of January. 1913, the
House of Representatives did propose
an amendment to the Constitution Of
this State, which is in the words fol-
lowing
''That portion of section three Of
article twenty-seven of the amend
ments to the constitution which re-
lates to mileage of members of the
general assembly is hereby amended
to, read. as follows: and in addition
to such compensation, the general as
sembly may provide by law for the
transportation Of each member by
public conveyance by the most con-
venient route between his home sta
ton and the. place Of meeting during
the session or sessions of the general
assembly to which he was elected"
And
WHEREAS, the resolution SO pro-
posing said amendment was by order
of said House of Representatives
bly,, and was published in the man
ner prescribed by the eleventh article
Of the Constitution; and
WHEREAS, at said next General
Assembly held at Hartford on the
Wednesday after the first Monday of
January, 1915, two-thirds Of each
House thereof approved of said reso-
luton and amendment by yeas and
nays, and said General Assembly did,
by an act entitled: "An act submit
ting Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution concerning Mileage of
Members Of the General Assembly"
provide for the presentment of the
same to the Inhabitants, qualified to
vote at electors meetings, Of the sew
eral towns holding meetings on the
first Monday of October, 1915, and of
the towns holding elections subsequent
thereto, for their consideration in
town meetings directed to be held for
that purpose, and also the manner
in which 1t; should be made to APP
pear, whether a majority Of the cleo
tors present at said town meetings ap-
proved, or disapproved, of the same.
and !
WHEREAS, certified copies of said
proposed amendment were in pursu-
ance 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 c nsideration, at a
town meeting in each town, legally
warned and held for that purpose,
! on said first Monday In October. 1915.
and at town elections held subsequent
thereto; and
WHEREAS, in pursuance Of said
act, the Secretary, Treasurer, and
Comptroller did on the fourteenth day
of November, 1915, count the votes
returned to the Secretar. as afore-
said. and did on the fourteenth day
Of November, 1915 transmit to me
their certificate, under their hands in
the words and figures following, VIZ:
State Of Connecticut,
Office OF the Secretary,
Hartford. Nov. IA, 1916.
TO his Excellency, Marcus H. Hol-
comb. Governor:
We, the undersigned having been
designated by law to canvass the votes
given in by the electors at their meet
ings in the towns holding town meet
ings on the first Monday Of October,
A. D., 1915, and in other towns at
their next regular town elections, III
favor of, and against the proposed
amendment to the constitution Con
corning Mileage Of Members Of the
General Assembly hereby certify
that we entered on the duties, pre-
scrfbed us on the fourteenth day OF
I,o Hr,1x n
the said votes, which were received
according to law from all the towns
In this State.
The whole number Of votes received
and counted relative to said proposed
Constitutional Amendment. Concern
ing Mileage Of Members Of the Gen
eral Assembly is thirty-seven thou
sand, seven hundred and seventy OF
which number twenty-five thousand
four hundred and f1fty-nine are in IA
vor of approving and adopting said
proposed amendment, and fifteen
thousand, three hundred and eleven
are against the approval and adoption
of said proposed amendment.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted.
CHARLES D. BURNEs. :
Secretary.
FREDERICK S. CHAMBERLAIN
m Treasurer.
MORRIS C. WEBSTER,
Comptroller
AND WHEREAS, it appears from
said certificate that majority OF
said votes are in favor of approving
of said proposed amendment, I dc
therefore herein SO declare; and I de
also herein declare that a majority OF
the electors present at the towr
meetings aforesaid have approved Of
said proposed amendment and tha'
the same is valid to all intents ant
purposes as part of the Constitution
Of this State.
(SEAL) LIN TESTIMONY WHERE
OF I have caused the seal of the
State to be hereunto affixed and have
hereunto set my hand, at Hartford
on this fourteenth day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and sixteen, and Of the
independence Of the United States the
one hundred and forty-frst.
MARCUS H. HOLCOMB,
Governor
BY his Excellency's Command;
CHAS D. BURNES,
Secretary. a.