Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-02-18

ING The members Of the several State Icgi-iaurss
~ sJoint vote of each House. sha an the year one
thousand eight hundred and fortysour previous the
ioofh OF March. and previous to that day in every
iooth year hereafter nssnnatc behalf of ihs
spce''e states. person 10 GIL the office Of President
and person Ia til the Office OF Vice President both
OF whom shall no, be Inhabitants Of the State
sha De the duty Of the acting Governors OF the
e'n Suies iorthwiih to report fhe names OF the per-
sons and the Offices which they are pominsi-d TO
ue PRESIDENT OF United States Ia shall he the du
" oi tae President, by proclamation in the month of
April one thousand eight hundred and forty. and in
that month every fourth year thereafter To rubbish the
names OF the several individuals thus nominated and
the offcer TO I'LL which they have been nominated
on the fourth Monday in October and two snccseling
days every fourth year thereafter the citizens OF .eye-
ri >ates Possessing the OF an clecior OF
me mos, numerous branch ofthe State Legislature
sha meet at the places appointed by law 10 hold their
Stale elections. and iot OF the persons 90 mona
'ha'eu 10 all The Office of President and for of the
persons 50 nominated I'LL the Office ofvce President
ne number OF votes given 10 each indydu 10 NOM
mated nj the elections held in the SC, eral States
shall DO asceriained aud made known tn the Co,cr.
noss oil The States respectively in snch rs may
be prescribed by their respective Legislatures on or
before the last day of November in the wear one ,hou
sand eight hundred and four and ON or before
'he ast day OF November every fourth year thereaf
ter IL shall be the duty the Governors ofthe sew
ea states TO certify and make known under the seal
VI |''e' w mo United States, the
n"nih oil December next ensuing every election held
rs aforesaid. III. number Of votes given by the citizens
OF Their States respectively 10 each person nominated
/ Us aforesaid.
IL shall be the duty of the President of the United
o'a'es IN The month of January. thousand eight
hundred and ioriyfye and in that month ever fourth
year thereafter to lay before the Senate and House of
Representatives cnpcs Of the communications and re-
ports from the Governors 81 the several States made
hm Us aioe Md after which. shall be the duty Of
the Senators and Representative Congress TO as
scinble together in the Hall Of the Represcntayes
and 10 make a faiihful and accurate addition of The
number OF votes given 10 each person for the Office of
PRESIDENT IN the several States and like addition Of
the number given 20 each person for the Office OF Vice
Presidents and IT, thereupon. any voted for rs Pre-
sdent shall have majority Of all the votes gwen to
me "hoie number OF persons voted Ter President,
then the person having n MINORITY Of the whole
number OF votes shall be President Of The United
states Tor the term Of four ycan from and after the
/ third day Of March thence next ensuing So m Ik.
manner IL any voted for as Vice President shall
have received majority ef all the votes given TO the
whole number OF persons voted for as Vice President
the person WHO has received majority of the votes
shall be the Vice President for the term OF four yea.
from and after the third day of March thence next en-
SUNG But If no person voted for President has re-
ceScd majority OF all the votes herein REQ ured
At shall be the duty of the Senators and Representa
Ives present TO choose President for the succeeding
PRESIDENTIAL term, from among those aforesaid no.
minated and voted for; IN making which choice, each
Senator aud Representative shall have one vote and
majority OF the votes present shall decide; und in con
duclng the election, Iher shall be given viva
vocc. and spread upo the journal So in like manner
u no person voted for Vice President has received
majority OF all the votes is herein required the
senators and Representatives present shall choose
wee President for the term. from amrng these
nominated FOR that office aforesaid; the election TO
be conducted in all respects is herein provided in
The case Of the President Should the members s the,
Legislature Of any or more of the Stni-s fail Il,
nominate IA - herein requred should the Governor
oil any one or more OF the States fail report the
nominations made by tho members Of the Legislature
Of hs State or fail 10 report the numbcr of votes Civ
en- m his State L herein required or f the citizens
Of any State should fail 10 vote for President and
yics President, any election Of President and Vice
President or either Of them. which may be made wil.
cut regard TO such fixtures shall be valid all IN
tents and purposes rs If they had Ae yer occurred
ReSolrod, Th't whenever three lourIhs of the Le-
ssiaures Of the several States shall ray the 6rego-
ms proposed amendments. any one or more of hem
the same. as thus ratified shall be valid to all in,enis
and purposes, Us part Of the Constitution.