The Arkansas advocate., 1836-09-30
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Entitled an act to provide for the election of President
 and Vice President of the United States. ss EC. l. Be | enucfed by Me General .4ssevbly of - ae sfae ef .4rhansas, That the qualified voters in this State shall meet at their respective places of hod- ing elections, on the first Monday Of November next and on the first Monday of November in overv farth year thereatter and shall proceed to choose as many if and proper persons the State shall be entitled to aa electors of President and Vice President which election shall be conducted by the judges who may have been appointed to conduct the general elections of the State pt the year. and under same regulations as are may bs required by the law regulating sle, renera] electons and shall be the duty judges of such eec- tons in tho diarent townships to make returns thereof to the clerks having the transaction of county hsess for their respective counties, within five dave after seh election, which clerks sha within five days after they receive such returns ceaiiy and transmit the sane by some person employed for that puypose or by mail to the Governor, whose duty it shall be within twenty days after the day fclectoh add p the from the se veral counties and the persons having tho highest num- Der of votes shall by him be deared eeeted and ea1 be the duty of the GoTer at the expense of the s,tas n all cases, immediately to notify the persons chosen of their eleeton as soon as the shall have been as~ certained agreeably to the provisions aforesaid
 SEC 2 .1ad le fHatser enacted, That tho Govern CT shal on or before the meeting of such electors cause three lists of the of such electors to be made and delivered to the md the person persons employed in giving the notice conveyn Us aforesaid shall be allowed five cents for every mile such person or per- may travel in going and eturning in performances of the services aoresad to be audited and paid as other claims.
 f shall meet at the seat of Government on the first Wod- nesday in December next ensuing their appointment and sha 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 in that case made and poyded and shall receive for their ser- vices the compensation the members of the Ge- neral Assembly, to be audited and paid other claims.
 SEC. 4. .9ad Dc t further enacted That if the elec- tors appointed under this act any of ths fail to at- tend the seat of Government by the hour of two o clock the afternoon o the day pointed out in this act for eectng President and Vice President of the United States then and in that the General Assembly, ifn session, shall proceed immediately by joint vote of both Houses to fill such vacancy vacancies but if said Ge- neral Assembly shall that snd day be in session. then and in that the Governor shall immediately fiji such vacancy or vacancies.
 SEC ,. 4ad te Il faagher enacied, That no Senator or Representative in Congress, holding any office of trust or profit under this 5tate the United States shall be eligible electo of President Vice Pres dent.
 sEc 6. .3nd be arfter enacted, That il, case the election of said electors any of them be contested it shall be decided by tbe Judges Of the Supreme Court
 SEC. z. and dbe fusfder enacfed That this act shall be published the several newspapers printed in this State until the first Monday of November next which publication shall be- and E efeby declared sufficient mo- tce Of the election be held under this act on said first Monday of November next.
 Ssc 8 find te further enacted That this act shall taks effect and be in force from and after it's passage.
 CHARLES CALDWELL spealses pro lem.
 of the House of Repyeseautiuess
 SAM C. ROANE, Presidenf efkte Seaate.
 APPROVED, Sept. 24, 1856.
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