South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-01-26
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tee d Congress Cor the arrangement O,
the troublesome Question OF counting
the electoral vote for President and
vice-Preside OF the Uuitesl States:
a hill 70 provide for ahefre.ulatc the
counting or votes Tor President and
Vice Pspsident. anil the decision of
questions arising thseoon. for the term
commencing March IA. d. 1877.
Be ~ ennct.d. &C.. HAT tho Senate
and House OF Representatives shall
meet In the hall Of the House or Repre-.
sentatives. at the hour ot ono o'clock
post meridian. on the flrst Thursday in
February. A. ID. 1877. and tile Presi.
dent of the Senate siiaii6e their presil.
ing officer. Two tclicre shall be previ.
ously appointed on tho frart Of che Senate
and two on the part 6f tho House of
Representatives.. to wnbfn shall h hand
ed. as they are opensit By The President
OF the Senate, all the certificates. anil
papers porporting to be certificates. of
the electoral votes. which certificates
and papers shall be opened. presented
and acted upon IN the. alphabetical order
or the States beginning with the letter
A AMI saist tellers haviusthen read the
same IN tho pres4aca aod hearing of tho
two houses. shall make a lis: OF the votes
as they sllall appear from the said Ger.
titicates AMI the votes having been IA.
certained AMI counted a.. in this act
provided. the result of-rhe same shall
be delivered to the President of tho
senate. who shall! tlicrenpon announce
the state of the vote. an,l the names of
the persons, If any, elected. which an.
nouncenent shall he ,ieemeui q sui,leiea,
declaration Of the persons elected Pres
ident and Vice T. esiGent of the United
Sta'es. and, together with a list OF the
votes. he entered on the journals OF the
two houses. Upon sucti reading Of any
such certificate orpapcr when there shall
oc only one return from Il State. the
President OF the Senate shall call for
objections. ii any. Every objection
shall he ,uaie in writing, AMI shall state
clearly all conciseiy. anil without ar.
Sumcnt. the ground thereof. and shall
he signed by at least one Senator and
one member of the Honse of Repre,en.
tatives before the Same shall he received.
When all objections 80 na lie to anv vote
or paper, from u State shall have been
received and read. the Senate shall
thereupon Withdraw, ahd such ohie, tions
shall he submitted To the Senate Tor it's
decision; nna the Speaker of tn House
OF Repre- ss.,ll. in like manner.
submit snci objections TO the House of
representatives for its decision; and
no electoral vote Or votes from any
State from which, but one return has
been received shall 10 rejected except
bv the affirmative v6teUrtlle two houses.
When the two houses fave voted they
shall Immediately again meet. and the
presiding officer shall then announce the
decision OF the question submitted.
sec. 2. 'Thac il more than one return.
or poper pnrporting 10 he ret,lru from
a State, shtH issva hsen received 'by the
Fresidept 81 I've Sesate. purportfng TO
on the certificates Of electoral votes
given at the ,as. preealiuy election for
President and Vice President in such
State. tunless they shall ne duplicates
OF the same ret .ri, all such returns and
papers shall he opened Ivy him in the
presence OF the two houses when net a.
aforesaid. and read Ivy the tellers. and
al such returns and papers shall there.
upon be submitted To the judgement
and decision M to which j. the true and
lawful electoral vote Of such State, of a
commission constituted Is follows.
namely:
During the session OF each hogse on the
Iuesdav next preceding the frat Thurs.
day in February. 1877, each house shall.
by viva voce vote. appoint five ofits
members. who with the five associate
justices of tao Supreme Coart Of the u
ntet States, 10 he ascerthined MS here
matter provided. shall constitute CON.
mission for the decision OF al questions
upon or in respect OF such double re.
turns named in this section.
On the Tuesday next prece ling the
first Thursday in February, Ammo Dom.
mi 1877. or IA soon thereafter "a may
he, the associate justices oftlie supreme
Court OF the United States now assign.
ed TO the first. third. eight and ninth
circuits shall select. in such manner as
a majority OF them shall deem 1T. anoth.
or OF the associate Justices Of said court,
which five persons shall nc members Of
said commission and the person longest
III commission of said five justices shall
he the president OF said commission.-
The members of said commission shall
respectively take aud subscribe the fol.
lowing onta
- "a do ,solemnly swear, lor
affirm. "a the case-inay Ia that I viii
lmpartially examine AMI consider all
questions submitted 10 the commission
"T which AN n membcr. and u true
Judgment give thereon. a2Tecally 90 tic
constitution aud the lavs. 80 help me