Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-31
An Act to regulate the tirnes and manner
Of hoidins election for senators in Con-

An Act to regulate ths time5 and manner
Of hoidins elcctioas for senators In Con-
gress. .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress, assembled, That the
Leoislature Of each State, which shall be
chosen next preceding the expiration Of the
time for which any Senator was elected to
represent said state in Congress, shall, on the
second Tuesday after the meeting and organi-
zation thereof, proceed to elect a Senator In
Congress, in the place Of such Senator 20
going out Of Office, in the following manner
Each house shall openly, BY . pipd poce Of
each member present, name one person for
Senator in Congress from said State, and the
name of the whole number Of votes cast in
each house shall be entered on the journal
Of each house by the Clerk or Secretary
thereof; but II either house shall fail to give
such majority to any person on said day, that
fact shall be entered on the journal. At IL
o'clock meridian Of the day following that on
which proceedings are required to take place,
as aforesaid, the members Of the two houses
shall convene in joint assembly, and the
journal OF each House shall then be read, and
II the same person shall have received 4 ma
iority 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 II the same person shall
not have received q majority Of the votes in
each house, or II either house shall have
failed to take proceedings, as required by this
| Act, the Joint assembly shall then proceed to
choose, by a uipd poee vote Of each member
present, a person for the purpose aforesaid,
and the person having the majority Of all the
| votes Of the said Joint assembly, q majority
Of all the members elected to both houses
| being present and voting, shall be declared
duly elected /; and in case NO person shall re-
| ceive such majority on the first day, the joint
assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock meri-
! dian Of each succeeding day during the ses-
| sion of the Legislature, and take at least one
| vote, until / Senator. shall he elected.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
| whenever, on the meeting OF the Legislature
Of any State, a vacancy shall exist In the. rep
~resontation Of such State in the Senate OF the
United States, said Legislature shall proceed,
on the second Tuesday after the commence
ment and organization Of its session, to elect
a person to I'll such vacancy, in the manner
hercinbefore provided for the election Of a
| Senator for a full term. and il avacancy shall
| happen during the session Of the Legislature,
thea on the second Tuesday after the Legis.
latne shall have been organized and shall
hare notice Of such vacancy.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That it
| shall be the duty Of tht Governor Of the State
from which any Senator shall have been cho-
sen, as aforesaid, to certify his election,
rnder the seal OF the State, to the President
of the Senate Of the United States, which
certificate shall be countersigned by the Scc-
rotary OF State Of the State.
Approved July 25, 1866.