The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-11

hiug OF Ala. King, al n. \. Macon, Taze.
well, Wiilams-l2,
H0uSE or RLPEESTNT3TITFS.
RULES For PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Mr.. Wright, from the Select Committee
appointed 10 prepare fnles To be observed
L. ease the election of President and Vice
President shall dryolve oa this House,
pWie'the following report;
The Commlit,e appointed "to prepare
ADD repert such rules rs in their opinion,
may BE- proper 10 be observed by this
House. 10 the ohoirn of a President of
the United States, whose term of ser
vice Is Ia commence on the fourth day
81 March next, If on counting the votes
gwen 10 the several Statre, ~ The man
ner prpst rlhcd ~ the Constitution Of the
United States, i, shall appear that no
person has received a majority of the
votes Of all the Electors If President
and Vice President, appointed in the Sc.
terai states."
REPORT!
That The following L les he observed by
the housc III thu choc" of n prrsideu, of
the United States, whose term IL Ia com
mencr IN the rnnrh day of March, 1929, il
the choice shall consItutuualiy drvoiye
upon the House
lsr. In the event of its appearing, ono
rening all the certificates aud counting
ihcssulre given by the Electors of the se,e
'ral States for President, that no person has
maiorily of tIIv votes ri the whole mum
b,r OF Electors appointed, aud the result
shall have heen declared, the same shall b,
entered on the Journals of this House.
Cd. The roll Of The House shah then b,
called, and, ~ lis Appearing thai mrmhr
Ur members from two thirds of the Sthr!
are present, The Housr shall immrdiatel,
proceed, by ballot, Ia choose n i'residen
from III. p.rsons having the highest nun
hers. not exceeding three, on the list q
those voted Tor IA President aud IN cas-
neliaer of those persons shall receive In,
votes If majority of all the States on tn,
FRS ballot, the House shall continue I,
shalloj for a President. without INTER- ipiio,
hy other business, until a President be che
sen.
Ed. The donrs the Hall shah he c'opr,
during the baloling, except against Mem
h.rs al the Senate, and the Officers Of III,
House and the Galleries shall be cleaf
rd on the request of the Delegation Of any
one State.
Attn From the commencement of IN,
ballating until an election Is made, no pro
position 10 adiuuoin shall hr RECEIVE i, 10
less on III mulion Of one State, seconded
bN another STATE; aud the question shal
b. decided ry States The same rnIc shall
W observed in regard 10 any motion Il
change the usual hour for tie meeting u
the House.
SIN In balloing. the following mod
shall hr observed. tn vii:
Tie Representatives of each STATE sha
be- arranged and seated together, be
ginning with the seats Al the ght ham
Of the Speak,r's Chair, " ifh the mem
hrrs fsea the state ut Maine, thrnc
proceeding with HE 1nrmhrrs freu
the states in The order the states NJ
usually named for receiving pefiion'
around the Hail Of tn, House, until a
are ST dtsd
A ballot Nex sha,l be provided for eac
STATE
The k, presertatises OF each state shall
IN the hrst instance, ballot amon,
themselves, N order 10 assertion tn
vote ut Their stale, and they may,
necrssary, appoint tellcrs OF their bal
lufs:
After the vote Of each state is ascertain
ed. duplicates thereof shah be mad
out, and, in case any one of the per
sons from whom the 81 oice is 10 l.
made, shall receive a maj ori.y of Ia
votes given, on any one halloiing, II.
the Representatives oin State, tn
name OF that person shall BIZ written Q
each OF the duplicates; and, IN cas-
the votes So given shall be divided, 5
that neither of said persons shall ha'
a majority of the whole number q
votes given in by said state on any on
halo,ing, the worj divided" shall b
wrltten'on each duplicate;