The New York herald., 1877-10-19

such the Legislature thereof may direct on
the Tuesday mex, after The trsl Monday November,
A. D. $780, and IN every SIKH year succeed ng every
election OF President and Vice President al whlch
the electors qualified tor represc na.
uves IN the most numerous branch OF The State egs-
lature may vote Tor person for President OF Tho
United States and also FOR person for Vice President
Q! the United States who may De eua:Gcd for such Of
fee under The constitution.
IL shah be the duty OF the Governor the Secretary
o. State and the Chief Justice OF The lghes, appellate
Court IN each state 70 meet al tho scat OF
OF the State on tho second Wednesday OF December
next atcr each Presidential election and canvass the
IN such state Tor President and Wee rresl.
dent OF the United States bul such canvassers hal.
have only ministerial powers. They shall aggregate
al! The votes cast .or President and Vice Prcs,denI
They shall DIVIDE the aggregate popular vote by The
number OF the Prcsidenta votes which such state
Il entitled, ana tho qnoiienl shall be ratio o.
Presidential vote IN such State Al SAID election The
whole number Of votes received BY each candidate tor
President shall be DIVIDED oy the !rcsidenla! ratio
ana The quotent shat represent the number Of
which said Presidential, candidates shall bo en-
Titled IN sucn States. The candidates having the
largest fractions shall be entitled the odd State
votes they snaii make similar disposition o; the
cast TOR Wee President Iney shall .hereupon
certify in rpiicate tho result OF lEeir OF the
votes cast III SAID state, and they shall
copy TO tne Judge Of the District Cour OF the United
States IN whose district the canvass made. copy
10 the President of the Senate and copy TO the
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives oil the United
States.
The senate and the House OF Representatives or tho
United States shall meet IL JOINT convention in The
hall Of the House OF Representatives on the third
Monday OF January succeeding every election Of
Presldeni and Vice President aud the President OF the
Senate shall DO the presiding officer unless he be
OF The persons VINO has Received majority OF the
OF any State Tor President Vice President al
said election. In which case the Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives, unless ne shall also have re-
convention shall choose presiding oflcor. All
the certificates received shalt then be opened
by the presiding officer and the votes snail
be counted. The person having the greatest number
OF votes for President shall be Tho President
person huvng the greacsl number oil votes Tor Vice
President shall be the Vice President The lonl con-
vehsion snal bo The Judge Of the election returns and
qualifications OF me me persons VINO shan be tho
houses acting separately, or The said JOINT
convention when assembled, may make all
needful rules and regulations ,or canyass,pg
the votes and for ascertanng and declaring tho result
OF tue election. II sald JOINT convention shall not
have declared tho result prior 10 the second MONDAY
II eha twelve O'Clock o sad day, proceed, To tho
exclusion OF ali other questions, vole roce,
each Office separately upon the question TO who was
elected agrecably 70 the eonslituuon President aud
Vice President Of the United States ut The SAID cleo
tion and the result shall 90 entered on the journal OF
each house. majority OF the members present., each
member having one vote, shall determine all ques-
tions that may arise In said convention.
ARTICLE XVII
Section 4 OF article OF the constitution shall be
amended SO as 70 road as iollows:-
"lherc shall DO an election in each State for Repre-
first Monday IN November, A. ID. 1850, and every
second year thereafter. The places and manner OF
holding such elections shall DO prescribed IN each
STATE by the Legislature thereof; but tho Congress
may at any time by law make or alter such regula-
tlouSr INC tcrIs VI representatives eeCteu III NJ
vember, $780, shall begin on the arst "Wednesday In
January thereafter and the terms OF their predeces
sors shall expire on said day.
1.-The times places and manner al choosing Senators
shall be prescribed IN each State by the Legislature
thereof; but tho Congress may at any tlmo ny law
make alter such regulations except as TO me places
OF choosing senators. Terms Of senators shalt expire
on the first Wednesday IN January a. D., 1851, and
every two years thereafter according tnelr respec
tive casses
''rhe Congress shall assemble the nrst Wednesday
IN January, a. d., 1884, and on the same day each
uluv bo llad at
other times by the President"
PROBABLE REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Tho Bankrupt law IS likely to be repealed an carly
day If the session continues The House repealed it
last year, but the Senate refused concur This year
several leading Senators, who before opposed tho re-
peal, are known to have changed their minds A rcso
luton repeating the law Is already before the Senate