American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-30
=7ruTEENTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, December o.
In SENATE.

~ nrsy,ng pecuniary anu io ~ E.n.Is.
wy I ~ The Committee on hoaus anu G'"a''
w. Lowrie, presented the n'e'io''s' - j.. |;.
w" ',oce Companies and merchants " '"e O'y =.
r'uTa0eI ~ craving compensation for property
hlddelplIa, T E,encb. from 1885 10 1915, Re
p'uIeu w. w Commit,ee OH Foreign Relations.
'u "or,sE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
NJ. uDuGe, ftop The Commit'ee 10 ~no'n
r.,f.rrpd The consideration oil the eNpeuehcy vi
as sndine 10 the several States, the adop'ion
"D';o amendments 10 the Conshtotioo' maze
,o,t accompanied by Joint resoiu''o"' u" '"e
mds following: N
O 70, i,spd &c. That the following amendment loI
!. Constitution OF the United states DC proposes
ne Legislatures OF the severai STATES ~nu ;n
hen ratified by ree-tour'hs 'hereo', sns', DC fs.u
oIinents and purposes as par' o. INC 'a'u ~"
tuition p,so;dsnt md
p.ssden, the United States, each State shall
r.iSsJ hv the Legislature thereof, into so many
u,'ss ,br State shall be entitled to Represen-
- Congress, and each District shall be com
.J &c CONTIGUOUS or contentious territory, and
.,a,r az nearly as may be conveniently, the num-
af ,srsons Tor whom the State is entitled to a
'oy.srntati,e according to the apportionment;
IN Dis,ric,s, when laid off, may not be altered
III aG.r another census shall have been taken.
FHs ,nbab,tants of each OF the SAID Districts, who
s have the qualifications requisite Tor electors OF
h. rnos, numerous branch OF the State Legislature
h,l annoint one Elector OF President and VICE Ere
,nt having the same qualifications The Electors
nnon,rd shall meet in heir respective sta es & 81
ut Tie wo other Electors TO which the state Is emil
3D. and also fill up vacancies, such there shall oe,
ham DEATH Sickness inability or non -a'tendance' OF
Electors spDolned by the people. The whole number
Electors Of eac h state shall then vote by bal OF iol
h. President and Vice President, one OF whom,
hast, Shall not be an inhabitant OF the sane
b,ae win themselves. They shall name in their
ballot, the person voted for as President, and IN DIS
Incl balo : tic person voted Tor as Vice President
,d ,hrv shan make lists OF all persons voted for as
President and Of all persons voted for as Vice Pre-
.lrnt sbewinp the number OF votes given Tor each,
which l,ts they shall sign and certify, and transmit
sealed 10, 10 the seat Of government oil the ohteo
Sars. directed 10 the President of the Senate, who
cn receiving the same, shalt call Joint meeting
oihs Senate and House Of Representatives, IN
winch Ne shall preside. He shall, in the presence
Of such Joint meeting, open all the certificates, and
ue votes shall be counted. II any person shall
have he votes Of a majority OF the whole number
d Electors appointed, he shall be the President !
nd no pcrstn shall have the votes OF such major
ty the presiden. Of the Senate shall, by proclama-
lion, and by notification to the Executive OF each
State as also to each oil the Electors appointed, de-
clare the fact that no person Is chosen President
and the names oil the persons having the TWO hi8h-
est numbers OF votes. The Electors shall there
upon meet again in their respective States, bill up
vacancies in their body, if any shall have occurred
hon death, sickness, inability, or failure TO attend
Of any Of The Electors previously appointed, anc
,i A e., 0ff ha
President, who, at the first meeting had one Of the
Two highest numbers OF votes OF all the electors
hey shall make and transmit, as already prescribed
lists Of the persons voted for at the second meeting
which Shall be counted in like manner as the vote
gwen at The first meeting #, on counting he vote
BAeN by the electors Of such second meeting
shall appear that one of the persons who had on
@lht two highest numbers OF the votes given q
'hr hrsl meeting, has majority OF the votes OF a
lhc electors given at the second meeting, he sha
VI llt President; and it 10 person has such major
ny the members OF the Senate and House oil Rt
'esehtaIves, in Joint meeting, shall, without ser
sd"hS, voting individually, and not BY states choos
ae President, in manner following: majority
lie Whole number Of Senators and Representative
lit'eh and voting, being necessary to choice ;
'aere be two or more persons each of whom hav
"le highest number oil electoral votes given at til
sF'o.d meedng each one of them shall be chosen
mere be only one person having the hghe
number Of electoral votes, less than majority, on
VI Inc petsors who have one of the two highe
numbers OF votes, shall be chosen whenever moi
.oaN Two persons Shall be eligible by the joint met
VIS and no choice shall he made on the FIRST balo
'ue number shall be reduced, by dropping tho'
"'o shall receive the smallest number of votes, 81
y no more than two remain, one OF whom sha
0e cnostnj II two persons shall receive an equ
aun'er OF votes being each one moiety of the who
"uu'Oer gwen, he who had the highest number
,'l'o'a Votes, given al The second meeting, sh;
t ~ ''e President; and If they had an equal nun
~, w. W '"'tS at such second meeting, he who hi
e. e. "'Fhei number Of electoral woes given at Il
t +'% hee'ng' shall be the President; and if thu
iap az q" equal number Of electoral votes, given
wv "'st meeting also, then the Senators and r
r..'e'a'lves shall ballot until one Of them is CHI