The Vermont Statutes Online

Title CONST: Constitution of the State of Vermont AS ESTABLISHE

Chapter II: PLAN OR FRAME OF GOVERNMENT

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•    0001Section 1. [Governing power]

•    0002Section 2. [Supreme Legislative power]

•    0003Section 3. [Supreme Executive power]

•    0004Section 4. [Judiciary]

•    0005Section 5. [Departments to be distinct]

•    0006Section 6. [Legislative powers]

•    0007Section 7. [Biennial sessions]

•    0008Section 8. [Doors of General Assembly to be open]

•    0009Section 9. [Journals; yeas and nays]

•    0010Section 10. [Style of laws]

•    0011Section 11. [Governor to approve bills; veto proceedings thereon; nonaction]

•    0012Section 12. [Fees for advocating bills, etc.]

•    0013Section 13. [Representatives; number]

•    0014Section 14. [Powers of House]

•    0015Section 15. [Residence of Representatives and Senators]

•    0016Section 16. [RepresentativesG¦+ oaths]

•    0017Section 17. [Oath of Senators and Representatives]

•    0018Section 18. [Senators; numbers; qualifications]

•    0019Section 19. [Powers of Senate; Lieutenant-GovernorG¦+s duties]

•    0020Section 20. [Governor; executive power]

•    0021Section 21. [Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs]

•    0022Section 22. [Commissions; State Seal]

•    0023Section 23. [Residence of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor]

•    0024Section 24. [Vacancy in office of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and Treasurer]

•    0025Section 25. [Security given by Treasurer and Sheriffs]

•    0026Section 26. [TreasurerG¦+s accounts]

•    0027Section 27. [Drawing money from Treasury]

•    0028Section 28. [Courts of justice]

•    0029Section 29. [The Supreme Court; composition]

•    0030Section 30. [Supreme Court; jurisdiction]

•    0031Section 31. [Lower courts; jurisdiction]

•    0032Section 32. [Filling judicial vacancies]

•    0033Section 33. [Interim judicial appointments]

•    0034Section 34. [Judicial term of office]

•    0035Section 35. [Mandatory retirement]

•    0036Section 36. [Suspension and removal; implementation procedures for sections 32 through 36]

•    0037Section 37. [Rule-making power]

•    0038Section 38. [Jury trials]

•    0039Section 39. [Forms of prosecutions and indictments; fines]

•    0040Section 40. [Excessive bail prohibited; prisoners bailable; imprisonment for debt prohibited]

•    0041Section 41. [Habeas corpus]

•    0042Section 42. [VoterG¦+s qualifications and oath]

•    0043Section 43. [Biennial elections]

•    0044Section 44. [Election of Representatives and Senators]

•    0045Section 45. [Manner of election]

•    0046Section 46. [Terms of Senators and Representatives]

•    0047Section 47. [Election of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and Treasurer]

•    0048Section 48. [Election of Secretary of State and Auditor of Accounts]

•    0049Section 49. [Term of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and Treasurer]

•    0050Section 50. [Election of Assistant Judges, Sheriffs, and StateG¦+s Attorneys]

•    0051Section 51. [Election of Judges of Probate]

•    0052Section 52. [Election of Justices of the Peace; apportionment]

•    0053Section 53. [Election of Assistant Judges, Sheriffs, StateG¦+s Attorneys, Judges of Probate, and Justices of the Peace]

•    0054Section 54. [Incompatible offices]

•    0055Section 55. [Freedom of elections; bribery]

•    0056Section 56. [Oaths of allegiance and office]

•    0057Section 57. [Impeachments, House may order]

•    0058Section 58. [Liability to; Senate to try; judgment]

•    0059Section 59. [Militia]

•    0060Section 60. [Legislature restricted]

•    0061Section 61. [Offices of profit; compensation; illegal fees]

•    0062Section 62. [Record of deeds]

•    0063Section 63. [Entails to be regulated]

•    0064Section 64. [Punishment at hard labor, when]

•    0065Section 65. [SuicideG¦+s estate not forfeited; no deodand]

•    0066Section 66. [Citizenship]

•    0067Section 67. [Hunting; fowling and fishing]

•    0068Section 68. [Laws to encourage virtue and prevent vice; schools; religious activities]

•    0069Section 69. [Charters, limit on right to grant]

•    0070Section 70. [WorkersG¦+ compensation]

•    0071Section 71. [Declaration of rights not to be violated]

•    0072Section 72. [Amending Constitution]

•    0073Section 73. [Manner of apportionment of the General Assembly]

•    0074Section 74. [Extension of terms of certain officers]

•    0075Section 75. [Revision of Chapter II]

•    0076Section 76. [Inclusive language revision]

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