Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-02-18

WHEREAS, in pursuance of an Ordin-
ance Of the Council Of Censors of the
State of Vermont, dated In Council:
January 10th, 1885," a Convention of
the People ofthis State, met at the State
House in Montpelier, on the first Wed
nesday of January, 1886, to consider of
the Amendments to the Constitution Of
Is this State, proposed by said Council of
Censors; and
WHEREAs, it hath been duly certified to
me by order of Convention, that the
said Convention hath upon due consid-
Grafton adopted the 9th, 7th, 9Th, 9th,
10th, lth, 18th, 18th, l4th, 18th, 18th,
and 20h Articles of Amendment, alter
alton and addition to the Constitution,
proposed by the said Council of Cen
sors on the l5tR1day of January, 1885,
which are in the words following, to
wit:
ARTICLE Cru. The most numerous
branch Of the Legislature Of this State
shall hereafter be styled House of Rep
resentatives.
ARTICLE 7TH. The Supreme LegiS-
lative power ofthis State shall hereafter be
exercised by Senate and House of Rep.
resentatives; which shall be styled, The
General Assembly Of the State of Yer
mont" Each shall have and exercise the
like powers in all acts of Legislation; and
. no bill, resolution, or other thing, which
shall have been passed by the one, shall
have the effect OF, or be declared to be {
law without the concurrence Of the other
! PrOrided, That all Revenue bills shall
originated in the House OF Representatives
but the Senate may propose or concur will
amendments. as on other bills. Neithe
House during the session of the Genera
Assembly, shall, without the consent ofth
other, adjourn for more than three days
nor to any other place than that, IN whicl
the two Houses shall be sitting,-and il
case of disagreement between the stw
Houses, with respect to adjournment, tn
Governor may adjourn them to such tim
as he shall think proper. a
ARTIcLE sTH. The Senate shall b
, composed of thirty Senators, to be Of tn
freemen Of the County for which they al
elected respectively, who are thirty yeal
n Of age or upwards, and to be annual
: elected by the freemen of each county IT
e spectively. Each County shall be emit
9 tiled to one Senator, at least, and the II
\ mainder Of the, Senators shall be Apo
! toned to the several Counties, according
" their population, as the same was asce
!, tasned by the last census, taken under Il
= authority ofthe United States,-regard b
: ing always had, in such apportionment,
, the Counties. having the greatest fractio
But the several Counties, shall, until aft
i the NEXT census ofthe United States, be e
q, titled to elect, and have their Senators,
e the following proportion. to wit:
= Bennington County. two Windha
= County, three: Rutland County, thre
Y Windsor County, four Addison Coun
70 three Orange County, three ): Washin
is ton County, two /; Chittenden County, tU
u Caledonia County, two; Franklin Coz
IP- ~; three Orleans County, one; Ess
as County. one; Grand Isle County, one.
n The Legislature shall make a new
- portionment of the Senator'S, TO the seye
Counties. AFTER the taking Of each Cen
~ OF the United States. or census taken,
= the purpose Of such npportionment, by
n der the Government Of this State
ON ways regarding the above provisions
nd this article