The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-06

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Constitution D.
That. Tor tie purpose Of oiechn9 IRE
TIT nd Asie,. President of the U. States, |
each STATE shall he divided, by the Lrg'Sia
,,.,.s thereof into number of districts e.
mi Il. liz, Is hol. numln.r of Senators aud
Reprrseutati,cs ia which such stale may
be entitled in the Congress of tie oh'''a
States Zach district shall be composed,
n, nearly as may be, Of contiguous lerr"o-
~. aud shall contain nnmher OF pefsous
entitled Ia vote as nearly equal AS eifcuii-
stances viii permit,
Aud on such days as Congress snail ue-
terminc, which days shHll be The same
throughout the United Stnes, the eitiZehs
of each state, who shah be quslliira Ia 'o'e
! for a Representatives. Congress, slldh h'e'.'
1T such places, within their respective as
ircts, rs the Legislature of each state shal
appoint, aud in such manner as such iegis-
ature shall direct, shall vote tor one per
son To br President, aud for another person
IT, be Vice President, aud also tor one OH
er To be an Eieclor.
All the votes so given, in each district
shall be canvassed aud counted by such
persons, aud IN such manner, and mt suGh
place, as the legislature of the state may
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didate shall be added together, and the
persons having se,erally the greatest mum
Der of votes as President, Vice President
and Elector, shall be- considered as entitled
To the vote of such district for the said OIL
ices, respectively but ii two or more per
sons have an equal number of Votes FOR the
same office, then the persons appointed TO
count and canvass the said votes, or the
majT part of such persons, shall decide
which of the persons having such equality
Of votes shall he entitled In the office, and
shall certify The same accordingly. III
piicute certificates of the whole number OF
votes given fox each candidate, shall be
made out and transmitted, in such manner
as Congress shall direct, to the seat of the
government ofthe United States, address
I'd to The President of the Senate
The President of the Senate. III the PIE
snnce of the House ofRepresentatl.es, shall
open all the certificates, aud the votes shall
then hr counted, each district being emit
tied to one vote, and the person having tho
greatest number of such votes for the Pre-
sident. shall be the President, IT such mum
Der he majority of the whole number oi
electoral districts within the United Statesi
and If no person have such majority, then
the President of the Senate shall, by proc
iamation, declare such 10 lie the fact; and
shall also declare the names of the two
persons having the greatest number ot
votes for President, aud shall order the
electors, chosen as aforesaid, in each stnie
To assemble in such state, at time not i"se
than thirty-hvc, nor more than forty days
after the publication ef such proclamation
, And the said Electors shall on such DAY
meet at such place, in each state, as shall
hive been pre-. iouely designated by tn,
legislature of such state and shall then by
/ ballot. choose one of the two persons haV
3, ing the greatest number Of district votes Il
be President ; and they shall make three
. lists of the ballots so given, which lists they
shall certify aud sign, and shall TRANSMIT
/ sealed to the seat of the government OF th'
United States, directed To the President. o
the Senate aud the President of the Sen
ate shall, IN the presence of the Senate ant
House of Representations, open all III,
, certificates, and the votes shall then h,
counted; and the one of the two person.
, MENTIONED in the rrpclamatinr 0t the Pre-
, sldent of the Senate as.having the greatest
number Of votes Of the electors 50 returned
all be President but, if he said tive
persons have an equal number of votes %
, the electors, then the onr of the two VIII,
had the greatest number of votes of tn,
fI'thll ~ dlSlIItlS. SlldIi bt lRf L ECSlItnl. 49,
.. The person having tnr greatest number
| of votes of Che electorh districts for ice
: President, shall bc Vice President, if such
| number be- a majority of the whole number
of the electoral district votes and, if M
person have ma GRITTY, then, from the two
hiShedt numbers ON the list, the Senate
shall choose the Vice President a quorum
, for the purpose shall consist of two-thirdi
of the whole number of Senators; aud Il
majority of such quorum shall be sufficient
to make a choice.
No person constitutionnlly ineligible To
the Office of President, shall be eligible To
that of Vice President ofthe United States
And lfany person so Ineligible shall have a
mdJonty of the votes Of the electoral dis
trlcts, or shall be ono OF the two highest. if
there be no majority, then new election
! for Vice President shall be- ordered without
delay, and the President of the Senate shall
exercise the functions of Il Vice Preside ut
until Vice President be chosen.
Aud all questions relative to The eligibility
lsof the persons voted for as President and
Vice President, and every other question
arising on the said election, shall be deter
mined by concurrent vote of each House Of
Congress.
Congress shall pass such laws, fixing the
time of holding the election, rs will give the
necessary time for referring the election 10
the electors, IN case no person has maIo.
rity of votes.
The propoSed amendment was received,
ana ordered to lie on the table, and be prla
led,
THE GREEK QUESTION,
The House then again resolved itsrfinto
committee of the whole, Mr.. Taylor in
Inc chair On the state of the Union, and
resumed the consideration oC Mr. " clusters
resolution, &c.
Mr.. Randolph of Va. and Mr.. Wood Of
n Y. addressed the committee against, and
Mr. Webster in favor OF the resolution.