Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-01-29


certificates and, the vote having been
ascertained and counted as in this act
provided, the result of the same shall be
delivered to the President of the Senate.
who shall thereupon announce the state
Of the vote and the names of the per-
sons, if any. elected, which announce
ment shall be deemed a sufficient decla-
ration of the persons elected President
and Vice President of the United States,
and, together with the list of the votes,
be entered on the journals of the two
houses. Upon such reading of any such
certificate or paper, when there shall be
only one return from State. the Presi-
dent of the Senate shall call for objec-
tons, if any. Every objection shall be
made in writing and shall state clearly
and concisely and without argument the
ground thereof, and shall be signed by
at least one Senator and one member of
the House of Representatives before the
same shall be received. When all objec-
tons so made to any vote or paper from
State shall have been received and
read, the Senate shall thersupon with
draw, and such objections shall be sub
mitted to the Senate for its decision, and
the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives shall, in like manner, submit such
objections to the House of Representa-
tives for its decision; and no electoral
vote or votes from any States from
which but one return has been received
shall be rejected, except by the afirma-
tive vote of the two houses. When the
two houses have voted, they shall imme-
diately again meet, and the presiding
officer shall then announce the decision
of the question submitted.
Section 2. That if more than one re-
turn or paper purporting to be return
from State shall have been received by
the President of the Senate, purporting
to be the certificates of electoral votes
given at the last preceding election for
President and Vice President IN such
State, all such returns and papers shall
be opened by him in the presence of the
two houses when met as aforesaid, and
read by the tellers, and all such returns
and papers shall thereupon be submitted
to the judgment and decision as to which
is the true and lawful electoral vote Of
such State, of commission constituted
as follows, namely: During the SESSION
of each house OH the Tuesday next pre-
ceding the first Thursday in February
appoint five 'of-ns sha1luby. ViUa cOce vott
the five Associate Justices of the Su
preme Court Of the United States shall
constitute commission for the decision
Of all questions upon or in respect o
such double returns named in this sec
ton. On the Tuesday next precedin,
the first Thursday in February, A. D
, 1877, or as soon thereafter as may be
the Associate Justices of the Suprem
Court of the United States, now assign
ed to the first, third, eighth and mint
{ circuits, shall select, in such manner a
e a majority of them shall deem fit, an
other of the Associate Justices of sal
', Court, which FIVE persons shall be men
bers of SAID commission, and the perso
e longest in commission of said five Just
: ces shall be the President of said con
4 mission. % .
All the certificates and papers purpor
ing to be certificates of the elector;
votes of each State shall be opened
the alphabetical order of the States,
: provided in section one of this act, an
- when there shall be more than one sue
certificate or paper, all the certifcat
o. and papers from such State shall so
&c opened, They shall be read by the tel
c. ers. and thereupon the President of Il
Dc Senate shall call for objections, if an
-. When all such objections made to al
: certificate, vote or paper from Sta
u shall have been received and read, q
ty such certificates, votes and papers so o
tie jected to, together with such objection
40 shall be forthwith submitted to sa
n commission, which shall proceed to co
"a slider the same with the same powers,
In any now possessed for that purpose
u, the two Houses acting separately or
gether, and by a majority of votes q
Il eide whether any and what votes fire.
such State are the votes provided for
NC the Constitution of the United Stat,
y and how many and what persons we
ey duly appointed electors in such Sta
,ir and may therein take into view such I
n titions, dispositions and other papers,
, any as shall by the Constitution a
nc now existing law be competent and p
he tinent in such consideration, which {
ed cision shall be made in writing, staff
i'd briefly the ground thereof, and sign
;. by the members of said Commissit
agreeing therein, whereupon the t
ice houses shall again meet and such dec
de ion shall be read and entered in
ID journal of each house, and the count
of the votes shall proceed in conform
- Herewith unless upon objection me-
~ thereto in writing by at least FIVE Sci
OF tors and five members of the House
nts Representatives, the two houses sh
not separately concur in ordering otherwi
bu in which case such concurrent or
=" shall govern. g
on Section 6. That nothing in this
md shall be held to impair or affect /;
but right now existing under the Consti
lis ton and laws to question by proceed
-. in the Judicial Courts of the Uni
w States the right or title of the per
at who shall be declared elected. OF '
Sed shall claim to be President or Vice P
hat ident of the United States if any )
axe right exists.
.ye. 1t will be seen by Sec. 2 that the
Tho cision of the commission will be fl
will except when both Houses refuse to {
ON. cur, which thing is not likely to hapI
,sce because the Senate is Republican
the the House Democratic, and one pi
nth. will be suited with any decision M