The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1856-11-13

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.KEscesss l49
Bbe proviS Consfituion Of
the United ference to the
cIeGtion Of Pro Aiee President,
are as follows:
l. The executive-5eNer shall>R rested
iva President of the United States Of
America He shall hold his office during
the term of four years, and together with
the Vice President, chosen for the same
term, be elected as follows:
Q. Each Safe shall appoint, in such
manner as the Legislature thereof may
direct, a numbeI of Electors. equal to the
whole number of Senator's and Represen-
tatves to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but no Senator or Repre-
sentative, or person holding an office OF
trust or profit under the United States,
shall be appointed an ElecIor.
l. The ELECTORS shall meet in their re
speclive States, and vote by ballotf r Pres
dent and Vice President, one Of whom, al
least, shall not be an inhabltant OF the same
State with IhemselvesHhey shall name in
their ballots the person voted for rs Presi-
dent and in distinct ballots the person Vo-
ted for as Vice President. and they shall
make distinct lists OF all persons voted for
as President, and Of all persons voted for
as Vice President, and Of the number ol
votes for each; which list they shall sign
and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the
seat Of the Government of the United
States, directed TO the President OF the
Senate; the President OF the Senate shall,
in presence OF the Senate and House OF
Representatives open all the certificates,
and the votes shall then be coduIed; the
person having the greatest number OF votes
for President shall be the President, il
such number be majority Of the whole
number Of electors appointed; and ii ne
person have such majority, then from
the person having the highest numbers,
not exceeding three. on tho list Of those
voted for rs President, the House Of Rep
resenlaliyes shall choose Immediately By
ballot, the President. But in choosing the
President the votes shall be taken by
states, the representation from each Stale
having vote; a quorum for this purpose
shall consist OF member or members OF
two-Lhrds Of the States, aud majority OF
all the States shall be neOessaryto choice.
And if the House Of Representatives shall
not choose President whenever the right
Of choice shall devo,ve upon them, before
the fourth day of March next following,
then the Vice President shall act as Pre- =
dent, as in the case Of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President.
2. The person having the greatest nun.
Der of votes as Vice President shall be
the Vice President, if such number be u
majority of the whole number Of electors
appointed; and If no person have a mljori.
ty, then from the two highest numbers on
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 majority of the. s4lole
number shall be necessary -tss-.asslNe,
5. Bat no person constiluliolally me-
Iligible to lhe office Of President, shall be
eligible to that of Vice PresIeN Of the
Unlled States.
By an,Act of Congress approvedon the
Ist " Ah'rh 1889, it is provided that the
olectri HhalI meet and giye seir votes on
the hrst Wednesday in December in every
fourth year Dec. 3, 1855, and make
tire certified lists thereof; one Of which
FsIsl Is to be transmitted by asprcit mes
ssngrr 10 the President OF the Senate at
Washington another by mail; and the
thir,'o be deposited with the Judge Of
the0istriot Court If the vote Of Stale
eould not have bee received ~ the seat
.ot government on or before the first
Wednesday in January, (Jan. 7, 1857 )t
is made the duty of the Secretary OF State
to send messenger for the copy deposit
ted with the District Judge At he pres
ent election, it is not immossibe ha, the
vote of California NAV be thus elaytd ---
On the second Wednesday in February,
FEB. 81, 1857, Congress being in ses
sion, the votes are to counted BY the Pres.
ident of the Senate, in the presence of the
Senate and House OF Representatives, Ms
required by the Constitution, And on
Wednesday. March 4 1856, the term OF
the new President begins,
1t will thus be seen, that the popular
election takes place on the 4th of Noyem-
ber. that the Electoral College vote in
December, that their votes are collected
at Washington, in January--Ihat they are
opened ant counted in February--And that
ESAe term Of the new President begins in
MArSA.
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