The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-24
Election of Senator.

Tuesday next for the election of Senator
of March next. Below we give the law of
Congress passed at the last 81 ssion, prescrib-
ing the mode to be observed in electing
Senators.
CHAP. CCXLV.
An Act to regulate the Times and Manner Of
holding Elections for Senators in Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Legislature of eacl,
State which shall be chosen next preceding the
expiration OF the time for which any Senator
elected to represent said State in Congress- SHALL
on the second Tuesday after the meeting and
ganization thereof, proceed to elect Senator in
Congress, in the place of such Senator going
out of office, in the following manner: Each
House shall openly, by viva voce of each mem
Der present. name one person for Senator in Con-
gress from said State, and the name of the per-
son SO voted for who shall have majority of the
whole number of votes C 'st in each House shall
be entered on the Journal of each House by the
Clerk or Secretary thereof; but if either House
shall fail to give such majority to any person on
said day, that fac, shall be entered on the Jour
nal. At twelve U'c.ock, MERIDIAN of the day fol-
lowing that on which proceedings required to
take plac as aforesaid, the members of the two
Journal of each House shall then be read, and if
the same person shall have received majority of
all the votes in each House, such person shall be
declared duly elected Senator to represent said
State in the Congress of the United States; but
if the same person shall not have received ma
jorlty OF the votes in each House, or if either
House shall have failed to take proceedings as re-
quired by this act, the joint assembly shall then
proceed to choose, by viva voce vote of each
member present a person for the purpose afore-
said, and the person having majority of all the
votes of the said joint assembly, majority of all
the members elected to both Houses being pre-
sent and voting, shall be declared duly elected;
and in case no person shall receive such majority
on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet
at twelve O'Clock, meridian, of each succeeding
day during the session of the Legislature, and
take at least one vote until Senator shall be
elected.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted tt at when
ever the meeting of the Legislature of any
State, vacancy shall exist in the representation
of such State in the Senate of the United States
said Legislature shall proceed, on the second
Tue sday after the commencement and organiza-
ton of its session, to elect person to fill such
vacancy. in the manner hereinbefore provided for
the election of Senator for full term: and if a
vacancy shall happen during the session of the
Legislature, then on the second Tuesday after the
Legislature shall have been organized and shall
have notice of such vacancy.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Governor of the State from
which any Senator shall have been chosen afore-
said to certify his election, under the seal of the
State, to the President of the Senate of the Uni
ted States, which certificate shall be counter
signed by the Secretary of State of the State.
Approved, July 25, 1866.