State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-01-19

OF wilmington, FISK, Fisher, Flint, ruller oil
Troy, Fullerton, Foster, Fry, Gray, Gardner,
Gilman, Gibson, Gleason, Goodale, Hall of
Dover Hatch, Harris, Hewos, fIendee, Hin
man sof tFIolland, Hix, Hitchcock Howe,
Holt, Huntington, Hustled, Hyde, Jackman,
Jenness, Johnson, Jones of Waitsiicld, X ell
ton, Kidder, Knapp Of WoodIord, Knapp Of
Searsburgh, Leavings of Morgan, Leonard,
Luce, May, Malher, Mason of Ira, Miller OF
Lowell Miller of Westfeld, Millurd Moore of
Newport Moore of Rupert, Morrill, of Rye
cate, Morse, Nowcomb, Niles, Pike, Pinco,
Rice, Robinson, Rounds, Rowel, Sawyer,
Sauwe, SchoG, Scoio,d, Sears of Norris
town, Sears Of Richford, Shearer, Slater,
Smith OF Ludlow, Stevens of Bnonfcld, Ste
vcns of Newbury, Stickncy, Stcbbins. Stone,
Stowe, Stoddard, Tabor Taganrl TAYLOR,
Thatcher, Thomson, Townsend, Villas, Wal
kerr Wales, Wallace Whitney, Wheeler,
Wheeloot OF Eden, Wiley.-ll3.
So the Convention resolved 10 adopt the fol-
lowing articles, viz:
ARTICLE 7TH. The Supreme Legsla-
tive power of this State shall hereafter be
exercised by a Senate and the House of
Representatives. which shall be STYLED.
"Thc General Assembly OF the State of
Vermont Each shall have and exercise
the ike powers in all acts of Legislation !;
and no bill, resolution, or other thing, which
have the effect of, or he declared to be, q
law, without the concurrence OF the other.
Provided, That all Revenue bills shall
originate in the House of Representatives,
but the Senate may propose or concnr
with amendments, as on other bills. Nci-
the House during the session OF the Cen
craI Assembly, shall, without the consent of
the other, ADJOURN for more than three
days, nor to any other place than that in
which the two Houses shall be sitting
and in case Of disagreement between the
two Houses, with respect to adjournment,
the Governor may adjourn them to such
time as he shall think proper.
ARTICLE STH. The Senate shah he
composed of thirty Senators, 10 be Of the
irecmeu of the County for which they are
elected, respectively, who are thirty years
of age or upwards, and 10 be annually cleo
ted by the trcemcn Of each County rcspcc-
lively. Each County shall be entitled 10
one Senator, at least, and the reminder Of
the Senators shall be apportoncd 70 the
several Counties according TO their p0puIa-
ton, as the same was asccrtaincd by the
! last Census, taken under the authority Of
/ the United StatcS,-rCgard being always
! iiad, in such apporGunmcnt, 10 the Coun-
( ties having die greatest fraction. But the
several Counties shall, until after the next
Census OF the United States, be entitled to
elect, and have their Senators, III the fol-
! lowing proportion, to wit:
! Bennington County, two; Windham
County, three; Rutland County, three ::
| Washington County, two; Chitiendcn
County, two; Caledonia County, two;
Franklin County, three; Orleans County,
on Essex County, one Grand Isle Coun-
I ty, one.
| The Legislature shall make new appor-
| tionmcnt Of the Senators, to the several
| Counties, after the taking of each Census
OF the United States, Or Census taken, for
the purpose Of such apportonmcnt, by or
der of the Government of this Statc--al-
ways regarding the above provisions in this
article.
ARTICLE Grin. The frcomcn Of tho sew
cral towns in each County shall annually,
give their votes for the Senators, appor-
toned TO such County, at the same time,
and under the same regulations, as are now
provided Tor the election Of Councillors
And the person or persons, equal in num-
Der to the number of Senators, apporton-
ed to such County, having the greatest
number OF legal votes, in such County re-
spccuvely, Snail be the Senator or Senators,
of such County. At every election Olsen
ators, after the votes shall have been taken,
the Constable or presiding officer, assisted
by the Seectmen and civil authority pres
cnt, shall sort and count the said votes, and
make two lists of the names of each per-
son, with the number of votes given for
each annexed to his namc record of
which shall be made in the Town Clerks
Office and shall seal up said lists, separate
", and write on each the name the town,
and these words, Votes for Senator" or