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State of Vermont.
Bg his ErceHeucy, George W. He'raee'
Governor: k

, the ga uay Vi OoVoo0i' 80
an ordinance of that date, proposed certain
Articles of Amendment to the Constltutlot
Of this State, and called Convention Of
the people to consider and pass upon the
same, which Convention convened In the
State House at Montpelier, on the 2nd
Wednesday of June, A. D. 1870.
And now, it having been shown official
lily to the undersigned, that said Uonven'
ton, on the l4th day of June, 1870,
! adopted the following of said proposed
Articles of Amendments, the same are
hereby promulgated as part of the Con-
stitution of the State, and as such should
be obeyed and respected.
Articles of Amendment adopted and
now part of the Constitution
/. ARTICLE II. t
Section The General Assembly shall
meet on the first Wednesday Of October,
biennally; 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. RI
Section 2.--The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Treasurer of tho State, Senators.
Town Representatives, Assistant Judges
of the County Court, Sherifs, High Bail.
ifs, States Attorneys, 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 tho State. BIN,
: Section 3.-The term of office of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Trea.
surer 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 are
chosen and qualified, or to the adjourn
ment Of the session of the Legislature. at
which, by the Constitution and laws, their
successors are required to be chosen, and
not after such adjournment. r
Section 4.-The term of office of Sena-
tors and Town Representatives shall be
two years, commencing on the first We'd
nesday of October following their cleo
ton. aHIt .....
Section 5.---Thc term Of Office of the
Assistant Judges of the County Court,
Sheriffs, High Bailiffs, States Attorneys,
Judges of Probate and Justices of the
Peace, shall be two years, and shall COM
mence on the first day of December next
after their election.
ARTICLE VI.
Section AT the session of the Gen.
eral Assembly Of this State, A. d. 1880,
and at the session thereof every tenth
year thereof thereafter, the Senate may,
by vote of two-thirds Of its members,
make proposals of amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, which proposals of
amendment, il concurred in by a majority
Of the members Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, shall be entered on the Jour
nal Of the two Houses, and referred to the
General Assembly then next to be chosen,
and be published in the principal newspa-
pers of the State; and if majority of
the members Of the Senate and of the
House Of Represe ntativds Of the next fol-
lowing General Assembly shall respective
y concur in the same proposals Of amend
ment or any of them, it shall be the duty
of the General Assembly to submit the
proposals of amendment so concurred in,
to direct vote of the freemcn of the
State and such of said proposals of a.
mendment as shull receive a majority OF
the votes of the freemen voting thereon,
shall become a part OF the Constitution
of this State. .lI. - H.u
Section 2.--The General Assembly shall
direct the manner Of voting by the people
upon the proposed amendments, and enact
all such laws as shall be necessary TO
procure a free and fair vote upon each
amendment proposed, and to carry into
effect all the provisions of the preceding
section. 81 5tis E.rt.. ..'s. .ll
Section 5.---The House Of Representa-
tives shall have all the powers now pos
sessed by the Council Of Censors to order
impeacEmcnts, which shall, in all cases,
be by vote of two-thirds of its members.
Section 4.-The forty-thild section of
the second part of the Constitution of this
State is hereby abrogated. I'D
ARTICLE VII.
The Judges Of the Supreme Court shall
be elected biennially, and their term of
Office stall be two years.
Given under my hand and the, Seal Of the
State, at Morrisfown, this Doth day Of
June, A. d. 1870, and of the lnde-
pendenee of the United States the
nintey-fourth. a p
tff GEO. w. IENDEE.
BY the Governor
john w. MARSH, - w aa
Sec'y Civil and Military Affairs.