The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-12-05
ELECTORAL VOTE.
The Rules and Forms for the
Casting of the Ballots of the
Electoral Colleges under
the Constitution and
the Laws.

SEC. 2. And be il further enacted,
That the electors shall meet and give
their votes on the said first Wednesday
in December, at such place, in each
State, as shall be directed by the legis-
lature thereof: and the electors in each
State shall make and sign three certfi-
Gates OF all the votes by them given,
and shall seal up the same, certifying,
on each, that a list of the votes of such
State, for President and Vice-President
is contained therein. and shall, by
writing, under their hands, or under
the hands of n majority of them, APP
point person TO take charge of, and
deliver to the President of the Senate
at the seat of Government, before the
first Wednesday in January then next
ensuing, one of the said certificates,
and said electors shall forthwith for
ward, by the postoffice, to the Presi-
| dent of the Senate, at the seat of Gov
ernment, one other of the said certif-
Gates; and shall, fsrthwith, cause the
other of the SAID certificates to be de-
| livered 10 the Judge of that district in
which the said electors shnll ASSEMBLE.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted,
| That the Executive authority OF each
I
names of the electors of such State TO
be made, and certified, and to he de-
| livered to the electors on or before the
said first Wednesday in December; and
the said electors shall annex one Of the
said lists TO each Of the lists of their
votes.
SEC. 8. And he it further enacted,
| That IL any person, appointed tn deliv-
er the votes of the electors to the Pres
ident of the Senate, shall. after accept
] ing of his appointment, neglect to per-
| form the services required of him by
this act, he shall forfeit the sum of one
thousand dollars. Approved March 1,
1892.
Is. AN ACT 10 establish n uniform time for
holding elections for electors of President
and Vice-Presldent In the States of the
Union.
Src. /. BE IL enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled, That the electors OF Presi-
dent and Vice President shall be sp-
pointed in each State on the TUESDAY
next after the first Monday in the
month OF November OF the year in
which they are to be appointed. Pro-
yided, That each State may by law
provide for the filing Of any vacancy
or vacancies which may occur in its
college of electors when such college
meets to give its electoral vote. And
provided, also, when any State shall
have held an election for the purpose
of choosing electors, and shall fail to
make a choice on the day aforesaid,
then the electors may be appointed on
a subsequent day in such manner as
the State shall by law provide.
Approved, January %, 1S45.
These are the requirements Of the
laws of March 1. 1872, and Of January
%, 1S45, respecting the manner in
which the votes OF the electoral col
leges shall be cast. They are pratical-
ly the rule of the Constitution. follows:
The Governor. or executive authori-
ty OF a State, in the usual legal form,
shall furnish the presidential electors
OF the State, on or before the first
Wednesday in December following the
November election at which they were
chosen, three certificates. under the
seal OF the State, Of their appointment
a. electors. in form like the following;
1Form Of Governors certificate Of appoint
mont Of Electors.)
SrArR on CoMMoNvRALrH Or
Pursuant TO Laws Of the United
States, passed on the first day Of
March, one thousand seven hundred
aud ninety-two. aud on the twenty
third day Of January, one Thousand
eight hundred and fnrty-five, i -
Governor Of -. do hereby certi-
~ that
(llere follow the names Of Electors)
have been chosen Electors Of Psesidslt