The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-19
Amendments 10 the Constitution of
Vermont.
STATE or vERMONT.
By HIS EaceHency, George W. Heudee,
s. Torpynor.
A PROCLAMATION.

By HIS ErceAency, George W. Headee,
s Gorernor.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, the Council Of Censors, ON
the Odd day of October, A. ID. 1869, by
an ordinance of that day, proposed GER
tain Articles of Amendment to the Con-
stitution of this State, and called q Con-
venticn Of the people to consider and pass
upon the same, which Convention con-
vened in the State House at Montpelier,
the second Wednesday of June, A. ID.
1870.
And now, it having been shown official
ly to the undersigned, that said Conven-
ton, on the 14th day of June, 1870,
adopted the following Of said proposed
Articles of Amendments, the same are
hereby promulgated as a part of the Con-
stitution of the State, and as such should
be obeyed and respected.
Articles of Amendment adopted and
now n part Of the Constitution
ARTICLE II.
Sec. The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Wednesday of October,
biennally. The first election shall be on
the frs, Tuesday of September, A. d,
1870, the first session of the General
Assembly on the first Wednesday of De-
tober, A. d. 1870.
Section 1.-The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Treasurer Of the State, Sena-
tors, Town Representatives, Assistant
Judges of the County Court, Sheriffs,
High Bailiffs, States Attorneys, Judges
of Probate and Justices of the Peace,
shall be elected, biennally, on the first
Tuesday of September, in the manner
prescribed by the Constitution Of the
State.
Sec. 3.-The term of Office of the Gov.
ernor, Lieutenant Governor and Treasur-
er of the State, respectively, shall com
mence 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
adjournment of the session of the Legis-
lature, at which, by the constitution and
laws, their successors are required to be
chosen, and not after such adj ournment.
Sec. 4.-The term of Office of Sena-
tors and Town Representatives shall be
two years, commencing on the first
Wednesday of October following their
election.
Sec. 5.-The term of office of the As.
sistant Judges of the County Court ,Sher-
ifs, High Bailifs, States Attorneys ud.
ges 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 VI.
Sec. l.-At the session of the General
Assembly Of this State, A. d. 1880, and
at the session thereof every tenth yeai
thereafter, the Senate may, by a vote Of
two-thirds of its members, make propo.
sails of amendment to the Constitution Of
the State, which proposals of amendment
if %concurred in by a majority of the mem.
bera of the House of Representatives
shall be entered on the Journals of the
two Houses, and referred to the General
Assembly then next to be chosen, and be
published in the principal newspapers o.
the State and if Il majority of the mem.
bers of the Senate and of the House oil
Representatives of the lex following
General Assembly shall respectively con.
cur in the same proposals Of amendment
or any of them, it shall he the duty Of
the General Assembly to submit the pro.
posals of amendment, so concurred in, tn
a direct vote ofthe frecmen of the State
and such of said proposals of amendment
as shall receive a majority of the votes o.
the freemen voting thereon, shall become
a part of the Constitution of the State.
Sec. 1.-The General Assembly shall
direct the manner Of voting by the people
upon the proposed amendments, and en-.
act all such laws as shall be necessary to
procure Il free and fair vote upon each
amendment proposed, and to carry into
effect all the provisions Of the preceding
section.
Section 3.-Thc House Of Reprrscn-
tives shall have all the powers now
possessed by the Council of Censors to
order im%peachments, which shall, in all
cases be by a vote of two-thirds of its
members.
Sec. 4.-The forty-third section Of the
second part Of the Constitution of this
State is hereby abrogated.
ARTICLE VII.
The Judges of the Supreme Court shall
be elected b%iennally, and their term Of
office shall be two years.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the
State, at Morristown, this Goth day of
June, A.. d. 1870, and of the Indepen.
dence of the United States the ninety
fourth.
GEORGE W. HENDEE.
By the Governor.
JOHN W. MARSH,
Secretary Of Civil and Military Affairs.
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