Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-12-01
JAWS OF VERMONT, A. D., 1868,
Public Acts, designated by the Secretary Of Stat
for Publication in the Newspapers.

NAL Council Of CGnsors.
IL ishereby cn9cted By the Gea,ero7 As
sembly Of the STATE Of Terh.oFt
Sec. !. Those officers in each town
and city in this State, whose duty it is
made by existing laws, to warn Free
mems Meetings in their respective towns
and cities, are required, at least twelve
days befirc the last Wednesday in March
A. ID. 1861, to warn a meeting of the
freemen Of their respective towns and cit
les, to be held at the usual place Of hold
ing frcemcn's meetings in such towns and
cities, on the last Wednesday in March,
A. ID. 1869, at one o'clock in the after
noon, to give in their votes for thirteen
persons whom they would choose for a
Colnil Of Consors, AZ provided by the
constitution Of this State snd such Off
GERS as by law are authorized to open and
preside i'll fracmcn's meetings in their res
pective towns and cities, are hereby re-
quired to ofea tnd ptGside in such meet
ings, so wi.rned as aforesaid; and call
upon the frcemon 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 for Il
Council of Cens0rs; 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 zach city, and a
list thereof recorded by such town clerks
and city clerks, in their respective Offices !;
and certificate containing Il list Of the
number of votes given fol each person,
signed by the presiding officer and sealed
up, shall be made in the following form,
to wit
State of Vermont, I
County.
At a Freemen's Meeting legally warned
and holden at --;n the county Of
on the last Wednesday in March, A. d.
1869, the votes for Council of Censors
having been duly taken, sorted and count
ed, the following persons had the number
of votes annexed their names, respectively
to wit
Given under my hand a. .- this
day of March, 4 p, 1869.
A. b., Firt Constable,
t6r other person, as the case may be-
And stch presiding officer shall deliver
such certificate 80 sealed up, to the clerk
Of the county court in the county in which
such votes were taken, within ten days
from the said last Wednesday Of March,
A. ID. 1869, and on the second Wcdnes-
day of April, then next following, each
county clerk shall open and examine the
certificates, so returned to him az aforcs'd,
and shall make certificate containing a
list of the number of votes given for each
person, as the same have. been returned to
him; which certificate he shall first record
in his Office, and then, duly authenticated
by by his signature and the seal of the
court, he shall se&l the SAME up, and send
it by mail, post paid, immediately to>thc
Secretary 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 immediately there
after notify such delinquent county clerk,
who shall, immediately after receiving
such notice, send to the Secretary of State
a duplicate certificate, duly authenticated
and sealed up, by mail, of the votes given
in his county as aforesaid; and on the
6ra Wednesday in May then next follow
inc. the Secretary of State shall open ana
examine said certificates, and shall certify
To the Governor of this State ihc thirtcea
nersons who have the highest number OF
votes or. fare elected censors, within SIX
davs after said first Wednesday OF May (;
and the Governor shall notify such persons
officially of their election .,,
Sec 3. In case Of the absence or dlSa-
bility of the Secretary of State, his deputy
.hali perform the service enjoiTed upon
him in this act. -,
See. 3. The council of ceusors shall hoia
their first meeting at the State House ID
Montpelier, on the day appointed BY the
constitution for that purpose; ana no''cs
from the Governor, as aforesaid, OF sucn
elections shall be sufficient credentials Of
their claiins, ,,,,n !,
Sec 4. If any officer in any town o.
city. or any county clerk or his depuy
sssll neglect or refuse to perform any o
the duties imposed upon them by thls acs 81
ut ,,.,;otad therefor. such OH