The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-12-05

States, on the part OF this State, agree
ably to the provisions of the laws Of
the said State. and in conformity to
the Constitution of the United States
OF America, for the purpose Of giving
In their votes for President and Vice.
President of the United States, for the
term prescribed by the Constitution of
said United States. to begin on the 4th
day of March, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and so,on-
ty-seven.
Given under my hand and seal OF the
State of -, this - day
IL. 6. OF December. A. D.. on thousand
eight hundred and seventy SIX.
-,Governor
BY the Governor:
-, Secretary of -.
The electors, thus appointed, shall,
at the place fixed by the law Of the
State, meet on the first Wednesday in
December following the November in
which they were elected, and vote by
ballot for President and Vice President
OF the United States, They shall then
make three separate lists OF their re-
spective votes for President and Vice
President. properly authenticated, and
stating that they had voted by ballot
in form like the following:
(Form Of certificate of Electors vote OF
Presidency
| STATE on COMMONWEALTH oP--
We, whose names are mentioned in
the annexed certificate Of appointment,
having, pursuant to the Constitution
and Laws of the United States of
America, and in the manner directed
by the laws (or statutes) OF the State
OF -, been appointed Electors Of
President and Vice-President of the
United States OF America, add having
assembled at -, In the State
aforesaid, being the place designated
by law (or statute) for that purposs, on
the first Wednesday in December, A.
d., one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-six, being the - day of said
month, have voted by ballot for Presi-
dent and Vice President, having nam
ed in our ballots the person voted for
as President, and in distinct ballots
the person voted for as Vice. President,
and in the same ballots there we're
votes for President OF the United States
of America, all of which-votes were
cast for OF
In testimony whereof we have here
unto set our hands on the first Wednes-
day of December, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-six.
Qlere follow signatures of Electors)
(Form of certificate of Electors vote for
Vlce-President)
STATE OR COMMONWEALTH oF-
We, whose names are mentioned in
the annexed certificate of appointment
having, pursuant to the Constitution
and Laws of the United States of
America, and in the manner directed
by the laws (or statutes) of the State
of -, been appointed Electors of
President and Vice President of the
United States of America, and having
assembled at -, in the State afore-
said, being the place designated by law
| (or statute) for that purpose, on the
first Wednesday in December, A. D.,
one thousand eight hundred and seven
| ty-six, being the - day Of said
month, have voted by ballot for Presi-
dent and Vice-President. having in our
ballots named the person voted for as
President, and in distinct ballots the
person voted for as Vice. President; and
/
votes for Vice. President of the United
States Of America, all of which -
votes ,ssaiaony gsIs easS Whereof we have here
unto set our hands on the first Wednes-
day of December, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-six.
(Here follow signatures of Electors.)
1 IT. II a Al Il. III l.
appended one Of the Governors certif-
icates of their appointment as electors.
or majority Of them, Of a messenger
te carry one set of the returns to
Washington, ID. c., the seat of the Ma
tion Government, and deliver it to the
President Of the Senate, or to the State
Department, if the President Of the
Senate be not in Washington.
These three sets Of retHrns, each
comprising as above, to-wit;
l. The Governors certificate OF APP
pointment as electors;
2. The separate lists of votes by bal
lot for President and vice-President;
3. The certificate of the proper par
ties, according to the State law, of the
filling OF any vacancy or vacancies, IL
any should occnr;
4. The written appointment of mos
senger-shall be separately enclosed,
each set in different envelope, and
sealed, and upon each envelope shall
be endorsed the following address,
signed by all the several electors, to
the President of the Senate. to-wit:
(Form of Address on envelope to the Prcsi-
dent Of the Senate-)
To THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF
THE UNITED STATES:
We, the undersigned, electors of
President and president for the
State of -, do certify, in pursu-
ance of law, that the lists OF the votes
of the said State for President and
Vice-President are herein contained.
Witness our hands at, this
day of December. A. d., 1876.
(Here follow signatures Of Electors)
One of these sets OF returns, thus
made up, sealed, aud endorsed, shall
then be placed in the hands of a mes
senger, TO be appointed by the electors,
or majority OF them, in writing, dis
patched to Washington, ID. O., and de-
livered by the messenger, before the
first Wednesday in January following,
10 the President of the Senate, il at the
seat of Government, and il he is not at
Washington, ID. c., then to the De-
partment of State for safe keeping un-
I'll he does arrive.
The second OF these returns shall be
placed in the post-office for transmits
sion to the President 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 as
sembled and voted.
The following is n form for the ap-
pointment OF Messenger:
(Form of Messengers appointment)
We, the undersigned, having been
duly appointed 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 -, d, to
take charge of and deliver to the Pres
ident OF the Senate of the United
States, at their scat Of Government,
our doings in said trust, before the
first Wednesday of January next.
Witness our hands the first Wednes.
day of December, A. d., one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-six-
(Here follow signatures Of Eleetors.)
The expenses of the messenger will
be paid BY the United States st the
rate OF twenty five cents per mile, from
the place of voting to the seat OF the