Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-10-28
FROM THE AURORA.

| FROM THE AURORA.
| The following information, touching the
election of electors, of President and Vice
President ofthe u. States-may be useful,
to refresh the memory of those who have
not at hand copies of the constitution and
laws of the u. S.
! The election of electors of President and
ice-President, about the same Period
Congress may determine the time of choo-
! sing electors, and the day which they
shall give their votes-which day shall be
the same throughout the u. States. Cen.
II. S. art. 2. IL parag. A.
BY an act of congress passed on March L,
1872, in conformity to the constitution, it
ordained that solicitors shall be appointed
in each state, within thirty four days pre-
ceding the first "Wednesday in December
in every year." that such election is 10 take
places /. laws u. S. vol III. page %.
| BY the same act it is ordained that, "the
electors shall meet and give their votes on
| the said first Wednesday in December, at
| such place in each state, shall be drec-
| ted by the legislature thereof" The first
| Wednesday in December, will be the 9th
OF that month.
The thirty-four days preceding the first
"Wednesday in December, must of course
be between some day after the second Of
November, and before the day of meeting.
The day of election will then be ON FRI
day the 4th November next.
amendment TO the Constitution Of the Uni
! Ted .Stdfcs.
| RATIFIED IN THE YEAR 1904
RESOLVED, By the Senate and House Of
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meried, in Congress .fssembkcd, That IN
lieu o. the third paragraph of the first sec
ton of the second article of the constitution
of the United States, the following be pro-
( posed as an amendment to the constitution
of the United States, which, when ratified
by three fourths OF the legislatures, of the
several States, shall be valid to all ntents
and purposes, as part of the said constitu-
Ition, to witt
The electors shall meet in their rcspec-
tive States, and vote by ballot for President
and Vice president, one of them at leass,
shall not be an inhabitant of the same state
with themselves; they shall name in their
ballots the person voied for as President,
and in distinct ballots the person voted for
as Vice President and they shall make dis
tinct lists of all persons voted for as Presi-
dent, and of all persons voted for as Vice
President, and of the number of votes for
leach-which lists they shall sign and Ger
fifty, and transmit, sealed, to the seat of the
government, directed to the President of
the Senate; the President of the Senate
shall III the presence of the Senate and
House of Representatives, open all the GER
t'fcares, and the votes shall then be Coun-
| ted ;--the person having the greatest NUM-
Der of votes for President, shall be the Pre-
sident, if such number be majority of the
lxul, c.I.- 81 a
it no person have such majority, then from
the persons having the highest numbers. not
exceeding three on the list of those voted
for as President, the House Of Representa-
lIives shall choose Immediately, by ballot
the President. But in choosing the Presi-
dent, the votes sh1ll be taken by States,
the representation from each State having
one vote /; quorum for this purpose shall
consist OF a member or members from two
thirds of the States, and majority IF all
the States shall be necessary to choice.
And If the House of Representatives shall
mot choose President, whenever the right
luf choice shall devolve upon them, before
the fourth day of March next following,
then the Vice-President shall act as Pres-
ldent, as in the case IF the death or other
constitutional disability of the President.
The person having the greatest number of
votes svice-president, shallbe the vice-pre-
sident, if such number be a majority of the
whole number of electors appointed; and
) if no person have majority, then from the
two highest numbers on the list, the senate
shall choose the vice president quorum
for the purpose shall consist of two thirds
of the whole number of Senator'S, and a
majority of the whole number shall be ne-
cessary to a choice.
But no person constitutionally ineligible
to the Office of president, shall be eligible to
that of vice-president of the United States.
AN ACT,
J Supplementary to the Act, entitled, Gan
: Act relative to the election of president
and vice-president of the United States.
and declaring the officer who shall act as
president in case of vacancies in the of
fees both of president and vice-presi-
E dent"
; Be IL enacted, by the Senate and House
} of Representatives of the United States Of
j America in Congress assembled, That
Z whenever the amendment proposed during
, the present session of congress, to the con-
stitution of the United States, respecting
, the manner of voting for president and wee
president Of the United States shall have
, been ratified by the legislatures Of three
fourths Of the several states, the secretary
oF e. ohaI ~.