Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-02-16

county respectively, shsIl be the senator or S.os.
/ tore. OF such County. Al every election Of seua.
'ors,ahvf the votes shall have been Iakrn the Con.
Stable 90 presiding officer, assisted BY the Select.
infn and civil authority present, shall sor, aud
count the said votes. and make tive hist. of the
names OF each person, with the number of ,otes
gwen for each snnexed to his naune. record Of
Which shall be made 10 the Town Clerks oti;rc and
shall seal ~ said lists separately, and wr,,e on
each The name oftbc iosn and ihese " ords. "Votes
Tor Senator or "voics for Scaaiors A. the case
may be, one Of which lists shall be delivered by the
presiding officer TO the Representative of said tovn
~ any, and u none be chosen to the Renresep,,-
i've OF an adjoining town. TO be transmitted TO the
PRESIDENT OF the Senate; the other lis,, the said
presiding oheer, SHALL within ten days, deliver TO
TUG 'oohiy'--and the Clerk of each County Court
respectively or IN case OF his absence or disability
the Sheriff of such Coupty. or in case of tho nh.
sence or disability Of bo,h. the High Baiha of sueh
County, on the tenth day af.er such election shall
publicly open, sort, and count said voter ,--und
make record Of the sane in the Office of the Clerk
OF such County Cour.s copy Of which he shall
transmit 10 the Senate and shall also within ten
days thereafter transmit to the person or persons
eiected, certificate Il hs or their election
frorded, however, that the General Assembly
shall have power to regulate by Law the mode of
baioting Tor Senators within the several Counties
ana 10 prescribe the means and the manner by
which the resolt Of the balloting shall be ascertain
ed, and through which the Senators chosen shall
be certified Of their election, and for filling MI yn
cancles IN the Senate, which shall happen by death
resignation or otherwise. But they shall not have
power to apportioD the Senators to the several
counties, otherwise than according TO the popu,a.
hon thereof agreeaby TO the provisions herein be-
fore ordained
ARTICLE lOrH. The Senate shall have the like
powers TO decide on the election and qualifications
OF, aud to expcl any Of lis members, make its own
rules. and appoint its own of. ers. as are ncidep,
to- or are possessed by, the House Of Represents.
ives A majority shall constitute a Quorum
Inc Lieutenant Governor shall be President of the
senate except when he shall exercise the Office off
Governor, or when his Office shall be vacant. or in
MS absence.ln which the Senate shall appoin,
one OF It's own members, to be President of the Sc
nate' pro fempore. And the President of the Sen |
ATE snail have casting vote, but no other.
ARTICLE lin. The Senate shall hive the
sole power Of trying and deciding upon all impeach
men's-when sitting for that purpose, they shall
De on oath or affirmation and no person shall be
convicted, wthou, the concurrence of two thirds off
The members present. Judgment in cases of i'm.
parchment shall not extend farther than to remo-
val from ofiice-and disqua LITIGATION TO hold a, az.
oving "-y "a-s ~r ho"os, or proht, or trust, TN
der this State. But the party convicted shall nev
srtheless, De liable and subject to Indictment trial
udgment, and punishment, according to Law.
ARTICLE lITH The Supreme Executive nov
or Oh the State, shall be exercised by the Governor
Dr.. IN case OF his absence or dsaby,by the Lieut..
Governor; who shall have all the powers. and per.
orm all the duties vested in and enioined upon tho
Governor and Council, by the Eleventh and Tween
y-seventh Sections Of the second Chapter of the
constitution as at present established, exceptinp
hat he shall not sit as Judge, in case of ppeacb
nent, nor grant reprieve or pardon, in npy sucb
case nor shall he command the fofccs of the
state IN person, in time Of war; or Instruction
lnless by advice and consent of the Senate and
10 longer than they shall approve thereof The
Governor may have Secretary of civil and mill
airy affairs, to be by him appointed during pleas.
ire, whose services he may at all times command
md Tor whose compensation provision shall be made
~ law.
ARTICLE 18Th. The votes for Governor, Lieuten- !
mi -no'eInor, and Treasurer Of the State, shall be
oried ana counted, and the result declared by :
committee appointed by the Senate and House of
Representatives. II at any time, there should 4
Re no election, by the freemen, of Governor. Lien
l..
senate and House Of Representatives shall, by
ont ballot, elect to fill the office not filled by the
reemen as aforesaid, one of the three candidates
or such office, (f there be so many) for whom,
he greatest number of votes shall have been re- +
urned.
ARTICLE l4TH. The Secretary of State, and all
Ulcers, whose elections not otherwise provided
Jr and Who under the existing provisions Of the h
constitution, are elected by the Council and House
Representatives, shall hereafter, be elected by
he Senate and House of Representatives, in JOINT
ssembly,at which the presiding officer of the Sen.
to, shall preside; and su;h presiding officer a
such JOINT assembly shall have casting vote and
0 other.
ARTICLE l5rn. Every bill which shall have c
assed the Senate and House of Representatives b
hall, brore 1t become a law, be presented to The \
GOVERNOR If he approve, he shall sign it; if not n
e shall return it, with his objections. in writing.
} the House in which il shall have originated !,
hich shall proceed to reconsider it, IT, upon n
ich reconsideration, majority of the House shall y
ASS the bill, il shall, together with the objections.
sent to the other House, by which it shall, like
Use, be recousidered, and. # approved by major .
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