The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-15
THE NEW REGIME.
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Az ACT to p-oyide for the formation and proceeding
ot the Colleges of Electors.

An ACT TO provide for the formation and proceedings
os the Colleges OF Electors.
Ell enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the st ,te OF South larollna,
now met and sitting in General Assemb y, and
bv the authority OF the same, Inc ElectoIs oi
President aud Vice-President shall convene at
the capital, in some convenient place, on tue
dav preceding the first Wednesday in Decem-
ber after their election; and those OF tnem VINO
noon of that day shall Immediately after that
hour proceed to fill by ballot and by plurallty
of votes. all vacancies in the Electoral College
occasional by the death, refusal to serve, or
NEGLECT to attend at that hour, OF any Eleetor,
or occasoned by an equal number OF votes nav
! ing been given for two OF more candloates.
IL. The Electoral College being thus com,
n,eted thew shall then choose President aud
Secretary from their own BODY. :,
TIT. The Secretary of State shall prepare
three lists of the names OF the electors procure
!. to the same the signature OF the Governor,
affix thereto the seal OF the State, ana denver
them, thus signed and sealed, to the president
of the College of Electors on or oe1oEe tue saio
wednesday in December
". On the said first Wednesday IN Deccm-
ber the electors shall meet at some confenlcat
place at the capital. end then al there vote pE
ballot for President and Vce-Prosident, one OF
whom, at least, shall not be On lnhaDitant OF
the same State with themselves. Ihey M snsii
name in their ballots the persons vo!ed for Us
President, and in distinct ballots the persons
voted for as Vice-President.
V. They shall make distinct lists OF all per-
sons voted for rs President and OF all persons
voted for as Vice President, and OF the NUMBER
of votes for each, which lists tneT snau si'n
| and certify: and after annexing thereto one OF
the lists re ;aived from the Secretary or State,
they shall seal uo the SAM, certifying thereon
that l,s5s OF tho votes of this State Tor Presl-
dent and Vlce-President are contained therein.
VI. The electors shall then, by writing under
their hands, or under the hands OF MAJORITY
Of them, appoint person to take charec OF
the lists so sealed up, ana 10 deseI ."e sum ~
to the President of the Senate at the seat OF
/ Government of the United States before the
| first Wednesday in January then next ensulns g.
| VII. In case there shall be no President OF
the Senate al the scat of Government on the
arrival of the person entrusted with the ists ol
tbe votes of the Electors, then such person is
reouired to deli1 II the lists OF the votes IN his
cnstody into the Office OF the Secretary OF State
of the United States.
WILL Tae Electors are also required to for-
ward forthwith, By the postothce, to the tresi-
dent of the Senate OF the United States, at the
seat of Government, aud to deliver fortnwlth
to the Judge Of the United States tor the Dis
trict of South Carolina, similar lists, signed, an-
nexed, scaled up and certified IN the manner
aforesaid.
TX. Every E.ector OF this State for the cleo
tion of o President and Vice-President OF the
United States, who shall attend at any electlon
of those officers and give his vote at the time
and place appointed by law, shall be entitled to
receive tor his attendance at such election, and
for travelling to and from his place OF resi-
dence, by the most usual route. the same sum
as shall at the time be allowed by law to mem
hers of tho General assembly for their attend
ance and ira vel, to bs paid in like manner.
In the Senate House, the twenty-tilth day OF
September, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight
L. BOOZER,
President Of the Senate.
FRANKLIN j. MOSES, JR.,
Speaker House Of 6RepreseYatlves.
Approved: ROBERT K. SooTT, Governor.