Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-05
An Act TO regulate the times and manner
OF holding elections for Senators In Con-

An Act TO regulate the times and manner
OF holding elections for Senators in Con-
Eress.
Bel. enacted BY the Senate and House Of
Representatives 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 sher the meeting and organi-
zation thereof, proceed TO elect Senator IN
Congress, in the place OF such Senator so
going out Of office, in the following manner:
Each house shall openly, BY a rirG roce 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 If either house shall fail 70 give
such majority TO any person on said day, that
fact shall be entered on the journal. At II
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 a ma
jority 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 il the same person shall
not have received majority Of the votes in
each house, or il either house shall have
failed to take proceedings, as required by this
Act, the joint assembly shall then proceed to
choose, BY 4 riuG roee vote OF each member
present, person for the purpose aforesaid,
and the person having the majority OF all the
votes Of the said joint assembly, 4 majority
~ all the rpemhers 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 be elected.
Sec. 2. And be i. further enacted, That
whenever, on the meeting Of the Legislature
Of any State, a vacancy shall exist in the rep
rescntation 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 Eli such vacancy, in the manner
hereinbefore provided for the election OF a
Senator for full term, and II vacancy shall
happen during the session Of the Legislature,
then on the second Tuesday after the Legs,
lature shall have been organized and shall
have notice OF such vacancy. ..-.
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That 1t
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,
under the seal Of the State, to the President
of the Senate Of the United States, which
certificate shall be countersigned by the Sec
retary Of State Of the SAte.
Approved July rs, 1856.