Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-01-21
ARTICLES

to the Constitution of the State of Yer
mont, proposed By the Council OF Gen.
sors on the 18th day Of January, A. d.
1885.
[The articles printed in italic were re-
jeeted, by the late Convention-the others
were adoptedl
ARTICLE lsT. Sherifs and High
Bailifs shall be elected by the freemen of
their rcspcctire nties-Gnd shall hold
their Offices for the term of three gears
Sberi6s shall gire bonds in such manner
and amount as the Legislature shall d.
rsct,-0nd the Sherifs shall not be re-eli.
gibLe to the same office during the three
years mert tol!Otoing the term for aohich
they shall hGre been elected
ARTICLE %. States Ahornies shall
be annually elected by the freemsm Of their
respective Counties
ARTICLE 3D. Judges of Probate shall
be annually elected by the freemem of their
respective Probate Districts
ARTICLE 4TH. The election to the
seUerGL Offices mentioned IN the preceding
Articles shall be made at the times and IN
the manner nOro directed IN the COnstitu-
ton for the choice of CounciLlors-And
the proper officer after he shall hGre sealed
up and directed the rotes, shall delirer
them to some Representative chosen to at
tend the General ASsembly.-Amd at the
opening Of the General Assembly, there
shall be a Committee appointed out ofthe
same eohO shall be st0Orn, and shall proceed
to receice, sort and count the rotes And
the highest momina ton for the respective
Offices, shall be by said Committee declared
duly etected,-and by the Governor he d.
ty com mtSstoned : and # ttOO Or>more per-
sons designated for any one such office,
shall KGre receired an equal number of
rOtes, the General Assembly shall elect
one of them eohO shall serUe as aforesaid.
ART1cLR 5TH. Justices of the Peace,
not Exceeding ten to each toton, shall be
annually elected By the freemem thereof-
and until otherwise provided by lao, their
election shall be made on the dag, and IN
= the manner noto directed for the choice o.
Representatives. to the General Assembly,
and 1t shall be the duty of the Toaon Clerl
: of each toaon, for the time being, to make q
certificate of the names of such persons
; tchO shall haze been duly elected to said
J. office, directed to the Governor, uhO on
i recetping such certificate, shall commits
u sion the same
ARTICLE 9Th. The most numerou.
= branch Of the Legislature of this State
$ shall hereafter be styled the House of Rep
n resentatives.
$ ARTICLE, 7TH. The Supreme Legis
n lative power Of this State shall hereafte,
. be exercised by Senate and the House o
Representatives which shall be styled
!. 1.-The General Assembly of the State o
Vermont. Each shall have and exercis,
le the like powers in all acts of Legislation
e and no bill, resolution, or other thing
which shall have been passed by the one
ID shall have the effect of, or be declared Il
a be law, without the concurrence Of tn
"a other.
Oh Procidcd, That all Revenue bills shal
u originate in the House of Representative
az but the Senate may propose or concu
~ with amendments, as on the other bills
- Neither House during the session of tn
70 General Assembly, shall, without the con
OF OF sent of the other, adjourn for more tina
III three days, nor to any other place tina
l that, in which the two Houses shall b
al sitting,-and in case of disagreement b.
OF tween the two Houses, with respect to ad
ne journment, the Governor may adjour
3, them to such time as he shall think PROF.
IN err
y ARTICLE 9Th. The Senate shall b
a. composed of thirty Senators, to be of tn
Isl freemen of the County for which they al
nc elected, respectively, who are thirty yeal
We of age or upwards, and to be annual
- elected by the freemen of each County r.
ID spectively.-Each County shall be entitle
es- to one Senator, at least, and the remainde
10 of the Senators shall be apportioned to ii
DIT several Counties according to their pop
TT lation, as the same was ascertained by Ii
We last Census, taken under the authority
the United States,-regard being alwal
NO had, in such apportionment, to the Coul
us ties having the greatest fraction.-But Il
IL several Counties shall, until after the ne
'u1 Census of the United States, be entitled
elect, and have their Senators, in the 70
lowing proportion, to wit
Ia Bennington County, two; Windha
N: County, three; Rutland County, tire
-, Windsor County, four; Addison Count
n three; Orange County, three; Washing
!. I, ton County, two; Chittenden Count
M two; Caledonia County, two; Frankli
NJ County, three; Orleans County, one; E
on sex county, one; Grand Isle County, on
IF Inc Legislature shall make new al
lg. Portlonment Of the Senators, to the sever
est CoInt,es, after the taking of each Censu
en- OF the United States, or Census taken. e
l. the purpose of such apportionment, bv O
Wa der Of the Government of this STATE %
=. ways regarding the above provisions
90 this article.
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