Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-29

ORDINANCE
IN Council ef Css0rs, Oc.o,cr, 4. p I,dt
The Council having determined GO prog. 81. .,.
tain amendments 90 the Constitution u he Safe.
ami 10 cal a C0HrcHfion 90 consider such
amendments; Therefore, u js 5rtcrc5 hy slid
Council that Convention u Che people o. -te
State Of Vermont shall meet ar the STATE House
in Montpelier on The second wednesday of Juie
A. b. 1870. at two o clock iu the flr,rata. 90
/ consider the said urpa.l Amendment, ana
adopt TIE same, or such parts iher- a- rhe
said Convention shall deem necessary ... .nser.r
the peace and happiness 90 the people If ih..
State.
And for the purpose ofel,c'.a- .eE,e~ ID.
attend said Convention, the first Constable OC
each organized town in this State, or, 100 DIS ABE
sence, the town clerk, OF In the absence Cd; both.
one Of the select men Of each toNu. wthoat fur
Their order shall SET up a notification in writing.
at such place or places ss shall have ben .i,.-
signaje1 by such towu for notifying town utrf-
ings, At least twelve days before zoe stc4ui Tues
cay Of May. A. d. 1870 warning the f.ee,aen
Of such towns 10 meet on the said second rues.iay
Of May A. D., 1870. at ten o'cl,ck in tie fore
noon, at the place where the last treemeu meet
ing was held in such town, for the purpose II
electing delegate to represent the freemen Of
such town in said Conyeution-and at the open
ing Of such meeting this ooler shall be publicly
read
And the first constable, or. in his absence. one
Of the select men Of such town. shall preside Il
sait meeting, and shall call on the freemen OF
such town for the space Of four hours TO give in
their votes for such delegate; which votes shall
be given and received in the same manner and
under the same regulations as are by law pro
videt for electing representatives 10 the General
Assembly. And at the expiration OF said time
the votes so taken shall be sorted and counted
by the presiding officer and such ofthe selectmen
and Justices of the Peace Of such towns. As shall
be present; and if no person shall have MAORI
y Of all the votes given, the presiding officer
shall so inform the freemen and call on them as
aforesaid, giving reasonable time only for receiv-
ing their votes, and so continue from tine To
time to receive and count the votes uatil an
election Of delegate shall be made
And when an election shall be made a. afore-
said, it shall be the duty Of the presiding officer
Of the meeting to declare the same, and to de-
liver ,he person elected a certificate &c the fol-
loving tenor, to wit:
STATE Or VERMONT, !
ing warned and holden at in n.,r
suance Of an ordinance Of the C.unc., Of en-
sors, on the second Tuesday Of NAV. 4. D
1870, WAS elected :, -.
by majority of the freemen present to repre-
&c sen' 'le PeOpe Vi the tOTno Of ia a
State Contention to be held at Montpelier on ths
second Wednesday Of June, A. D. 1870 to cu;.-
slider certain amendments to the Constitution ~
TINS State, proposed by the SAID Coulcil OF cra-
sors in October last
Given under my hand Il
this day Of May, a. b. 1870
First Constable
(or Seioc'uan) and
Presiding Officer.
And the said certificate shall be - sufficient
,redential of the election of such person.
Done in Counsel at Montpelier the day and
year above written. ,
CHARLES K. FIELD, Pyssi{e-f. ,
ARTHUR CULVER, Secrsi1Ty.
STATE OF VERMONT,
Is CousCIL OF CFSsoRs q