Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-31

voted, they shall Immediately again
meet, and the presiding officer shall
then announce the decision of the ques-
tion submitted.
SEC. 2. That il more than one re.
turn, or paper purporting TO be re-
turn from a State, shall have been re.
ceivcd by the President of the Senate,
purporting to be The certificates OF
electoral votes given at the last pre-
ceding election for President and Vice
President in such State, (unlcss they
shall be duplicates OF the same retuin)
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 telers, and all such
returns and papers shall thereupon be
submitted to the Judgment and decision
as TO which is tho true and lawful
electoral vote of such State, of com
mission constituted ns follows, namely:
During the session Of each House
on the Tuesday next preceding the
first Thursday in February, eighteen
hundred and seventy-sevcn, each House
shall, by uira uoce vote, appoint five OF
its members, who with the five associ-
ate justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States, to be ascertained as
hereinafter provided, shall constitute a
commission tor the decision of all qucs-
tons upon or in respect OF such double
returns named in this section.
On the Tuesday next preceding the
first Thursday in February, Ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and seventy
seven, or as soon thereafter as may be,
the associate justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States now assign.
ed to the first, third, eighth, and ninth
circuits, shall select, in such manner
as majority OF them shall deem fit,
another of the associate justices OF said
court which five persons shall be mem
bers OF said commission and the per-
son longest in commission of said five
Justices shall be the President of said
commission. The members of said
commission shall respectively take and
subscribe the following oath
81, - -, do solemnly swear (or
affirm, as the case may be) that | will
i"pa,''a''y eAalii''o anu oois'uci an
qcesuons SUBMITTED 10 Ine commission
Oh whlcn a'h Ihe'noei' anu u true
Judgment give thereon' agreeaoiy 70
the Const,'ul,oh ana inc Jaws SO nelP
me uou "nlch oatn snail DC h'eu
WIN the secretary OF the senate
men 'he commission snali nave
Deeh 'hus organized, u shaii not oe III
tne power oil either mouse 10 dissolve
inc same or 10 Withdraw any ol Jus
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