The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-11-23
THE REsIDENC

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THE PRESIDENCY.
Time OF Meeting OF the Electors and
Nod Of voting-ConstitutionsI and
Statutory Provisions for Counting the
Vote.
The meeting Of the Electors Of each
State and tho mode of casting their
vote and the Of counting 1t after
It is received at Washington, are be-
coming points Of interest ander the
pre- sent condition Of affairs. The Con-
stitution of the United States provides
as follows:
The Electors shall meet In their respective
States and vote by ballot for two persons,
Of whom one at least shall not be an inhab-
itant Of the saine State with themselves.
And they shall make a list of all the persons
voted for and of the number Of votes for
each; which list they shall sign and certify
and transmit sealed to the seat Of Govern
ment Of the United States, directed to the
President Of the Senate. The President Of
the Senate shall, In the presence OF the
Senate and House Of Representatives, open
all the certificates, and the vote shall then
be counted. The person having the great
est number Of votes shall be the President,
II such number be a majority Of the whole
number Of Electors appointed; and II there
be more than one who have such majority
and have an equal number Of votes, then
the House Of Representatives shall imme-
diately choose by ballot one Of them for
President; and II no person have a major
ity, then from the five highest on the list
the said House shall in like manner choose
the President. But In choosing the Presi-
dent the vote shall be taken by States, the
representatives from each State having one
vote.
The Revised Statutes Of the United
States, Chapter /, makes the following
provisions in reference to the meeting
of the Electoral College, the certifying
to the vote, and to whom the certificate
should be delivered:
SECTION 1888. Each State may, by law,
provide for the filling Of any vacancies
which may occur In Its College Of Electors
when such College meets to give its e~lector-
al vote.
SEC 1874. Whenever any State has held
an election for the purpose Of choosing
Electors, and has failed to make a choice on
the day prescribed by the law, the Electors
may be appointed on a subsequent day, in
such manner as the Legislature Of such
State may direct.
SEC. 135. The Electors for each State
shall meet and give their votes upon the
first Wednesday in December in the year in
which they are appointed, at such place, in
each State, as the Legislature Of such State
shall direct.
SEC. 1856. 1t shall be the duty of each Ex-
ecutive of each State to cause three lists OF
the names OF the Electors Of such State to
be made and certified, and to be delivered
to the Electors on or before the day on
which they are required by the preceding
section to meet.
SEC. 1877. The Electors shall vote for
President and vice-President, respective
ly, in the manner directed by the Constitu-
ton.
SEC. 1888. The Electors shall make and
sign three certificates Of all the votes given
by them, each of which certificates shall
contain two distinct lists, one of the votes
for President and the other Of the votes for
Vice -President, and shall annex to each
certificate one of the lists Of Electors, which
shall have been furnished to them by direc.
ton Of the Executive Of the State.
SEC. 1879. The Electors shall seal up the
certificates so made by them, and certify
upon each that the lists Of all the votes OF
such State for the President and of all the
votes given for Vice-President are contain
ed therein.
SEC. 40. The Electors shall dispose Of
the certificates thus made by them In the
following Manners:
Frst-They shall, by writing under theii
hands or under the hands Of a majority Of
them, appoint a person TO take charge Of
and deliver to the President Of the Senate
at the seat Of Government, before the frs
Wednesday in January then next ensuing
one OF the certificates.
Second-They shall forthwith forward b,
the post-ofice to the President Of the Sen
ate, at the seat Of Government, one other o.
the certificates.
1hird-They shall forthwith cause the
other Of the certificates to be delivered u
the Judge Of that district in which the Elect
ors shall assemble.
SEC. al. Whenever certificate Of votes
from any State has not been received at the
seat of Government on the first Wednesday
of January indicated by the preceding Sec
ton the Secretary OF State shall send a spe.
cial messenger TO the District Judge II
whose custody one certificate Of the votei
| tram that ltata hos haap lnAuad aud anal
Judge shall forthwith transmit that list u
the seat of Government.
SEC. l42. Congress shall be in session
on the second Wednesday In February sue
ceeding every meeting Of the Electors, ant
the certificates, or so many Of them as hav,
been received, shall then be opened, tn,
votes counted, and the persons to I'LL tn,
offices of President and Vice-P President as
certained and declared agreeable to tn,
Constitution.
SEC. 143. In case there shall be no Presi
dent OF the Senate at the seat Of Govern
ment on the arrival Of the persons intruste,
with the certificates Of the votes OF tn,
Electors, then such persons shall delive
such certificate into the ONCE Of the Secre
tary OF State, TO be safely kept and be deliv
cred over as soon as may be to the Preslden
Of the Senate.
SEC. las. Every person who, hayinl
been appointed, pursuant TO subdivision
Of Section 40 or to Section l41, to deliye,
the certificates Of the votes Of the electors I,
the President Of the Senate, and having &C,
cepted such appointment, shall neglect Il
perform the services required from him
shall forfeit the sum Of 81 900.
SEC. 146. In case Of removal, death, re
signation or inability Of both President an,
Vice. President Of the United States, tn
President Of the Senate, or II there Is none
then the Speaker Of the House Of Represent
atives, for the time being, shall act a
President until the disability is removed O
. President elected.
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