Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-10-11
AN ACT

Supplementary 10 Tie al, entitled Z" Aa sa rel-
afive 10 fbs ett7iss Of a PrsGdtsf oSd Vjee-
Psofdfp Of tLe United Siases, and declaring
sbe eoSeer zobs .6aN al a, P,sfIenf, ia eeyt Of
v0ea~ein IN fbe sbFees bofb Of Pys6dtnf and
Vies-Prsfdtnf." 4" 1p,F
y BE IL enaaed BY sbf SeseH and Hsy,s Of
Rsbryfnfsfprs Of fbs Usae< 5ssfss sff Amenea. is
Cosg,sf eDSmbitd. That whenever tho amend
ment propo1ed during The prcfent feflon' Of Con-
e,eis to the conftsstionof the Uaised States, ref
pcSiing the manuer OF voting for PreGdent and
Vice-PrcGdenr Of the United Statcs, fhall have
been ratified by the LegiAatores Of three fourths
of the feveral States, the Secretary Of State falI
forthwith caufc a notification thereof to be made
TO the Executive of every Statessnd fhall alto,
csufc the fame to he bub:ifhsd. in at lesa one Of
the newspapers printed in each State, 10 which
the laws of the United States arc apncalIy pub
lished.-The executive anthcrty Of each State
fhaIl cauie tranfcript Of the Said notification to
be delivered TO the electors appointed for that
purpofe. who fball asR thereafter mecr in fucsr
State, for the election of . Prehdent and Vice
PreGdent of. the United States and whenever
the fsd electors nall have received the faid ranf-
cript of notification, or whenever they fhail meet
more than Eve days fabicquent to the pubIicAs
tion of the ratification of the above mentioned
amendment, in one OF the ne@fpapen Of thc
Rate, by the fecretary of'ftate. they fhall vote
FOE Pfe6dent ard Vice. Prefidenf Of the United
States, respectively, in the manner directed by
the above mentioned amendment, and having
made and figned three certificates of all the votes
given By them, each of which certifcstes fhaIl
conssin two dif.ine lifts. one, Of the votes given
for P.e6denf, and the othcr, Of the voses given
tor Vice Prciident : they fha;f fcai up the faid
certificates, certifying on each. that lifts OF all
the votes Of fuch State given for Pfefdent, and
Of all thc votes given for Vice Prehdent, h con-
taiucd therein, and mall csufe the faid certif-
cate, to be traofmitted and difpofed Of, and 10
every other refpeti aA 10 conformity with the
proyihons of the sd to which this q fuPPIe-
mens. And every other proviaon Of the act TO
which this 10 fspplement, and which y not
virtually repealed by this ad, fhan extend and
apply to every election Of President and Vice.
Prefident Of the United Ststes made In confor.
nifty to the aforementioned amendment TO the
Conffitution Of the United Sfates.
bsi svbsyeas, the above mentioned amendment
nav be ratified by the Legislatures Of three
fou,,hs of the States, and theieupon become i'm,
,nodiatclv valid 10 all intenfs and purpoies, an
cart ofthe conflisution, on day 70 near the day
hxed By Iaw for the meeting Of the eiedon in.
the fevers Stnes, that the eleeon fhal not 10 ev-
cry Sssse be sppsied Of the faid ratification, and
msy vote IN manner no longer corformsbIc
with the eonAitution, ~ amended, whereby few
eral Stsses might be deprived Of their vote in
the election Of Pre6deus and vice-Pefdents
for renedy wheseo+.
Sec. .. Be IL fssfber s~sa<l, That the elec-
tsn who fhslI be sppointed in each State for
the eletiion Of PreGdent and Vice -Pfe6dent OF
the United Stases. fhall st every fach elettions
unlefs they nall have received atraafcript ofthe
notification of the -rssi6cstion ofthe sbovc men.
sioued anesdmens 20 the eonai,stioo, or unlefs
they fhall meet more than eve dsys fabieqsso'