Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-25

| GU W tue IicsiuSHt tt tne SENATE, all
the certificates and PAPERS paEporting
to be certificates If the electoral vote,
which certificates and papers shall be
opened, Presented and acted upon 10
the alphabetical order OF the States,
beginning with the letter A. aud said
telleIs, having read the same in the
presence and hearing Of the two hous-
rs, shall make list of the votes "a
they shall appear from said certificates,
and the votes having been ascertained
and counted As in this act provided,
the result ofthe same shall be deliver.
ed 70 the President Of the Senate, who
shall therenpon announce the state or
the vote and the names of the persons,
II any, elected, which announcement
shall be deemed q sufficient declarations
OF the persons elected President, and
Vice President of the United States,
and the same, together with list Of
the votes. shall be entered on the jour-.
mails OF the two houses. : : : :
Upon such reading Of any such Ger.
tincate or paper when there shall be
only one return from = State, the Pres
ident OF the Senate shall call for Ohjecsl
flohs. II any are, made, every l0bjec-
ton shall be in writing and state clear
ly and cOneisely, and without argu-
ment, the ground thereof, and shall be
signed by at least one Senator and one
member of the Heuse OF Representa-
tives, before the same shall be read.
When all objections 90 made to any
vote or paper from any State. shall
have been received and read, the Sem
pfe, shall thereupons withdraw. and
such objections shall be submitted TO
the Senate for its decision, and the
Speaker Of the House oi Represents
tjves shall in like manner submit such
objections TO the Heuse of Representa-
tives for its decision, and no electoral
vote, or votes from any. State from
which but one return has been receiv-
ed, shall be objected to, except by the
affirmative vote of the two Houses.
When the two houses have voted, they
shall Immediately again meet, and the
presiding officer shall then announce
the decision Ot the questions submitted.
SEC. 2. That II more than One return
or paper purpOrtin2 to be the return
from State shall have been received
by the President OF the Senate, pur-
porting to be certificates of the electo-
ral vote given at the last preceding
election for President and Vice Presi.
dent in such State, unless they shall
be duplicates OF the same return, all
such returns and papers shall be open
ed by him In the presence of the two
Houses when met as aforesaid and read
by tellers, and all such returns and pa
pers shall tbereupon be submitted to
the Judgment and decision, as to which
Is the true and lawful electoral vote OF
such State, OF commission constitu.
ted as follows, namely: During the
session of each House on the Tuesday
next preceding the first Thursday in
February, 1877, each House shall by
q Uird C0ce vote appoint Eve 0fits mem.
DerS whe, with i've Associate Justices
Of the Supreme Court Of the United
State, to De ascertainei MS hereinafter
provided, shall constitute commits.
sion for the decision of all Questions
upon or in respect of such double re-
turn named in this section. sH
Oa Tuesday next preceding the first
Thnrsday IN February, A. Is. 1877, or
as soon therea ter as may be, the Asso:
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court OF
the United States now assigned to the
First, Third, Eighth and Ninth Cir
cIits, shall select in such manner as q
majority OF them shall deem 1t, anotfl-
er of the Associate Justices Of said
Court, which i've persons shall be
members of the commission, and the
persons longest in the commission or
said five Justices shall be President OF
said commission. The members Of said
commission shall respectively take anil
subscribe the following oath: II do
sOlemnly swear or affirm, as the case
may be, that / will impartiaily exan,-
inc and consider all questions submit
ted to the commission, of which am
u member, and true judgment give
thereon agreeable, to the Constitution
and laws, 80 help me God, which oath
shall be filed with the Secretary OF the
Senate.
When the commission shall have
been thus organized, it shall not be in
the power Of either house to dissolve
the same OF 10 withdraw any of itsl
members, but if any such Senator or
member shall die or become physically
unable to perform the duties required
by this act, the fact of such death Orl
Ihysical inability shall be, by said
commission. before il shall proceed
further, communicated to the Senate or
House Of Representatives, as the case
may be, which body shall imms.i .iists-
ly, and without debate, proceed, by al
viva voce vote, to I'LL the place so va |
Gated, and the rerson so appointed
shall take, and subscribe to the oath
that is hereinbefore prescribed, and be- |
come member OF said commission.
And in like manner If any of said |
Justices of the Supreme Court |
shall die or become physically in
incapable OF performing the duties re-
quired by this &C, the other of said JUS |
tees, members of said commission,
shall immediately appoint another
Justice Of said court q member of said
commission, and in such appointmentsl
regard shall be had to impartiHlity and
freedom from bias sought by the orig
inal appointments to said commission,
who shall thereupon Immediately take
and subscribe to the oath hereinbefore
prescribed and become q member OIL
said commission to fill the vacancy sol
occadioned.
All the certificates and papers pur.
porting to be certificates Of the electo.
raj vote of each State, shall be opened
in alphabetical order of the States, Is
provided in section one of this act, and
when thereshan be more than one such
certificate or paper, as the certificates
from such State shall be so opened, ex-
ceptiug duplicates Of the same return,
they shall he read by the tsllers, and
thereupon the President OF the Senate
shall call for objections, II any, every
objection shall be be made in writing
and shall state clearly and c0ncisely,
and without argument. the ground
thereof, and shall be signed by ut least
one Senator and one member OF the
House OF Representatives before the
same shall be received. When all such
objections 80 made to any certificAte,
note or PAPER from State shsll have
been received and read, all such Ger.
tificates, votes and papers so objected
| to, and all papers accompanying the
same, together with the objections,