Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-02-21
A PROCLAMATION,
by CARLOS COOLIDGE.

dated /" in Council of Censors, Feb. l049,"
Convention Of delegates of the people met at the
State House in Montpelier, on the first Wednes-
day in January A. D. 1850, to consider of the
amendments 10 the Constitution of this State
proposed by said Council; and
WHEREAS, it has been certified TO me by the
order of said Convention dated January ~,
1850, that on due consideration, the said Con-
veniion 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 figures following, to witt
ARTICLE 3. Tie Assistant Judges of the
County Court shall lie elected by the Freemen
of their respective Counties.
ART. A. Sherilfs and High Baiffs shall be
elected by the Freemen OF their respective
Counties
AfT.5. States Attorneys shall be elected
by the Freemen Of their respective Counties.
ART. 6. Judges of Probate shall be elected
By the FreeMen OF their respective Probate Dis
tEicts.
Anr.7 JUSTICES ofthe Peace shall be elect
ed by the treemen of their respective towns
and towns having less than one thousand inhab-
ldVs may etecL any hUinDer OF JUSTICES oil
the Peace not exceeding fire towns having one
thousand, and less than two thousand inhabi
tanis may elect serea; towns having two thou
sand and less than three thousand inhabitants,
may EJECT fen !; towns having three thousand and
less than FIVE thousand inhabitants, may elect
tire're and towns having FIVE thousand or more
Inhabitants, may elect fifteen Justices of the
Peace.
ART. Q. All the officers named in the pre-
cedlng articles OF amendment shall be annually
elected by ballot AMI shall hold their offices for
oae ear, sud year Commencing on the first day
OF December next after lheir election.
ART. 10. Tie election of the several officers
mentioned in the preceding articles, excepting
Town Representatives., shall be made at TIE
tunes and IN the inanner now directed tor the
choice OF Senators. Aud the Presiding Officer
OF each FFeenan's meeting, after the votes shall
have been taken, sitrd and counted. shall IN
open meeting make ccriticle of each person
voted for, with the rura5-r OF votes given for
each annexed To his nan.e ami desiynaiin., the
office Tor which The VOTES we're given, record
OF which shall be made IN the Town Clerks of
hce, and he shall seal up sud Certificate. and
snail write thereon tAe name of the town and
the words, CtTfiicafe Of rofis jqr
and add thereto In writing, tie title OF the Office
voted tor, as the case my be, and shall deliver
such Certificate TO some Representative chosen
as MEMBER OF the General Assembly, whose
du'y 1t shall be 10 cause such certificate of votes
10 be delivered to the Committee of the General
Assembly appolnttd 10 canylss the same And
at the sitting of the GcneIal Assembly next az
ter such 5ailotIng for tie oiiiceFs aforesaid there
shall DE COMMITTEE appointed OF aud by the
General Assembly wno shall he sworn 10 the
lal'hiu discharge of their duty and whose duty
1t snail be 10 examine such certificates and as
certain the 1T t.
diialr, and the persons receiving the largest /
NUMBER OF votes Tor the respective Offices, shall
DE d ciared duly elected, and by such Commit /
tee be reported to the GcGeral Assembly. ani
he Ulcers 50 elected SHAH le comm ssioned hy
the Governor. And If tSo or more persons d..
signiled Tor any one OF SAID Offices. shall have
received an equal nuuber Of votes. the GeneraI
SUCH Office
ART IL. TIE tern Of Office of the Govern |
or, Lieutenant vernon, md Treasurer of the
State, respectively, shall commence when they
shall be choSen anc qualified, ard shall continue
lor lie Term OF Que ear, or until their success
Sofs Shall be chosen AID qIaliied or to the adj I
Journment OF the sessi N Of the Legislature. at
WHICH, "y The Constitution and laws their sur-
cessors are required 10 be chosen. aud not after
such adJournmen. Aud the Legislature shall
provide, by general law. declaring what officer
S"a'' act &c b"'rfhr whenever there shall be n
vacancy 10 both the oiiices of G,yerr,r and
l. euieniut Governor, occasioned By future to
e'ec', or by TIE reinova! from offi:e or by the
DEATH esignali1n, or inability of both Govern
[ or aud Lieutenant G. vernon TO exercise, the
powers aud tl-charge the duties Of the office
! OF Governor; and such officer So designated
Shall exercise the powers and discharge the du.
lies aPperlalnlng 20 the off :e of Governor ac.
cordlngly ultli The disability shall be removed.
or Governor shall be elected. And in case
there shall be vacancy in the Office of Treas
urer, by reason OF any Of the causes enumera-
ted, the Governor shall appoint Treasurer for
the time beng, who shall act as Treasurer until
the disability shall be removed, or a new cleo
tion shall be made.
ART IL. he Treasurer Of the State shall,
before entering upon II e duties of his office, give
suihcient security to the Secretary Of State, in
behalf OF the State Of Vermont, before the Cow
ernor OF the State, or one of the Judges of the
Supreme Court And Sneriifs ana High Ballitfs,
before entering upon the duties of their respec-
tive offices, shall give sufficient security to the
treasurer Of their respective Counties, before
one OF the Judges of the Supreme Court, or the
two Ass slant Judges OF the county Cou.t of their
respective Countess IL such manner and in such
sums as shiil be directed by the Legislature
ART. IA. The Senate shall be composed of
thirty Senator's to be OF the Freemrr of the Coun-
~ Tor which they are elected, respectively who
shall have attained The age Of thirty years, and
they shall be elected annually by the Freemen
OF each County respectively.
The Senators shall be apportioned to the seve-
raj Counties, according 10 the population as as
cerained by the Census taken under the auttori-
ty OF Congress IN the year 1910, regard being
always had, IN such aporiiohlneht, to the Coun-
ties having the largest fraction, and giving to
each County al least one S.nator
The Legislature shall make new spportion-
ment Of the Senators TO the several Counties, af-
ter the taking Of each census OF the United States.
or after census taken for the purpose of such
apporlonment, under the authority of this State,
always regarding the above provisions Of this ar
ticle.
Therefore, be it known that CARLOS Cool
IDGE, Governor Of the State of Vermont, hereby
cause the said Articles OF Amendment, adopted
as aforesaid, to be proclaimed to the end that the
same may be known and recognized as parts Of
the Constitution of this Stale, and binding on
the people thereof.
Given under my hand and seal of this
State, at Windsor, this Twelfth day