Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-24

men 1lectl1lp III l. CIR respective tON lis
and cities, are required at least twelve
days before the last Wednesday in
March. A. ID. 1862 to warn meeting Of
the freemen of their respective towns
and cities, to be held at the usual place
of holding freemen's meetings in such
towns and citi S, on the last Wcdnes-
day in March. A. ID. 1869, Mt one o'clock |
in the afternoon, to give thNir votes |
for thirteen persons whom they would |
choose for n council of censors, as pro-
vided by the constitution CT this state
and such officers as by law are author
lied to open and preside in ireemen's
meetings in the r respective towns and |
cities, are hereby required to open and
preside in such meetings, so warned as
aforesaid and call upon the frccmcn of
such town or city, from time, for the
space of four hours, to give in their
votes for thirteen persons whom they
would choose for n council of ccnsors
which votes shall be counted and sorted
by the presiding officer, assisted by the
town clerk in each town, and by the
city clerks in each city, and list there
of recorded by such town erks and
city clerks in their respective offices
and certificate containing list of the
number of votes given for each person,
signed by the presiding officer and
ing form, to wit
STATE OF VERMONT,
County,
At freemen's meeting legally warm
ed and holden at in the
county of on the last
Wednesday in Ma ell A. ID. 1869, the
votes fora council ofcensors having been
duly taken, sorted and counted, the fol-
1Cp.i,, had tbn nor pf NntaG
annexed to their names respectively, to
wit
Given under my hand at
| this day OF March, \. D., 1863.
4. b., First Constable,
or other person (as the case may be-
And such presiding officer shall deliver
such certificate so sealed up, to the clerk
of the county court in the county III
w ich such votes were taken, within
tens days from the saiG last Wednesday
of March. a. ID. 1869 and on The second
We'd. csday OF April, then next follow
ing, each county clerk shall open and
examine the certificates, returned to him
as aforesaid, and shall make a certiti-
cate containing a list of the number of
votes given for each person, as the same
have been returned to him; which GER
tificate he shall first record in his
office, and then, duly authenticated by
his signature and the seal Of the court,
he shall seal the SINE up, andsend it by
mail, post paid Immediately to the Sec
rotary of State, in Montpelier, in this
State and if the Secretary of State shall
fail to receive the certificates from the
several county clerks, or either of them,
before the third Wednesday in April,
then next following, he shall immedi-
alely thereafter notify such delinquent
! coIIDtNr o1nply who shall iOlDnp1i "a Of
ter receiving such notice send to the
secretary of State duplicate certificate,
duly authentic ted and sealed up, by
mail, of the votes given in his county as
aforesaid and on the first Wednesday in
May then next following, the Secretary
fthe State shall open and examine said
certificates, and shall certify to the Gov
ernor Of this State the thirteen persons
who have the highest number of votes
or [are] elected censors, within six days
after said first Wednesday of May; and
the Governor shall notify such persons
officially OF their election.
SEC. 2. In case of the absence OF
: disability of the Secretary of State, his
deputy shall perform the service enjoin-
ed upon him il this act.
SEC. 8. The council of censors shall
hold their first meeting at the State
House, in Montpelier, on the day APP
pointed by the constitution for that pur-
pose and notice from the Governor, as
aforesaid, of such elections shall be sulii-
cient credentials of their claims.
Sec. /. If any officer IN any town OF
city, or any county clerk or his deputy
shall neglect or refuse to perform any Of
the duties imposed upon them by this
, act, and shall be convicted therefor
such officer shall forfeit and pay to the
State a fine Of $50 and costs, to be prose
cuted and recovered before auy justice OF
, the peace.
SEC. 8. There is appropriated a sum
not exceeding one thousand dollars, to
, be paid out OF the treasury of this State,
for the debentures of the council of cen
, sors, to be convened in June next, and
for the contingent expenses of said
council and the Treasurerof this State
, is dire cted to pay out of the treasury fOI
, the purpose aforesaid, slch sum or sums
T of money, not exceeding one Thousand
dollars, as shall be certified by the coun
. ell as their legal debentures and Other
contingent expenses under this act.
SEC. 6. In making up such debentures
, the members, president, secretary, anC
other necessary officers or attendants
. shall be allowed the same compensation
{ as is by law provided for the members
, officers, and attendants of the Senate.
1 Approved, Nov. 10, 1868.
An Act in addition to chapter one o
5 the General Statutes, entitled o
; Illections.o
f II is hereby enacted, &C.,
= SEC. |. The town clerks in the seyera
e towns in this State shall annually, OF
e the first Monday next after the frs
t Tuesday in September, transmit by mai
e to the Secretary of State, certificates o
a votes given at the annual freemen''