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1877 Oct 1 :: State of Connecticut :: Question 2 :: Constitutional AmendmentProhibiting cities and towns aiding Railroads. See summary »
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No county, city, town, borough, or other municipality shall ever subscribe to the capital stock of any railroad corporation, or become a purchaser of the bonds, or make donation to, or loan its credit directly or indirectly in aid of any such corporation, but nothing herein contained shall affect the validity of any bonds or debts incurred under existing laws, nor be construed to prohibit the general assembly from authorizing any town or city to protect by additional appropriations of money or credit, any railroad debt contracted prior to the adoption of this amendment.
1877 Oct 1 :: State of Connecticut :: Question 2 :: Constitutional AmendmentProhibiting cities and towns aiding Railroads. See summary »
Ballot Question Results
| City/Town |
|
|
Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals |
26,832 |
4,526 |
31,358 |
| Andover |
45 |
22 |
67 |
| Ashford |
81 |
10 |
91 |
| Avon |
88 |
1 |
89 |
| Barkhamsted |
104 |
1 |
105 |
| Beacon Falls |
24 |
0 |
24 |
| Berlin |
215 |
11 |
226 |
| Bethany |
30 |
6 |
36 |
| Bethel |
71 |
140 |
211 |
| Bethlehem |
72 |
1 |
73 |
| Bloomfield |
75 |
33 |
108 |
| Bolton |
24 |
19 |
43 |
| Bozrah |
102 |
4 |
106 |
| Branford |
140 |
7 |
147 |
| Bridgeport |
353 |
644 |
997 |
| Bridgewater |
47 |
3 |
50 |
| Bristol |
207 |
24 |
231 |
| Brookfield |
76 |
1 |
77 |
| Brooklyn |
55 |
22 |
77 |
| Burlington |
62 |
2 |
64 |
| Canaan |
121 |
0 |
121 |
| Canterbury |
75 |
0 |
75 |
| Canton |
95 |
2 |
97 |
| Chaplin |
80 |
2 |
82 |
| Chatham |
228 |
3 |
231 |
| Cheshire |
247 |
11 |
258 |
| Chester |
89 |
9 |
98 |
| Clinton |
71 |
0 |
71 |
| Colchester |
207 |
2 |
209 |
| Colebrook |
118 |
3 |
121 |
| Columbia |
39 |
12 |
51 |
| Cornwall |
84 |
2 |
86 |
| Coventry |
144 |
13 |
157 |
| Cromwell |
204 |
1 |
205 |
| Danbury |
569 |
47 |
616 |
| Darien |
65 |
77 |
142 |
| Derby |
275 |
6 |
281 |
| Durham |
122 |
3 |
125 |
| E. Granby |
83 |
6 |
89 |
| E. Haddam |
330 |
15 |
345 |
| E. Hartford |
109 |
6 |
115 |
| E. Haven |
213 |
5 |
218 |
| E. Lyme |
121 |
1 |
122 |
| E. Windsor |
77 |
15 |
92 |
| Eastford |
38 |
4 |
42 |
| Easton |
73 |
1 |
74 |
| Ellington |
97 |
5 |
102 |
| Enfield |
210 |
5 |
215 |
| Essex |
112 |
59 |
171 |
| Fairfield |
176 |
6 |
182 |
| Farmington |
133 |
62 |
195 |
| Franklin |
34 |
3 |
37 |
| Glastonbury |
70 |
83 |
153 |
| Goshen |
67 |
0 |
67 |
| Granby |
182 |
6 |
188 |
| Greenwich |
366 |
11 |
377 |
| Griswold |
144 |
19 |
163 |
| Groton |
401 |
1 |
402 |
| Guilford |
202 |
2 |
204 |
| Haddam |
75 |
30 |
105 |
| Hamden |
104 |
3 |
107 |
| Hampton |
43 |
3 |
46 |
| Hartford |
2,167 |
480 |
2,647 |
| Hartland |
66 |
9 |
75 |
| Harwinton |
90 |
5 |
95 |
| Hebron |
135 |
9 |
144 |
| Huntington |
203 |
11 |
214 |
| Kent |
