Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-08

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The meeting Of the State Electoral
College took place at the Senate Chamber
at Montpelier. at 3 o'clock Tuesday af.
ternoou. The meeting was called to order
BY Hon. George Nichols. Secretary Of State,
who administered the oath of Office. Hon.
Jacob Estey, Of Brattl.borc, was chosen
chairman. and Col. Roswell Farnhsm, Of
Bradford, secretary The Electoral College
having been organized, Mr.. II. n s lace,
Of Bridport, appeared and addressed them
as follows:
Ipresent youa certificate OF the several county
clerks of this State Of my appointment Of the
electors of the President and Vce-President Of the
United States, at the election he'd on tie seventh
day Of November last. l was at the date Of that
election postua at Bridport in this State but
afterwards resigned said oflice, which resignation
was Gully accepted, and l no longer hold any office
of trust or profit under the United States. have
such doubts Of my right under the circumstances
10 act such eector that refuse to act elector
by virtue solely OF such appointment, and so retire
and neglect to attend
Upon the conclusion Ct his remarks Mr..
Sollace retired from the meeting.
On motion Of DR.. A. G. WEIGH, of Willis
ton, the college proceeded to Fill the vacancy
BY the unanimous CT oice of Mr.. Sollace.
Mr.. Sollace was then Iotifed of his appoint
ment. appeared and took the oath of Office
and his seat in the college.
The Board then adjourned until the next
day, at a. N.
Mr.. Aldrich did not appear at this first
meeting, nor was there any protest or in
reference from any quarter. The certif-
cate OF the election to fill the vacancy, ac-
cording to the requirement of the late YER
mont statute, was as fJllows:
CERTIFICATE.
The undersigned, four electors for the
State OF Vermont. Of President and Vice
President of the United States, certify that
having, according to the laws OF Vermont,
assembled at the State House in Montpelier
in said State on this 9Th day of December,
A. ID. 1876. being the day before the first
Wednesday of said December, and having
duly taken the oath of officc as such cleo
tors, it was made to appear before US that
Henry N. Sollace, who was one of the five
persons, who at the election for electors of
President and Vice President Of the United
States, holden for Vermont on the 18th day
of November, 4. ID. 1876, received the
greatest number of votes as such elector
and has been thereupon declared duly
elected, was at the date of said election
Postmaster at Bridport, in said State, but
that he afterwards resigned said office of
Postmaster and such resignation was duly
accepted, and that he now holds no office
of trust or profit under the United States
and so is now eligible as such elector. And
the said SOllace also communicated to US
his refusal to act as elector by virtue solely
CT such his appointment, and neg ected to
attend, by reason of all which one vacancy
was occaslontd and did exist in this electoral
college.
Whereupon the undersigned, being the
other four electors present. in pursuance of
the law of the United States and Of the
State of Vermont did on the same occasion
proceed TO fill the vacancy occasioned as
aforesaid, and then existing, by appoint
ing by rira rOcc and unanimous vote Hen
~ n. Solace an elector, 50 that said cleo
toral college might be full and complete (;
and we state and certify the foregoing as
required by statute of the State Of Yer
mont, a duly authenticated copy thereof
is hereto annexed. as showing how such
vacancy occurred and our action thereon.
Done at the State House in Montpelier,
Vermont, this 5th day of December, \. D.,