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

vote for delegates to the Coustltu-
tional Convention, who will act I'M
derslandingly on this question.
REPORT.
To the Council Of CeHsors nor in
Session:
Yonr Committee TO whom has
been referred the different PROPOSE
tons Of amendment of the Consti-
tuition, recommended by said Couu-
Gil, report the following articles Of
amendment to be submitted to a
Convention to be called under an
Ordinance Of said Council, for that
purpose.
Arr. |. The General Assembly
shall meet on the second Thursday
of October, biennially.
ART. 2. The Governor, Lieuteu-
ant Governor, Treasurer Of the State,
House of Representatives and SEN
ators, shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday in September, biennially.
ART. 3 The term Of Office of
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor
and Treasurer of the State, shall
commence when they shall be chos-
on and qualified, aud shall continue
for the term of two years, or until
their successors shall be chosen aud
qualified, or to the adjournment OF
the session, of the Legislature, at
which, by the Constitution and
Laws, their successors are required
to be chosen, and not after such ad-
journmenl.
Arr 4. Assistant Judges Of the
County Court, Sherlfs, High Bal
liiTs. State'ss Attornles, Judges Of
Probate, and Justices Of the Peace,
shall be elected biennially, as provi-
ded by the Constitution aud Laws,
and shall hold their offices for two
years commencing on the first day
of December, next after their cleo
ton.
Arr. 3. The House Of Repre-.
seutatives shall consist Of one hun
dred and fifty members. Each Coun-
~ shall have two, the remainder
shall be apportioned to the several
counties accordirg to the population
of each ; due regard being always
had in such apportionmenl to the
counties having the largest fractions.
The Legislature shall make a new
pportionment after the taking OF
each census Of the United States, or
census taken by the authority the
General Assembly, regarding the a.
bove provisions of this article-and
until there shall be an apportiou-
ment by the Legislature, the Rep
resenlatives shall be apportioned to
the several counties as follows, to
wit Addison County twelve, Ben
nington County nine, Caledonia
County eleven, Chittenden County
thirteen, Essex County four Frank
lin County thirteen, Grand Isle Co
four, Lamoile County SIX, Orange
County thirteen, Orleans County
eight, Rutland Co. fifteen, Wash
ington County twelve, Windham
County thirteen, Windsor County
seventeen, aud shall be elected, and
their election certified, in the man
ner provided for tho ohoioo Of don.
ators and if two or more persons
voted for in any county shall receive
an equal number of votes, the House
of Representatives, when assemb-
led, shall elect one or more of such
persons, as the case may require.
ART. q. The Legislature shall
have power to divide the coun,ies
into representative districts, and reg
ulate by law the mode of ballotlng
for representatives therein, and the
means and the manner by which
the result Of said balloting shall be
ascertainod. Each district shall, 81
far as may be, consist OF an equal
number Of inhabitants and of con
venient and of contiguous territory
but no town or city shall be divid
ed, aud If any town or city shall be
entitled TO one or more Representa-
tives, such town or city shall b,
made an entire district aud may e.
lect the number of Representative,
to which it shall be entitled. The
persons voted for in such districts
equal in number to that of Repre-
sentatIves apportioned thereto, hav
ing the greatest number of lega
votes, shall be the Representative OF
Representatives, as the case may be
and # two or more persons in any
district shall receive an equal mum
Der of votes, the House of Repre-
sentatives shall elect one or more O.
such persons, as the case may re.
quire.
ART. 7. The Senate shall be
composed of two Senators from eacf
county, and shall be elected for In,
term of four years. Al 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 de-
telmined by lot, the term of the
first class shall expire at the close
of the second year, of the second
class at the close ofthe fourth year ;
one Senator for each county to be
elected biennially thereafter. And
if vacancies shall happen, the Gov.
ernor shall make temporary appoint
ments until the next election, when
all vacancies shall be filed by the
freemen.
Arr, g. The General Assembly,