The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25

that Aaron Burr, Esq, Of New York,
is duly elected, agreeably to the Con-
stitution, Vice President of the United
States Of America sac osa
'In witness whereof, | have hereun-
to set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 1901.
5'4. THOMAS JEFFERSON
At the FIFTH COUNT (Febuary Is,
I1sO5,) of the electoral votes of the
several States, in the Senate, Gas the
result of aal agreement of joint COM
| mittee OF the two Houses it was .e
] "Or0erIaG, That the Secretary notify
the House of Representatives that the
Senate are mowready to meet them in
! the Senate chamber, for the purpose of
| being present at the opening and count
ing the votes for President and Vice
President of the United States"
i Not to participate in the count, nor
| to perform any active function in the
count, but TO be present with the
ISenate and witness the opening and
counting the votes for President and
/ Vice President of the United States,
i by the President of the Senate, as the
Constitution provides. ....-.
i Hence, the president of the Senate,
in the presence of the two Houses, as
sisted by tellass respectively appointed
by them, opeasad and counted the votes,
and announeaa as the result of his
count that Thamas Jefferson had been
i elected Presidant and George Clinton
I Vice President of the United States
subsequently, alnder an order of the
lSenate, he made out and signed" the
/ following certificate: Tof sf@
"Be 1t kaaosca, That the Senate and
! House of Representatives Of the
United States, lheing convened in the
city of Washing ton, on the second
Wednesday in Etbruary, in the yeal
of our Lord one Thousand eight hun.
dred and five, the underwritten, Vice
President of the United States ano
President Of the 8e1aGte, did, in the
/ presence of the Senate and House OF
Representativestopen all the certificates
and count all the aaoteS of the electors
| for President and Vice President OF
i the United States; lWhereupon, it ap
peared that Thomas. Jefferson, of Vir
lginia, had a majority of the votes OF
\ the electors as President, and George
Clinton, of New YatE, had a majority
I of the votes of the electors as Vice
/, President; by all wliieh it appears that
Thomas Jefferson, oef Virginia, has
81 been duly elected President, an6
a deorge Clinton, of New York, has
i5een duly elected WSee President Of
t1he United States, agyefbly to the Con
AZ titution.
''In witness where0fn have hereun
to- set my hand and seal ;this 14th day
la February, 1905.
AARON BURR"
AT the SIXTH COUNT GFebruary 8
5000 of the electoral votes of the
(seTeral States, in the Senate, Gas the
IEesult Of an agreement of "a joint com
mittee adopted by the two I1ouses,) "a
massage was received from the House
of Representative announcing that
thelHouse is now ready Ito sattend the
Senate in the chamber of THE House
in opening the certificates a1d count
ing&the votes Of the electors of the
several States in the GhQlee of a
President and Vice President of the
) United States ROT to participate in
F the count, nor to perform amy active
function in the count, but to ."attend'
with the Senate, and witness the open
ing and counting the votes for Eresi-
dent and Vice President Of tine IImited
States.
, Hence, President Of the Senate, in
, the presence of the two Houses assist
ed by teEers respectively appojslted by
them, opened and counted the votes, and
ANNOUNCED as the result of his eount
THAT James Madison was elected Presi-
dent and George Clinton Vice Presi-
ldent of the United States. Sglhse~
@uently, under a resolution of the
Senate, he ''naade out and signed the
following certificate:
|tBe 1T k1aoaca2, That the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States OF America, being con-
yened in the city Of Washington ON
the second Wednesday in February,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and nine, the under-
written, President of the Senate pro
tenpo2e, did, in the presence of the
said Senate and House OF Representa-
tives, open all the certificates and
count all the votes Of the electors for a
President and Vice President Of the
United States. Whereupon it appear
ed that James Madison, Of Virginia,
had a majority Of the votes of the
electors as President, and George Clin-
ton, of New York, had majority Of
the votes of the electors as Vice.
President, by all of which it appears
that James Madison, of Virginia, has
been duly elected President, and
George Clinton, of New York, has been
duly elected Vice President, OF the
United States, agreeably to the Con-
stitution.
I'm witness whereof I have hereun-
to set my had and caused the seal OF
the Senate to be affixed this--day
lof February, 1909.
John MILLEDGE.'