The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-19
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sATuRDAY. JANUARY 10. 1850

O. Tho members of the Constitutional
Convention formally closed their lAbors on
SATURDAY. theHgl. a,aHy ectl,sa,. laG-s1,- Fsi-
day The Journal Of proceedings OF the last
day we have moi YET seen, The Patriot was
kind enough to send rs nm extra containing
the announcement OF ihe triumph Of "ruck
and decker" 10y forty or my mejnri'y in the
election oflhc Drlcgates,hu hot omitted to favor
W., by the SHINE means, with The triumph Of
lis pnrty aner the assembling OF the Dele.
gates, or with their proceedings We are
under obligations to the Waterman for an
eAirn containing the proceedings Of ItIg sec=
oud duy,-siuec then VIC have had news
from Cincinnati, Ohio, earlier lhnu The trans
actions VI the Convention, at the Capital Of
our own State.
The following aro the articles Of amend.
menl 20 the Constitution ofIhe State, adopt.
ed 10y lle Convention
.-AErIcLE 3 The Assistant Judges OF the
County Court shalt be elected ny Iru ffrrr-
men OF their respective counties.
AHr.4. Sheriff. aud High Bniils shalt
be elected by he FroenIen OF Iheir respect
i've counties.
ARA Judges of Probate shall be elect.
ed by ~ Freemen OF tlIeir respective pro-
bate DISTRICTS.
ART.7. Justices OF tie Peace shall be G.
lected low the Ercemen of their respective
towns; and towns having less than one thous-
and inhabitants mny elect any number of
Justices of the Pence not exceeding .fre;-
towns having one thousand, and less than
two thousand iUhablianis, mhy elect Sepen,
towns having Two thousand, and less than
three thousand inlIabitnnts, may elect len
towns having three thousand inhabitants and
less than five thousand inhabitants inny elect
hpeire; aud towns having five thousand in
hnbitanis, or more inhabitants, may elect ~
teen Justices Of the Peace.
ART.S. Registers Of Probate shall bc G.
teeted by the Frcemen of7Iheif- respective
probate districts.
ARr.9 Al the officers named in the
preceding articles of ansendmeat, shall he
annually elected by ballot, and shall hold
their offices for ono year ,snid year commenc-
inc on the frs, day Of December next after
the election:
ART. 10. The election of the severut of
ficers mentioned in tho preceding articles
eKcepting town Representatives., shall he
a,ndS az the timeE, and III the mHuHeT now
directed in the Constitution for The choice
of Senators. And the presiding officer OF
each Freemen's meeting, after tho votes shall
have been taken, sorted, aud counted, shall
in open meeting, make Il GerIi6eaiev of the
name of each person voted for, wiIh the
aumber OF votes gwen for each, annexed to
Ibis name, g. designating Ihe office for which
the votes were given, a record OF which shnii
he made in the Town Clerks Office, and he
shall seal up suid certificate, aud shall write
Ii. pg tho tnN aud Rla ed
Certificate of uotes Or, aud add there
to, ia writing, the title ofthe office voted fur,
as ,I4e case mnY be. aud shall deliver such
certificate to same Representative chosen as
a member of the General Assembly. whose
du,y il shall I've to cause such certificate of
votes to be delivered to the Committee OF
the General Assembly appointed to canvass
the same. Aud at tho sitting Of the Gener-
al Assembly next afcr such ba!Io,ing for the