The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-07
CHAP. CCXLY.
An Act to regulate the Times and Manner ofhold-
inn Elections tor Senators in Cnnmress

An Act to regulate the Times and Manner ofhold-
ing Elections tor 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 each
State which shall be chosen next preceding the
eXpiat on of the time for which any senator was
elected to represent said State in Congress, shall
on the second Tuesday after the meeting and or
ganizaton thereof, proceed to elect a senator in
Congress, i'll the place of such senator so going
out of office, in the following manner: Each
house shall openly, by a viva voce of each men,
Der present, name one person for senator in Con-
gresS from said State, and the name of the person
so voted for, who shall have mai jority 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 either house shall
fail to give such majority to any person on said
day, that fact shall be entered on the journal.
At twelve O'clock, meridian of the daY following
that on which proceedings required to take
place as aforesaid, the members of the two hou-
ses shall convene in joint assembly and the jour
nal of each house shall then be read, and if the
same person shall have received ma iority of all
the votes in each house such person shall be de-
clared duly elected senator to represent said
in the Congress of the United States; but if the
same person shall not have received majority of
the votes in each house, or if either house shall
have failed to take proceedings are required by
this act. the joint assembly shall then proceed to
choose, by viva voce vote of each memt er pres
ent person for the purpose aforesaid, and the
person having a majority of all the votes of the
said joint assembly, majority of all the mem
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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 legislatugc, and take at leat
one vote until senator shall be elected
See 2. And be it further enacted, That when
ever, on the meeting of the legislature of any
State, vacancy shall exist in the representation
of such State n the senate OF the United States,
said legislature shall proceed, on the End Tues
day after the commencement and organization OF
its session, to elect person to fill sllch vacancy,
in the manner hercinbefore provided for the clcc-
ton OF a senator for Il full term; and if vacan-
cy shall happen during the session of the legis!a
ture, then on the second Tuesday after the le
gisature shall have been organized and shall have
notice Of such vacancy.
Sec. 8. And he it further enacted That il
shall be the duty of the governor of the State
from which any senator shall have been chosen
as aforesaid to certify his election, under the seal
of the State, to the President ofthc Senate Of The
United States which certificate shall be counter
signed by the secretary of state of the State.
Approved, July p, 1S66.