Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-10-25
AN ACT


Ssbblsmssfayy 10 fbe an, entitled &" In al rel
0iive 10 fbe tke7i,n Of a P,,idts, aud Vies-
Pysfdtnf Of fbs United Siafes, axd declaring
tbt e1ferr s0bo BaN aa as P,,Gdeni, ia ea/e q
paeaneig IN fbe eJfceS 60ib Of Pylf6eni ana
Vies-Pyofde1f."
BE IL eaa7rd By tb. Senafs and Hog/f 0,
RsprsjSnfaiivri efIbe Oaird SlafeS Of Ame,ica, in
Cmg,sG eDSmbIsd, That Whenever the amend-
Inent propofcd during the preienl leiion Of Con-
gefs to the confitulion OF the United States, ref
pettiog the manner OF voting for PrcGdcnt and
Vice. PIeGdent Of the United States, fhall have
been ratified by the Legilatures of three tour,hs
OF the everal States. the Secretary of State ihall
forthwith cauie notification thereof TO be made
TO the' Executive OF every State, and fall ALTO
caufe the fame to be bubhihed. in at lesn one Of
the newspapers printed in each State, in which
the laws Of the United States are annually pub
lithed.-The executive authority of each State
fhsll cauie trznicript OF the faid notification to
be delivered TO the electors appointed for tha,
parpofe, who ihall fra thereafter meet in fuch
State, for the election of Pfeiident and Vice.
Prefdcnt Of the United States: aud whenever
thc faid electors hall have received the faid ,san
cript OF notification, or whenever they ihsll meet
more than fve days fubiequent TO the publics-
tion of the ratification OF The above mentioned
amendment, in one of the newipapcrs of the
fate, by the iecrctary of fate, they fhall vote
for PreGdent and Vice PreGdcnt ct the United
States, respectively, in the manner directed by
che above menioned amendment, and having
made and Ggned three certificates OF all the vote,
given by them, each Of which certificates ihai
contain two diAind lifts, one, OF the votes given
for PreGdent, and the other, Of the votes given
for Vice PreGdsnt they ihsll zeal up the iaid
certificates. certifying on each, that lifs o! all
sA- votes OF iuch State given tor PreGdent, and
OF all In. votes given tor Vice Preiident, is con-
tsined therein, and ihall caufr the laid certif.
Gates TO be tranimt,sed and difpoicd Of. and in
every other rcfpctt act in conformity with the
proviions OF the ACT to which this il fupple.
ment. Aud every other proviion Of the ati TO
which this 10 fuppiemcnt, and which j. not
virtually repealed by this a6t,' fhsll extend and
apply to every election OF P,eGdent and Vice.
Pre6dent Of the United States made in confor-
nifty to the aforementioned amendment 10 the
Contribution of the United States.
Asd aVbsysaJ, the above mentioned amendment
may be ratified by the Legislatures of :hree
four,hs of the .States, and thereupon become i'm
mediately valid to all intents and purpoies, as
part of the contribution, on day 10 near the day
fixed by law for the meeting Of the electors in
she veral States, thar the eleton hall not in ev-
cry Stale be apprifed OF the iad ratification, and
may vote in manner no longer conformable
with the contribution, a. amended, whereby few
eral States might be deprived Of their vote in
the election Of a Prehdent and Vice -Prefident
for remedy whereof.
Sec. a. Be n.fs,iker ssat7el, That the eec
tors who hall be appointed in each STATE for
thc election Of Pre6dent and Vice Prefident OF
tho United States. hail at every fuch election,
npeis they fhsll have received atranicript Of the
notification OF Disqualification of the above wen.
sioued amendment to the contribution. or unlsi,
they ihall meet more than hve days fubiequent
90 the publication Of the faid ratification by the
Secretary of State, in OF the newspapers Of the
State. vote for P,e6dent and Vice. Pre6dcnt OF
,he United States, in Ihe following manner, that
is TO lay they fhal vote for too pe,fcns az
Pre6des. and Vice. PrcGdent, in conformity
With the fra fetion OF the fecond article OF the
-conHis t,iou. Hind in other reipesis stt in con.
fotmi,y with the provi6ons Of the a6 to which
this aei is fspplementi and they fhall like~ife
vote tor oue pcrfon a. Prehdent, and for one
T., q. V;ra pse6dcuf in conios naitv ..,,t m,