The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-13
AN ACT.

Supplementary TO tie at7 entitled IN @ ys,,.;y. :, lie
fle!f0n Of P,sedn. and pif.- Precdsf of f5e tri.-
"a States, and declaring tie steer 7pko aH an a, Pre-
era CAFE Of oaeane;e5 TIE Offices bob Of Pyes9..s
and piee-Prsjfdrnf
BIS ii e7at7fd, By TIE Senate cva Hele ef Rcs,eensn
vFS q ne United Slater Of dz'era, in CozqreG -Gcarbf
L hat whenever the amendment propofed d,-,r tha
preent FELTON, OF Congress TO the conn;,pt;o, ~ th
United states, respecting the manner of voting for
treldent and VicePreiident Of the United St,+e.
HAIL have been ratified by the legislatures Of three
fourths OF the fevera ates the ecretary of nae .r
forthwith caue notification thereof TO be mad. 70
the executive of every fate, and hall a, caut rho
fame to be publilhcd, in at leaf one Of the nevf
Pers printed in each fate, in which the laws of The
United States are annually pubfned.-the e;ecutiv.
authority OF each Rate ihail caule tranfcrp, Of t.
laid notification to be delivered to the electors appoint
ed iorthat pote who hal irf thereafter meet in
iucn ltae Tor the election of the Prefdent and Vice.
fTcdent OF the United States; and whenever the jd
electors fhall have received the fad rnicript of no.
tihcation, or wherever they fhall meet more than
I'VE days iubequent to the publication of the racat
on OF the above mentioned amendment in one IF
the newspapers of the fate, by the fecretary of atc
they iha vote for Preden and vice-Preident of the
united states, respectively, in the manner directed
oy the above mentioned amendments and having made
and hgned three certificates of all the votes owen bv
tnem each OF which certificates iall contain two dif
itinct hits, one, of the given for Prefdent and
the other, OF the votes given for vce-Preden, they
HAL ieal up the fad certificates certifying ON each
tas Lifts OF all the votes of uch fate given for Pref
dent, and of all the of fuch ate given fer VICE
Preiident, is contained therein, and hail caue the d
ceFtihcates to be tranfntted and difpoied Of and in
every other reiPeet act in Conformity with proyif-
ons OF the acf TO witch this is Implement And c.
very other proviion of the aa to which this j. finn
PIGMENT and which is not virtually repealed by thu,
sc' ihal extend and apply to every election Of PFC
prof IS ~ IT,. o.
IN conformity to the above mentioned amendment Z.
the contribution of the United States.
ma 7D6ereaS, the above mentioned amendment NAV
be ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of tbe
tes' aud thereuPon become Immediately valid, to all
nteiits and purPoies as part of the contributions on
Gay 10 near the day fixed by law for the meeting of
the eiee'-s in the feveral Aates tatshe electors iaI
not IN every itase be appred of tc fd ratification
aed may vote IN no LONGER confor-n,ble
with the contribution, amended whereby fevcr.J
tates might be deprived of their vote in the eleio
OF frehdent and Vice-Prefident for remedy where
Sec. 2. Rshfs,tber en1i7ea, That the eleaors VIII.
ihai be appointed in each Rate for the election oe ,
ereudent and Vice-Preldent of the United STATE,
man at every iuch election, unlef they Gall have re-
oeIved Transcript of the notification Of the above
mentioned amendment to the contribution, or unIef.
man meet more than five days fubfequen. TO the
publication OF the fad ratification blythe Secretary &c
State IN one ofthe newspapers of the fate Pref
dent Vlce-Predent ofthe u. s. in the following man,
ner, that isto fay they havote ortwoperfops as pro-
ildent and VicePrefdent in conformity with the tr
iecton OF the ieeond article Of the contribution. And
IN other reiPecfs act in conformity with the provG
ons OF the act towhchthis aa isa fupplement & the
mall kewe vote for perfon as Preiident for ore
Perion as Vice-Preident, in conformity with the -
Dove mentioned amendment of the Contribution. and
IN other reiPects act in conformity with the provG-
ons OF the tirt tecion of this ac Out tbofe cer,;f
Gates only of votes given for PRECEDENT and Vcepre.
hdent OF the United States. fhal be opened nv the
Prehdent OF the Senate, for the purpofe of h.;ror
counted which iha contain the Lift or ls of votes %
ven 10 conformity with the Contribution as in force ON
the day liked by law for the meeting of the eetaors
oy whom the fad votes iial have been given.
sec. 3. Ind be jY,tber ena67ed, That wbe,.vsr
by the Proyiiions of the fecond fiction of this al
1t iha be the duty Of the electors for any Gate ~,
vote IN conformity both with the contribution and &c
the ProPoed amendment thereto the executive sutlo-
ri'y OF luch itate fha caufe fix ills of the names of
the electors of the fate be made and certified AID
20 De delivered to the iad electors on or before .be
DAY liked by law for them to meet and vcte fo-
Prehdent and Vice-Prelident, and the fa;d eIeeor,
hall encloie one of the fad lifts in each of the cr,
Gates by them made and fealed in conformity TO the
Proviions OF this act, and of the a to which this Is
Implement. ' 10
NATHL. MACON.
Speaker eftLe Horf ofReoyeL;,to,iy.,
JESSE FRANKLIN
Prsidcrf ffbr Serats, pro-tempore.
March &c, 1904,