Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-06-06
Ordinance State of Vermont,


The Council having agreed to propose GER
tain amendments to the Constitution of the
State, and having determined to call Con-
ventOn to consider the amendments
Therefore, it is ordered by said Council,
that Convention of the people Of the State
of Vermont shall meet at the State House in
Montpelier. on the first Wednesday in Janua-
~, AID. lsj1, to consider Of the amendments
to the Constitution proposed by this Council,
and 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 State. Said
Convention may consist Of ninety delegates,
and no more, to be apportioned to the seve-
raj Counties in the State, as follows, to wit
Addison county, seven; Bennington county,
six; Caledonia county, seven Chittcnden
county, eight; Essex county, three; Frank
lin county, eight Grand Isle county, three
Lamoille county, four Orange county,
seven; Orleans county five; Rutland county,
eight; Washington county, seven Windham
county, eight Windsor county, nine to be
elected by the frccmcn of said counties res
pectively.
The first constable, or, in his absence, the
town clerk, or in his absence, one of the Sc
lectmen Of each town in this State entitled to
send representative to the GeneralAsscmDlv.
without furtncr order, snail set up notiiica
tlOn at such place or places a. shall have been
appointed for notifying town meetings in such
town, at least six days before the first Tuesday
in November. 4. ID. 1856, warning the free.
men of their respective towns to meet on said
first Tuesday in November, \. d. lSj6, at
one o clock in the afternoon, at the place
where the last ireemcn's meeting was held
in such town, for the purpose of electing said
delegates at the opening of which meeting
this order shall be publicly read.
The first constable, or in his absence or dis
ability. the town clerk, or some one of the Sc
lectmcn Of each town, Il Justice of the
Peace, shall preside at such meeting, whose
duty it shall be to call on the freemen of such
town from time to time for the space of four
hours, to give in their votes for such dele
gates; and every person legally qualified to vote
snail, IN hls own proper person, present to
presiding officer, on one ballot, his vote with
the name of the persons whom he would elect
fairly written or printed thereon. Said votes
shall be received in the same manner and
under the same regulations, as is by law pro-
vided in the case of clccting 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 Sc
lectmen and justices Of the peace in such
town, sorted and counted, and list of the
persons voted for, with the number of votes
to each person, shall be made, which said list
signed by the presiding officer and town clerk
If present, shall be recorded in the town
clerks Office And said presiding officer, at
the same time, shall make another similar
list, which, attested and signed by himself
and the town clerk, if present at such meet.
ing, he shall seal up and superscribe witt
the name of the town in which said vote.
were given, and the following words, Votes
for delegates 10 the Constitutional Convention
and shall deliver the same to the Count,
Clerk for the same county within ten day
from the time of holding said meeting.
1t shall be the duty of the County Clerk o
each county respectively, or in his absence ol
disability, the Sheriff of such county, or in tn,
absence or disability Of both, the High Bailii
OF such County, on the tenth day after sucl
election, to publicly OPEN sort and count sail
votes make n record of the same in the Office
Of the Clerk Of the County Court, and shal
within ten days thereafter transmit to cacl
of the persons having the greatest number o
votes certificate of his election. And il tw,
OF more persons shall have received an cqua
number Of votes, the County Clerk shall Ger
tify the same to said Convention, and tn
Convention shall designate one Of said per
sons to fill the vacancy.
The certificate Of votes for delegates, to b
delivered by the presiding officer to theC Count
= Clerk as aforesaid, shall be as near us circum
stances will admit, in the form following, t
Q wit:
9 "At a FTccmcn's meeting, legally warned an
. holden at -- -- in the State
Vermont, on the first Tuesday in November, A. i
lNj6, the votes for Delegates to the Constitutions
I Convention having been duly taken, sorted an
e counted, the following persons had the number
: votes annexed to their names respectively: [llcI
insert the names of the persons voted for, and th
f number of votes given for each pcrson.l
a Attest, A. b., First Constable,
: c, d. Town Clerk"
DAVID llIBBARD, President.
=, JAMES NJ. SLADE, Secretary.