Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-11-07
Node Of rIccling President and Vice Presiden

Node Of rlcciiag President and Vice President.
We ore indebted 10 tie Now York Com
mrrcial Advertiser Tor the following ARTICLE,
expiainIng the mode of elecline the Presi
den, snd VIC. Prcsilen. OF thu pnlted
States.
/ Each State appoints, after the manner pre-
scrlbed by It's legislature, n number Of elcc-
tors equal 10 its representation IN the two
Houses at Congress AS for illustration, Ma
rylaud has AK Representatives aud two Sen.
aiors, and IL entitled To eight electoral votes ::
Delaware one Reprcseniliive aud two Spna
tors, aud is enlItled to three electoral votes
| No member or representative, or persou
holding an office under the United States, -
eligible as one of the electors. The method
1T their appointment Is not Designated by
The constitution, bat the system adopted
throughout The United States, except IN
South Carolina, where the legislature elects
them. Is by general ticket. An act Of Con-
gress requires that they shall be appointed
within ihir,y-four days of the first Wcdnes
day IN December Of every fourth year sue
cecdng the last Presidential election.
The number of the elections nj the last
presidential election was 49I The number
under the present apporllonmeni Is 275.
The electors for the several States are ~
meet on the first Wednesday IN December,
nt places designated in their respective
States by the legislatures. and proceed to
ballot on separate tickets tor President und
Wee President. One Ut least ut th" persons
voted for must be a resident Of u STATE other
than that ~ which the electors reside. The
electors arc required to make and sign three
certificates, each stating the namber of votes
for President and Wee President. Each
certificate is 10 be sealed and endorsed that
II contains the vote of such a State for Fresl-
dent and Wee President, and annexed To II
certified list Of the electors ot The Stale.
All are 10 be addressed 10 the President OF
The SENATE
One of these certificates Is 10 Gc carried 70.
ItS destination by person appointed by tn"
electors, or n majority OF them, ~ writing.
tor which he /. Ia b. allowed - cents Il mic
for hIs expenses gong aud returning. and Is
bound 10 deliver his charge at the seat ot
government on the first "Wednesday IN Janu-
ary next ensuing. The second OF these
certificates is despatched forthwith by mall.
ard the third Deposited with the district ludgr
of the district where The clcctora assemble.
IL case OF the failure to receive either Ger
llII' hltS Dy lIlc UlSt w 'hh'Suhy w JdbllhTV,
It is the duty of the Uutrd States Secretary
ni State 10 send "a SPECIAL messenger for The
one left N The custody Of the Judge, as above
mentioned.
On the first Wednesday Of February, Con-
ercsN proceeds to ascertain the result al the
election. Trllcrs are previously appointed,
Nne by the Senate, two by tho House, Al the
hour specified for the purpose, the Senate re
pair to the Hall Of the House, their clork bear
ing The certificates received from the several
electoral colleges ul the states. Til" President
of The Senate takes the char, aud after AN
uouncing the purpose oiIiUe iniut meeting, pro-
ceed~ 10 break the seals at lhr envelopes, com
m"ncIng with Man" aud proceeding IN geo.
graphical order handing over each 10 The teller
without reading.
The >upGrscrlption aud contents uf each are
read by one Of the trlIrrs. The trllrrs then
count The ,nlcs, aud make duplicate lists there.
.ui, which are handed tn the presiding officer,
who announces the result aud declares the
persons, ifa any, who have received the ma prI.
~ of all the votes gwen 10y the electors, 10 he
chu>rn President and Wee President of tho
Uuiod States Th" SQUAT" theu Withdraw,
their chief clerk bearing with hun the VOTES o
the olrctors, aud one ut The lasts made by the
Icllers, to d"poslte IN The archives at the body
The president eject Is then waited upon hy Il
Iulut'cOnmIltrc Of the two houses, and the
Wee rrrsri.u, cl"cI t., the Pr"sidrIt of the
Senate, aud notified of ih'r election
lu ease that no person receives majority Of
the electoral votes for President, tie House Of
Representatives. immediately proceed To the
chnicr bv ballot, trcm the persons (uot exceed.
ing ilrrc) who have received the highest num-
brr of votes. The vote ~ such case Is mad"
bv STATES each state being allowed one vote
only, "A majority otIhc Representatives of ,nld
state present deciding for whom that vote shalt
be cast. A quorum Tor tn" ChuIce oi President
consists nt member or members from two
Thirds nI the states, and "A m"Jorhy Of all the
states j. necessary for II choice. II u Pr,sI
dent is nut chosen by the 4lh of March, the du-
ties dayo,,c ugon the Vice President of the
Senate, oT Speaker Of the 4 puse Of Rtpr"seu-
tlivcs, a. !, provided ia The ease of VACANCY
by death, resignation, nc.
IA tne case of a failure 10 elect Vice Pr",i.
dcn,, the chuico l.. made by The $ruatc lrom
the two highest un the ll-t uEcaudrdutcs Two
lhirhs Of the whuic number of S"uators Is a.
quorum for the purpose, aud maInrlty of the
" hoiu mum bur Is necessary ior u choice.
The President elect i, lhauguraled "n th,
Ith ol Mach, the oath OF office huIug admins.
tered to him by the Ihef Justice of the United
states. 70 the Vice President TIA. oath is ad-
ministered by president, pro tpRPOrc Of the
Senate chosen for tho occasion.