The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-26

come physically unable 10 perform the uutleS
required by this act, the fact of such death or
physical inability shall DC, by said commission,
before it shall proceed further, communicated
to the senate or house of representatives,, as the
case may be. which body shall Immediately and
without debate proceed by viva voce vote to fill
the place so vacated and the person so appoin-
ted shall take and subscribe the oath hereinbc
fore prescribed, and become u member of said
commission, and in like manner if any of said
Justices of the supreme court shall die, or be-
come physically incapable of performing the
duties required by this act, the other OF SAID
justices, mofnbers of the comipission, HAIL i'm.
mediately appoint another justice or said court
u member of said commission and in such ap-
pointmcnts regard shall be had to the impartial
ity and freedom from bias sought by the Orgi-
nal appointments of said commission, who shall
thereupon Immediately take and subscribe the
oath hereinbefore prescribed, and become mem
Der of said commission, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned. All 1.-The certificates and papers purporting
to Ue certificates OF the electoral votes of each
state shall be opened in the alphabetical order
of tho States, as provided in section one of
this get, and where there shall bc moie than
one nuch certificate or paper, as the certificates
and .Rpcrs from such state shall be opened, ex-
cepting duplicates Of the same return, they shall
be read by the tellers, and thereupon the prcsi-
dent of the senate shall call for objections, if
any. Every objection shall be made in writing,
and shall state clearly and concisely and with
out argument the ground thereof and shpll be
signed 10y at least one senator and one mcmbcr
OF the house of representatives before the same
shall be received. When all such Objections so
made to any certificate, vote or paper fr6m II
state shall have been received and read, all sYch
certificates, votes and papers so objected to and
papers accompanying the same, together With
such objections, shall be forthwith submitted to
said commission, which shall proceed to cousid-
or the same with the ssms powers, n any, no"
possessed for that purP9seby saetwo houses act,
ing separately or togetb9 and by Il majority of
woes decide whether any and what votes from
such state arc the votesprovidcd for by the con
s,iutiUI, of the CniteI Sta,esV. and how many
and what persons were duly Appointed electors
in y"eI state; and may tssre'n e take INTO view
any, as shall by die constitution and now cxis-
ting laws be competent and pertinent in such
consideration which decisiSn shall he made in
writing, stating briefly the ground thereof, and
be signed by the Imenbcrs Of said commission
agreeing therein; whcreupon the two houses
shall again meet and such decision shall he read
and entered in the journals of each house, and
the counting Of the votes shall proceed IN con-
formity Herewith, unless, upon objection made
thereto in writing, by at least five senators and
ave members OF the house Of Representatives,
the two houses shall separately concur III order
mS otherwise: in which case such concurrent
ora"r, which shall govern no votes or papers
from "'i-s' s..-se, ,s~u bc acted upon until
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question "i,houtlurtner debate. I!
'o ".o =. ",' i, sueu Joih' meeting oil Tue iwo
"ous.s o.,''s s"c'. oe prov" "s iotioWs Sfor
rnc Presioent otaAns senate; the SpcnNcr chair;
. 10, a,o pSakS2 ,aaneuiaieiy uHoh ms iGit; ttc
~ ,i'o roD;a;nS =; oeSss 80 Nech 'Se r,ght
ators for the tellcrs secretary of the senate nm,
clerk of the house freprcsentoivcs at ,Lcc cl.rI,s
desk for the other officers Of the two hou.ys'
in front of the clerks desk and mpo, each side
of the speaker platiorm. Such T i|in, " m"cS;"g S
shall not be dissolved until the coun, of Ihe