The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-29
STATES.

amendments thereto in the manner fol-
lowing, viz:
l. Congress, whenever two-thirds of
both Houses shall deem it necessary,
shall propose amendments to the Consti-
tuition: or on the application of the Leg
isatures of two-thirds of the several
States, shall call Convention for propos-
ing amendments, which, in either case,
shall be valid to all intent and purposes,
as part of this Constitution when ratified
by the Legislatures of three-fourths Of
the several States or by Conventions in
three-fourths thereof, as the one or the
other mode Of ratification may be pro-
posed by Congress; provided that no
amendment which may be made prior to
the year one thousand eight hundred and
eight shall in any manner affect the first
and fourth clauses in the ninth section Of
the first article and that no State, with
out its consent, shall be deprived of its
equal suffrage in the Senate. Therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate aud House
Of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, (two-
thirds Of both Houses concurring,) That
the following amendments to the Consti
tuition of the United States be proposed
to the Legislatures OF the United States,
which, when ratified by the Legislatures
of three-tourths of the States, shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part
of the Constitution.
President of the United States shall be
chosen for the term Of six years by the
people of the respective States, in the
manner following. Each State shall be
divided by the Legislatures thereof, in
districts equal in number to the whole
number Of Senators and Representatives
10 which such States may be entitled in
the Congress of the United States; the
said districts to be composed of contigu-
Gus territory, and to contain, as nearly rs
may be, an equal number Of persons en-
titled to be represented under the Consti-
tuition, and to be laid off, for the first time,
Immediately after the ratification of this
amendment; that, on the first Thursday
in August, in the year eighteen hundred
-, and on the same day every six years
thereafter, the citizens of each State who
possess the qualifications requisite for
electors Of the more numerous branch of
the State Legislatures shall meet within
their respective districts, and vote for
President and Yico President of the
United States; and the person receiving
the greatest number of votes for Presi-
dent, and the one receiving the greatest
number OF votes for Vice President in
each district, shall be held to have received
one vote. which fact shall be Immediately
certified by the Governor OF the State, to
each Of the Senators from Congress from
such State, and the President Of the SEN
alto and the Speaker OF the House OF Rep
resentatives. The Congress Of the United
States shall be in session on the second
Monday in October. in the year eighteen
hundred and -, and on the same day
on every sixth year thereafter, and the
President of the Senate, in the presence
of the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives, shall open all the certificates, and
the votes shall then be counted Tho
person having the greatest number Of
votes for President shall be President, if
such number be equal TO majority Of the
whole number Of votes given but if no
person have such majority, then 81 second
election shall be held on the first Thurs
day in the month Of December then noxt
ensuing between the persons having the
two highest numbers for the office Of
President; which second election shall be
conducted, tho result certified, and the
votes counted, in the same manner as in
TIE first; and the person having the
greatest number of votes for President,
shall be President. But if two or more
persons shall have received the greatest,
and equal number Of votes, at the second
election, then the person who shall have
received the greatest number of votes in
the greatest number Of States, shall be
President" The person having the
greatest number of votes for Vice Presl-
dent at the first election, shall be Vice
President, if such number be equal to
majority of the whole number of votes
given; and, if no person have such ma
jority, then second election shall take
place between the persons having the two
highest numbers, ON the same day that the
second election is held for President; and
the porson having the highest number of
votes for Vice President shall bo Vice
President. But if there should happen
to be an equality of votes between the
persons SO voted for at the second clec-
ton, then tho person l.aving the greatest
number Of States shall be Vice President;
but when second election shall be ne
cessary in the case of Vice President and
not necessary in the case of President,
then the Senate shall choose q Vice
President, from the persons having the
two highest numbers in the first election.
as is now prescribed in the Constitution;
provided that, after the ratification OF
this amendment to the Constitution, the
President and Vicc-Prcsidcnt shall hold
their offices respectively for the term Of
six years, and that no President or Vice
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