The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-25
The Plan OF settlement.

counting OF votes tor President and wee
President, and the decision OF questions
arising therein for the terms commencing
March lth, 1871
BE ii cn0cted That the Senate and
House of Representatives shall meet in
| the hail of the House of Representatives
at the hour of l o'clock, past meridian
on the first Thursday in February, A. D..
1877, and the President Of the Senate shall
be their presiding officer.
Two tollers shall be previously appoint
ed on the part of the Senate, and two Oh
the part OF the House of Representatives
to whom shall be handed as they are
opened by the President Of the Senate,
all the certificates and papers purporting
TO be certificates OF electoral votes, which
certificates and papers shall be opened,
presented and acted upon in the alpha
betical order OF the States. beginning
with the letter A, and said tellers, having
then read the same in presence and hear
ing of the two houses, shall make q list of
the votes as they shall appear from the
sad certificates and the votes having been
ascertained and counted, as in this act
| provided, the result OF the same shall be
declared TO the President Of the Senate,
who shall therenpon announce the state
| OF the vote, and names OF the persons, ii
any, elected. which announcement shall
| be deemed a sufficient declaration OF lhe
| persons elected President and \i9e-fresi-
dent OF the United States, and. together
with list OF the votes, be entered on the
journals OF the two Houses.
pom such reading OF any such oertii-
cate or paper, when there shall be one re-
tur IL, J'.1. NJ IN
Senate shall call iur corrections, ii any,
Every objection shall be made in writing,
and shall state clearly and conciselv,
without argument, the ground thereof,
and shall be signed by 1T least one Sena-
tor and one member Of the House Of Rep
resentatiyes, before the same shall lie re,
ceived
When any objections SO made to any
vote or paper from n State shall have
been received and read, the Senate shall
thereupon withdraw, and such ohiectich
shall be submitted 10 the Senate for its
decision, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives shall, in like manner sub
nit such objections to the House Repre-
sentativcs for its decision, and 10 c!ecto-
raj vote on votes nom any State, from
which but one return has been received
shall be rejected, except by the atlirma-
tive vote OF the Two Houses,
When the two Houses have voted, they
,roe;ainlr ,,,,;,o,., el.,1} ,l,,' ,,,'o,,,, -,
decision ct the question submitted.
SECTION . That i! more than one re-
turn on paper purportng 10 be Il return
from 4 State. shall have been received by
the President of the Senate pllrportic@ to
ne tne ,eitili'a'f o. eIe''oiAi F"lfa gwen
- tiF ''9t p'Fte"'nG el'r'loh 'uF i"N'-
"e'it anu zee reSileh, m aN'h >iu''
l''ilieSS 'heN Snall ne '"tHi'at'} ~ 'i"'
same fe'''Ih') an S'ith itt"fhS ana papers
mai '% opened ~ nan IA 'ii' !f''tu'' o.
IVY" iiou7rA Wen ll't IT. 3l"l tS'il'i, aih!
iehH ny the te'irf+' ana ~ 't'th returns
ahN papers snail inPFF"p"li ne 0NhlhI'ieu
10 'Ii8 '"'''cl't una 'y''9i'H' ~ I" "l't'l
surh Stat. al = commission constituted
oa call,,,,c ,,.,,,,[,,,
as io'lo"S' h"hltil
Duflng the session 81 fich it0N%r on
Tuesday neAt preceding the first Thurs.
dav in February. 1871. each House Shall
by viva yoee vote appoint five OF IFS MEM
bers, who, with the five Associated jus
ticeS OF the Nupfeme Court OF the nlted
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provided, shall constitute a commission
Tor the decision OF alt questions upon, or
IN respect OF. such doubtful returns named
III TINS section.
On the tuesday next preceding The irst
Thursday IN February \. ID. 1871, or as
soon thereafter as may be, the Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court OF the Unit
ed States now assigned 10 the first, third,
| md AIN j1a Ilat IL,
such manner as Il majority OF them shall
deem Int, and another OF the Associate
justices OF sand Court. winch live persons
snail De meinperSoi sad COMMISSION, and
the person longest III the commission OF
sad five Judges shall he president OF said
COMMISSION.
The members OF SAID committee shall
respectively take and subscribe the follow
ing oath
81 do .olrunI, .>va.,. ~. .,,,i,,u a.,
the case may be, that VIII impartialv exam
NE and consider all questions submitted 10 the
golallilIlee "i "ilcn am Il lheiahef ana rue
lri't;,,n al law" Cn ,o ~ '
hlcil oatli ailall DE hied Win INC see
tetarN Oh me senate. men Inc commits
SION small nave been lil5 organized, II
80 NJ we III 'iiV pow vi ci.ne' ii"''7e
TO "la3oNe ne same, or 10 Withdraw any
~ ~ hieinotfS p'lI II any antii senator
" hle'h''i Shail dle Or pe'"iile phy9i'ally
ulit'lt 10 perform TIE hi'lles required py
ms act' the iact OF '''cn death or sudden
lhaoi:l'y afiaIi De ny Sai' COMMISSION be-
i"ie ~ ai'''il pfotee'i l'lf'iiei' 'olnhi'lhi'l-
Tea !" lle senate or House ;@ the case
may De Which oo'y snail immediately ana
wi'no"l oepa'e' proceed 10y 'tt@ toG' vote,
70 III inc p'"ce ~ Nac"L7'' ana US per-
son SO appoin'ea aiilIl take and subscribe
10 'le "atl' hereIiinei"re pfescfiped' ana
pecoiiie Il iheilipti ON @tl" COMMISSION, ana
IN llke manner, IL any o. sald 'ustlces OF
the supreme Coufl snail dIr or become
i'le'Paple VI peIiorihii8 'he dulie5 feluir-
{" Wy 'hiS l''' I,ie "'ile!9 oi S'lo JuSlIcea'
ilielh pers ol sal" c"iiiliil'3iDl' 5htll inihle-
uiateIy appoil' announcer 'uat'ce o' saiu
ooult 'iie'i'per 81 S'tid eon''1iss'2h' ana
III Such appointments reSaf" shali pc f'd
W Importantly ana IeeuOm from ha9