The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
CONSTITUTION IS
AMENDED IN
8 PLACES
Vermont Elections Will Here
after Be in November.
LEGISLATURE IN JANUARY
All the Amendments Proposed Were
Endorsed by the People by Vote
Of Two to One.

Rutland, March 5.-vermont's con-
stitution is to undergo the changes
proposed as the voters by a vote Of
about two to one at the annual town
meetings yesterday ratified each of
the eight proposals of amendment
submitted by the Legislature OF 1912
after that body had ratified the pro-
posals made by the Legislature OF
1910. Addison County bears the dis
tinction of being the only county to
return a majority against each
amendment proposed. Many anus
ing and unexplainable things have
been discovered in tabulating the re-
turns. Small towns in score OF in
stances fatty refused to ratify
single amendment and in perhaps an
other score of instances towns OF the
same size for some unaccountable
reason voted strongly against one
amendment. Though Caledonia and
Orange counties are missing from
the returns on the amendment refer
endum the result will not be material
ly changed. The returns as tabulat-
ed at two o'clock this morning by
The Herald shows that the first
amendment received 1896 votes for
and 1913 against. The amendment
provided for two-thirds vote in both
branches OF the Legislature to pass
bill over the governors veto.
The second amendment changes
the date of holding state elections
from September to the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November
beginning in 1914. This amendment
changes the date Of converting the
Legislature from the first Wednes-
day in October to the first Monday
in January beginning in 1915. The
vote on this amendment was 1859
for and 5567 against.
The third amendment provides
that yea" and may" vote must be
called for by FIVE instead of one
member of the House of Representa-
tives. There were 10,604 votes for
the amendment and 517S against.
The fourth amendment relates to
the power of the governor and Lesis-
lature and takes the pardoning OF
murders out of the hands of the leg
islators. The vote was 977S for and
6251 against.
The fifth amendment provides for
general law to cover corporation
charters. There were 1902 votes
for and $3.50 against.
The sixth amendment changes the
title of Judges" to justices. The
vote for this amendment was 10,247
and 5066 against.
The seventh proposal permits the
Legislature to pass laws compelling
compensation for injuries received
by employees. The vote for the
amendment was 1879 and 5241
against.
The eighth proposal of amendment
permits a revision OF the constitution
by the judges of the Supreme court
in order to incorporate all of the
amendments. The vote
for this proposal was 1896 and 5454
against.
The vote on the constitutional
in Bennington was as
First amendment, yes, 42S; no. 1S2
Second, yes, All; no, 169
Third, yes, 43O; no, 107
Fourth, yes, 37S; no, 1853
Fifth. yes. AIS; no, 1872
Sixth, yes, 422; no, "a
Seventh, yes. 492; no, 80
Eighth, yes, 421; no, 80
The vote in Bennington county
with the towns of Glastonbury and
Stamford not reported, is as follows.
First amendment, yes, 92S; no, SOC
Second, yes, go; no 452
Third, yes, Oil; no, 356.
Fourth, yes, ISL; no. $40.
Fifth, yes, S5S; no. 40.
Sixth, yes. s62: no, 37S
Seventh, yes, 961; no, 400
Eighth, yes, SEQ; no, 81