The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-11-02
Proposals Of the Council Of Censors OF Amend
ment to the Constitution.
ARTICLE /.

Proposals Of the Council Of Censors OF Amend
ment to the Constitution.
ARTICLE /.
Corporations shall not be created, nor
their powers increased or diminished by
special laws, except for municipal purpo-
ses.
ARTICLE 2.
SIC |. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Wednesday of October,
biennially; the first election shall be on
the first Tuesday Of September, A. d.
1870; the first session of the General
Assembly on the first Wednesday Of Oc-
tober, A. D., 1870.
SEC. 2. The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Treasurer of the State, Senators,
Town Representatives, Assistant Judges
of the County Court, Sheriffs, High Bal
lifts, Statcss Attorneys Judges of Pro-
bate and Justices of the Peace, shall be
elected biennially, on the first Tuesday Of
September, in the manner prescribed by
the Constitution of the State.
SEC. 3. The term of Office of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
Treasurer of the State, respectively, shall
commence when they shall be chosen and
qualified, and shall continue for the term
of two years, or until their successors
shall be chosen and qualified, or to the
of the session of the Leg
islaturc, at which, by the Constitution
and laws, their successors are required
to be chosen, and not after such adjourn
ment.
Sec. 4. The term of Office of Senators
and Town Representatives shall be two
years, commencing on the first We'd
nesday of October following their elec-
tion. ..fr
Sec. 5. The term of Office of the As
sistant Judges of the County Court, ,Sheriffs,
High Bailiffs, States. Attorneys, Judges
of Probate and Justices of the Peace shall
be two years, and shall commence on the
first day of December next after their
election.
ARTICLE 4.
Whenever the office of Senator or
Town Representative shall become va
cant from any cause, the Legislature
may provide by law for filling such va
cancy.
ARTICLE 4.
SEC. /. The Judges of the Supreme
Court shall be appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate.
SEC. 2. The term of Office of the
Judges of the Supreme Court shall be six
years; provided that under the first ap.
pointment made in pursuance of this sec.
tion onc-third of the Judges first appoint.
cd shall hold their offices for the period
of six years; one-third thereof second il
order of appointment shall hold theil
offices for the period of four years; and
one-third thereof last in order Of appoint
ment shall hold their offices for pcriot
Of two years. ....t..
SEC. 3. The Judges of the Supreme
Court shall at stated times receive rea
sonable compensation for their services
which shall not be diminished during the
terms oftheir Offices.
ARTICLE -.
proposed for adoption if Article . il
adopted and Article 4 is rejected. TIL,
Judges of the Supreme Court shall b.
elected biennially, and their term of Of
fee shall be two years.
ARTICLE 5.
Hereafter women shall be entitled Il
vote, and with no other restrictions thai
the law imposes on men.
ARTICLE 6.
SEC. |. At the session of the Gen
cral Assembly of this State, A. d.
1870, and at the session thereof ever,
tenth year thereafter, the Senate may,b,
a vote of two-thirds Of its members, max
proposals of amendment to the Constitu
tion of the State, which proposals @
amendment, if concurred in by a majorit
of the members Of the House of Repre-
sentativcs, shall be entered on the joui
nails of the two Houses and referred t
the General Assembly then next to b
chosen, and be published in the principa
newspapers of the State and if major
ity of the members Of the Senate and c
the House of Representatives Of the mex
following General Assembly shall respect
lively, concur in the same proposals {
amendment, or any of them, it shall
the duty of the General Assembly to sui
nit the proposals of amendment so col
Cured in to direct vote of the freeme
of the State and such of said propose
of amendment as shall receive majorit
of the votes of the freemen voting thereon
shall become a part of the Constitution
this State.
SEC. .. The General Assembly sha
direct the manner Of voting by the pc
} pie upon the proposed amendments, an
, enact all such laws as shall be necessar
to procure free and fair vote upon eaC
amendment proposed, and carry in
effect all the provisions Of the precedil
section. ..
SEC. g. The House of Representativ
shall have all the powers now possess,
by the Council of Censors, to order il
peachments, which shall in all cases
by vote Of two-thirds of its members.
SEC, 4. The forty-third section of Il
second part Of the Constitution of ii
State is hereby abrogated.
Articles of the present CONSTITUTE
affected by the above proposed amen
ments
. IU. PART
Sec. 2. Sec. q.
Sec. 0. e.s See. 43.
l ARTIcIEs OF AMENDMENT.
Article 4. Article 10.
Article D. Article 81. .
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