Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-09

OF election lot tloNellI ~ pl'ofH-
latives to the General Assembly,
bring in their votes for Governor,
/ Lieutenant Governor and Treasurer
Of the State, and the presiding Of
/ fcer of each ircemen's meeting, az
ter the votes shall have been taken,
sorted and counted, shall, in open
meeting, make a certificate Of the
names of each person voted for
with the number of votes given for
each, annexed to his name, aud de-
signaling the office for which the
votes were given, record OF which
shall be- made in The town clerks
Office, aud he shall seal up said GER
ufcate, aud shall write thereon The
name Of the town, aud the words,
" Certificate Of votes for --,"
adding thereto the title Of the Office
voted for, as the case may be, and
shall deliver such certificate to some
Representative chosen as a member
of the General Assembly instead Of
delivering The cofe' as required by
the tenth section of the second part
of the Constitution. Aud 1t shall
be the duty of such Representative
to cause such certificate of votes to
be delivered to the Committee Of
the General Assembly appointed to
canvass the sane.
Aur II. The votes for Govern
Or Lieutenant Governor, aud Trea-
surer of the State shall be canvas
Sed, aud the result ascerlaiued aud
declared by a committee appointed
10y the Senate and House OF Repre-
soutatlves, and the PERSONS receiv
iug the greatest number of legal
votes for the respective offices shall
be declared duly elected If AT any
time, two or more persons des'gna-
ted for any one Of SAID Offices, shall
have received au equal number OF
votes, the Senate and House of Rep
reseutotlves, shall, IN JOINT assembly,
elect to Such office, one OF the three
persons designated, for whom the
greatest number Of votes shall have
been returned, aud the person recei-
wing, on JOINT ballot, the greatest
number of votes, shall be declared
elected,
Anr. - The Secretary Of State
shall be elected at the time aud 10
the manner, and the result of the
balloung shall be ascerlaiued, AS
provided ia the election of Govern
or, and his term of office shall com
meuce when he shall be elected aud
qualified, and continue for the term
of two years, or until the election
and qualification of his successor.
AIR - State Auditor of Ac-
counts shall be elected at the time,
and in the manner, and the result of
the balloung shall be ascertalned, as
provided in the election of Govern
or, and his term OF Office shall com
mence when he shall be elected and
qualified, and continue for the term
of two years, or until the election
and qualification of his successor.
( Arr. ii. Bauk Commissioner
shall be elected at the time, and in
the manner, aud the result OF the
ballotng shall be ascertained as pro-
vided ia the election of Governor,
aud his term of office shall COM
mence when he shall be elected aud
qualified, and continue for the term
of two years, or until the election
and qualification of his successor.
ARr. Is. Registers of Probate
shall be elected by the lreemen Of
the respective Probate Districts. at
Tho tfnu, dtid ~ me manner aud the
result of ballotngs shall be ascer-
tanned, as provided in the election
Of Judges Of Probate, aud shall hold
their offices for two years from the
first day of December next after
their election.
ARr Is. The Yeas aud Nays
shall not be taken on any question
in the House Of Representatives,
excepting upon reconsideration of a
bllI returned by the Governor, uu-
less demanded at least by ten mem
bers.
ART. II. The several County
Courts, on application Of either par
~, shall have power to refer such
civil suits rs, IN the opinion OF such
Court, are proper to be referred, I'M
der such regulations as the General
Assembly shall direct, aud not 9TH
erwislse.
ARr IS. In order that the free
dom Of this commonwealth may be
preserved luviolaie forever there
shalt be chosen by ballot, by the
freemen of the respective counties
IN this State, ON the first Tuesday
IN March, ia the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
siXly-threr, and on the first Tues
day IN March IN every ten years
, thereafter. one person IN each coun-
ty, who shall be chosen in the same
manner The Senate is chosen, To be
called the Constitutional CouncH,
who shall meet together on the first
Wednesday of June next ensuing
their election, at the State House,
the majority Of whom shall be a
quorum in every case except as to
calling a Convention, in which two
thirds of the whole number eecte
shall agree, and whose duty it shall
be to enquire whether the Consiltu-
ton OF this State requires amend-
ments made therein or additions
made thereto, aud this power they