The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-10
Council Of Censors.


sTli. body CLOSED llcir lul'urv, of cs0uin
ing into our slule Affair, for tic last scrlcnr
rs. at their llirl rcssiou, oftliuocu dny.,n
Burlington, on the 2slh, fchIuory- pt
members were
Hon. CnAs, Il. WILLIAMS, RutInud Go. Pc,
JouSN. PoNHor Chiucudrn srr,
JAMEs Brit, Caledonia
" IhSRY +sTuwELL, InWoillc
JomN DEWEY, E-scx
Dawn CHAwToRp, WiutiI on
SoLoNoN T.. Dr1roN, WUd-"r
-..y tvur-rr- Brrr, firrrt't'' w.
PrTrH STARR, Addison
Ina II. ALLFN, Orleans,
a WILLIAM llrnAEn. Orange
kryrs T.. CooL, Bennington ,.
iirvUr - tNrs, WusLingtou
Their lhroe scssions have uccupird uuN..
iva daS-.
Committee on powers nl tlic Cnuslin''ol
-lirhard. CrnwGrl, Burt nud W,l,ou'.
Legislative Cuinn,iuoc,-DrWey, A.cnN
Duuon. i,
Executive Committee lian, Crawford anl
JaHes.
COMMITTEE on Taxes and Eypcud'lrc.
james, Burt aud Cuol
Judiciary Committee Stnrr, Sto"rOad
Bell.
Thc Coutmh,ee have Wy ,,''s . To . go.
ted ta coll u convention of one Delegate from
y.ncl organised to,yit IL. tie -lai' '' '.-e'
Montpelier OH Tie first Wednesday IA Joop.
nry 1850, To decide on The proposnl. ct @.
inendn,ont to tie Constitutions. Which i,a,"
been adopted 10y tAe Council
The proposals of amendment are 10 give
the choice Of Judges ofIhc County Courts, b,
J,,,lrr- ritz, Reei-,er- ct Sheriff.
High BalifIs, md States Attorneys To llc
ifecmen or lie CoS Justices oftlic Pence TO
the freemcn orihe towns not exceeding Ju'.
ces 10 towns or less ihnn 1000 inhnhiauls-
towns containing lOOOt 1000 inhnhIlau"
uay elect 2 Jusliccs--two TO three ihousant
mny elect 10 Jusiiccs--3 To 3 lliousapd may
elect ~ Jusiiccs-towns with 5000 inln'W
aus aud over mny elect - Justices. Tie
result of the balollinfs 10 he returned to Vie
General Assembly, 10 I've there cNnminedum
the officers TO he commissioned 10y the Gov
ernor.
Some change iIi our system ofrclTesen'"
Iiion is proposed;each organized Iowhllqs hO"
one Observation-Disclosures town containing
$500 Inhabitants may elect tico representatives.
and for every additional 1900 inhabitants
oynr $500 in nuy ons town, said town may
elect mn additional Representatives. No bat
iotng for town representative to commence NJ
ter IL o'clock at night. Governor, L'eulen'
mn, Governor and Treasurer ofihe stute-n'ss
I hold over md exercise the duties Of Their Oh
I fees until others are chosen aud qualified 20
/ fill their places, but not beyond the emo o
the session oflhe Legislature next after '"0
expiration Of their yeur-.' e.. -
The Legislature TO provide by general ,l"'
declaring who shall exercise tho othce'' wv
when there is n YnrAncy in both tue o"'.eo
OF Governor and Lieutenant GoNernor'"" wv"
there is vacancy in til" Office OF lre''"'e'
the Governor r,ny appoint. All i"Vre P'o!
osi,ons of amendment Of tho Constitution 70
be submitted directly to the people under "'
r,c,ion of6lure Councils of Censors'
The address of tie Council Of Censos
the ueoytc, prepared lay Mossrs. Nl''o"N,
t-t,rvrrs aud Starr, the, committee upPon'eu
10 dait it, will he published with the jour-
: II ut { rt1r; f,'sirirr:tiiz 4
y We nrc told that The Council ccnsnre rW'
or severely thGIncrensed expenditures OF Wv
stale, especially the great increase IN the CIV
penses ofthe Judiciary, We hope thai wv
people through their representatives WIN "
Influenced 10y these suggestions mud re'''"
some of,he abuses IN tie state government
We have given above brief m'n"'' y,
some Of tho matters acted on by the Co""''
which wo thought might bo interesting "
our readers. while they will he Whiting to "'