Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-09-13
ORDINANCE.
STATE OF VERMONT,

rS COUNCIL or cESsoRs, FEBRUARY. 1856.
The Council having agreed to propose GER
tain amendments to the Constitution OF the
Stale, and having determined 10 call Conyen-
tion TO consider the amendments
Therefore, j. is ordered by said Council. that
a Convention Of the people Of the State Of
Vermont shall meet at the State House in
Montpelier, on the first "Wednesday in January.
4. d. 1867, 10 consider the amendments TO the
Constitution proposed by the Council, aud
adopt the same or such parts thereof as the said
Convention shall Judge will be most conducive
TO the good government, peace, and happiness
Of the people Of the Stale. Said Convention
may consist of ninety delegates, and no more ;
to be apporiioned 10 the several Counties in the
State, an follows, to wit Addison county. sew
en- Bennington county, six; Caledonia coun-
~, seven Chiiienden Couniy, eight; Grand
Isle county, three Lamoille county, four !;
Orange County, seven; Orleans county, five !;
Rutland county, eight; Washington county,
seven Windham county, eight Windsor ooun-
~. nine TO be elected by the freemen Of said
counties respectively.
The first constable, or, 10 his absenos, the
town clerk, or. in his absence, one Of the se-
lect men of each town in this State entitled TO
send representative 10 the General I. ssembly,
without further order, shall sst up a notification
at such place or places as shall have been ap-
pointed for notifying town meetings in such
town, al leas, six days before the frs, Tuesday
in November, A. ID. 1856, warning the free
men Of their respective towns to meet on said
first Tuesday in November, A. ID. 1886, at one
o'clock 10 the afternoon, at the place where the
last freemen's meeting was held in such town,
for the purpose Of eleciing said delegates; Al
the opening Of which meeting this order shall
be publicly read.
TIE first constable, or, in his absence or dis
ability, the town clerk, or some one Of tho Sc
lectmen of each town, or Justice Of the Peace,
shall preside at snch meeting, whose duty il
shall be to call on the freemen of such town
from time 10 time for the space Of four hours,
to give in their votes for such delegates and
every person legally qualified to vote shall, in
his own proper person, present TO the presiding
officer, on one ballot, his vote with the names
Of The persons whom he would elect, fairly
written OF printed thereon. Said votes shall
be received in the same manner and under the
same regulations, as is by law provided in the
case Of eleciing Senators to the State Senate.
At the expiration Of the time aforesaid, the
votes SO taken shall be, by said presiding officer
with the assistance OF the selecimen and justices
Of the peace in such town, sorted and counted,
and list of The persons voted for, with the
number of votes 10 each person, shall he made,
which said list, signed by the presiding officer
and town clerk, il present, shall be recorded in
the town clerks office. And said presiding of,
fcer, al the same time, shall make another sim
liar list, which, astcsled and signed by himself,
and the town clerk, il present at such meeting
he shall seal up and superscribe with the name
of the town in which said votes were given,
and The following words, Votes for Delegates 10
The Constitutional Convention, and shall deliver
The same to the County Clerk for The same coun
ty within ten days from the time of holding said
meeting.
Ii shall be the duty of lhe County Clerk o.
each county respectively, or in his absence oi
disability, the Sheriff Of such county, or ia III,
absence or disability of both, the High Bailif
Of such county, on the tenth day after sucl
election, to publicly open, sort and count saii
votes and make record Of the same in the Of
fee Of the Clerk Of the County Couit, and shal
within ten days thereafter transmit to each .
the persons having the greatest number Of vote
a certificate Of his election. Aud il two 0