The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-23

Assembly neEi afer such bnllouug for the
officers nloferHid, there shall be- Committee
appointed Of and by tie General Assembly
WHO shall be- sworn 20 the faithful discharge
Of their duty aud whose duly il shall be 20
examine such certificates aud nsceTain the
number Of votes given Tor each candidate,
and tho persona receiving tie largest number
ofvoies for HE respective ofiioes, shall be- de-
elnred duly elected, aud 10y such Committee
he reported 20 fila General Assembly AMI lle
officers 10 elected shall be- commissioned hy
lhs Governor, And iflwo or more persons
designated for any one Of said offices, shhll
have received an equal number Of votes the
General Assembly slall elect one Of such
persons 10 such office,
ART. 4. The term Of office Of The Cover
| nor, Lieutenant Governor, aud Treasurer Of
the Stale, respectively shall commence when
lhey shall be chosen and qualified, aud shall
continue for the term Of one year, OF untll
their successors shall be- chosen aud qualified
or 20 lha adjournment Of tho ses.
I sionorihe Legislature, al which, by ihs CoH'
sliiulion and laws, ihoir successors ARE re-
quired 10 be- chosen, and not amer such adj
tournament, Aud the Legislature shuii pro-
vide. 10y general law, declaring what officer
shall act as Governor whenever there shall
/ be a vacancy IN both lhe Offices OF Governor
L HN0 l4ituttNuNN AAbktfHniF nENnhlbNfN Wy Y
future TO elect, or by the removal from office
or 10y the death, resignation, or inability Of
both Governor aud Lieutenant Governor, u
exercise the powers aud discharge the duties
Of the office of Governor; aud such officer ~
designated, shall exercise tho powers aud
discharge the duties apperinininR TO The of
flee OfGovGrnor accordingly until the disabil'
| nv shall be removed, or Governor shall bt
elected. And iH ease there shall bo va.
cancy In the Office Of Treasurer, by reason Of
amy Of the cuuues enumerated, tho Governor
shall appoint Treasurer t0r the time being
who shall net as Treasurer until the disahili
| " shall DO removed, or new election shal
be made.
! hRT. ~. The Treasurer of the State
shall, before entering upon the duties OF hi'
office, give sufficient security TO the Secroia
~ Of State, IN behalf the State ofVermoDt
before the Governor Of the Slnio or one Of
tho Judges Of the Supreme Court. And
!, oHofIlIs AOa TIEN HIITI7, UCi0TG TTTGT11Tl
upon the duties Of their respective Offices
shall give sufficient security to the Treasurer
Of their respective Counties before one Of
the Judges Of the Supreme Court, or the tive
Assistant Judges ofthe County Court ofJhcii
respective Counties, In such manner aud h
such sums ms shall be directed 10y the Legs
lnIure,
/ AIR. II. The Senate shall be compose,
Of thirty Senators, to be OF the Freemen OF
The County for which sihcy nro elected, re
specliyely, who shall have attained the ng'
of thirty yenrs. and they shalt be elected an
nually 10y the Frecmcn Of each County 70
specliycly.
The Senators shall he npporioned to lh'
aeyeral Counties, according to the population
ns ascerinined blythe census tHken under Ili'
authority Of Congress in tho year 1910, ro
4 gurt bgiuE utwUyu iruri, m stfeh -ut'f-orststf
meni, to the Counties having the lnrges
fraction, and giving to euch County at leas
ouc Senator.
i The legislature shall make n new uppor
lionmonl OF the Senators to the several Cdun
ties. after the taking of each census ofthe u
niied States, or after n ceucus taken for III,
! authority of this State, always regarding lh'
above provisions of this article.
Therefore bo it known that /, CARLo
CooLIpGE. Governor of the State Of Yer
mont hereby cause the said Articles Of 4
mendment, adopted ms aforesaid, TO be pro
claimed, to the eud that the same may IL
known aud recognized ns parts of the Con
slituiion!oi this Stntc,nnd binding on the PEG
pie thereof
~ Given under my hand and the sen
= 49,. ! of this State, At Windsor, Thu
Twelfth, day of February, in th'
w year of our Lord. one ihousau,
eight hundred aud ifty,
CARLOS COOLIDGE
by the Governor,
GEoRGE f. Iou0nToN, Secretary,