The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-11-24

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TEv Method oi Couu.ing 30.
Nru.s or m SyrrN ELlroeAI
OoILr.F -1ue COUNTING coz ruE
Nui.Hf totDEf. -l'gE EptNr rur
HoUl>e OUT TuI tt,r or q STATE
lW PE sfpr>T o. 1hr NENArG's
r0Wre
se Yel ua
Thc nIrrmc doubt in which the re-
mn- vrch ca Yesterday l,u tic result
.oftho presto. tial election b4- made thc
committing OF tlc electoral vote iu loMu-
lry ucNI isc.y to lc 4u event of great
Interest ud Importance. Ou more thau
cone OCCASION the defect, coo ,hc una
cHucry ior dcterWiuju4 which OF two
or more candidates he's been legally
elected to tAe presidency have bccu
,tUk.u-ly Shown. aud attempts have
bccu m1do ,o remedy them. hut while
mono Che effort, HHycmnf with SUCCESS,
20 ha, H'-o been fortunate ih1i On mo- oc-
a.uu which has ever arisen, lus ihr
acua, result been Affected ht the vote
log suv oato. which forwarded its vote
and lhe Validity oi whose returns ua~
been questioned. NoW it seems possible
that such p Contingency may arise
30 provision has ever been made for
settling ad.-pWc o. thi, sind Section
J.. Article .. of the Constitution, directs
har "cacl state shall appoint. in such
manner os tho l.rgi~lRiWc thereof may
direct. ID uu.r bcr OF electors cquai Co the
whole Wmaerof senators and rcprc>cn-
tatirr~ io which ihe State may De en-
iiilol Zoo .he Congress; but no senator
0r representative, cor person holding an
o.fec of W-t or profit under the United
States. -h1'' Doe appointed am elector.'
Tho twelfth amendment OF iho consti-
tuition provide, th8t the electors inject
iu .Hcir respective States. AMI vote by
ballot tor President and icc-Prc,jdent.
One OF whom ,uHi mot De au iuhabiuut
90 thc same s tate iihthcm~clycs
And ,her ,lall make distinct lists OF AN
persons voted for a- President. and OF
aud certify. and transmit sealed 90 The
so1t ot thc government OF thc United
STATES. directed 90 che President of the
Senate. the President OF The Senate.
shall, ln the presence of the Senate and
House of Icpreseuta'iycs, open an The
cCrill "EiC-, and tAc votes shall then be
eomieL Tho person having the great
est number oi votes lor President shall
De- tha President 10 such number be-
majority oi the whole number OF cleo
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