The Arkansas advocate., 1836-11-04
ANAGF
Entitled an provide for the election of President
 and Vice President of tho United States.


 and Vice President of tho United States. GEC. l. Be 4 enacted by Ute General Assembly z .J be Ste ef .lrSaasas That the qualified voters ill this stas shi meet It taer respective plces ef hold ing elections the first Mohdiy Of November next, and on the first MondaY of November every fourtl year taefeaer, and sha proceed to choose many it and propa persons the Stlts shall be entitled to electors of President and ice President which election shall hs conducted by the judges who may have been appointed conduct tue general elections o ha State for year, and under the regulations or may be required by the law regulating such general elections; and shall be the duty of judges of saeh cleo lions tho different townships, to returns thereof to the clerks hang the transaction of county business for their respective counties, within five days after such eecton which clerks shall, within five days after they receive such returns, certify and transmit the same, by some person employed for that purpose, by mail, to the Governor whose duy shall be wtln twenty days ufter the day of eecton to add 6p the from the vera counties, and the persons having the highest num- Der of votss sha by him be deafod elected; and it shall be the duty of the Governor, at the expense the State in all ss immediately u notify the persons chosen Of their election, the shall have been cert tined agreeAbly to the provisions aforesaid.
 SEC. ?. .lad de further enacted, That the Govern or shall o before tho meeting of such electors three lists of the of such electors be made and delivered to them and the person persons employed n giving the notice conveying returns aforesaid shall be allowed five for every mile such person per- sons may travel in going aud returnng n performance of the services aoresad to be audited and paid other claims.
 sEo 3. .4ad be further enacted, That tho electors shall meet the seat of VoVernm the first We'd nesday in December next ensuing their appointment, and shall then and there give their votes for President and Vice President and shall do and perform all the duties required of them by the act of Congress n that case nude and provided and shall receive for their vices tAe same compensation the members of the ce- neral Assembly, to be audited and paid other claims
 SEC. 4. Aud De further enacted, That if tho cleo tors appointed under tas act, any of he, fail to at tend at the seat of Governments by the hour of O. clock in the afternoon of the day pointed in this act for electng President and Vice President of the United States then and in that casp the General Assembly fin session. shall proceed immediately by joint of both Houses to fill sueh vacancy vacancies; but if said Ge- nerl Assembly shall not that said day be in session. then and in that the Governor shall immediately i'll such vacancy or vacancies.
 ssEc B. .aad be t further enacted That no Senator or Representative in Congress, holding any office of trust or profit under this Stite, the United stees shall be eligible as elector of President Vice Pres dent.
 SEC. $. .1ad 5e further caaced That in case the election of said electors any of them be contested shall be decided by the Judges of the Supreme Court
 SEc. '. fad be ssaser eaacted, That ths shall be published in the newspapers printed ths State until the first Monday Of November next, which publication shall be- and hereby decared sufficient mo- tice of the election be held under this act on said Monday of November next.
 SEc. B. dRd De further eaacfed That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage
 CHARLES CALDWELL, ,Saeakes. pro lem
 ofAe House .f Rep,esentatipes.
 SAM c. ROANE, President efthe Seaate
 APPROVED, Sept. 2l 1856.
 JAMES s. CONWAY.