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OF TIE ELECTION OF ELECTORS OF rnEs1.
DENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
NLVI. At tho next general election pro-
vided for i'll this Act, there shall bo elected,
by general ticket, as many Electors Of
President and Vice. President as this State
shall boz entitled to appoint; and each
Elector in this State shall have right to
vote for the whole number Of such Electors ::
and tho several persons, TO he number re-
quired to be chosen, having the highest
number Of votes, shall ho declared and
deemed duly appointed Electors.
NLVII. The Commissioners of Elections
of each county shall make four certified
copies Of the statement Of votes given for
Electors in their county, one of which
copies th"ll lie filed in tho Office Of the
Clerk Of the county, if there be such Clerk
duly qualified by law; ano,her of such
copies they shall forthwith transmit to the
Governor, another to the Secretary OF State
and deliver the ether as hereinafter directed.
ALNlll. The Commissioners of Election
for e"ch county shall appoint messenger,
and shall deliver TO such messenger the le
manning certified copy Of the statement of
the votes given in their county for Electors,
securely enclosed and under seal, and such
messenger shall proceed forthwith, TO de-
liver the same to the Secretary Of State.
NLlX. The Board of State Canvassers
shall meet at the Office of the Secretary of
State on the "Wednesday next after tho
third Monday Of November next after sucl,
election, or sooner, if all the certified
copies Of the statements Of the County
Canvassefs shall have been received from
AL the counties, 10 canvass the votes given
Tor the Electors Of President and Vice
President and in case all tie certified states
menss shall not have been received on that
day, the Board may adjourn, from day to
day, until the same shall have been received,
not exceeding five days and if at the OK
plra,ion Of four days certified copies of the
County Canvassers shall not have beon re-
ce'ved from any county, the Boald sl.alI
proceed to canvass upon such of the said
Statements As shall have been received.
l.. Tho Board of State Canvassers shall
proceed in making statement of all the
votes; and determining and certifying the
persoEs elected in the manner prescribed
10y law in relation to tho election Of oll,er
officers.
Ii. The Secretary Of State shall. with
out delay, cause copy, under the seaI of
his office, of the certified determination of
the Board Of State Canyassers rs to be deliy.
cred to each of the persons therein declared
10 be elected; and for that purpose he may
employ such and so many messengers rs
he shall deem necessary.
LII. The determination and certificate
OF the Board Of State Canyassers in reIa-
sion Of the choice Of Electors shall be pub
l'sed in tho snme manner as herein pro
vded in relation TO tho certificates Of the
election of other officers.
LII. II any of the messengers shall be
guilty of destroying the certificates entrust.
Ell TO their care, or of wilfully doing any
act that shall defeat the due delivery of
them as directed 10y this Act, lie shall be
punished BY imprisonment in the peniteu-
tiary at hard labor for term not less than
two nor exceeding four years, and if any
person shall be found guilty Of taking
away from any messengers, either by force
or in any other manner, any such certifi.
Gates entrusted to lis care, or of wilfully
doing any act that shall defeat the due do,
livery thereof as dreo,ed by this Act, he
shall be punished by imprisonment in the
pen'tout'ary at hard labor, for not loss than
two nor exceeding four years.
LlV. If any officer or messenger. on
whom any duty is enjoined in tl.is Act
SHAH be guilty Of any wiIful neglect of
such duty, or Of any corrupt conduct in the
execution of the same, and be thereof con.
victed, tie shall be deemed guilty of a mis-:
demeanor, punishabioby fine not exceeding
hve hundred dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding one year. :. -,". ,y...
LV. The messengers employed Or ap:
pointed under, this Act shall receive for
their compensation twelve cents per mills
for travelling, to be audited, by tue Conn.
trollsr General upon the certificate Of the
Secretary Of State. .a -,..,..a,
LVI. The Commissioners of Election
shall receive for their compensation three
dollars per day for their services while
actually employed; and the Mansgesras
Eshall receive, two dollars per day while be-
tvaAy: employed; and, the c!etks Of the
Comnaisstonsrs spd ll.o !clerks of iIs. Man
agers, respectively, shall receive two dollars
per'dsy while actually enbfeysd. 49,. s
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