National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-12-04

An Act regulating the choice of sep
tennial council of censors.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Vermont:
SEC. L. Those officers in each
town and city in this State, whose
duty it is made by existing laws, 70
warn freemen's meeting in their re.
spective towns and cities, are re-
quired, at least twelve days before
the last Wednesday IN March, A.
ID. 1869, to warn a meeting of the
freemen Of their respective towns
aud cities, 70 be held at t,rs usual
place of holding trcemen's meetings
in such towns and cities, on the last
Wednesday ii March, X. ID. 1863,
at one o'clock in the afternoon, to
give in their votes for thirteen per
sons whom they would choose Tor a
council OF Censors, as provided by
the constitution OF this State and
such officers AS by law are author
lied to open and preside in treemen's
meetings in their respective towns
and cities, are hereby required to
open and preside III such meetings,
warned as aforesaid and call upon
! the frcemen OF such town or CITY,
from time to time, for the space OF
four hours, to give in their votes for
thirteen persons whom they would
choose lOr Il council Of CenSOrS
which votes shall be counted and
sorted by the presiding officer, as
sisted by the town clerk in each
/ town, and by the city clerks in each
city, and Il list thereof recorded by
such town clerks and city clerks, ii
( their respective Offices aud Ger
tifcatc containing list Q. mum
Der of votes given for each person
signed by the presiding officer anC
sealed up, shall be made i'll the fol
lowing form to w.t.
STATE or VERMONT.
County.
At frcemen'S meeting legally
warned and holden at il
the county o. en the las
Wednesday in March, /. y. 1859
the votes ior d council "a c.i s,r'
having been du|y taken, sorted PA,
counted, the following persons lac
the number Of votes annexed thei
names respectively. tN wit:
Given uHdCr any hand &t
this day OF March \. ID. 1869
a. f., First Constable,
or other perHou (as the casc mag
/ be)
And sa.h presiding officer shaii d.
liver sHed ee3tiueate So scaled up. I
the r.cIa Of the couuty court III tn
county ia which such votes wer
taken. within ten days from the sal,
last "Wednesday ol March, \. J.
1863, and on the second Ncdur,da
Of April. then ncNl following, @c
county clerk shall open and cNamln
the certificates, SO returned to hil
as aforesaid. and shall make Il cci
tiicatc containing a list OF tue Uua
Der Of votes given trr each PerSol
as the me have been returned {
him which certificate he Shall iir>
recon his citicr, and then, duI
autl Gated hy his signature an
the OF thc court, he Shall se.
th ne up, and srud il hS ms.
uust,aid Immediately te thr Nccu
tary Of state I'm Montpelier. IN TN
state; and tthc Secretary ot stat
shali uii to receive the e'rtii'r~
from thc several county ,,rlN.
either Of them, before ;hct.Jrd w"
gcs1ay IN April, the AeNt i"'""ii
at shah immediately ta" 'a.ier h
.I.N sNch delinquent rodHiI 'il
aua shall, iwn'd'H'.I Tier Ir"''
IiU- sue. notice, send o. .Ia ''
iary o. State a duprras" "c"'iiicat
duiE authenticated and N'lied u
hy mail, of the votes given 10 j.
county gs a'olcs1iH; aNH on II
first Wriae day in day then ne
, following, the Secretary oi Sta
shall open and examine said cert
d. Gates, and shall certify to the Go
ct ernor of this state the thirteen p'
I'd sons who have the highest numb
pt Of votes OF Hre elected cenSoi
l. within six days after sald Ilrst we
ncsday OF May ana the Govern
shall notify such persons oihclaI
Of thcit election
, SEC. :. lli case OF the absence
disability OF the Secretary OF Sta'
g9s his deputy shall perform the scryI
ps 's cnioincd upoa him, IN TINS act
st SEC. s. inc couIicil OF celS'