The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-10
Amendments of the Constitution.
Ordinance ofthc Council.
STATE OF VERMONT,

Tho Couucil having osrcjl To PROPOSE GER
fuiu amendments 10 the Constitution of this
Stutc, aud hu,iuS doicrmiurd Ia call Con-
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Therefore, II h ordered nv said Council
That n Convention OF The people of ihr Slutr
oi.Nrrmout shall meet ~ lic state House iu
NWiVrjjrr rii li,e-tis. "Wednesday IN lunu-
~ 4. u, i-5t, iu consider -tlte amendment
riih0 Constitution proposed 10y this Council,
.nl 90 adopt thr sufur, or sNvh parts thereof
ms tho mid Convention shalt Judge will be-
most conducive 10 TIC good government
u.acc aud lrp.urss of the peoplc Of ibis
state. Aud i1r the purpose of clcciing Del
.rra-cs 20 attend sur,T Convention the first
Constable, or 800 lis Ghscucr, thc towh Clerk
rr in lus .h-tucc, uuc o'cf" : ri,vtWru 90
.acl, town iu ihi, sspir. entitled 10 send n
Irurcsrulltnc tu the General Asscmhly,with.
,uut muhcr order, sh8ll set up a notification,
~ s7ch place or places ~ shall hive been mp
pOinCI rUr NugitmN Town meetings IN such
iaur,rt least ten dlNs hriurr lhc ilrl Tues.
day ~ 'SG1cmhcr, \. u. 1870, wafuiuC the
Frecmcu ol'thrlr respective towns to meet
on the s0id third Tuesday ia \ November, -i9,
AZ QUO 05'lurk lntllc httyruoor, NJ tic place
where the lnst Frrcmcu's meeting WAS held
in such town, for the purpose of clcctlug
Delegates to represent the Frccmen of said
lAl llill VI
which meeting this order shall DO publicly
read.
-AH.l il.a -Gszt EnnSIaLle, or, in his nhscnce
or disability. the town Clerk. or some one Of
the Sccctmeu of cnch town, or II Justice of
the Pence. shall preside NJ such meeting,
whose duty it slull bo TO call on the Free
men of such town, from time to Time, for the
space of four hours, to give in their votes for
such delegate, which vote shall be given aud
received IN tho same manner aud under the
same regulations as il. 10y law, provided IN
the case of elccting Representatives to the
General Assrmhili and at the expiration OF
WHICH time, the votes 80 taken, shall, 10y snid
Presiding officer with the assistance OF the
Sclcclmcn mud Justices of the Pence IN such
town. he sorted aud counted. aud ifuo per-
sun rl5,i have. a majority at all thnTutcx. the
sand -prpsidjgp officer allal! ualiiy :hn same.
and again call upon the Frcemcn uiuresuid,
giving a reasonable time for receiving stieh
votes, until an election shall have been made
And after ma election shall have been made,
MS aforesaid, the Presiding officer of snid
meeting shall deliver 90 tho perfon elected, n
certificate of the following tenor. to wits
STATE or VERMONT, ! AT Free
{ mems meeting
warned aud lN,llcn at ------ in pursuance
or,n order OF tho Council Of C,Usora, ou'hr
elected n delegate, 10y u
minority of the Freemen present, 10 ,rcpre-
scut the citizens Of ----- in Convention
to hc held on the .----- for the purpose
ortahin- INTO consideration certain amend
ynGuys rdtthr t'qurtttrttior 1T thi- State,-Pfa-
posed hy said Council of CcnsorS, IA Fobru-
airy last
Given under my hand Mt --------s this------
dny f 4. u. Is.
G.. ~. --,
FIRST Constable or Presiding officer.
CHARLES X. WILLIAMS,
President.
john W. Pomyoy, Secretary.
Articles Of Amendment.
Proposed by tte Council ofCcnsorS
and 10, BE- su57ndicRi0 tie Con.
r,ni'oH Of Delegates,
AriIrIe 1.-The House Of Representatives