The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-26
Thr Hrnnnsch Amendments.


The Constitutional Convention to be
elected on the 10th of May, is to assemble
at Montpelier on Wednesday, the 9Th of
June following, The amendments pro.
posed by the Council Of Censors we pub
lishcd last fall, but as many may not
have them at hand for reference, we re-.
publish the same below, which constitute
all the convention will be called to- act
upon,as follows:
Article |. Corporations shall not be
created, nor their powers increased or di-
unfinished by special laws, except for mu-
nicipal purposes.
Art 2. Sec. l.. The General Assem-
bly, shall meet on the first Wednesday of
October, biennially; the first election
shall be on the first Tuesday of Septem-
Der, a. d. 1870; the first session of the
General Assembly on the first Wcdncs-
day of October A. ID. 1870.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Lieut.. Cover
ner, Treasurer of the State, Senators,
Town Representatives Assistant Judges
of the County Court, SherifIs, High Bail
ifs, States Attorney, Judges of Probate,
and Justices of tho Peace, shall be elect
cd bicnuially, on the first Tuesday of
September, in the manner prescribed by
the Constitution of the State.
See. 0. The term of Office of the Gov.
ernor, Lieut. Governor, and Treasurer 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 shall be
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 he chosen, and
not after such adjournment.
Sec. 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 election
Sec. .. The term of service of the
Assistant Judges of the County Court
Sheriffs, High Bailifs, 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.
Art. g. Whenever the office of Sena-
tor or Town Representative shall become
vacant from any cause, the Legislature
may provide by law for filling such va
cancy.
Art /, Sec. l. The Judges of the
Supreme Court shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
Sec. 9 The term Of Office of the
Judges of the Supreme Court shall be
six years provided that under the first
appointment made in pursuance Of this
section one-third of the Judges first APP
pointed shall hold their Office for peri
od of six years, and one-third thereof
last in the order of appointment shall
hold their offices for period of two
years.
Sec. 3. The Judges Of the Supreme
Court shall at stated times receive rea.
sonablc compensation for their services,
which shall not be diminished during the
term of their offices.
Art Proposed for adoption if Arti-
Gle . is adopted and article 4 is rejected
The Judges of the Supreme Court shall
be elected bicnnially, and their term of
office shall he two years.
Art. }. Hereafter women shall be
entitled to vote, and with no other re-
strictions than the law shall impose on
men.
Art. 6, Sec At the session Of the
General Assembly Of this State, A. d.
1870, and at the session thereof every
tenth year thereafter, the Senate may, by
vote of two-thirds of its members make
proposals Of amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State. which proposals of
amendment if concurred in by majority
Of the members of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall be entered on the journ-
ais Of the two Houses and referred to the
General Assembly then next to be chosen,
and be published in the principal news
papers of the State; and if majority of
the members Of the Senate and of the
House Of Representatives of the next fol-
lowing General Assembly shall, respec.
lively, concur in the same proposals of
amendment, or any of them, it shall be
the duty Of the General Assembly TO sub
nit the proposals of amendmcnt so con-
CURED in, to dirct vote of the freemen
of the State and such of said proposals
of amendment as shall receive a majority
Of the votes of the freemen voting there
on, shall become part of the Constitu-
ton of the State
Sec. @ The General Assembly shall
direct the manner of voting by the peo-
pie upon the proposed amendments, but
enact all such laws as shall be necessary
to procure free and fair vote upon each
amendment proposed, and to carry into
effect all the provisions of the preceding
section.
Sec. 3. The House of Representatives
shall have all the new powers now pos
sessed by the Council of Censors, to order
impcachments, which shall in all cases be
by vote Of two-thirds of its members.
Sec. T. The forty-third section of the
second part of the Constitution Of this
State is hereby abrogated
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