The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-26
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, at a General Assem- bly, of the State of Connecticut, held at Hartfrod. on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January, ls4S. the House of Representatives did propose an amendment to the Con stitution of this State which IS Tn the words following:
 The general assembly shall con vene annually on the first Wednes- day after the first Monday in Jan uary mad shall adjourn sine die not later than the Wednesday after the second Monday in April" and
 Whereas, the resolution so pro- posing said amendment was by order of said House of Representa- tives continued to the next General AsseH bly, and was published in the maner prescribed by the Eleventh Article" of the Constitution; and
 Whereas, at said next General Assembly hNld at Hartford on the Wednesday After the first Monday of January, lS45, two-third of each House thereof approved of said resolution and amendment by yeas" and mays" and said General As- sembly did by an act entitled, Concerning Annual Sessinos of the General Assembly" and
 Whereas, a copy of said proposed amendment was in pursuance Of said Act, transmitted by the Secre- tary of the State to the town clerk in each town in the State, and said amendment was presented to the inhabitants thereof for their con- sideration, at a town meeting in each town, legally warned and held day in October, l945. and at town elections held subsequent thereto: and
 Whereas, pursuant to said Act the Secretary, Treasurer and Comp troller, as the Board of Canvassers did, as provided by law. duly cam vass said votes and have trans mltted to me their certificate under their hand in the words and figures following to wit:
 Hartford, November 2l. ls46. To His Excellency,
 Raymond E. Baldwin,
 Governor:
 We. the undersigned, having been designed by law to canvass the votes cast fin favor of. and against the proposed Amendment to the Constitution Concerning Annual. Sessions of the General Assembly" by the electors of this State at town meetings warned and held for the purpose of submitting said pro- posed Amendment to said electors, as specified by law, do hereby eer- tify, that we have duly canvassed said votes which were received from all the towns in this State as by law provided.
 The whole number of votes re- ceIYed and counted relative to said proposed Amendment Concerning Annual Sessions of the General As- embly" was seventy-three thousand. four hundred and four, of which nllnahAP fhtrfNs fhanGanA aiw hundred and seyenty-one were In favor of the adoption of said Amend ment and thirty-nine thousand, seven hundred and thirty-three were against the adoption of said Amendment.
 CHARLES J. PREsTIA,
 WILLIAM T. cARRoLI.
 ROBERT BRUNO,
 DEPUTY COMPTROLLER
 And Whereas, it appears from said certificate that a majority of said votes are not in favor of approving said proposed amendment,
 do. therefore, herein so declare; and do herein declare that a ma Jority of the Electors present at the town meetings aforesaid have not approved of said amendment and that the same is not valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution of the State.
 In Testimony Whereof, have caused the Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed and have heFeunto set my hand at Hartford on this twenty-third day of November. tn the year of our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-six, and of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and seven ty-first.
 RAYMOND D. BALDWIN
 GOVERNOR. By His Excellency's Command: CHRALES J. PRESTIA,
 SECRETARY ll-26-lt