Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-01-12

person having THE greatest number
Of votes for President, shall be Pres
ident. But, if two or more persons
shall have received the greatest, and
AM equal number of votes, at the
second election, t ben the person who
shall have receive d the greatest num-
Der Of votes in the greatest number
of States, shall be President. The
person having the gre htest number
votes for, Vice President, at the first
election, Shall be Vice President, if
such mum Der be equal to a. majority
OF the whole number of votes given;
and if no person have such majority,
then a second election shall take
place between the persons having the
two highest numbers, on the same
day that the second election is held
for President, and the person having.
the highes st number Of the votes for
Vice Pre- ident, shall be Vice Presi
dent. But if there should happen
to be an equality Of votes between
the persons so voted for at the sec
ond election, then the person having
the greatest number of votes in the
greatest'number Of States, shall be
Vice President. But when Sec
ond election Shall be necessary in
the case Of Vice President, and not
necessary in the case Of President,
then the Senate shall choose a Vice
President from the persons having
the two highest numbers in the first
election, as is now prescribed in the
Constitution.
i SEC. 2. And b. ii further Resozpcd,
That article one, section three, be
amended by striking out the word
Legislature" and inserting in lieu
thereof: the following words, viz:
"persons qualified to vote for mem
bers Of the most numerous branch of
the legislature" SO as to make the
THIRD section Of said article, when
ratified by three-foprths of the
States, read as follows, to-wit:
The Senate of the United States
shall be composed of two Senators
from each State, chosen by the per-
sons qualified to vote for the mem
beers of the most numerous branch of
the legislature thereof, for six years,
and each Senator shall have one
vote.
a SEC 4. Aaa be ,t.fwther: Resozrea,
That article three, section one. be
amended By striking out the words
good behavior" and inserting the
following words, viz: "the te I'm Of
twelve years,V And further, that
said article and section be am ended
by adding the following thereto, viz:
"and it shall be the duty of the
Presidentof the United States, with
in twelve months after the ratifca-
ton of this amendment by three
fourths of all the States as provided
by the Constitution of the United
States, to divide the whole number
of Judges as near as may be prac-
ticable, into three classes. The seats
of the first class shall be vacated at
the expiration of the fourth year
from such classification; of the Sec
ond class, at the expiration of the
eighth year; and of the third class,
at the expiration Of the twelfth year,
sd that one-third may be chosen eve
ry fourth year thereafter
The article as amended, will read
as follows:
ARTICLE III.
SECTION / The judicial power Of
the United States shall be vested in
one Supreme Court, and such infe.
rior courts as the Congress from
time to time, may ordain and estab-
lish- The judges, both of the su-
preme and inferior lrts, shall hold
their offices during be term Of
twelve years, and shall, at stated
times, receive for them services,
compensation, which shall not be 4
diminished during their continuance
in office. And it shall be the duty
of the President Of the United
States, within twelve months after |
the ratification Of this amendment 4
by three-fourths Of all the States, as
provided by the Constitution Of the
United States, to divide the whole
number of judges, as near as may
De practicable, into three classes The i
ieats of the judges of the first class,
hall be vacated at the expiration Of
he fourth year from such classified
ion; of the second class, at the ex-
'iration of the eighth year; and of
he third class, at the expira ton of
he twelfth year, 50 that 81 e-tbird I
nay be chosenevery fourth yehr there +
fter. II