The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-10-31


Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, and Missouri, and all new
States annexed and admitted into
the Union, or formed or erected
within the jurisdiction of any of
said States, or by the junction of.
two or more Of the same, or Of
parts thereof, or out of territory
acquired east Of the Rio Graude
and south of latituto go 30', shall
constitute another section, to be
known as the SOUTH.
SEC. 2. On demand of one-third
of the Senators Of any one Of the
sections on any bin, order, resolu-
ton, or vote, to which the concur
renee of the House of Representa-
tiyes may be necessary, except on
a question of adjournment, u vote
shall be had by sections, and a ma
jority of the Senators from each
section voting shall be necessary
to the passage Of such bill, order,
or resolution, and to the validity
OF every sIch vote.
SEC. 8. Two of the electors for
President and Vice-President shall
ue appointed by each State in such
manner as the Legislature thereof
may direct, for the State at large.
The othareloctors to which each
State may be entitled, shall be
chosen in the respective congress
sionaL districts into which the State
may, at tie Regular dcconnial peri
cd, b%ve peen divided, by the cleo
tCrs Of each district, having the
qualifications requisite for electors
-, OF the most numerous branch OF
- the State Legislature. A majority
! of all the electors in each Of the
, four sections in this article estab-
y lishcd, shall be necessary to the
, choice Of President and Yice-Pros-
, idcnt; and the concurrence Of =
. minority Of the States OF each Sec
tIo9 shan be necessary to the choice
OF President by the House Of Rep
, r~rsentatiycs, and OF the Senator,
, from each section to the choice o.
Nite-Pr.silcnt BY the Senate
I whenever the richt Of choice ,hal.
i Geyuiyc upon them RESPECTIVELY.
SIC. !. The President and Vice.
President shall hold their ollie,
each during the term of six years
! and neither shall be eligi6lc tc
more than ore term. eyccDl by The
= votes Of two-tbfrds Of all the cloc.
tors Of each section, or CT the State.
; Of each section. Whenever the righ-
y of choice Of Vice-P President sLal
dcyolye upon the Senate.
SEC. 5. The CONGRESS shall b,
, law provide for the case of failure
. by the House of REPRESENTATIVES tt
choose a President. and of tn,
Senate to choose Il Eicc-P President
Whenever the RIGHT Of choice shal
, deyolvc unon thcm respectively, de
. cIaring what officer shall then &C
as President; and such officer shal
act accordingly until a Presiden
:. shall be elected. The Congress.
y shall also provide by law for a spc
! cial election for President and Vice
If rGsi4ehr, IN sacI case 10 DC hcI'
y ana c0Mpietca W'tIiln SIX months
Is rom tio expiration Oh ln9 Term 0
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aboiro IcyoJyo mnop them. with,
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u, the certificates and counting Of tn.
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