The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-25
OitDIN CE.
STATE OF MONT.
In Council OF CENsoRs,
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This Council, having agreed to propose
certain amendments 10 the Constitution Of
this State, and having determined TO call Il
convention TO consider such amendments
Tier ore. 1t is ordered by said Council,
that 4 convention of the people Of the state
of Vermont shall meet at the State House
in Montpelier, on the first Wednesday of
January, 4. ID. l643, TO consider of the a.
mendnents 10 the constitution proposed by
this council and TO adopt the same. or such
parts thereof as the said convention shall
Judge will be most conductive 10 the good
government. peace and happiness of the
people of this state. And for the purpose
of ~clccting delegates to attend said conven.
ton, the first constable. or, in his absence,
she town clerk or in his absence, one Of
The selectnen of each town in this state,
entitled to send Il representative to tie Gen
eral Assembly, without further order, shall
set u3 4 notification, at such pace or places
as shall have been appointed for notifying
town meetings in such town, at least ten
DAVIS before the third Tuesday OF Novem-
Der next, warning the freemen of their res
positive towns TO meet on the third Tuesday
of November A. ID. 1912, at ore o'clock in
the afternoon, at the place where the last
freeman's meeting was held in such town,
for the purpose of e%iecting delegates 10 rep
resent the freemen Of said Town in said
convention, at the opening of which meet.
iag this order shall be publicly read.
And the first constable, or, in his absence
or disability, the town clerk, or some one
g IL .I.- no.b 0u,- -,
ice of the peace, shall preside at such meet
ing, whose duty it shall be TO call on the
ffecmca of such town, from time to time,
for the space of four hours, 10 give in their
votes for such delegate. which votes shall
be gwen and received in the same manner,
and under the same regulations as is, by
law, provided in the case of eIecting repre-.
seniaiives 10 the General Assembly and,
nj the expiration for which time, the votes,
SO taken shall, by said presiding officer,
with the assistance of the selectmen and
and justices of the peace in such town, be
sorted and counted, and if no person shall
have a majority of all The votes, tie said
presiding officer shall notify the same, and
again call upon the frccmcn as aforesaid,
giving a reasonable time for receiving such
votes until an election shall be made
And after an election shall nave been made.
as aforesaid, the pre.idi ne officer of said
meeting shall deliver 10 the person a certif-
icate of the following tenor, TO wit:
STATE OF VERMONT At a freemen's
meeting. warned
ana holden al in pursuance of
nm ordrr of The Council Of Censors, on the
third Tuesday, of November, A. D. 1912,
A.. b was elected a delegate, by a MAORI
~ of the freemen present, 10 represent the
inhabitants OF in Convention,
TO be holden on the first Wednesday of Jan.
uHry, A. ID. 1913, for the purpose oftaking
into consideration certain amendments TO
the constitution of this state, proposed by
snid Council of Censors, in February last.
Given under my hand at
Ibis day of A. D 1912.
c. d. first constable,
orpreSidiag officer.
Which certificate shall be q sufficient
,rrjan.i .l ofsuch Derson's ~elrction