Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-02-22
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A PRO.GLAM
BY CARLOS COOLIDGE,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF VERMONT

WHEREAS, in pursuance Of an Ordinance of
; the Council OF Censors, of the 8 ate of Ver-
mont dated In Council of C.nsors, Feb. Is 10, ,
!, q Convention Of Delegates Of the people met 1T
the State House in M1ntpeet, oil the first Wed.
nesday in January, A. D., 1850. to consider Of
the amendments to the Constitu,ioI OF this
/ State proposed by said Council: and It :.
WHEREAS, it has been Certified to rIe by the
order of SAID Convention, dated January l.,
, 1850, that, on due consideration. the said Com
venton have adopted the Third, Fourth Fifth
Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth
and Fourteenth Articles of Ame ndment propos
, eu oy SAID Council, which Articles are in the
n words and figures following, to wit: 80
o ARTICLE 3. The Assistant IudYss nj >, a
5 ,,y So"ny Cnnrt shall be elected by the Free,neo
oil thelr respective oUu"'ito. =
: ARr. 4. Shcrifs and High Bsiliffs ehall be
elected by the Ffeemen Of their respective
Counties.
= ART s. State Attorneys shall be elected by
: the Freetnen of their respective Counties. -
: ART. g. Judges of Probate shall be elected
by the Freemen OF their respec;i9e Probate D!a-
iricts. -
ART. 7. Justices o. the Peace shall be cleo
tey by the Freemen of their respective 10 vns
and towns having less than one Thousand in
habtants may elect any number of Justices Of
The Peace not exceeding five; towns having
one thousand, and less than two thousand in
habitants NAV elect seren ; towns having two
| thousand and less than three thousand inhab.-
tants, may elect ten, towns having three thnn-
sand and less than five thousand inhabitants
may elect :,cslre; and towns having Ave tn ,u-
sand inhabt ants, may elect fifteen Justices Of
! the Peace. -
| AET. Q. All the officers named in the pra.
cccding articles of amendment shall be annual
" elected by ballot and shall hold their Office Gr
one year, said year commencing on the first
day Of December 'ney' after their election.
ART 10. The election of the several officers
mentioned in the proceeding articles, excepting
Town Representatives, shall be made al the
tines and in the manner now directed in the
Constitution for the choice of Senators And
The presiding officer Of each Fr,eman's meeting,
after the votes shall have been taken, sorted
and counted, shall, il opea meeting, make
certificate Of the names OF each person voted for
with tie number Of votes iven for each annex
ed to his name and designating the office for
which the votes were given, record of which
shall be made in the Town Clerks office. and
he shall seal up said certificate, and shall write
thereon the name of the town and the words,
Certlfelte Of rDteS tOr ----- and add
thereto, in writing, the title Of Office voted for,
as the case may be. and shall deliver such Ger.
tifcate to some Representative chosen as a
member Of the General Assembly, whose duty
/
be delivered to the Committee of the General
Assembly appointed to canvass the same. And
at the sitting of the General Assembly next af-
ter such baIlot;ing tor the officers aforesaid,
there shall be Committee appointed of and by
TIE General Assembly who shall be sworn to
the faithful discharge of their duty and whose
duty il shall be to examine such certificates and
ascertain the number Of votes given for each
candidate, aad the persons receiving the largest
number OF votes for The respective offices, shall
be declared duly elected, and by such Commit
tee be reported TO the General Assembly aud the
officers SO elected shall be commissioned by the
Governor. And if two or more persons desig-
mated for any one of said offices, shall have r..
cevcd an equal number Of votes, the General
Assembly shall elect one OF such persons ,b
such office. "
Arr. H. The term Of Office OF the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, and Treasurer of the
State, respectively, shall commence when they
shall be chosen and qualified, and shsI conti-
nue. for the term Of one yeat, o, until :Ee- sue
cessorl shall te chosen ard qualified, d Il the
Adjournment OF the session o. the Legislature,
at which, by the Constitution and laws, their
successors are required TO be chosen, and no,
after such adjournment. And the Legislature
shall provide, by general law; declaring what
officer shall act as Governor whenever there
shall be a vacancy in both the offices OF Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, occa stoned by
failure to elect, or by the removal from Office.
or by The death, resignation, inability Of botir
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. to exer-
else the powers and discharge the duties OF
the office of Governor; ani"s officer so de-
, sgna,ed shall exercise the powers and dis-
| charge the duties aPperfaining to the office OF
Governor accordingly until the disability shall
be removed, or = Gcvernor shall be elected
And in case there sia' be vacancy in the 0f-
flee OF Treasurer, by reason OF any ofthe causes
enumerated, the Governor shall appoint a
Treasurer for the time being, who shall act as
Treasurer until the disability slal! be removed,
or new election shall be made. :
ART. IL. The Treasurer Of the State shall,
before entering upon the duties Of his office,
give sufficient security TO the Secretary OF
State, in behalf of tho State OF Vermont, before
the Governor Of the State, or one of the Judges
o! the Supreme Court. And Sherlffs and High
Bailiffs, 'bsfJre entering upon the tn,ies of
their respective offices" shall give sufficient Sc
cnrity to the Treasurer Of their respective
Counties, before one OF the Judges Of the S
preme Court or the two Assistant Judges Of
the County Court of their respective Counties,
in such manner and in such sums es shall be-
directed BY the Legislature.
ART. l3 The Senate shall be composed of
thirty Senators. 10 be of the Fteemeh of the
NOIEly luI HhilH tHel "'b S~'rqi ISSPeC'NeI!,
who shall have attained the age OF thirty years,
and they shall b, elected annually BY the Free
men of each County respectively.
The Senators stall be apporioned TO the
several Counties, according to the population
as ascertained by the census taken under the
authority of Congress in tile year lSi0 regard
being always had, in such apportiohm"nt 10 tins
Counties having the largest fraction, and giving
to each County at least one Senator. -.
The Legislature shall make a new appor-
tonment of the Senators 10 the several Coun.
ties, after the taking of each census OF the
United States, or after census taken Tor the
purpose Of such spportionment, under the au.'
lhcrty Of this Slate, always regarding the
above provisions OF this article.
Therefore, be it known thst'l, CARLOS Coo.
LIpGE, Governor 'ofthe State of Vermont, here
by cause the said Articles Of Amendment,
adopted as aforesaid TO be proclaimed, to the
end that the same may be known and rccog-
nized as parts of the Constitution Of this State,
and binding on the PeoPls thereof.
Given nnder my hand and tho seal of
thi. State, at Windsor this Twelfth,