The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-04-09
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Constitution recommended by said Council report the follow
ing submitted Convention be called under
an Ordinance Of said Council for that purpose
Assembly shall the second Thursday of
October biennialy.
Governor Treasurer Of the State
Representatives and shall be chosen the first Tuesday
September, bennally.
Governor
Treasurer the State shall when they shall chosen and qualified
and shall continue fol the of years. until their shall be
chosen and qualified adjournment of the session. of the Legislature
which, the Constitution and Laws their required tole chosen,
and not after such adjournment.
Judges County Sheriff. High Dafs,
Aornes, Judges Probate shall elected
bnna provided by the Constitution and Laws and shall hold their Off
for commencing the first day of December their
election.
ARTICLE Representatives consist Of one hundred
fifty Each County shall shall oproon-
cd the several according population each; due
always appooncnt having largest
s The Legislature shall make apportonmcnt after the taking
the United States, by authority
Assembly, regarding provisions this arteand until
shall apptonment by the Legislature the Representatives shall lie ap
rorone follows, wit-Aon County twelve
Bennington County Caledonia County Ctcncn County thirteen
Essex County FOUR Franklin County thirteen Grand Isle County four me
County County thirteen Orleans eight Rutland County
Washington County twelve wnam County thirteen, Windsor
t shall be elected and their election certified in the
provided choice and if persons voted for
any county shall receive equal number of the House of Representa-
assembled shall persons may
require.
ARTICLE Lcg stature power
representative districts regulate baotg Repre-
scnayes therein, and the by which the said
blotng shall be oeanc Each district SHALL he, consist of
equal of inhabitants and contiguous territory
but city shall be divided and city shall be entitled
Representatives such city shall be made entire district
may Representatives wh shall be entitled The
persons such districts equal in number that Representatives
apprn thereto, having the number Of legal shall be the
Representative Representatives, the be- and
in district shall receive equal number of votes the House Rep
shall persons, hc
ARTICLE The Senate shall be composed Of senator's from each
shall be elected for the of four At the first session of the
Senate elected under this Constitution, amended the sno of each
V shall be divided into two classes to he determined by o the term of the
shall expire the year, second
close Of the fourth year; from each be elected bny
thereafter And vacancies shall happen the Governor shall make temporary
appointments until election, when all vacancies shall be filed by the
freemcn
Assembly, this
amended classify Supreme
Office third of the whole number,
may expire b, the such Judges
shall be the Office Judge shall become before the
expiration regular for which he elected the Governor shall
temporary appointment until the meeting the General Assembly,
when such vacancy shall be filled
Assembly, thereof
shall be made by viva
State, shall day
choosing Representatives Assembly, bring
for Governor Lieutenant Governor and Treasurer the State and the
presiding officer of each mng shall have been aken
sorted and counted shall open mcctng make certificate of the Of
person given
and designating the which the of
which shall be the clerks Office and he shall said
and shall write and the words Certificate
adding of
the Representative
member of the Assembly delivering
ed by the tenth section Of the And shall he
the duty of such Representative d
cred the Committee Of the General appointed
ARTICLE H. The for Governor, Lieutenant
of the State shall be canasd and the result ascernd declared
committee appointed by the Senate and House Of Representatives per-
receiving the greatest number of legal respective Offices
shall be declared duly elected persons
for Of said offices, shall equal
Senate and House Of in joint assembly, elect such office
of the designated for whom the greatest
have been returned person receiving greatest
number of votes shall be declared
The Secretary the time and in the
and the bang ascertaned provided the
election of Governor, and his be
elected and qualified and continue for the years.
ton and qualification of his
ARTICLE 3 State Auditor the time in
the and the result baong certane provided in
the election his shall
be elected and qualified and continue
election and qualification of his
ARTICLE H. Bank Commissioner the time and in the
and the result the baOng shall provided
election of Governor and his of office shall
elected and qualified and continue for the years.
ton and qualification of his
ARTICLE Is Registers eemen of the re-
pve Probate Districts the
lettings shall be asceanc provided Probate
and shall hold their offices for day next
after election.
ARTICLE 6 The on any question in the
House of Representatives excepting upon
the Governor, unless demanded by at least
ARTICLE H. Tho County application party shall
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