Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-06
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT


Supplementary TO tie act, emitted IN nc, ,elgt;ye
10 ne election of a PyeSident and Yce President
~ he United STATES, anf decLariHg she officer
7U5o shall dc' p esiiert IN case IF vacaqcies
in t5c Offices both Of Pre- ,aent and Ttce. P,esi-
Re It enac,ei, JytFe Senate and House ot RETIRE.
se"fdhves II t@e United Sta'es af An.e,iea, IN
Congress assemble! That whenever the ameni.
ment proposed during the present session or Con-
gress to the constitution Of the United States, re-
speeding the manner of voting Tor Pres d M and
Vice President of the United States. shall have
been ratified by the eg slatures of three fourfhs
OF t1e several states, the secretary Of state shall
forthwith Cause notification thereof TO BE- made
20 the executive of every state and sha.l also
cause the same to be Published in at least one Of
the newspapers printecS in each state, in which
tne laws OF he United States are annually pub
! lished.-The executive authority of each state
shall cause transcript Ofthe said notification 10 be
delivered TO the electors appointed for that purpose
VINO snail first thereafter meet IN such state for
| the election of a President and Vice President
! OF the United Staes: and whenevec the said e.
lettors shall have received he said transcript of
no lhoauon, or whenever they shall meet more
/ 'han hive days sub 'equent to the publication of
! the ratification Of the above mentioned amend
Tnent, IN one of the newspapes of the state by
the secretary of state. they shall vote for Pres.
dent and Vice President of the United States, re.
! spethvely, III the manner directed by the above
mentioned amendment. and having made and
signed three certificates of all the votes given by
them, each OF which cert 6cates shall contain two
distnt lists, one, Of the votes given for President,
and the other. Of the votes given for Vice Presi
dent; they shall seal up the said certificates, GER
titying on each that lists Of all rhe vores of such
state given for Pre- ident, and Of all the votes gis
ven tor Vice President, is contained therein, and
shall cause the sal certificates 20 be transmitted
aud disposed OF, aud in every other resped q IN
conformity with the provisions Of the aa to which
| this is a supplement And every other provi-
sion Of the ad TO winch this IS a supplement,
/ and which is not vrtul'ly repealed by this al,
shall extend aad apply 70 every election Of a Pre-
sident and Vice President Of the United Suites
made IN conformity - the above mentioned a
mendment TO the constitution Of the United
States.
Ind vobere1s. the above mentioned amendment
may be ratified by the legislatures ~ rhree fourths
| of the states, and ihereupon becoue Immediately
valid. TO all in'ents and purposes, as part Of the
constitution, on day so near the day Gxel by
law for The meeting Of the electors in the several
states, that the electors shall not in every stare be
apprised Of the said ratification and ma. vote in
a manner no longer oonfsrmable with he consti-
tuton as amended, whereby several states mic ne
be deprived ofther vote in the election ola Pre-
sident and Vice.President for remedy whereof.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, That tue electors