Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-15
An Act 10 regulate the times and manner
Of holdins elcctis.s Tor Senators In Con-

An Act TO regulate the times n manner
Of holdinS electisss Tor Senators In CON-
Grcas. =.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Rsnre.entatiyes of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Legislature 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-
ration thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in
Congress, in the place Of such Senator so
going out Of office, in the following manner:
Zach house shAn openly, BY q r'rG roee OF
each member present, name one person ior
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 IL either house shall fail to give
such majority to any person on said day, that
fact shail be entered on the journal. At IL
o'clock meridian Of the day following that on
which proceedings are required to take place,
rs aforesaid. the members Of tho two houses
shall convene in joint assembly, and the
Journal Of each House shall then be read, and
IL the same person shall have received n ma
iority Of all the votes in each House, such
person shall be declared duly elected Senator
TO represent said Stats in the Congress Of the
United States; but il the same person shall
not have received a majority Of the votes in
each house, or il either house shall have
failed to take proceedings. az required BY this
Act, the joint assembly shall then proceed 70
choose, by = viua roee 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, a majority
~ III the members elected IN both houxea
being present and voting, shall be declared
daly elected; and in case no person shall re-
ceiye such majority on the first day, the joint
,s,embly shah meet at twelve o'clock meri-
dian Of each succeeding day during the ses-
sion Of tho Legislature, and take at least one
yote. until q Senator shall be elected.
SEQ. q And be it further enacted, That
whenever, on the meeting Of the Legislature
Of ,hy State, q vacancy shall existin the rep
re.entation OF such State in the Senate OF the
IIn;ted States, said Legislature shall proceed,
on the second Tuesday amer the commence
r,.nt and organization OF its session., TO elect
a ner.on 10 fll such vacancy. in the manner
h.reInbefore provided for the election OF
Ser.tor for a full term, and IL a vacancy shall
banpeu. during the session Of the Legisiaeure,
then on the second Tuesday after the Legs,
latnre shall have been organized q snah
have notice Of such vacancy. ,.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, tnat IL
,h.u be the duty Of tht Governor Of the STATE
rom which any Senator shall have been cho-
,en. as Aforesaid, to certify his election,
under the seal OF the State, TO the Preslaent
the Senate Of the United States, which
certificate shall be countersiguedby the Sec
retary Of State Of the State.
Approved July %, 1855.