Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-13
AN ACT

supplementary 10 tie act. entitled " An act reiative
70 t6s election ria PresiGent and Vice Presikeu,
Of re United St1trs, and dcclariag The Office,
Spbo sbaH act as President, an case If vacanc;es
m tie Offices both Of President and Vtce-P resi.
dent"
Be it enacted, BY tbe Senate and House Of Reore
sentdtiveS Of tbc ORaed States at america. in
Congress asseaC1ed, That whenever the amend.
ment proposed during the present session OF Con-
gress to the constitution of the United States. re-
speeding the planner OF voting tor President and
Fice-Presideht of the United States, shall have
been ratified by the leg slatures of three fourhs
OF the several states the secreary of state shall
forthwith cause ne5ifcaton thereof to BE made
TO the executive of every state, and shall also
cause the same to be published in at least one of
the newspapers printed in each stare in which
the laws OF the United States are annually pub.
hshed.-Ihe executive authority of each state
shall cause transcript ofthe said notification 10 br
delivered to the ele4ors appointed for that purpose
who shall first thereafter meet IN such stare TO,
the election of President and Vice. President
OF the United States and whenever the said e
iectors shall have received the said transcript of
notification, or whenever they shall meet more
than hve days subse quent 10 the publicauon OF
the ratification of the above mentioned amend
ment, in one Of the newspapes of the state. by
the secretary OF stare, they shall vo.e for Presi
dent and Vice President OF the United STATES. re
speehveiy, in 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 certificates shall contain TWO
distinct Isis, one, of the given for President
and the other. of the votes given for Wee Presi
dent they shall seal up the said certificates, Ger.
flying each that lists Of all ,he votes Of such
sa,e given tJr President, and of all the votes gi,
ven flr Vice. President ie ron.-;,.al .ts...-
shall cause the said certificates TO be transmitted
and disposed of, and in every Other respe0 a{q IN
conformity with the provisions Of the act 10 which
this Is u supplement And every other provi.
sion OF the act to which this is q supplement,
and which is nor virtually repealed by this a6l,
shall extend and apply to every election of a Pre-.
sident and Wee President of the United States
made IN conformity the above mentioned a
mendment 10 the constitution of the United
States.
Ind tv5eye1s, the above mentioned arendrnent
may he ratified by the legislatures Of three fourths
of the states, and Ihcreupon become Immediately
valid, TO all ntents and purposes, as part of the
constitution, on day so near the day fixed by
law tor the meeting Of the electors in the several
states, that the electors shall not IN every stare be
apprsed OF the said ratification and may vote in
q manner no longer confermabe with the consti-
tuition, rs ameuded, whereby several states might
be deprived oftheir vote in the election of Pre-
sident and Vice-President; for remedy whereof,
Sec. 2. Be it fHtbey enacted, That the electors
who shall be appointed in each state for the cleo
ion OF President and Vice President OF the u
ni'ed States, shall AZ every such election, unless
they shall have received transcript of the notif-
cation OF The ratification Of the above mentioned
amendment to the constitution, or unless they
shall meet more than FIVE days subsequent to the
publication Of the said ratification by the Secre-
iary OF STATE, IN one of the newspapers Of the
state, vote for President and Vice President of
the United States, in the following manner, that
is TO say they shall vote for TWO persons as Pre-
sident and Vice President, iva conformity with the
hrst seeion OF the second article OF the constitu-
ton. And in Other respe6s a0 in conformity
with the provisions Of the a0 to which this a0 is
supplement and they shall Likewise vote for
one person as President, and for one person as
VICE President incontormity with he above men.
toned amendment ofthe constitution and IN o.
thsr respects an in conformity ,ih the provisions
of The fret settion Of this act. But those certi6
Gates only, ofvotes given for President and Vice
President Of the United States shall be opened by
lie President Of the Senate for the purpose of be-
ing counted which shall contain the list or hsts OF
votes given in conformity with the constitution.
as in force on the day f.cj by law for the meet.
ing e the electors, By whom the said woes shall
have been given.
Sec 8. Ind be il fviIer enacted, That uhere
VERIFY the provisions of the second section o! This
a6, IL shall b. the duy Of the Gle ors for any state
20 wore M conformity, both with the contribution
and OF The yrODOsed amendment tLereto t,e - H.