Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-24


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COunt TeDOrted last Thursday to the tw
| houses Tho rnnort ,v,s ci0nod nv In
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| V'O -A0'''O ON''''iii'''o ''"" " va va
| ate committee eXccnt Senator Morton.
Be il enacted De- That the Senate and House of ReI
resentatives shall meet in the Hall of the House
| on the first Thursday in February, Ammo Domin 1877
and the President of the Senate shall their presdn
oncer, Two tellers shall be previously appointed o
the part Of the Senate and two on the part Of the Hous
of Representatives, to who shall be handed, as the
are opened by the President of the Senate all the Gel
cates and papers purporting to be certificates Of tn
electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall
order of the States beglnnng with the letter A; an
said teers having then read the same in presence
hearing of the two houses shall make a list of the vote
rs they shall appear from the said certificates and ID
votes having been counted and ascertaned as in th
act provided the result of the same shall be deiyere
to the President of the Senate who shall thereupon al
nounce the state of the vote and the ames of tile
| sons, If any elected which announcement shall 1
deemed sufficient declaration of the persons ee tie
President and Vice President of the United States
together with the list of the votes be entered on IL
journals of the two houses Upon such reading of an
certificate or paper when there shall be only one RI
turn from State the President of the Senate sha
call for objections ii any. Every objection shall
made in writng,an shall state clearly and coneisel
be signed by at least one senator and che member {
the House Of Representatives before the same shall
received When ali obiectons SO made TO any vote 1
papes from State shall have been received and rea(
tons shall be sn6ntie2 TO the senate for its dec so
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, sha
in like manner submit such objections TO the House
Representatyes for its decision; and no electoral vol
| on votes from any States from which but one retur
NATIVE vote Of the two houses When Ike Two IN honst
have voted they shall Immediately again meet and III
presiding officer shall then announce the decision {
the question Submitted '-4' 0''i'-'H
| SEC 9 That If more than one return or paper pIl
porting to be return from n State shall have been re
ceved by the President of the Senate purporting TO
the certificates of electoral votes given at the last pre-
bo l,trl IF tha
reurn) all such returns and papers shall be opene
as aforesaid and read nv the ollers and all gch re
turns and papers shall thereipon be submitted to tn
Iul electoral vote Of sich State Of commit. sion cor
Ions ON te Fnesan eSSt pre"edine the frst ThnT,
| day in February 1871 each house shall BY piga pot
ote @ @ ~ to "a snrnln Tonrt nf tbe TTnitod Sioto
now assigned to the first third eighth ana ninth eli
cults sual select in such manner as mai1rit of thel
sha dre N another Of the assocate istices If soi
court, Which five Iersons shall be members of sal
commisslon n d the person longest in commission G
sJid Gvc usiices sho he the nresident Of an com
mission The members of said commission shall re
| peetIVey take and subscribe the following OATH d"
do sOlemiy swear or affirm as the case NAV be tha
win hnIiartiaIiy examine and consider ali question
and a true indgmeIt 1--WE thereon arreeabV to N
| constitution and the laws so help me God" Whic
oath shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate
it shall not be III te power OF either house to dissoy
the same, or to withdraw any of its members; but
any such senator or member shall die or become ply
cally unable to perform the duties required by ths ac
the fact OF such death or physical inaDlity shall beb
sad commission, before 1t shall proceed further, com
muncated to the Senate or House of Representative
as the case may be, which body shall immediately an
without debate proceed by Uira UOce vote to fiji III
ulace SO vdrated and the person so appointed sLa
take and subscribe the uath herein before prescrb,
manner, II amy of sad justices of the supreme COur
shal de or become physically incapable OF perform
Justices. members OF the said commission, shall i'm
Der Of said commission: and in such appointment