The Arkansas advocate., 1836-10-28
A N ACT
Entitled an act to provide for the election of President
 and Vice President of the United States.

Entitled an act to provide for the election of President
 and Vice President of the United States. GtEC. l. Be a enacted by tue General Assembly Qt tJ the Stde of .4rkonsaS, That the qualified voters in this State shall meet their respective places of hold ing elections, on the first Monday of November next, and on the first Monday of November in every fourth year thereafter, and shall proceed to choose many fit and proper persons the State shall be entitled electors of President and Vice President which election shall be conducted by the judges who may have been appointed to conduct the general elections o the State for the year, under the regulations may be required by the law regulating such general elections; and shall be the duty judges of such elec tions in the different townships make returns thereof to the clerks having the transaction of county business for their respective countless within five days atersuch election, which clerks shall within five days after they receive such returns tify and transmit the by person employed for that purpose by mail, to the Governor, whose duty shall be within twenty days after the day of election add up the from the vera counties, and the persons having the highest Der of votes shall by him be deared eected and shall be the duty of the Governor the expense o the State in all immediately to notify the persons chosen o their election, the same shall have been certaned agreeably to the provisions aforesaid.
 SEC. 2. And be a further enacted That the Govern or shall before the meeting of such electors three lists of the of such electors be made and delivered to them and the person persons employed giving the notice conveying returns aforesaid shall be allowed five cents for every mile such per- sons may travel in going and returning, performance of the services aforesaid to be audited and paid other claims.
 SEc B. And be d further enacted, That the electors shall meet at the seat of Government 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 of Congress in that ease made and provided, and shall receive for their vices the same compensation the members of the Ge neral Assembly, to be audited and paid other claims.
 SEC. 4 And De further en0cted, That if the cleo tors appointed under this act, any of them, fail tend at the seat of Government by the hour of two O. clock in the afternoon of the day pointed out this act for electng President and Vice President of the United States then and in that the General Assembly if in Houses 10 fill such vacancy vacancies; but said Ge neral Assembly shall not that said day be in session. taen and in that the Governor shall immediately fill such vacancy vacancies.
 SIc. D. And De t further enacted, That no Senator or Representative in Congress, holding any office of trust or profit under this State, the United States, sa be eligible as ait eectof of President Pfesi- dent.
 Sro. 6. And be further enacted, That in case the election of said electors any of them be contested it shall be decided by the Judges of the Supreme Court
 SEC. T. Aud De further enacted That this act shall be published i'll the several newspapers printed In his State, until the first Monday of November next which publication shall be, and is hereby declared sufficient tce of the election to be held under this said first Monday of November next.
 SEc. 8. And De further enacfed That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage
 CHARLES GALLON ELL, Speaker pro ien
 of the House of Represeatatires.
 SAM c. ROANE, President of the seaafe
 " MI JAMES s. CONWAY.
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