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their Offices for two years commencing on the
first day Of December, next after their cleo
ton.
Article g. The House of Representatives.
shall consist of one hundred and fifty members.
Each County shall have two, tho remainder
shall lie apportioned to the several counties
according to the population of each; due re-
gard being always had in such apportionment
to the counties having the largest fractions
The Legislature shall make n new apportion-
ment after the taking of each census of the
United States, or census taken by the author
ity of the General Assembly regarding the
above provisions OF this articc-and until
there shall be an apportionmcnt by the Leg.
islature, the Representatives shall be appor-
toned to the several counties as follows, to
wit:-Addison County twelve, Bennington
County nine, Caledonia County eleven,
Chittendcn County thirteen, Essex County
four, Franklin County thirteen, Grand Isle
County four, Lamoile County six, Orange
County thirteen. Orleans County eight, Rut-
land County fifteen, Washington County
twelve, Windham County thirteen, Windsor
County seventeen, and shall be elected, and
their election certified, in the manner provij-
ed for the choice of Senators; and if two or
more persons voted for in any county shall re-
ceive an equal number of votes, the House Of
prcsentatives when assembled, shall elect
one or more of such persons, as the case may
require.
Article 6. The Legislature shall have pow
er to divide the counties into representative
districts and regulate by law the mode of bal
loting for Representatives therein, and the
means and the manner by which the result of
said balloting shall be ascertained. Each dis
trict shall, 50 far as may be, consist OF an
equal number of inhabitants and Of
convenient and of contiguous terri
orv, but no town or city shall be
divided, and if any town or city shall be cntl-
tied to one or more Representatives, such
town or city shall be made an entire district
and may elect the number of Representa-
tives to which it shall be entitled. The per-
sons voted for in such districts, equal in
number to that of Representatives apportion-
toned thereto, having the greatest number
of legal votes, shall be the Representative or
Representatives, as the case may be, and II
two or more persons in any district shall re-
ceiyc an equal number of votes, the House OF
Representatives shall elect one or more OF
such persons, as the case may require.
Article !. The Senate shall be composed
of two Senators from each county, and shall
be elected for the term of four years. At the
first session of the Senate elected under this
Constitution, as amended, the Senators of
each County shall be divided into two classes
to be determined by lot, the term Of the first
class shall expire ut the close of the second
year, of the second class at the close of the
fourth year; one Senator from each county to
be elected biennially thereafter. And if va
cancies shall happen the Governor shall make
temporary appointments until the next cleo
tion, when all vacancies shall be filled by the
irecmcn.
Article S. The General Assembly, at its
first session under this Constitution as amend
ed shall elect and classify the Judges of the
supreme Court in such manner that the
term Of Office OF one third of the whole number,
as near as may be, shall expire biennially.
and thereafter the term of Office of such
Judges shall be six years. If the Office of
any Judge shall become vacant. before the
expiration of the regular term for which he
was elected, the Governor shall make
temporary appointment until the meeting Of
the General Assembly, when such vacancy
shall be filled.
Article o Al olootions by the General
Assembly or either branch thereof, shall be
made by viva voce vote.
Article 10. The freemen Of each town in
this State, shall on the day of election for
choosing Representatives to the General AS
scmbly, bring in their votes for Governor,
Iicutcnont Governor and Troosurcr Of tho
state and tbo rros;d;rr of;cor ~ o,ob rroc-
mons noetinr or,or no yo,os ohoII Lovo
been tokcn eortcd and conrtod Shall in
omen ,nnot,n, noko n cort Gcato or tLo nor,os
oi cnch rers9n yotod Gov ,,;tb tho nnu,hor or
votes ,,ivon r,- oaob nnnorad 20 H. no,Do
and designating the Office for which the votes
were given, q record of which shall be made
in the town clerks Office, and he shall seal
nm said certifcote and shaI wr;to tboroon
the name of the town md tho words .,Certi.
Gcate of votes for -" adding thereto
the title of tb-. ofFco voted for ne tbo coso
may bo and shall do,;yor srch cort;6ooto 10
some Renrcsentnt;ve chosen os a nonbor n
the General Assemble instead of doI;yer;n,
tbc ,o,cs ns rcou;rod Hv tho tontb soct;on ~
the second mart or the J,onstitnt;or And II
shall bo tba dutv or snch Rcnrasontot;ra 70
cause such ccrtifcato of votes 70 he del;verod
to Tho Comm;,tao n tho Conoroi assa,ntIn
| onnn;r,od 30 oo,,,.,o- H. -
trt;cle II Tbo yotos C,r Corornor ion
tonont Govornor ood Troosnror ~ tho
STATE sban ho o,n,'as.od and 80 ,os,,t. Wv
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