State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-02-09
Esy Sgd4AS III. sBgGNES0N,
Lieutenant Governor, and .Acting Governor
ofHe State Of Vcrmont,
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! WHEREAS, in pursuance of an Ordinance
of the Council of Censors of the State
of Vermont, dated ain Council, J anua-
| ry 18th, 1885," a Convention of the
People Of thic State, met at the State
House in Montpelier, on the first We'd
nesday Of January, 1886, to consider of
tho Amendments to the Constitution of
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 consdera-
ton adopted the 9th, 9TH, 9Th, 9th, 10Th,
1lth, 18th, 18Th, Nth, 18th, 18th, and
Doth Articles OF Amendment, altera-
ton and addition to the Constitution, pro-
posed by the said Council of Censors on
the 18th day Of January, 1885, which
are in the words following, to wit:
| ARTICLE 9TH. The most numerous branch
of the Legislature of this State shall hereaE
ter be styled House of Representatives.
ARTICLE 7TH. The Supreme Legis-
latye power of this State shall hereafter
be exercised by Senate and the House
of Representatives which shall be styled,
The General Assembly Of the State of
Vermont" Each shall have and exercise
the like powers III all acts of Legislation ;
and no bill, rcsolu ion, or other tling, which
shall have been passed 10y the one, shall
have the effect of, Or be declared to be u
law, without the concurrence Of the other.
Pr0rided, That all Revenue bills shall
originate in the House of Representatives,
but the Senate may propose or concur with
amendments, as on other bills. Neither
House during the session the General
Assembly, shall, without the consent of the
other, adjourn for more than thee days,
nor to any other place than that, in which
the two Houses shall be sitting, and in
case of disagreement bc,ween the two
Houses, with respect to adjournment, the
Governor may >yiidtrn them 70 such time
as he shall think proper.
ARTICLE SrH. The Senate shall be COM
posed of thirty Senators, to be of the free
men of the County for which they III
lected respectively, who are thirty years of
age or upwards, and to be annually elected
by the treemen Of each county respectively.
Each County shall be entitled to one Sena-
tor, at least, and the reminder of the Sen
ators shall be apportioncd TO the several
Counties, according TO their population,
as the same was ascertalned by the last
census, taken under the authority of the
United States, regard being always had, in
such appOrionment, to the Counties, hay
ing the greatest fraction. But the several
Counties, shall, until after the next census
of the United States, be entitled to elect,
and have their Senators, in the following
proportion, to wit:
Bennington County, two; Windham
County, three Rutland County, three ;
Windsor County, four; Addison County,
three; Orange County, three; Washing
ton County, two; Chittcnden County, two !;
Caledania County, two; Franklin County,
three Orleans County, one Essex Coun-
ty, one; Grand Isle County, one.
The Legislature shall make new APP
portlonment 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 apportonment, by order of
the Government of this State--aIways
regarding the above provisions in this arti-
Gle.
ARTICLE 0TH. The frcemen of the sew
eral towns in each county, shall annually,
give their votes for the Senators apportion-
ed to such county, at the same time, and
under the same regulations, as are now
provided for the election of Councillors.
And the person or persons, equal in num-
Der TO the number of Senators, apportion-
ed togsuch County, having the greatest
number of legal votes, in such county re-
spectively, Shall be the Senator or Senators,
of such County. At every election of
Senators, after the votes shall have been
taken, the Constable or presiding officer,
assisted by the Selectmen and civil author
ity present, shal sort and count The said votes,
and make two lists of the names of each
person, with the number Of votes given
for each annexed to his name, record of
which shall be made in the Town Clerks
Office, and shall seal up said lists separately,
and write on each the name of the town,
and these words, "Votes for Senator" or
&C Woes for Senator'S" as the case may be,
one of which lists shall be delivered by the
presiding officer TO the Representative of
said town Of any and if none be chosen, TO
the Representative of an adjoining town, to
be transmitted to the President Of the Sen
ate; the other list, the said presiding Off
Ger, shall, within ten days, deliver TO the
Clerk of the County Court, for the same
County,--and the Clerk of each County
Court, respectively, or in case of his ali
sence, or disability, the Sheriff of such
County, or in case Of the absence or disa-
hiity of both, the High Bailiff of such
County, on the tenth day after such cleo
lion, shall publicly open, sort, aud count
said votes and make record of the same
i'm Tho office of the Clerk of such County
Court, n copy of which he shall tansmit to