Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-08-23
Frm tis No iess psy bsol.
Presidential Electors.

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the material extracts from the Constitution up
on this question,
/ Il will b. observed that the Constitution de.
'caTes iha, each State shall appoint, In sucn
manner as the Legislature NAV desire mum
her Of electors" 81. Il was the practice, in'
melalcly aher the formation Of The Cons'liu'
ton, in all the States. i1r their respective Leg
isaInres 10 appoint the electors. But gFadn'
allv the chOirc has bfen given 10 the people,
and il is believed the election is now by gen.
rml ticket aud Il plurality vote, IN all the
States. The practice was, Tor many years,
various; some States continuing 10 appoint
electors by the Legislatures, while in some
others lhe election wns by the people on rnn.
cral ticket, and in Others By distTic.s In This
State the Legislature cani;nncd 10 appoint
lhc electors until 1924, whcn n law was pass.
ed submitting he manner Of clerting TO the
people, ,,s, whether by general ticket and n
maiHrity or general ticket and a plurality of
the voters 70 constitute m election, or m cloc'
ton By districts. The result Of the rornlir
canvass was decided minority in favor CT the
district system, und lOw accordingly passed
adopting that system. 4 few years alIcr.
wards, however, the Legislature, without rel.
eroncc 10 the people, repealed that law and
adopted The present system Of elccting by a
general ticket md plurality vote.
ARTICLE m.--sEcTloN J.
The Executive power shall be vested IN n
President Of the Uni'cd States of Ancrira.--
lie shall hold his Office during tho term Of four
years, and roge,hcr with the Vi President,
chosen for the same term, be elected ms fol-
lows:
Each State shall appoint, in such manner
as the Legislature thereof may direct, q mum
her Of electors, equal To the whole number %
Senators and Representatives 10 whirh the
Safe ma be entitled in the Congress. B"i
no Senator or Representative or p'rson hold
ing an office OF trust or profit under the Uni
ted Statcs, shall br appointed nw eIcctor.
Amendment XII Of the Constitution De.
cares---
THE electors shall NEE; in their rcspet-
i've States, aud vote bv ballot, Tor President
and Vice President. one Of whom at least
shall not be an inhabitNn Of the Sane State
with themselves; they shall make in their bal.
lots the person voted for rs President, and, in
distinct ballots, the persons voted for Ns Vice
President; and they shall make distinct lists Of
all persons voted for as President. and NIL per.
sons voted for rs Vice President, and Of the
nurber of votes fot each, Whi,h lists they
shall sign and certify, and trahsmit, sealed, 10
the sea. Of the government Of the United
States, directed TO lie rresieIH or the Senate;
the President Of the Senate shall, in the pres
ercc OF the Senate and House of representa-.
tives, open al! the certificates, ard he votes
Sha! then be counted the person having the
greatest number Of votes for President shall
he President, if such number be a majority OF
the whole urmber Of electors appointed, and
if no person have such majority, then, from the
persons having the highest numbers, not ex.
ceeding three on the list voted fer President
the House Of Representatives shall choose ia.
mcdacy, by ballot, the President. But in
choosing the Presden; the v0ics shall he taken
by States, the representatives. from each State
having one vote; q quorum for this purpose
shall consist of a member or members from
iWo.thirds of the States, md q njoriy Of all
the States shall be necessary to Il choire.--
And if the House Of Representatives shall
not choose President whenever the right of
choice Shall devoye upon them, before the
fourth day OF March next following, then the
Vice President shall act as President, rs in the
case Of the death or ogher constitutional tiSa-
bty Of the President.
2.-The person having the greatest number
Of votes as Wee President, shall he The Vice
President. if such number be a ma iory Of the
whole number of electors appointed, and if no
person have a majority, then from the two
highest numbers Oh the list, the Senate shall
choose the Vice President; quorum for the
purpose shall consist of two-thirds Of the whole
number OF Senators, and a ma jority Of the
whole number shall be necessary 10 choi.e.
3-But no person constimrionai!y ,calioi-
bic to the ofite OF President, shall De e)irjble
to that Of Vice President Of :te. Cnted States. "
Again, Article II, scc ,,Jl, provides
"Ihe Congress nay determine the time OF
choosing he ELECTORS, and the day on which
thty shall give their votes; which day shall be
HE same throughout the United Safes
No person except natural born citizen OF
Il citizen Of the United States at the time ct
the adoption Of this constitution. shall be eli
gible to the office of President. Neither shall
any person be eligible to that office, who Shall
no. have attained the age of thrty-tvc years,
and been fourteen years Il residen; within The
United States.
Congress has BY law declared the time Of
choosing the electors in each State on the
Tuesday next of the first Monday in the month
of November in the year in which they are to
be appointed, and that the electors shall meet
and give their votes on the first Wednesday in
| December, at such place in such States as shall!
| be directed by the Legislature thereof, and that
the electors III each State shall make and sign
three certificates Of all the votes given by
them, aud shall seal up the same, certifying
on each that list Of votes OF such State for
President and Vice President is contained
therein, and shall, by writing under their hands,
or under the hands Of ma iority Of them, ap-
pOint a person to take charge Of, and deliver
TO the President of the Senate, al the seat Of
government, before the first Wednesday in Jan.
uary next en- uing. o. one OF the said Ger If
Gates and the saiA electors shalt for hwiIh for
ward by the pas! office, to the President of the
Senate, one other Of the said certificates, aud
shall fnrthuriih rnr,Sn tho ofhe- Cf aiI ,c-riE-