Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-04-07
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| To provide for the election of United State
| Senator's and other officers.
Sec. |. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Iowa, That a
each and every regular session of the Gen
eral Assembly Of this State, next prece
ding the expiration of the constitutions
term Of service Of United States Sena
tor, or at any session when vacancy shall
exist, at an hour 10 be designated BY a res
olution Of either branch Of the General
Assembly, the members of both House.
thereof shall meet in Convention in the
Hall Of the House Of Representatives, 70,
the purpose Of electing Senator or Sen.
ators, by joint vote, in pursuance Of the
constitution Of the United States, to rep.
resent this State in the Senate Of the Uni.
ted States.
SEC. 2. The President of the Senate, OF
in bis absence the Speaker of the House
Of Representatives, shall preside over the
deliberations of the Convention; and in
the absence Of both, President pro tenn.
pore shall be appointed by joint vote.
Sec. 3. At any time prior to meeting
in Convention as aforesaid, after the time
Of meeting has been designated as afore.
said, each branch Of the General Assem-.
bly, shall appoint one teller, and the tive
tellers thus appointed shall act as Judges
Of the election.
SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Senate
and the Chief Clerk of the House of Rep.
resentatives shall each keep fair and
correct record of the proceedings Of the
Convention, which shall be entered upon
the journals Of each branch of the Gene.
raj Assembly. The Chief Clerk of the
House Of Representatives shall act as Sec.
rotary Of the Convention.
SEC. 5. The names Of the members OF
the General Assen'b y shall be arranged
by the Secretary in alphabetical order,
and each member shall vote in the order
in which his name stands when thus ar.
ranged.
Sec. 8. When the Convention shall be
organized as aforesaid, the members pre-
sen, shall proceed 10 choose viua yoce, a
Senator or Senators, as the case may be,
to represent this State in the Senate of the
United States. The name Of the person
voted for, and Of the members voting, shall
Dc entered in writing by the ,ellers, who
shall, after the Secretary shall have called
the names Of the members second time,
and the name Of the person for whom each
member has voted, report to the President
OF The Convention the number of votes
given for each candidate.
Sec. 7. II neither Of the candidates
shall receive the votes Of a majority Of the
members present, second poll may be
taken, and SO from time to time, until some
one OF the candidates shall receive ma
jority of the votes of the members pre-.
sent.
SEC. 8. fthe election shall no, be CON-
pleted at the first meeting, the President
shall adjourn the Convention whenever,
and TO such time, as majority of the mem
bers then present shall determine, and SO
IRON time to time, until some one OF the
candidates shall receive majority as
aforesaid.
SEC. 8. When any person shall have
received majority Of the votes as afore-
said, the President of the Convention shall
declare him to be duly elected Senator
to represent this State in the Senate of
the United State, and he shall, in the pre-
sence OF the members of both Houses,
sign two certificates of the election, al