Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-04-19


State, as follows, 10 wit; Addison county, sew
en- Bennington county, six Caledonia coun-
iy. seven Chiuenden county, eight; Essex
county, three; Franklin county, eight; Grand
Isle county, three lnmoilc county, four
Orange county, seven; Orleans county, five {;
Rutland county, eight; Washington county,
severn Windham county, eight; Windsor coun-
~, nine to be elected by the iieemen Of said
counties respectively.
The first constable, or. IN his absence. the
town clerk, or, in his absence, one Of the Sc
lccmcn of each town in this State entitled 10
send a representative TO the General Assembly,
without further order, shall set up a notification
at such place or places as shall have been ap-
pointed for notifying town meetings in such
town, at least six days before The first Tuesday
in November A. d. 1856, warning the free
men Of their respective towns to meet on said
first Tuesday in November, A. d. 1856, at one
O'Clock inihe afternoon, at the place where the
last irecmcn's meeting was held in such town,
for the purpose Of elecline 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
lccmen Of each town, or a Justice Of the Peace,
shall preside at such meeting, whose duty IL
shall he to call on the frcemen Of such town
from time To time for the space Of four hours,
to give ia their votes for such delegates; and
every person legally qualified 10 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 or printed thereon. Said votes shall
be received in the same manner aud under the
same regulations, as is by law provided in the
case of oleciing Senators to the State Senate
At the expiration Of the time aforesaid, the
votes taken shall be, by said presiding officer
With the assistance Of the selecimen aud 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 Of.
fcer, al the same time, shall make another sim
liar list, which, atioslcd and signed BY himself
and the town clerk, if present al such meeting,
T W oh"At NNoi ~ ahA hlNl1Niluf WIN AAI Nhiht
Of the town in which said votes were given,
and the following words, Votes for Delegates 10
he Constitutional Coarcnfi0n, and shall deliver
the same to the County CLERK ior the same coun-
iy within ten days from the iino Of holding said
meeting.
1t shall be the duty Of The County Clerk OF
each county respectively, or in his absence or
disability, the Sheriff Of such county, or in the
absence or disability Of both, the High Bailil
Of such county, on the tenth day after such
election, TO pablicly open, sort and count said
votes and make record Of the same in the Of
fee Of the Clerk Of the County Court, and shall
within ten days thereafter transmit to each oil
the persons having the greatest number Of votes
certificate Of his election. And il two OF
more persons shall have received an equal mum,
her of votes, the County Clerk shall certify the
same to said Convention and the Convention
shall designate one Of said persons to Gil the
vacancy.
The certificate Of votes for delegates, 10 be
delivered by the presiding officer to the County
Clerk as aforesaid, shall be. as near as circun.
stances will admit. in the form following, tC
wit:
,,At ireemen S meeting, eeally warned anC
holden al - in the State Of Yer
mont, on the Grst Tuesday in November, A. ID
1856, the votes for Delegates to the Coastitu.
tional Convention, having been duly taken, sort
ed and counted, the following persons had tn,
number Of votes annexed to their names respec
lively. Here insetI the names of the personi
voted for, and ;he number Of votes given fol
each person.)
Attest, A. b., First Constable.
C. D., Town Clerk"
DAVID HlBBARD, President.
JAMES NJ. SLADE, Secretary.