Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-11-05
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BELLOWS FALLS, NOV. 5, 1869.
PRONUNCIATION of the Council of Cen
g. SOrS,
PROPOSED ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

nicipal purposes.
Article No. 2.-Sec. 1. The General
Assembly shall meet on the first Wednes-
day 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 October, A. d., 1870.
Sec. g. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer of the State, Senators,
Town Representatives, Assistant Judges
of the County Court, Sheriffs, High Ba-
lifts, States Attorney, Judges of Probate
and Justices of the Peace, shall be elect
ed biennially, on the first Tuesday of
September, in the manner prescribed by
the Constitution of the State.
Sec. 8. The term Of Office of the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor and Treas
urer cf the State, respectively, shall COM
mence when they shall have been chosen
and qualified, and shall continue for the
term of two years, or until their success
ors shall be chosen and qualified, or un-
the adjournment of the session of the
Legislature, 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 Wednes-
day of October following their election.
Sec. 5. The term of office of the Assis-
tant Judges of the County Court, Sherifs,
High Bailifs, 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 3.-Whenever the Office OF
Senator or Town Representative shall
become vacant from any cause, the Leg
islature may provide by law for filling
such vacancy.
Article 4.-Sec. /. The Judges of the
Supreme court shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the consent of thu
Senate.
Sec. 2. The term of Office of the Judge
of the Supreme Court shall be six years
provided that under the first appointment
: made in pursuance of this section, on
0 third of the Judges first appointed shal
. hold their Office for the period of fou
0 Years; and one third thereof, last in tn
Q order of appointment, shall hold thei
. offices for period of two years.
o Sec. 8. The Judges of the Suprem
y Court shall at stated times receive
reasonable compensation for their serv
ces, which shall not be diminished dul
d ing the terms of their offices.
$ Article-Proposed for adoption
Article is adopted and Article is r
jected.) The Judges of the supren
Court shall be elected biennially, an
their term of office shall be two years.
Article 5.-Hereafter women shall
entitled to vote, and with no other I
strictions than the law shall impose (
men. o.
J. Article 6.-Sec. 1. At the session
the General Assembly of this State, !
d., 1880, and at the session thereof eve
se tenth year thereafter, the Senate may,
a vote of two thirds of its members, ma
proposals of amendment to the Constit
ton of the State, which proposals
amendment, if concurred in by maj'
ity of the members of the House of RI
IN resentatives, shall be entered on the jo'
mails of the two Houses and referred
the General Assembly then next to
r. chosen, and be published in the princil
newspapers of the State; and if n
ority of the members of the Senate a
ne, of the House of Representatives OF
mas next following General Assembly sh
respectively concur in the same propos
of amendment, or any of them, it sh
be the duty of the General Assembly
submit the proposals of amendment
concurred in to direct vote of the ii
.n m men of the State; and such of said I
ade posals of amendment as shall receive
san ana majority of the votes of the freemen '
ing thereon, shall become part of
: Constitution of the State.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly 81
direct the manner of voting by the /
pie upon the proposed amendments,
- enact all such laws as shall be necess
sE, to procure free and fair vote upon e
Ds. amendment proposed, and to carry
lie of effect all the provisions of the preced
ared
section
Sec. 8. The House of Representa-
shall have all the powers now posse'
- by the Council of Censors to order
peachments, which shall in all case
by vote of two-thirds of its members
oEs. Sec. 4. The forty-third section OF
!. Fl, second part of the Constitution OF
State, is hereby abrogated.
Articles of the present Constitu
* affected by the above proposed am