The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-08-01
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The Proposed Amendments.

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se = Whereas the fifth article of the Constitu-
ton OF tho United States provides for amend
81 ments thereto, III the manner following, viz:
As.L.sl.5 Congress, whenever two-thirds of both
II ouses shall deem it necessary, shall propose
amendments to the constitution, or on the an
plication Of the legislatures .rof twothirds Of
sthe several States, shall call convention for
proposing amendments which, in either case,
shall bo valid to all intent and purposes as part
OF this constitution, when ratified by the leg
lslatures of thrco-tourths Of the several States,
& or by convention in thrco-f -fourths thereof. as
the one or tho other mode of ratification may
bopreposed by Congress; Ircnilc0 That no
amendment which may be made prior to the
year one thousand eight hundred and eight
shall in any manner affect the first anu fourth
clauses in the ninth section OF the first article
that no State, without its consent, shall be dc.
grlyed OF its equal suffrage in the Senate
Ihercfore-- ssee j
9as!Bo It srssolro1 by the Senate and House of
4 Representatives IF the United States of Ameri-
s3ca III Congress d*scmJ tc,l, coAti,u7s Of both
Houses coacur.qny, That the following amend
9monts TO thc Constitution of the United States
be proposed to the legislatures of the several
States, which when ratified by the legislatures
of three-fonrths of the States, shall be valid to
all ntents aud purposes as part Of the cons,i-
ton, -,
That hereafter the President and Vice -Prcsi.
dent Of flthc United States shall he chosen for
the torn Of Six years by the people of the re-
speetlvo States, in the manner following
Each State shall be divided by the Lcrisla-
lures thereof in, districts equal in number to
tho whole number Of Senators and Reprcsen-
tativcs to which such State may be entitled in
the Congress of the United States the said
districts to be composed of contiguous terrific
,sry and to contain, nearly as may be- an
equal number of persons entitled to he repre-
sentcd under the constitution aud to be laid
OF tor@the first time, immediately after the
ratification of this amendments that, on the
aiirst Thursday in August, in the year eighteen
hundred ---, and on the same day every sixth
year thereafter, the citizens of each State who
possess the qualifications requisite for electors
Aof the most numerous branch Of the State Leg
islaturcs shall meet within their respective dis
2 trlcts and vote Tor Il President and FicePrcsi-
dent of the United States and the person re.
celylng the greatest number Of votes Tor Pres-
don't, andfthe one receiving the greatest number
OF votes for ice-Presdcnt in each district, shall
pc holden to have received one vote which fact
shall be immediately certified by the Governor of
the State to each Of the Senators in Congress
from such State, and to the Prcsid,nt Of the
Senate andtthe Speaker Of the House of Re-
States shall be i'll session OH the second Mon
day in October, in tho year eighteen and --,
and on tless same day on every sixth year there
after; and the President of the Senate, in the
presence Of the Senate and House of Repro
sentatlves, shall open all the certificates and
the yotcs shall; then be counted The person
having the gfeatest number of votes for Presi-
dentSshallbe President ifsuch number be equal
V toamajority of the whole number of votes given;
Nbutifano person have such majority, then q
second election shall be held On the first Thurs
day in the esmopths of December then next en-
suing between the persons having the two
highest numbers for the Office Of President.
which second election shall be conducted, the
result certified, and the votes counted, in the
same manner as in the first, and the person
having the greatest number of votes for Prcsi-
dent shall be :Prcsidont. Butif two or more
persons shall have received the greatest, and
an equallnumber of votes, at the second cleo
ton, then the person who shall have received
tho greatest number Of votes in the greatest
number Of States shall be President The
person having the greatest number of votes for
1Xice-Prcsident, at the first election shall be
Vice-President, if such number be equal to
majority Of the whole number Of votes given;
Sandg II hotperson nave such majority then
second election shall take place between tho
persons having the two highest numbers, on
the Same day that the second election is held
for President and tho person havn., the high
eat number of votes for Vice President shall
ssbe Vice President. Buff there should hap
pen to be, an equality Of votes between tho per-
sons SO voted for at the second election, then
the person having the greatest number of
States shall be Vice President But when
SECOND election shall be necessary in the case
of Vicd-F President, and not nesessary IN the
case Of President, then the Senate shall choose
Viee-President from the persons having the
two highest numbers in the first election, as is
now prescribed iu the constitution; P.oualed,
Thataftcr the ratification of this amendment
stpthe constitution, the President and Vice
President shall hold their Offices, respectively.
for the term of six -, and that no Prcs-
dent Vice President shall be eligible for re.
election to second term.
dnd be At J"rihcr uwlrc0 That article two,
section one, paragraph six, of The Constitution
OF the United States shall be amended so as to
read as follows /: In case Of the removal Of the
President from Office, or Of his death, or re-
signation, sort inability to discharge the powers
and duties Of said Office the same Shall deyolve
on the aVice-Prcsidcnt, and in case Of tho
removal, death, resignation, or inability both
OF the President and Vice President the