The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-13
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CONVENTION 10 AMEND Tue cos.
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The Convention called for the purpose Of o..
mcndlng The Constitution Of our state viii act
upon sryrrd important Propmiions our
columns 1tr open for the discussion of these
propositions, aud they ,urr Of sufficient inter.
cot, wc take ~, 90 coli forth moro Or lcs. de-,
bate. Any one feeling mn interest in the
points to be considered by the Convention, b.
invited to forward h. ~ Shatrvcr Ic may deem
|cypcdi,nt relative 60 the same.
Tho Delegates TO Ihc Convention are TO be-
LElGEt,t arthc third Tl,,.daa Fl Aeremler. and
lhc Convention 10 called to meet on the .frst
Hed"'sdoy If JlHp0yy neat,
The Gnt amendment proposed blythe Coun.
/. ell of Ccnsors rclatcs 10 change Of rcpfcscn.
tatipu ~ the lower house of the GcncTal As.
scmbly Now each organized town is emit.
tied TO one fcpwscuiauyc-uo reference had
10 p0pullton or taxation, The Senatorial fcp.
rcsrntauon H. partially based upon population
The amendment ptoposrs that cvrty town hay.
ing less than $500 inhabitants, shalt have ont
Representative, each town or25OD Inhabitants
6oo Representatives, and for every additional
1900 Inhabitants Que other Representatives.
TITS change would inctcu,s' The number OF
representatives, some dozen orso. The mum.
Der Of $500 being required to cntliic town 10
az additional representative ptccludcsa heavy
I increase at present, and ,Ibarcly approximate
to the principle OF representation according 60
papnllion,--it recognizes the principle, but,
practically, nlmout, rcpndnics g.
/ our State, however. is singular in this par.
uoular Thcrc'is no State in the Union cr.
ocpt ours, aud perhaps Connecticut, whore
the representation is based upon towns with,
oui regard tn populations and no State where
population is not made the basis orrcptcscn;n.
ton, The following, compiled by the Brat.
tlcborough rhunix, shows the mode Of repre-.
scu,auon Ia the several Slatcs OF our Union:
In Virginia, South caFo!n', Georgia, Ten.
gesscc, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Flor.
ida, New Jersey and Pcunsy tauia, Rcprcvr. n.
tauvcs nrc'apporuunod among the Counties
according 20 populations, tut the counties are
no, divided into election districts.
In North Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana
MssiuipPL Alabama aud New York, the coun.
ties are divided into election districts
Delaware has scycn Representatives. 70 cneh
county.
In Maine, town Of 1900 inhabitants elect,
one, Of $3.50 two, or G75n three, or 10, a0n faur
I CAL, n0a exc. nf % 2jnaix.s of 2G.2lo seven
Towns less than 800 are chased together int
election districts, go az to make up the rcqui.
site numhcr.
In Massachusetts, towns Of $50 electors OF
less are entitled to one Representative, and
one additional for every 225 electors, but nc
new town to be Incorporated with less than
/ 100 electors.
lr New Hampshire, towns of 100 electors
scnd one Representative, aud one additional
for every 800 electors. Towns Of lees than 100
clcetots are put teFothor into election districts
TO make up the requisite number of electors.
Rhode Island allows one Representative 60
each town, and one additional for every 1886
inhabitants.
Connecticut allows one Representative Il
each town.
Vermont sends one Representative FROM
each town without regard to number ofclec
tors.