Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-10-18

are reqpeifed 10 Pz6Lyb tbe HbSve notification aSd
,se annexed LarU, fb,te tim1 ia tbtr GaSefiH.
AN ACT
Supplementary 10 tie at, ssHflcd" I'm al rel
afiye 10 fbe eit6isa Of PysGdtst ard Viee-
,Prgfdtnt Of fbe Urifed Sfaiss, asd declaring
fbe eJfftr scbo BaH al az PyS,fdsai, in eaJe Of
-vaeaxth' IN f5s offices bsf6 Of Pr5idsm ard
Tiee- Pysfdenf."
BE IL <rat7rd By f5s Senate and Hogf Of
Rspnysxfafivei sfibt Urned Slater Of Anerira. IN
Congrsf aDsmbied. That whenever the amend
meat propofed during the preient ieiIion OF Con-
e,efs TO the contitution of the United SSatcs ref
peeting the manner OF voting for Pfehdent and
Vice Prciidcnr Of the United States, ihalI have
been ratified by Oh. Legiilature' of three fsur,hs
of the icycral States. the Secretary of State iha
forthwith canie notification thereof TO be made
TO thel Executive of every State. and ihall alfo
cauie the fame 20 be bublfhed, in at ks.t one of
the newfpapeh printed in each Stae, in which
the law, of The United States are annually pub
lished.-The executive authority OF each State
fhall cauie tranicIipt OF the iaid noliicaton 10
be delivered TO the electors appointed tor that
purpoic, who fhall Grft thereafter meet in fuch
State, 70. the election OF q Pfe6dent and Vice.
Prrhdent of the United Sfates: and whenever
the laid eleaors nai have received the iaid trsni
cript of notification, or whenever they ihal meet
more than Eve days fubiequent to the publica-
sion of the ratification of The above mentioned
amendment, an one of the new fpapeu Of the
fate. by the fccretsry of fate, they fhall vote
for PrcGdent and Vice Preiident of the United
Siates, respectively, in the manner direeied by
the above mentioned amendment, and having
made and 6gned three certificates OF all the votes
given by them, each Of which certificates fhall
contain two dltind lila, one, of the votes given
for Prefdert, and the other, Of the votes given
for Vice. PreGdent they ciall fcal up the iaid
certificates, certifying on each, that lifts OF all
the votes of foch State given for Pfehdent, and
of all the votes given for Vice. Prefident, is con-
taiued thereto, and (hall cauie the laid ccrtih-
Gates to be sranfmitted and dhpofed Of and in
every other refpeet ad in conformity with the
proviions cf the aei TO which this is fupplc-
ment. And every other provilon of the act TO
which this Is fupplement, and which 10 not
virtually ro3ealed BY this ait, fhall extend and
apply to every election of a PfeGdent and Vice
Preldent Of tho United States made in confor-
nifty to the aforementioned amendment TO the
ConAitution of the. United States.
Asdsvbs,saf, the above mentioned amendment
may be ratified by the Le2inafures of three
four,bs of the States, and thereupon become ion.
mediaiely valid TO all intenu and purpoies, as
part fthe conffitufion, on day 10 near the day
fixed by Law for the meeting Of the cletton in
the everal States, that the electors hall noi in
cry State be apprifed of the faid ratification, and
may vote in manner no longer confornsble
with the contribution, az amended, whereby fev-
efal States might be deprived OF their vote in
the election Of Prciident and Vice. Preident
for seaedy whereof.
Sec. Z. Bsa(s,sbsr snal7e1, That the elec.
sors Who fhsl be appointed 10 each State for
the election OF Proficient and Vice PreGdent Of
tho United Stsses. fhall At every fach election,
unlefs they il1s have received tranfcript of the
nosi6cation Of disqualification Of the above men.
toned amendment to the confti,ution, or unlef'
they fhall meet more than FIVE days fubfcquent
TO the publication of the faid ratification by the
Secretary of State, in one of the newfpapen Of the
State, vote for PfeGdent and Vice. Prefdcnt Of
the United States. in the following manner, that
il to fay they Gall vote for too peifons as
Prefdent and Vice. PreGdent, in conformity
with the FRA fetsion Of the fecond article OF the
conaitutien. Hnd in other refpeefs at in con-
formity with the provisions Of the aA to which
this sft n fppp:emsut; and they mali likewife
vote Tor one perfon ~ Prehdent. and for one
perfon a. Vice Pre6dent, in conformity with the
above mentioned amendment of the ConAits-
tion; and in other refpe6as at in conformity
with the proviGons Of the GrR fetiion Of this ad.
Bat ,bofe certificates only. Of votes given for
Psefdest spd Vice. PreGdent Of the United
States, caalI be opened BY she PreGdent Of the
Senate, for the yurpoie Of being coented which
ftsll cont,iu the lie OF lis Of votes given in
conformity with tlr ConHisssion, - in force on
che day fixed by lsw for the meeting Of the eiec.
sou. by whom the faid votes hsIl have been
given.
= Sec. =. Asd Be II fs,fb~ esS6rS. That
.he..uer hu the nr,yilona oi The fecond &c.