The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-01


hundred and seventy-six, being the - day Of
said month, have voted by ballot for President
and Vice President, having named in our bal
lots the person voted for as President. and IN
distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice
President, and in the same ballots there were
- votes for President Of the United States
Of America, all OF which - votes were cast
for OF -.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands on the first Wednes day of Decem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six.
(Here follow signatures OF Electors.)
(Form OF Certificate OF Electors vote for Vice.
President.)
We, whose names are mentioned in the an
nexed certificate OF appointment, having, pur-
suant to the Constitution and Laws of the Uni
ted States OF America. and in the manner d.
rected by the laws or statutes OF the State OF
-, been appointed Electors OF President
and Vice-Presdent OF the United States, and
having assembled at -, in the State afore-
said, being the place designated by law or
statute for that purpose, on the first Wednes-
day in December, A. ID. one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six, being the - day OF
said month, have voted by ballot for President
and yice-President, having in our ballots named
the person voted for as President and in dis
tInct ballots the person voted for as Vice-Pres-
ident and in the same ballots there were -
votes for Vice-President of the United States of
America, all Of which - votes we're cast for
-, OF -----.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands on the first Wednesday of December.
in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six.
(Here follow signatures OF Electors.)
To each OF these three lists shall be appended
one OF the Governors certificates Of their ap-
pointment as electors, as also copy of the APP
pointment, in writing, by the electors, or ma
jority of them, OF messenger to carry one set
of the returns to Washington, d. c., the seat
of the National Government, and deliver it to
the President of the Senate, or to the State De-
partment, if the President OF the Senate be not
In Washington.
| These three sets of returns each comprising
| as above to-wit:
/. The Governors certificate Of appointment
as electors;
2. The separate list OF votes by ballot for
President and Vice-President;
3. The certificate OF the proper parties, &C
cording to the State law, of the filling Of any
vacancy or vacancies, il any should occur;
4. The written appointment of messenger
shall be separately enclosed, each set in diff
ferent envelope, and sealed, and upon each en-
velope shall be endorsed the following address,
signed by all the several electors, to the Presi-
dent Of the Senate, to wit:
To the President Of the Senate OF the United
States:
We, the undersigned, electors OF President
and Vice President for the State OF -, do
the votes of the said State for President and
Vice-President are herein contained.
Witness our hands at -----, this - day
OF December, A. ID. 1876.
(Here follow signatures OF Electors.)
One of these sets of returns, thus made up
sealed, and endorsed, shall then be placed in
the hands of a messenger, to be appointed by
the electors, or o majority OF them, in writing,
dispatched to Washington, d. c., and delivered
by the messenger, before the first Wednesday
in January following, to the President OF the
Senate, if he is at the seat Of Government, and
il be ia not at Washington, d. c., then to the
Department OF State, for safe keeping, until he
does arrive.
The second of these returns shall be placed
in the post-ofiice for transmission to the Presi-
dent Of the Senate.
The third set shall be deposited with the
Judge OF the U. S. District Court of the district
in which the electors assembled and voted.
The following is a form for the appointment
OF Messenger:
We, the undersigned, having been duly APP
pointed by the State OF - Electors to vote
for President and vice-President OF the United
States of America, do hereby certify that we
have appointed ----, OF -, to
take charge OF and deliver to the President OF
, the Senate of the United States, at their seat
OF Government our dongs in the said trust
, before the first Wednesday OF January next.
Witness our bands the first Wednesday OF
December, A. ID. one thousand eight hundred
, aud seventy-six.
(Here follow signatures OF Electors)
The expenses OF the messenger will be PAID
! by the United States at the rate OF twenty-five
cents per mile, from the place of voting to the
: seat Of the National Government.
Jansen, McClurS & Co., of Chicago, have JUS
III.