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journ, from day to day, for term not exceed


ing Ave days.
XII. The Secretary of State shall record in
his Office, in book to be kept by HIN for that
purpose, each certified statement and determl-
nation which shall be delivered to him by the
Board Of State Canyassers, and every dissent
or protee. that shall have been delivered to
him by canvasser.
Kill He shall, without delay, transmit a
COPY, under the seal Of his Office, OF such Ger
tilted determination to each person thereby
declared 10 be elected, and like copy to the
Governor.
XLIn. He shalt cause copy Of such certi-
fed statements and determinations to be print
ed in one or more of the public newspapers IN
each county, if any shall be published therein.
XLIV. He shall prepare general certificate
under the seal of the State, and attested py
him as Secretary thereof, addressed to the
| in that Congress for which any person shall
have been chosen, Of the due election OF tue
persons so chosen at such election as repre-,
| sentative Of this State in Congress, ana shaAl
transmit the game to the said House OF hePre-
sentatves at their first meeting.
NLV, The Secretary OF State shall enter IN a
hook. to be kept in his Office, the names OF the
respective county officers elected IN this State,
spccitvins the counties for which they we're
scveraIly elected, and their place OF residence,
the office for which they we're respectively
elected, and their term of Office.
OF THE ELECTION OF ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT
AND yIcK-PRRsIDENT.
XLVI. At the next general election provided
for in this act. there shall be elected, by gene
raj ticket, as many Electors of President a2d
Vlce-president as this State shall be entitled to
appoint: and each elector in this State shall
have right to vote for the whole number OF
such electors; and the several persons, to the
number required to be chosen, having the
highest number Of votes, shall be declared and
deemed duly appointed electors. .
XLVII. The Commissioners OF Elections OF
each county shall make four cerilhed copies OF
the statement of votes given for ele ctors IN
their county, one of which copies shall be tiled
in the Office of the clerk OF the county, If there
be such clerk duly gu lifted by law; aEother Cf
such copies they shall forthwith transmit to
the Governor, another TO the Secretary OF State,
and deliver the other as hereinafter directed.
XLVIII. The Commissioners OF Election OF
each county shall appoint a messenger, and
shall deliver to such messenger the remaining
certified CODY OF the statement OF the vJtes
given in their county for Electors, securely en-
closed and under seal, and such messenger
shall proceed forthwith to deliver the same to
the Secretary OF State. -,
XLIX. The Board of State Canvassers shall
meet at the Office Of the Secretary of State on
the Wednesday next after the third Monday of
Novem next after such election, or sooner.
if all the certified copies of the statements OF
the County Canvassers shall have been received
from all the counties, to canvass the votes
given for the Electors of President and Vice
President; and in case all the certlhed state
ments 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 ii at the expiration OF
four days certified copies OF the statements OF
the County Canvassers shall not have been re-
ceived from any county, the Board shall pro-
ceed to canvass upon such of the said state
ments as shall have been received.
L. The Board of State Canvassers shall pro-
ceed in maknga statement of oil the votes,
and determining and certifying the persons
elected, in the manuer prescribed by law IN re-
latlon to the ele,tion OF other officers.
IL. The Secretary of State shall, without de-
Law. cause copy, under the seal of his office,
of the certified determination Of the Board OF
State Canvassers to be delivered to each OF the
persons therein declared to be elected; and Tor
that purpose he may employ such and go
many messengers as he shall deem necessary.
LII. The determination and certificate OF
the Board of State Canvassors in rc.ation OF
choice of Electors shall be published in the
same manner. as herein provided in relation 10
tue certificates of the election OF ether officers
LII. Ii any OF the messengers shall be
guilty of destroying the certificates entrusted
to their care OF Of wlltully dong any act that
shall defeat the due delivery OF them as direct
ed by this act, he shall be punished by imprls-
onment in the pcnitentiary at hard labor, Tor q
term not less than two nor eH;ceJin1 four
years; and il any person shall be found guilty
Of taking away from any OF the SAID messen-
gers, either by force or in any other manner,
any such certificates entrusted to his care, or
OF wifulIy doing any nc. that shall defeat the
due delivery thereof, as directed by this act,
he shall be punished by imprisonment i'll the
penitcntiary at hard labor, for not less than
two nor exceeding four years.
L1V. IF any officer or messenger, on whom
any duty is enjoined in this act, shall be guilty
of any wilful neglect Of such duty, or OF any
and be thereof convicted. he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdcmeanor, punishable by fine
net exceeding five hundred dollars, or lmprls-
onment not exceeding one year.
LV. The messengers employe or appointed
under this act shall receive for Their compcnsa-
ton twelve cents per mile for travelling, to be
audited by the Comptroller upon the
certificate of the Secretary Of State.
LVI. The Commissioners OF Election snaI
receive for their compensation three dollars
per day for their services while actually en-
ploy d; and the Managers shall receive two
dollars per day while actually emp.oycd;. and
the clerks OF the Commissioners anu tic clerks
OF the Managers respectively, shall receive two
dollars per day wlile actualsy employed,
LfIl. SOilcitOr5 lor Tue sefeIal CHCuito ~
the State shall be elected at the next general
election provided for in this act; also, suitable
persons to fill any vac .ncy in any elective oice
in any county, of which at least fifteen days
previous notice shall be given, by the pro-
clamation of the Governor.
In the Senate House, the twenty-sixth day
OF September, in the year of our Lord tne
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
L. BOOZER,
President of the Senate.
FRANKLIN j. MOSES, JI.,