62 |
1 |
63 |
| Killingly |
101 |
48 |
149 |
| Killingworth |
30 |
4 |
34 |
| Lebanon |
67 |
5 |
72 |
| Ledyard |
80 |
2 |
82 |
| Lisbon |
72 |
2 |
74 |
| Litchfield |
49 |
139 |
188 |
| Lyme |
46 |
2 |
48 |
| Madison |
143 |
6 |
149 |
| Manchester |
181 |
3 |
184 |
| Mansfield |
114 |
7 |
121 |
| Marlborough |
44 |
1 |
45 |
| Meriden |
687 |
136 |
823 |
| Middlebury |
62 |
1 |
63 |
| Middlefield |
57 |
1 |
58 |
| Middletown |
700 |
10 |
710 |
| Milford |
176 |
22 |
198 |
| Monroe |
63 |
5 |
68 |
| Montville |
62 |
11 |
73 |
| Morris |
81 |
2 |
83 |
| Naugatuck |
108 |
10 |
118 |
| New Britain |
401 |
141 |
542 |
| New Canaan |
20 |
282 |
302 |
| New Fairfield |
13 |
37 |
50 |
| New Hartford |
156 |
9 |
165 |
| New Haven |
1,507 |
97 |
1,604 |
| New London |
138 |
7 |
145 |
| New Milford |
206 |
124 |
330 |
| Newington |
82 |
7 |
89 |
| Newtown |
185 |
4 |
189 |
| Norfolk |
61 |
10 |
71 |
| N. Branford |
75 |
0 |
75 |
| N. Canaan |
70 |
9 |
79 |
| N. Haven |
85 |
8 |
93 |
| N. Stonington |
125 |
5 |
130 |
| Norwalk |
397 |
203 |
600 |
| Norwich |
1,316 |
28 |
1,344 |
| Old Lyme |
32 |
8 |
40 |
| Old Saybrook |
57 |
0 |
57 |
| Orange |
169 |
31 |
200 |
| Oxford |
137 |
0 |
137 |
| Plainfield |
89 |
32 |
121 |
| Plainville |
82 |
7 |
89 |
| Plymouth |
88 |
3 |
91 |
| Pomfret |
65 |
7 |
72 |
| Portland |
126 |
0 |
126 |
| Preston |
245 |
7 |
252 |
| Prospect |
50 |
1 |
51 |
| Putnam |
239 |
31 |
270 |
| Redding |
46 |
12 |
58 |
| Ridgefield |
64 |
6 |
70 |
| Rocky Hill |
51 |
4 |
55 |
| Roxbury |
60 |
17 |
77 |
| Salem |
55 |
2 |
57 |
| Salisbury |
249 |
5 |
254 |
| Saybrook |
103 |
6 |
109 |
| Scotland |
54 |
6 |
60 |
| Seymour |
177 |
4 |
181 |
| Sharon |
120 |
6 |
126 |
| Sherman |
9 |
1 |
10 |
| Simsbury |
73 |
87 |
160 |
| Somers |
122 |
5 |
127 |
| S. Windsor |
137 |
9 |
146 |
| Southbury |
150 |
10 |
160 |
| Southington |
120 |
48 |
168 |
| Sprague |
45 |
38 |
83 |
| Stafford |
136 |
53 |
189 |
| Stamford |
391 |
27 |
418 |
| Sterling |
38 |
6 |
44 |
| Stonington |
354 |
65 |
419 |
| Stratford |
196 |
42 |
238 |
| Suffield |
222 |
15 |
237 |
| Thomaston |
151 |
6 |
157 |
| Thompson |
199 |
12 |
211 |
| Tolland |
69 |
10 |
79 |
| Torrington |
130 |
6 |
136 |
| Trumbull |
59 |
8 |
67 |
| Union |
42 |
10 |
52 |
| Vernon |
371 |
11 |
382 |
| Voluntown |
15 |
57 |
72 |
| Wallingford |
75 |
4 |
79 |
| Warren |
71 |
4 |
75 |
| Washington |
115 |
1 |
116 |
| Waterbury |
489 |
24 |
513 |
| Waterford |
131 |
4 |
135 |
| Watertown |
79 |
27 |
106 |
| W. Hartford |
71 |
2 |
73 |
| Westbrook |
58 |
0 |
58 |
| Weston |
13 |
21 |
34 |
| Westport |
209 |
24 |
233 |
| Wethersfield |
135 |
7 |
142 |
| Willington |
67 |
2 |
69 |
| Wilton |
72 |
10 |
82 |
| Winchester |
129 |
171 |
300 |
| Windham |
453 |
18 |
471 |
| Windsor |
200 |
28 |
228 |
| Windsor Locks |
96 |
0 |
96 |
| Wolcott |
35 |
0 |
35 |
| Woodbridge |
34 |
4 |
38 |
| Woodbury |
127 |
29 |
156 |
| Woodstock |
139 |
27 |
166 |
| Totals |
26,832 |
4,526 |
31,358 |