The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-06
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT,

Supplementary 70 tie al entitled IN as1 ye,7fe TO tie
e.s1ier y P'efdnt and Yiec-Prsarat of t6- Unit
ed States, Ga3 aftsying the eey 7ybO BaN a17 a. Pre-
a'i7 egs o. T7eq"eirs in TIE U6Tecf hsfJ Of reeeaf
art |iec-P,t,fI.nt
BE Il era7a " tie Senate ard Ro,t Of Re5refczfa-
tics :fbe Uni.dStqte, g A:z.ea in CovryrG Gts6ls
ma whenever ire amendment propofed during the
Ptelelt ieion of Co.gres the contribution of the
United States, refpe6,ng the manner of vor;rp for
Prehdent and Vce-Prefident o. the United States.
iha have been ratified by the legislatures Of three
iourthS OF the ievera ates. the cretary Of fare fa
forthwith caue notification thereof to be made to
the executive of every fate, and hal alto cape the
lame to be Pubiihed, in lcait of the newfpa-
Pers printed in each Fate, in which the laws of the
United States are annually pub,ied the executive
authority OF each fate fia caue trancript of the
iald notification to be delivered the eleors appont-
ed for that pupole who ihall fr thereafter meet in
iuch tate for the election of che PRECEDENT and Vice
freoeht oi che United States; and whenever the fad
electors iha have received the aid Transcript of no.
tihcaton, or whenever they glall meet more than
hve days fubequcnt to the publication of the ratcat-
OF OF the above mentioned amendment in one af
tine newspapers OF the fate by the fecretary of fate
they hall for PRECEDENT and -Preident of the
United States, respectively, in the manner directed
ny the above mentioned amendment and having made
and tg,ed three certificates of all the votes eiven nv
them each Of which certificates hall contain two d
nct hits one, OF the votes given for Ptefident and
hai zeal up the faid certificates certifying IN each,
that lifts OF all the of fuch fate given for Pref
dent and OF all the of fuch rate given for Vice
Prehdent contained therein and mall caufe the fid
certificates to be tranfnitted and dipofed Of and in
every other reipect act in conformity with provfi-
0hs OF the act TO witch this is Implement And e.
very other provion of the act to which this is fun
plenent. and which is not virtually repealed bv this
act, HAL extend ard apply 10 every election of Pre-
iden and Vice-Prefdent OF the United States, made
III conformity to the above mentioned amendment to
the contribution of the United States
f"d 7V6erea the above mentioned amendment NAV
be ratified by the leglatures of three fourths of the
ates, and thereupon become immediately valid TO all
lntents and purpoies, part of the contribution on
day 10 near the day fixed by law for the meeting of
the electors in the feveral hates that the electors a
not IN every fate be apprifed OF the ad ratification
ana may vote in manner no longer conforma5e
with the contribution, as amended, whereby feve-al
itates might be deprived of their vote in the election
OF Prelident and vce-PreGdent for remedy where
Dec. z BeHfayfbsy enn67ed, That the electors who
fha be appointed in each ftate for the election of
Prehdent and Vice-Preiident of the United States
iha at every fuch election, unefs they hall have re-
eeived Transcript OF the notification Of the above
mentioned amendment the contribution, or Ir1leIs
they fhall meet than five days fbeouent TO the
publication of the fad ratification bythe Secretary of
state one OF the newspapers of the fate vote for Pref.
dent &Vice-Preident ofe u. in the following man
ner that lsto fay they hall vote ortwoperon as Pre-
hdent and Vice-Preident, in conformity with the fri
lection OF the ieeond article Of the contribution And
IN other refpeets ad in conformity with the proviG
ons OF the act towhicht @ Implement & they
ihahkewie vote for perlon Proficient & for one
perion as Viee-Preiident, in conformity with the a.
Dove mentioned amendment of the Contribution; and
IN other repects act in conformity with the provif-
ons OF the iirit lection Of this act But thole certf-
cltes only, OF votes given for Preident and ce-Pre-
hdent OF the United States, fha be opened by the
Prendent OF the Senate, for the purpofe Of being
counted which ihall contain the lin or s of votes OF
ven IN conformity with the Contribution as in force on
the day fxe1by law for the meeting of the eieeors
by whom the laid votes fhal have been given.
Sec 3. Anf he ft,fbey eH1G7of That whenever,
by the proviiors Of the Gecond feGion of this aq
1t han be the duty If .he electors for any tate to
vote III conformity both with the contribution and of
The promoted amendment thereto the executive autbo-
ry OF iuch Hate lhs cauie fix lins Of the names If
the electors of The Rate he made and certified and
to be delivered TO the iad electors on or before the
day txed by law for them TO meet and vote for
Prehdent and Vice-Prchdent, and the f,d electors
HAIL enclote OF the Cid lbs in each of the certi6
Gates by them made and ealed, in conformity to the
provlo1s Of this act, and Of the aa to VIII Oh this is
Implement.
NA'THL MACON
Speaker 9fBe Hogf efR-brscgfqffvy.
JESSE FRANKLIN,
Pr9ideaf efbe SSnaie, pro-sempore
March &c, 1904,