Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-22

/ resolution.
3. RsS0cled, That ---, --,
--, be, and they are hereby consti-
tuted and appointed the Commissioners
mentioned in the preceding resolutions.
A Reso}ced, That ---. be, and is
hereby, appointed agent OF said toxin.
at all corporate meetings of said railroad
company, To represent said town, aud vote
upon all shares of the stock of said COM
pany, then held 10y said town.
The Moderator then read paper de-
handing ballot vote, signed by Daniel
Wing and twenty Others, and gave it as
the opinion Of the chair that the persons
signing the paper had NJ legal right 70
have ballot vote upon such demand.
but that the meeting might decide low
they would vote upon the questions aris-
ing undor tha resolutions introduced
and now before the meeting for their
action.
c. c. Dewey Esq, coneurred with the
opinion of the Moderator, aud was Of the
opinion that this was not an occasion
when ballot was required upon demand,
and moved that the vote upon the main
question in the resolution be taken by
yea aud nay vote in the form Of a ballot,
that each voter should deposit in the ball
lot-box piece Of paper, with yea or nay
written on it, a. he was in favor OF or
against the question embodied in the res
olutions,
Henry Clark, Esq, conteudcd that
ballot vote upon question OF this nature
was unprecedented in parliamentary pro-
ceedings, and that it should not be adopt
ed here, for the reason that it was unpar-
liamentary and irregular.
Mr. Dewey said he did not claim there
was any such parliamentary rule, but
that a town meeting had no code OF par
liamentary law, and must decide for
themselves how they would do their bust
ness, and for the purpose of obtaining
such decision be had made the motion
to decide the main question by written
votes.
John Cain, Esq, said that he was sur
prised that "A member of the Council OF
Censors should admit that there was no
right to demand ballot and then make I
a motion that amounts 30 precisely the .
same thing. 1t was his opinion :hat "A
ballot vote was not proper or allowable I
in town meetings under our laws, except +
in the election of officers
G N. Chase, Esq, said he thought
ballot was very regular way OF doing .
things. He wanted no jamtle >hamble
way of getting at it, but he wanted to do
it in regular way. He had an objection
to going between telers, being driven
through like a flock of sheep 1t was a
shame, and he wanted to.vote by ballot
like man, and not like flock of
sheep.
Hon. w. G. Dunton had no objection to
a ballot, only to save time. The day was
not long enough to ballot on all the ma
terial questions involved in the resolu-
tons
Mr.. Cain moved that the motion of Mr.
Dewey be dismissed
The question of ballot was further dis
,ussed by Hon S. M. Dorr, Mr.. Clark,
Mr.. Dewey and Mr.. Cain
The Moderator put the motion of Mr.
Gain, to dismiss the motion of Mr. Dewey,
Ind said that in the opinion of the Chair
he motion was carried. A large number ,
If men questioned the decision, and the ,
Moderator ordered the house to be divi- ,
led. A scene of some confusion followed :
md the Chair announced that he YVES as :
much in doubt as ever, as the house was ,
o nearly equally divided that it was i'm |;
'ossible to tell which side was the largest 6
Without an actual count. 8
Mr.. Dorr then moved to dissolve the .
aeeting, which he afterward changed to :
notion to adjourn sine die
The Chair ordered a division of the !.
ouse upon that question, and after the .
vision, said the Chair was of opinion :
nat the motion was carried. The de- =
sion was questioned by large number,
nd the Chair ordered the vote to be taken
= tellers, and appointed Frederick Chat R
70 and Henry Clark tellers. The d