The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-02-26
PROCLAMATION.
BY CARLOS COOLIDGE,

Vermont. dated In Council of Ccnsors
Feb, lS49," Convention of Delegates Of
the people met at the State House in Mont
lpelier, on the first Wednesday in January
A. ID. 1850, to consider of the amendment.
to the Constitution of this State proposed by
said Council; and
WHEREAS, it has been certified TO me by
he order of said Convention, dated Janua.
Iry 10, 1850, that, on due consideration. the
said Copvention have adopted the Third
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth
Eleventh, Twelfth, and Fourteenth Articles
of Amendment proposed by said Council
which Articles are in the words and figure.
following, to wit:
ARTICLE 3. The Assistant Judges of the
County Court shall be elected by the Free.
men of their respective Counties
ApT. 4. Sherils and High Balifls shall
be elected by the Freemen of their respec-
tive Counties.
ART ;. States Attorneys shall be elect.
cd by the Freemen Of their respective Coun-
ties.
ART G. Judges of Probate shall be c.
ected by the Ficcn.cn of their respective
Probate Districts
Art :. Justices Of the Peace shall be
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towns and towns having less than one thou
sand inhabitants may elect any number Of
Justices Of uc Peace not exceeding fire
towns having one thousand and less than two
hou.and inhabitants may elect scrcn: towns
having two thousand and less than three
thousand inhabitants, may elect ten towns
having three thousand and less than five
thousand inhabitants, may elect uceire; and
towns having five thousand or more inhabit-
ants. may elect fteeen Justices of the Peace
ART .. All the officers named in the
preceding articles Of amendment shall be
annually elected by ballot and shall hold
their offices for one year, said year commence
ing on the FIRST day OF December next after
their election.
ART 10. The election of the several off
Gers mentioned in the preceding articles, ex-
coping Town Representatives, shall be made
at the times and in the manner now directed
in the Constitution for the choice Of Sena-
| tors, And the presiding officer of each Free
mems meeting, after the votes shall have
been taken. sorted and counted, shall in open
meeting, make certificate of the names Of
each person voted for, with TIE nuuber of
votes given for each annexed to his name
and designating the Office for which The votes
were given, record Of which shall be made
in the Town Clerk Office, and ne shall seal
up. said certificate, and shall write thereon
the name of the town and the words, Cefi-
| fcdic # r0tes for --- -, and add
thereto, in writing, the title of the office
voted for, as the case may be, and shall de-
liver such certificate TO some Representative
chosen as n member of the General Assem-.
bly,, whose duty it shall be 20 cause such GER
tifcate of votes to be delivered to the Com
mittee Of the General Assembly appointed
to canvass the same. And at the sitting Of
the General Assembly next after such bal
otling for the officers aforesaid, there shall
he a Committee appointed of and by the
General Assembly who shall be sworn &c
the faithful discharge Of their duty AM
whose duty it shall be TO examine such Ger.
tifcates and ascertain the number of vote.
given for each candidate, and the persons
receiving the largest number of votes foi
the respective Offices shall be declared duly
elected. and by such Committee be reported
TO the General Assembly and the officers st
elected sh.ll be commissioned by the Gov
crnor And if two or more persons, lesig
mated for any one Of said offices, shall have
received an equal number of votes, the Gen
cral Assembly shall elect one of such person
to such Office.
ART IL. The term Of Office of the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, and Treasurer
of the State, respectively, shall commenc,
when they shall be chosen and qualified, an,
shall continue for the term of one wear. o.
until their successors shall be chosen ant
qualified or to the adjournment of the ses
sion of the Legislature, at which, by tn
Constitution and laws, their successors ar
required to be chosen, and not after such ad
journmcnt. And the Legislature shall pro
vide, by general law, declaring what office
shall act as Governor whenever there shal
be a vacancy in both the Offices of Govcrno
and Lieutenant Governor. occasioncd by
failure 10 elect, or by the removal from ol
fee, or hy the death, resignation, or inabilit
of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor
to exercise the powers and discharge tn
duties of tle office of Governor and sue
officer so designated, shall exercise the pow
ers and discharge the duties appertaning t
the olllce of Governor accordingly until th
disability shall be removed. or a Goyerno
shall be elected. And in case there shall b
a vacancy in the office of Treasurer, by rea
son of any Of the causes enumerated tn
Governor shall appoint a Treasurer Tor III
time being, who shall act as Treasurer unit
the disability shall be renewed, or a new
lection shall be made.
ART. ?, The Treasurer Of the Stat
/ shall, before entering upon the duties of Iii
Office, give sufficient security TO the SecrC
tary Of State, in behalf of the State of Vel
mont, before the Governor of the State @
one of the Judges of the Supreme Cour
And Shcrils and High Ballhs, before er
terlng upon the duties of their respectiy
offices. shall give sufficient security to tn
Treasurer Of their respective Counties, be
fore one Of the Judges of the Supren
Court, or the two Assistant Judges of tn
County Court of their respective Countie.
IN such manner and in such sums as shall b,
directed by the Legislature
ART. II. The Senate shall he compose
of thirty Senators, to be of the Freemen o
the County for which they are elected, re
spectively, who shall have attained the ae
of thirty years, and they shall be electct
annually by the Frcemen of each Count,
respectively.
The Senators s'all be apporlioncd TO th
several Counties, according to the formulation
as ascertained by the census taken unde
the authority of Congress in the year 1910
regard being always had, in such apporton
ment, to the Counties having the larges
fraction. and giving to each County at leas
one Senator.
The Legislature shall make new appor
tionment Of the Senators to the severa
Counties, after the taking of each census o
the United States, or after census taker
for the purpose OF such apporionmeut, un
der the authority of this State, always re
garding the above provisions of this article
Therefore, be it known that !, Carlo.
COOLIDGE, Goyernor Of the Slaie of Ner