The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-12-01
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made by existing laws q warn free
men meeting Is Their respective towns
and etses. are required 81 ie9s, twelve
days beforg the last Ne4ue iay ID Mar
A. y leba % warn q mrethg 81 the
fgeemeh d their respective towns aud
cities tn be hsld 81 iae usaaI place q
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Z izr tp up 3 pra.ds 81 fgeeues
Z meeting .dn.g ur tive towns aud
I ctas an hcEebs required 90 open aud
& preside 9. suel meetings. 80 warned as
/ aforesaid snd cal upon the heemen II
such toSn OF city, from time TO time,
flr the space oi four hours, to give iu
their votes for thirteen persons whom
they would choose for council Of cen
sorH, which votes shall be counted and
sorted by tho presiding officer, assisted
by the town clerk IN each town, and by
the city clerk ID each city, and list
thereof recorded by such town clerks
and city clerks, in their respective Off
ees. and certificate containing list
Of the number oi votes given for each
person, signed By the presiding officer
aud scaled up, shall be made ia the
following form IN vii.
SrATE OF VERMONT
County,
AT a freemen's meeting legally warn
ed aud holden at in the
county Of on the last Wed.
nesday in March, A. d. 1869, the votes
for council Of eensors have been duly
taken, sorted and counted, the follow
ing persons had the number Of votes
annexed TO their names, respectively, to
wit:
Given under my hand at
this day Of March, A. d 1889.
A. b., First Constable.
or other person ,as the case may bel.
And such presiding officer shall deliver
such certificate 50 sealed up, to the
clerk Of the county court in the county
IN which such votes we're taxed, within
ten days from the said last "Wednesday I
in March, A ID. 1869, and on the sec
ond "Wednesday Of April, then next fol- /
lowing, each county clerk shall open
aud examine the certificates, so return /
ed 10 hlm as aforesaid, and shall make
a certificate containing a list Of the
number Of votes given for each person.
AS The same have been returned 10 him;
which certificate he shall first record in
his Office and then, duly authenticated
by his signature aud the seal OF the
court, he shall seal the same up, and
send it 10y mail, postpaid, Immediately
to the Secretary Of State, III Montnel.
Ter "a Tho State aud II the Secretary
OF Slate shall fail 10 receive the certif-
Gates from the seysral county clerks, or
either Of them, before the third Wed I,
nesday ID April, then next following
be shall Immediately thereafter notify
such delinquent county clerk, who shall
immediately aitor receiving such notice.
send 70 the Secretary Of State duph
cate certificate, duly authenticated and
sealed up, by mail, OF The votes gwen in I
MS county as aforesaid and Oh the ,
first "Wednesday IN May then next fol- {
lowing the Secretary o( State shall
open aud examine said certificates. and /
shall certify to the Governor Of tbis /
State tie thirteen persons who have tho {
highest number Of votes or (are elect. !
ed eensors, with six days after said first I
Wednesday Of May; and the Governor ]
shall notify such persons officially Of /
their election II
Sec, z In case Of the absence or
disability Of the Secretary Of State, his G
deputy shall rerform the service enloin- +
ed uEon him in this act. [
Sec 3. The council Of censors shall Ii
hold their first meeting at the State d
House, at Montpelier, on the day ap- S
pointed by tho constitution for that a
purpose. and notice from the Govern
or as aforesaid, Of such elections shall c
be sufficient credentials Of their claims. p
Sec 4 II any officer in any town or
city, or any county clerk or his deputy.
shall neglect OF refuse to perform any
y the duties imposed upon them by
Ihis act, and shall be convicted there o
Ior such officer shall forfeit ana pay % /,
lie State fine Of twenty dollars and sl
'os,s, 10 be prosecuted and recovered Il
before any justice Of the peace. 4
Sec. 8, There is appropriated sum Il
iot exceeding one thousand dollars, to Al
% paid out Of the trersury Of this ii
state, for the dtbentures Of the coun. Al
al OF eensoFs, TO he convened in June
iext aud for the contingent expenses Il
ouncii; aud the Treasurer Of this State III
! directed 70 pay out Of the treasury n.
Or the purpose aforesaid, such sum or Ii
ums Of money, not exceeding one A
honsand dollars as shall he certified &C
y the council as their legal dcbtntures q
nd other contingent expenses, under "a
his act 4
Sec q. In making mp said debeni- q
res, the members president, secretary 70
nd other necessary officers or attend- vi
ats, shall be allowed ihe same com bs
ensatinn as is by law provided for the az
iembors officers and attendants Of
be Senate co
Approved, November 10, 1865. pc
2 ~ e sii.iloa = shspier ons q tl.c general
siAinssS, rutaiisa -Jf flcesirss
n e hs1esg ssa11ssL Al.
ssc L TIE town clerks ia the ser
rai towns IN this State. shall annually.
. the hrsi Monday next after hrst ~
assssiay 20 September, transmit by mail l.,