Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-01-25

senate >hail cal Tor objections u any. Every /,
objection shall be made in writing, and shall i
state clearly and concisely and without argli-
ment the ground thereof, and shall he signed
by At least one senator and one member OF the /
House OF Representative before the same shall !
be received. When all objections so made TO J
any vote or paper from "A state shall have been J
received and read. the senate shall theIeupon
withdraw and such objection shall be submit !
ted to the Senate for it, decision and the Speak
erothouse ofRepre~enta'ive> shall in like man.
ner submit such objections to the House OF Re-
presentaIlves for IT. decision. and no electoral
vote or votes from any state from which but
one return has been received shall be rejected.
except By the atllrmatiye vote If the two
Houses. Nben the two Houses have voted
they shall Immediately again meet aud the pre-
sailing officer shall announce the decision of
the quest ion submitted.
SECTION ,. That II more than one retsiu
or paper rurpOrin- TO be n return from a state
shall have been received by the president of
the Senate purporting 10 be- the certificates OF
electoral votes given at the last preceding elcc
ton for president and Nice-president in such
state, unless They shall be duplicate. Of the
same rcturHl MI such returns and papers shall
b. opened 10y him in presence of the two
houses, when met. aforesaid, and read Ly
the tellers, sud all such returns aud papers
shall thcreupou be submitted to their judy
ment and decision as to which is the true and
lawful electoral vote of such State. OF a COM
mission constituted a. follows. namely dur
ing the session OF each house on Tuesday next
preceding the first Thursday in February, 1877,
each house shall by riUa r0ce vote appoint
hNc Of It, members who, with the five associate
justices of the supreme Court of the United
states 10 be asccFtainrd or hereafter provided,
shall constitute a commission for the decision
OF ~ questions upnn or in respect oi such
double returns named in this section. ON the
| Tuesday next preceding the first Thursday in
February. \. ID 1871. or as soon thereafter as
may be. the associate justices otthe supreme
CO.. Of he United States. now assigned TO
fssi. third, eighth aud ninth cirruits. .shall
! leci IN such hammer As msjoriiy Of then shN
deem IT. another Of the associate justice ~ said
I court, which nNp psT>ons shall hs 1nemfsrA Nf
sad commission. The person longest in com
mission of said five Justice, shall be the Presi-
dent 81 sald commission. Members of said
commission shall respectively take and sub
. serb" the following oath: Il do ,oltmniy
swear or affirm. % the ease may BE- that will
imprrtialiy examine and consider All questions
submitted 10 III" commits ~IOn If which Ism 4
msmbrr. aud true judgement give thereon
aS~'blY 10 tn constitution aud laws. - help
mr, God. which oath shall b. filed with the
s'.r.,aty of'hr >cntt> hen the commits
sloh shall have been thu> organized, IL shall
not hc ia The pow"r pp'ihrr house 10 dissolve
the same or - withdraw any of it, members
J hut II any such senator or member shall die or
become physically unable to pertor III dulles re-
! qulrej hy thu act. thc fact Of such death or
! hN steal inability shall be hy said commis> on.
h'iurr II shat proceed further, communicated
~. . ',, III ,, Il, =, \, i...., !, 4,
.t ,,.;,l'.,,i ' ,'''. i'.''l''r'a
90 hll the place . NAest-d. aud the person 20
appointed shat take and subscribe 10 the oath
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"r bc'nm" ply -lr,ly incapable of performing
ID" duties required by thi, act. the Others Of
ii m, n. -. ~ - nui>-'oi.
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~ a. Ut IN sAh' r,'uih' lh'H
=; 70 49,, anu 'Icul''h
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I b. for, Tn" .st1.. .h,il he rcreirc1 WIZ All
.u,h objection. :, mad. I, any rortjd.,te vo,n
4 or paper from a state. shall h.y. been mad
Y and read AIN such crriiticat-s vote. and par..r.
/ :, objected to, ali pap,r, accomptu,ing the
I same. together with .lrh object I'M. .h,ltIs
I forthwith submitted 10 SAID commissioner,
VIII. b >hAil proceed 10 consider the same.
With The SAN power any. nov possessed
4 for that s'urps,c. b. lhe two house,, acting
,eiAIaielE,oT together and by majority Of
VOTES, decide whether any and what votes
. from su,h + &c, are the votes provided for by
/ ihe xcN >tNLl ion Of the niied states, and how
mIGy or J'ft.t p,r~cu- were duly appointed
/ clfrt-r, IA. such state. aud may therein take
int" rlaw ~ d petition, deposition. and other
i1-.Fs' u any q, ~" 'N ne constitution ar'l
4 no" 'Ai'''h- Jaw o' competent and pertinent
/ III s"'h ''h'.i ration "hith decision sinai be
! ''h- >',tIh- "Fhf the ground
g Ut al'H >'-u'u % li4eM"'Ts'"i >AIu corr
Z ,N','''"' ~ '',"- in'I,'h' "H'ItuPoh tno Two
u1 100 ~ -1''.H' Hi,'t 80 N"'H rtt''ion
sual ~ /, so anu ,n!.1'u ~ .he IouthAI u 'a'a
~ SUI t' Ip.l' 1lii5 81 'o''> 'hal proceed
y, ,.', VI. ~ Iu',,N nl''n "'Jectoh
- ~ 90 !" =" ..4"- ~ a. Na>' hNe eehA-
- aui II 10. ~, ~ ny houHe u Aepre-
= ~, -" ''oH >IA'' - l'''a '''9 ''i-
90 IN "''' ~ va - IA " WY" SAN' NuSH
( ."n,u'' ~. "I".' 'IAL govern. - N"'.' OF
/ i'I,', 81 ''t ''f I'M ''N'S sIiAI " a''ei ny
b "" -" ~ 'H' luis p.''4"usih AAde 70
s -. ~ f'lFiI IL "a" say ''A'e s"a' nave o'eh
/ HHAAH n''l"''d "''
>'IloN .. hat while both houses shall be
" IN meeting II provided IN thi, act. no debate
shall hc allowed ami NO gu ,uon shlll be put
+ hy prc>id.n Nicer "Ns''' - either House on
motion 10 withdraw. a"4 IA. II I'VE power
/ To preserve order.
! SECTION {. Tina, when the two House. .e,.
/ arsia to i,cl. ltou An objection that may have
been made. L, i rnuuIif., Of any .lactor,I yo,e
. or vote, from any safe. or upon obie,rion Ia
rr,ort OF . committee or other question ari.
/ ina under tin. at. .ueh senator or r.ur,.ent,.
tive ma. speak To such objection or oue.tion
I ten minute. and MT nftrnyr than once mi NJ
. ter such debate shall have lasted Two hour, il
shall b.. the duty Of each Hou.e 10 nut The main
question without further debate.
S,.,-r,,>,. m. - 81, o..;..
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