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An Act. in addition to an act dividing the State
into Districts for the electing OF Representatives
TO The Congress. Of he United States, and direc.
ting the mode Of their election, passed No>em.
her s, 1882.
fkT is hereby enacted, That the secre,a-
- ~ Of The Senate is hereby required
and directed to provide box for receiving
the ballots Of the voters for the Represent
tative to Congress in the third Congress.
sional district, hereinafter specified, at the
cour, house in Montpelier, on the second
Tuesday OF November in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thir
~ six, and shall open the same to receive
the said ballots at one of the clock in the
afternoon Of said day and close the Same q,
three of the clock in the afternoon.
Sec. 2. That the said secretary shall
at the time and place aforesaid receive the
ballots Of The auditor Of accounts, members
Of the Senate and House Of Representa-
lives who are legal voters in the third Cor.
Rressonal district, and such Of the sccre-
tares and officers Of both houses as are le-
gal voters as aforesaid, and shall take list
Of the voters who shall give in their ball
LOIS, and at the expiration Of the time tor
ballotting % aforesaid, shnll sort and count
the ballots 60 received, and make certlfi
cate thereof. certifying the number Of votes
given for each candidate, record OF which
he shall cause to be made in the secretary
Of states Office, which certificate, signed
end sealed up by the said secretary Of the
Senate, he shall deliver to the county clerk
for the county Of Orange, within four days
after the said second Tuesday Of Novem
Der, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thir,y-six, and the SAID
county clerk shall receive, sort and count
the votes 90 taken and certified rs afore'
said, in the same manner provided by the
&C, to which this is in addition.
SEC. 3. That the provisions of the ac'
to which this is in addition shall in all re-
spects be 60 far observed, as are not incon
sis,cnt with the provisions of this act.
Provided also, That this act shall be il
force from and after the passing of TIT
Same.
Approved, November 7, 1886.
An Act, directing The mode Of eleclins Senators t
represent this Stale in The Congress Of the Uni
ted States.
TT is hereby enacted That the Senator
to represent this state in the Congress
Of the United States shall be elected in tn
following manner The Senate and tlous
of Representatives. IL their respectlv
houses, at a time mutually agreed upo
for that purpose, shall each ballot for tn
number of senators to be elected; and tn
name or names of the person or persons,
balloted for, who shall have a majority
the whole number Of votes in each hon:
respectively, shall be entered upon he lou
nal of each house by the clerk or secre'al
thereof. Immediately after which Dol
houses shall convene in joint assembly. Of
the journal Of each house shall be read
tho clerk OF secretary thereof; and It Il
same person or persons shall have receive
majority Of all the votes in each hous
such person or persons shall be declar'
duly elected a senator or senators, to re
resent this state in the Congress OF q
United States: but if the same pcison
persons, shall not have received major
Of all the votes in each house. the joi
assembly shall then proceed, by ballot,
elect O person or persons for the purpo
aforesaid; and the person or persons ha
ing 4 nsjor'ty of all the votes of said Jon
assembly, shall be declared duly elected
aforesaid.
SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of
Governor, or, in his absence. the Lienlt
ant Governor, to certify under the seal
.ha state, to the President Of the Senate
tho United States the person or persons
elected, to have been elected ogreenbly
law, which certificate shall be count
signed by tho Secretary OF S'nte.
SEC. 3. That an &C, entitled "an
directing the mode Of elccting senators
represent this State in TIC Ca"greSs OF
United States" passed November -four
one thousand seven hundred and nine
seven, be and the same is, hereby repeal
Provided, That this act take effect
media,ely after the passing OF The same
A....oJ Ocinhor n 1896.