The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-07
Report Of Commission Appointed by Gov. Prouty to
Recommend Amendments TO States
Venerable Document.
REMOVAL OF TINE LOCK CHANGE MOST NEEDED
Proposal $50 Hold State Election in
November and TO Have Legislature
Convene in January.

Convene IN January.
That Sections I. :. Z and of ATiiel
co Of tho amendments 10 the consiitr
ton be amended 10 read As follows;
ARTICLE GO. Section l. The generl
assembly shall meet biehnlaily ON IA
FIRST Wednesday next after the iirst Mon
day OF January. beginning in A. ID, isll
section . The governor. ileuienan
governor. treasurer. secretary Of STATE
auditor OF accounts. senator's. town rep
resentaiiyes. assistant judges OF tn
county court. sherins. high bailir'
states attorneys. judges Of probate an
justices OF the peace. shall be elected bi
ennlally. on the nrst Tuesday next ate
the iirst Monday OF November. beginning
In A. ID. 1914.
Section T. Tho term OF ONCE OF sen
ators and town representatives shall b
two years. commencing on the first Wed
nesday next after the first Monday Of
January following their election.
Section 8. The term OF ONCE OF the as
sistant judges OF the county court. sher.
iffs. high bailIns. states attorneys
judges OF probate and justices OF the
peace. shall be two years. and shall com.
mence on the first day OF February next
after their election"
anu ina. nc" seeuoh. 10 pe KNOWN as
section g. be added as follows
secton D. The persons VINO shaIi be
severally elected In 1919 TO the Offices
mentioned In this article shall hold such
Offices until the term OF rhelr SUCCESSORS
elected the Srs, T,,es.Iav rex, a,,.r tho
a., uonaa, =, 49,. !, ~ ,a,, -,
''t' S''
oes'h as hefeih PROVIDED,
IL mas been suggested that the result OF
our september election In presidential
years was something OF an index OF the
tendency throughout the country OF the
presidehtiai election 10 follow. POSSIBLY
hoIuing our state election thus In ad-
vance OF other states gives us some po-
iucai Importance; but II hardly could
De SAID that such consideration.
"hetner imaginary or real, should ma
teriaiiy aHect matter OF state conven-
fence ana economy.
~ would save the expense ana trouble
OF Two eiections IN presidential years 10
follow the practice OF almost every other
state ana hoid our freeman meeting on
the nrst TUESDAY after the first Monday
Oh november.
Suc1 caange would naturally require
the general assembly to convene early In
January, which is almost the universal
practice of the other states. That date
ought TO be equally IL not more convent
emit for members and others who attend
upon the legislature. 1t is understood
that one of the original reasons for Oc-
tober sessions was to avoid the incon-
vent of railroads that reason is no longer
po.en.. 49, .,o ,.oo.o, ,oo,
ne and 81 Tho session of the general as.
~ ho,,ru,,,,, ~ ,ha tor,, ~, car,ain Of
f,cers The povernor and other state
officers elected on the ticket with him
could begin their term as now, when the
assembly has canvassed their
votes and declared their electioh anu
,hey ha'T quannu ain ~ aaa,,
"a ~. o. roeuosanto ,i,,os no,,,5 a,so hegin
10 now nm the dav onnojnted for the |
Meeting of the general assembly. The |
ERIN of office of assistant judges of the |
county court. sheriffs, states attorneys |
Judges OF PROBATE ana Justices OF the
'eace' Which now oesih Dece,iiper ie.,
,ou,u hot Desih my. ~, az. 49,, sa,,un
:. the,, ,otos have n be canvassed and
he genera1 assemhIv iAmend Art 2M |
Tehr,,arv lot seems IN he the earliest |
IRA ctIcah,e date and ia as near the he
inning Of the calendar wear az the nres-
mt nrovision which makes their term
,ag,n nacen,ber Lot
'ropoSa1 4'-io AAcfease NuupeI No1-
eSsary to Secure Yea and Nay Vote
in House and Senate
That Section IA of CHAPTER of the
constitution no amended to road nc fol-
nc.
VS.
Sectioh IT, Inc Votes ana proceedings
the general assembly snail be printed
when ne-third of the members of either
ouse think II necessary. as soon as
onven,ent after the end of each session.
"a, 49,. -, o,a NV, 80 tho house of
mn '''o '."9 'N 'o'S
Oh any ques'ioh "heh
equlred by ten members ana OF the sehale
'hen required by two senators, Except
here the votes shall be taken by BALLOT,
|, which case every member of either
ouse shall have q right IN insert the
- .on, 80 ~. 80 w., ~ ,,,;r,,tasn
''''o" VI '''' WV "poA 'o
Inc constitution no" provlues INA. any
ne MEMBER OF tne general assenoly
meaning at the tiIhe VI me auopeion u
ves1 may require pne YEAS anu a,i ay so ~
sion at times has been abused. It GER t
,,,tt,,n ~ ro1,,a,. ~ on ;ndiv;dual ,,em-
.r IN unrea sonablv retard the progress /
business II Is within common knowl- '
lge that the yeas and nays are often !