State capitol and other necessary public buildings at the seat of government, said lands to be sold under the direction of the Legislature; and the legislature shall pass suitable laws to carry this section into effect.

ARTICLE XVII. Mode of Amending the Constitution of this State. Section 1. The Legislature, at any biennial session, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, to be entered by yeas and nays on the journals, may propose amendments to the Constitution, to be voted upon by the qualified electors for members of the Legislature, which proposed amendments shall be duly published once a week for four weeks, commencing at least three months before an election, the time of which shall be specified by the Legislature, in one weekly newspaper of each county in which such a newspaper may be published; and it shall be the duty of the several returning officers of said election to open a poll for, and make returns to the Secretary of State of the number of legal votes cast at said election for and against said amendments; and if more than one be proposed, then the number of votes cast for and against each of them; and if it shall appear from said return that a majority of the votes cast have been cast in favor of any amendment the said amendment so receiving a majority of the votes cast shall become a part of this Constitution, and proclamation shall be made by the Governor thereof.

CONSTITUTION

OF THE

STATE OF VERMONT.

CHAPTER 1.
A declaration of the rights of the

inhabitants of the State of Ver

mont. Article 1. All men born free; their natural

rights; slavery prohibited. 2. Private property subject to pub

lic use; owner to be paid. 3. Freedom in religion; right and

duty of religious worship. 4. Remedy at law secured to all. 5. People by the Legislature, to

regulate internal police. 6. Officers servants of the people. 7. Government for the people; they

may change it. 8. Elections to be free and pure;

rights of freemen therein. 9. Citizen's rights and duties in

the State. — Bearing arms.

Taxation. 10. Rights of persons accused of

crime. Personal liberty. 11. Search and seizure regulated. 12. Trial by jury to be held sacred. 13. Freedom of speech and of the

press. 14. Immunity for words spoken in

legislative debate. 15. Legislature only may suspend

laws. 16. Right to bear arms; standing

armies; military power subor

dinate to civil. 17. Martial law restricted. 18. Regard to fundamental princi

ples and virtues, necessary to

preserve liberty. 19. Right to emigrate. 20. Right to assemble, instruct and

petition. 21. No transportation for trial.

1 Section

2. Superseded.
3. Superseded.
4. Courts of justice in each county;

judges.
5. Courts of chancery may be

erected. 6. Legislative, executive and judi

ciary departments to be dis

tinct. 7. Town representation. 8. Election of representatives. 9. Powers of the Legislature. 10. Election of Governor, Lieuten

ant-Governor and Treasurer. 11. Governor and executive power. 12. Representative's oaths. 13. Doors of general assembly to be

open. 14. Journals, with yeas and nays to

be printed. 15. Style of laws. 16. Superseded. 17. Only money appropriated by

act of legislation to be drawn

from treasury. 18. Residence of representatives. 19. Represeutatives not to act as

counsel or take fee for advo

cating bill. 20. Legislature not to declare any

guilty of treason or felony. 21. Freeman's qualifications and

oath. 22. Inhabitants to be armed and

trained.-Officers of militia. 23. Form of commissions; State

seal. 24. Impeachments; all officers liable

no bar to prosecution at law. 25. Officers of

profit forbidden.Officers to have reasonable compensation. - Fees to be lessened. — Receiving illegal

fees. 26. Incompatible offices. - Federal

officers ineligible.

to;

CHAPTER 2.

Plan or frame of government.
Section
1. Superseded.