Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-08-17
LAWS OF MICHIGAN.
AN ACT to provide for and regulate the cleo.
ton of electors of Pre- ,ident and Vice Pres.
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Sec. Be ii enacted By the Senate and
use Of Representatives. of the State of
Michigan, That on the first Monday of No.
vember, and the succeeding day next pre-.
ceding the time fixed by the laws of the
United States, for the choice of President
and Vice President of the United States,
there shall be elected by general ticket as
many electors of President and Vice
President as this state shall be entitled to
appoint; and each elector in the state shall
have a right to vote for the whole number;
and the several persons to the number re.
quired to be chosen having the highest
number of votes shall be declared and
deemed duly appointed and detected.
2. The board of inspectors of each
township shall provide and keep a box to
be entitled electoral Box" in which the
ballots for said electors of President and
Vice President, having endorsed thereon
the word electors, shall be deposited.
\ 3. The county clerk of each county
shall make three certified copies of the
statement Of votes given for said electors
in his county Immediately after recording
or filing the same, and forthwith transmit
copy by mail, directed to the secretary of
state, and two copies thereof, by special
messenger, as hereinafter provided, one of
such, certified copies to the Governor,
and the other to the Secretary of State.
"a. The messenger appointed in the
county of Berren, shall Immediately after
his appointment, receive the certified copies
Of the statement of electoral votes of that
county, and forthwith proceed with all
reasonable diligence. to the Offices of the
Clerks of the counties of Cass, st. Joseph,
Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Monroe,
and receive from the several Clerks the
certified copies of the statement of electoral
votes in those counties respectively.
S5. The messenger appointed in the
county of Kent, shall Immediately after
his appointment receive the certified copies
Of the statement of electoral votes, of that
county, and forthwith proceed with all
reasonable diligence to the offices of the
clerks ofthe counties Of Allegan, Kalama-
zoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Washtenaw, Liv-
ngston, Oakland and Wayne, and receive
from the several clerks the certified copies
of the statement of electoral votes in those
counties respectively.
9. The messenger appointed in the
county of Saginaw, shall Immediately after
his appointment, receive the certified copies
of the statement of electoral votes of that
county, and forthwith proceed with all
reasonable diligence, to the offices of the
Clerks of the counties of Genesee, La
peer, St. Clair and Macomb, and receive
from the several Clerks the certified copies
: of the statement of electoral votes in those
! counties respectively.
7. The messenger appointed in the
county of Chippewa, shall Immediately af'
5 ter his appointment, receive the certified
! copies Of the statement Of electoral votes OF
t that county, and forthwith proceed with all
2 reasonable diligence to the Office Of the
Clerk of the county of Michilmackinac,
e and receive from the clerk of said county
I the certified copies the statement OF cleo.
d toral votes in said county,
8. 1t shall be the duty Of the county
. Clerk Of any county which may hereafter
: be organized, or which is not specially pro-
: vided for in this act, forthwith to certify
Y and forward statements Of the votes o.
said county as provided in the third sector
s of this act:-Provided, That the two copie.
i to be forwarded by special messenger shall
/ be forwarded to the county seat of tn,
n nearest county between said county an,
q the seat Of government, and if said returns
Re shall not reach the county seat Of sal
s. nearest county until after the special mes
!. senger shall have departed from said coun
x ty seat for the scat of government, then
* shall be the duty of the county clerk o
le said nearest county forthwith to transm
s, the said statements of said new county
n the Governor and Secretary of State b
r. special messenger.
10 80. The several messengers to be ar
Id pointed by the provisions of this act, o
p, the reception Of certified copies of tn
he statements of electoral votes as aforesaid
is shall forthwith proceed to the seat of 60,
I'd eminent and deliver the same into the O
to fees of the Governor and Secretary {
is State as the same may be directed.
Ky s 10. The board of State canvassel
ep shall meet at the Office of the Secretary {
nd State on the Wednesday next after Il
he third Monday of November, after ever
int such election to canvass the votes given {;
he electors of President and Vice Presider
he and in case all the said copies ofstatemen
at. shall not have been received on that da
les the board may adjourn from day to da
les until the same shall be received, not q
is ceeding five days.
,n- Sli. The board of state canvasse
shall proceed in making statement Of
the votes, and determining and certifyir
hin the persons elected in the manner pr
nal scribed by law in relation to the election
her state officers.
OF s IL. The Secretary Of State shall vii
his out delay, cause one or more copies und
tia. the seal Of his Office, ofthe certified Diet
I'M. mination of the board of state canvasse
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