The Arkansas advocate., 1836-10-14
SADzlElNIss.
AN ACT

IAN 1E M Entitled act to provide for the election of President
 and Vice President of the United States.
 GEC. l. Be it enacied 5ql the General qsseabl, of iO the Sate o .4rkdnsds; That the qualified voters in this State shall meet at their respective places hold ing elections the first Monday of November ne,sf and on the first Monday of November in every fourth year thereafter and shall proceed to choose as many fit and proper persons the State shall be entitled to as electors of President and Vice PEesident which elecfo shall be conducted by theiudges who may have been appointed to conduct the general elections of the State tor the year, and under the same regulations or may be required by the law regulating such general elections; and shall be the duty judges of such elec- tons III the different townships to make returns thereof to the clerks having the transaction of county for their respective countless within five days such election, which clerks shall within five days after they receive such returns, certify and transmit the sane some person employed for that purpose, by lna to the Governor whose duty shall be Withintweny days after the day ofeecton add tip the votes from the se veral countless and the persons having the hqhestnln- Der o yoes shall by him edeared elected; aud 1t shall be the duty of the Governor at the expense the State Tn all cases immediately to notify the persons chosen of thelr election, as soon as the shall have been .certalned agreeaby to the provisions aforesaid
 SEC 2 find de i further eaacted, That tic Govern or shall, on or before the meeting of such electors cause three lists othe ofsuch electors to be made and delivered to them and the person or persons in giving the notice conveying returns as aforesaid shall be allowed five cents for every mile such person or per sons may travel, going and returning in performance o the seyces aforesaid to be audited end paid other claims.
 SEC B. 4ad 6ea fitrfherseaacied, That the electors snail meet at the seat of Government the first We'd nesday Tn December next ensuing their ap2ointnent and shall then and there give their votes for President ana Vice President; and shall dc and perform all the dutes required of them by the act (onpress in that case made and provded and shall receive for their wees the same compensation the members fthe Ge- neral Assembly, to be audited and paid as other
 DEC. I. iad De t fit1qter eaacted, That tue cleo LOTS appointed under this act or any of ten to at- tend at the seat of Governments by the hour of two 0 CLOCK n the afternoon of the day pointed out this TOT eiectng President and Vice President of the United states, then and in that the General Assembly, in sssson shall proceed immediatey bga joint both iiouses to li such vacancy vacancies isaid le neral assembly saa not that said dayb be if session. @ W w Ill lat case the Governor shaIi immediately fill such vacancy vacancies
 SEC. ,. .4d be Il fitathea enacfed That no Senator or Representative in Congress- or holdno anv oe If trust or profit under this State or inc n;ted sstts shall be eligible elector of President ar ya 3 dent. e
 SEC. 6. And be ,gther enacted. That iu case tha election of said electors any of them be conesed shall be decided'by the Judges of the Supreme Court
 SEC. '. .4adbe further enacted, That act shall be published in the several newspapers printed n this State, until the first Monday of November next which publication shall be, and hereby declared sufficient no sce of the election to be held under this act on said first Monday of November next.
 SEC. g. 4ad 5ea further enacted Thatths act shall take eieet and be III force from and after its passage
 CHARLES CALDN ELL, Spealer pro len.
 q ihe Houstf q Representatives..
 SAM C R0ANT. Presideaf af the Seadfe
 APPROVED, Sept. q, 1856.
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