Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-16
A.. Act TO regulate the times and manner
.f hoidias elections for Senators In Con-

An Act TO regulate the times and manner
~ holdinS elections for In Con-
ress. =.
n, 4, enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America In Congress assembled, That the
Ieoi,lature of each State, which shall be
chosen next preceding the expiration Of the
t;me for which any Senator was elected to
represent said state in Congress, snall,o on the
second Tuesday after the meeting and organ'-
z.,ion thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in
Congress, in the place OF such Senator so
going out Of office, in the following manner;
Bach house shall openly, by a rtro roee Of
each member present, name one person for
S.n,tor in Congress from said State, and the
n.ms Of The whole number Of votes cast in
each ho,se shah be entered on the Journal
~ each house BY the Clerk or Secretary
thsreof. but n either house shall fail 10 give
,uch majority to any person on said day, that
fac, shal be entered on the Journal At II
o,cioci meridian Of the day following that on
which n~roceedinRs are required to take place,
a. aforesaid. the members Of the two houses
,hall convene in Joint assembly, and the
journal Of each House shall then be read, and
h the same person shall have received a ma
;nr;ev Of ali the votes in each House, such
person shall be declared duly elected senator
30 represent said State in the Congress OF the
United States; put II 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, as required BY this
Act. The Joint assembly shall then proceed to
ehoose, ) a rirG coee 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, = majority
Of all the members elected to both houses
being present and voting, shall be declared
dufy elected ; aud in case no person nan re.
eeiye such majority on the first day, me JOINT
assembly shah meet at twelve O'CLOCK meti-
dian Of each succeeding day during the SEES
sion Of the Legislature, and take at least one
vote. until q Senator shall be elected.
Sec. Q. And be it further enacted, Ina.
whenever, on the meeting OF the Legis.asure
Of any State, a vacancy shall e1istin tue w
resentation Of such State IN the senate o' .ne
United States, said Legislature snail ptoeeea'
on the second Tuesday after the omneIee,
ment and Organization OF its session. 70 e.eos
a person 70 fill such vacancy, IN the mahnei
h~ereinbefore provided for the eiecuon ON
Seustor for a fun term, and II vacancy snan
happen during the session OF the Legis,atufe'
then on the second Tuesday after the Legs,
lasure shall have been organized ana snaii
have notice Of such vacancy.
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, II
snail be the duty Of TIT Governor Of the State
from which any Senator shall have been cho-
sen, as aforesaid, 20 certify his election,
under the seal Of the State, TO the President
OF the Senate Of the United States, which
certificate shall be countefsisned BY the Sec
Rotary OF State Of the Strte.
Approved July IS, 1886.