Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-19
THE ELECTION OF UNITED
STATES SENATOR.

Inquiry having been made for the law
of Congress under which the present lie
gislature is required to elect a United
States Senator, we reproduce it as follows:
An act to regulate the times and manner Of holding
elections for Senators in Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, that the
Legislature of each State which shall be
chosen next preceding the expiration Of the
time for which any Senator was elected to
represent said State in Congress, shall, on
the second Tuesday after the meeting and
organization thereof, proceed to elect a
Senator in Congress in the place of such
Senator so going out of Office, in the fol-
lowing manner: Each House shall openly,
by UfUG gOce vote of each member present,
name one person for Senator in Congress
from said State, and the name of the per-
son so voted for who shall have a majority
| of the whole number of votes cast in each
House shall be entered ON the journal of
each House by the clerk or secretary there
| of: but if either House shall fail TO give
such majority to any person on said day,
| that fact shall be entered on the journal.
=
| ing that ON which proceedings are required
to take place, as aforesaid, the members OF
/ the two houses shall convene in joint as
sembly, and the journal of each House
| shall then be read. and if the same person
shall have received a majority of all the
votes in each House, such person shall be
declared duly elected Senator to represent
said State in the Congress of the United States
1 l,,,Fi &c no Shall No hova
ceived a majority of the votes in eact
House, or if either House shall have failed
to take proceeding as required by this act
the joint assembly shall then proceed t.
choose, 10y a viva yoce vote of each mem
Der present, person for the purpose afore
said, and the person having a majority o
all the votes of the said join
assembly, a majority of all til,
members elected to both Houses be
ing present and voting, shall be declared
duly elected, and in case no person shall re
ceive such majority on the first day, tn
Joint assembly shall meet at u O'Clock, me
rida of each succeeding day during tn
session of the Legislature, and take at leas
one vote until a Senator shall be elected
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted, Tia
whenever, on the meeting of the Legisla
/
the representation of such State in tn
Senate of the United States said Legslg
ture shall proceed, on the second Tuesda
after the commencement and organizatio
| of its session, to elect person to fill sue
vacancy, in the manner hereinbefore PR
| yided for the election of a Senator for fu
term; and if a vacancy shall happen durin
the session of the Legislature, then on IL
| second Tuesday after the Legislature sha
have been organized and shall have motto
/ of such vacancy.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
: shall be the duty of the Governor of Il
State from which any Senator shall haV
= been chosen as aforesaid to certify his ele
e ton, under the seal of the State, to IL
President Ofthe Senate of the United State
l | which certificate shall be countersicned !
5 | the Secretary of the State.
q b ADnroycd july % 1866.