The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-01-25

uleu WIN INC ObCr6thry OF Jn6 DbuhI6.-
When the commission shall have thu
been organized, it shall not be in tn
power of either House to dissolve tn
same or withdraw any of its members
but if any such Senator or member shal
die or become physically unable to per
form the duties required by this act, tn
fact of such death or physical inabilit,
shall be, by said commission before
shall proceed further, communicate Il
the Senate or House of Representatives
as the case may be, which body shal
Immediately, and without debate. pro
ceed by viva voce vote, to fill the plac,
so vacated; and the person 30 appointed
shall take and subscribe to the oath here
in prescribed, and become a member o
said commission; and in like manner
any of the said Justices of the Supreme
Court shall die or become physically in
capable Of performing the duties requir
ed by this act, the other of said justices
members of said commission, shall i'm
mediately appoint another justice of sale
court member of said commission, and
in such appointments regard shall be
had to the impartiality and freedom from
bias sought by the original appointments
to said commission, who shall thereupon
Immediately take and subscribe to the
oath herein before prescribed, and be-
come member of said commission to
| fill the vacancy 80 occasioned. All the
certificates and papers purporting to be
certificates of electoral votes of each
State shall be opened in the alphabetical
order of the States, as provided in Sec
ton l of this act, and when there shall
be more than one such certificate or pa
per as the certificates and paper from
such State shall be opened (excepting
duplicates of the same return), they shall
be read by the tellers and thereupon the
President of the Senate shall call for OBJ
lection, 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 two members of the House of
Representatives and at least one Sena-
tor, before the same shall be received
When all such objections so made to any
certificate, vote or paper from a State
shall have been received and read, all
such certificates, votes and papers so OBJ
jected to, and all papers accompanying
the same, together with such objections,
shall be submitted to said commission,
which shall proceed to consider the same
with the same powers, if any, now pos
sessed for that purpose by the two Hou-
ses acting separately or together, and by
a majority of votes decide whether any
or what votes from such State are the
votes provided for by the Constitution of
the United States, and how many and
what persons were duly appointed elec
tors in such State, and may therein take
into view such petitions, dispositions and
other papers, if any, as shall by the Con-
stitution and now existing law be COM
petent and pertinent in such Considera-
ton; which decision shall be made in
writing, stating briefly the ground there.
of, and signed by the members of said
agreeing therein. Where
upon the two Houses shall again meet
and such decision shall be read and en-
tered in the journal of each House, and
the counting of the votes shall proceed
in conformity Herewith, unless upon OBJ
lection made thereto in writing by at
least five Senators and five members of
the House of representatives., the two
Houses shall separately concur in order
ing otherwise, in which case such con-
current order shall govern. No votes or
papers from any other State shall be act |
ed upon until the objections previously |
made to the votes or papers from any
State shall have been finally disposed of.
Sec. 3. That while the two Houses are
n Joint meeting as provided in this act,
10 debate shall be allowed and no ques-
ion shall be put by the presiding officer
xCept to either House, or a motion to
withdraw, and he shall have power to
reserve order.
SEC 4. That when the two Houses sep
rate to decide upon an objection that
nay have been made to the counting of
ny electoral vote or votes from any
tate, or upon objection to a report of the
aid commission, or other question ari-
ing under this act, each Senator and
representative may speak to such objec-
on or question ten minutes and not Of
ener than once; but after such debate it
nall be the duty of each House to put
le main question without debate.
Sec. 5. That at such joint meeting of
le two Houses, seats shall be provided
) follows: For the President of the Sen.
To, the Speakers chair; for the Speaker,
upon his left; for the Sena-
,rs, in the body of the hall upon the
ght of the presiding officer; for the Rep
in the body of the hall not !
rovided for the Senators; for the tellers,
ecretary of the Senate and Clerk of the !
ouse of representatives., at the Clerks
esk; for the other officers of the two
ouses, in front of the Clerks desk and
BON each side of the Speakers platform.
lCh joint meeting shall not be dissolved !
ltil the count of the electoral votes
lall be completed and the result declar- d,
|; and no recess shall be taken unless a
lestion shall have arisen in regard to
e counting of any such votes or other
ise under this act, in which case it shall
J competent for either House acting
in the manner hereinbefore :,
divided, to direct a recess of such House =.
It beyond the next day, Sunday except !;
!, at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore !,
ION; and while any question is being y
nsidered by said commission, either
ouse may proceed with its legislative b
other business. =
Sec. 8. That nothing in this act shall y \
held to impair or affect any right now "
listing under the Constitution or laws d
question by proceedings in the Judi >,
u courts of the. United States, the right .,
title ofthe person who shall be declar- y, =,
elected, or who shall claim to be the 81
esident or Vice President of the Uni
States, if any such right exists.
SEC. z. That said commission shall a
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