New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-03
ELECTORAL BILL.
Lao I'D Inc Adiuntmenr.

of which the electoral VoVe Will
v counted:
provide tor and regulate the
of votes for President and Vice
/. and the decision of questions
thereon, for the term commencing
I A, D. 1877:
Acted, ETC., That the Senate and
Representatives shall meet in the
q House of Representatives, at
XII P. NJ, of the first Thurs
Fsbrttary, A. D. 1877, and the
If the Senate shall be their pre-
Ger. Two tellers shall be pre-
pointed on the part of the SEN
wo on the part of the House of
Htives, to whom shall be handed,
opened by the President of the
the certificates and papers pur-
be certificates of the electoral
oh certificates and papers shall
presented and acted upon in the
Al order of the States, beginning
latter ga" and said tellers hav-
3esd the same in the presence
ing of the two houses, shall
h of the votes as they shall sp-
the said certificates, and the
no been ascertained and counted,
act provided, the result of the
pe delivered to the President of
!. who shall thereupOn announce
= Il the vote and the names of the
any, elected, which announce
be deemed q sufficient DECLARE
persons elected President and
!! dent of the United States, and,
!. it'll q list of the votes, be entered
ruals of the two houses. Upon
no of any such certificate or pa
there shall be only one return
te. the President of the Senate
FOR objections, if any. Every or.
4 IN be made in writing, and shall
ly and cOncisely and without ar
ground thereof, and shall be
, st least one Senator and one
the House Of Representatives
\ same shall be received. When
= ons go made to any vote or
4 Q State shall have been
Id read, the Senate shall there
n draw, and such objections shall
led to the Senate for its decision;
R esker of the House of Represent
in like manner, submit such
" to the House of Representatives
4 ibiOD; and no electoral vote or
: any State, from which but one
n been received, shall be rejected
h the affirmative vote of the two
Hhen the two houses have voted,
Immediately again meet and the
esoar aha1I than anpnunoa tho
a the question.
ID hat If more than one return or
. porting to be q return from q
70 have been received by the Pres
10 Senate, purpOrting to be the
y of the electoral votes given at
U Preceding election for President
, President in such State, unless
q Be duplicates of the same return,
@ urns and papers shall be opened
leI he presence of the two houses,
y as aforesaid, and read by the
n ! all such returns and papers
" npOn be submitted to the judg-
10 ecision as to which is the true
% electoral vote of such State, of q
W constituted as follows, namely:
an session of each house of the
xt preceding the first Thursday
~ N, 1877, each house shall, by
% tote, appoint five of its members,
the FIVE associate justices Of the
ia Ourt of the United States TO be
IA as hereinafter provided, shall
commission for the decision of
ns upon or in respect of such
rms named in this section.
WI nesday next preceding the first
on u February, A. ID. 1877, or as
III after as may be, the Associate
lss the Supreme Court of the
dh ties now assigned TO the first,
Al b and ninth circuits shall select,
q pner as a majority of them shall
lie other of the associate Judges of
bed urt, which five persons shall be
said commission, and the per-
in commission of the said Jus.
on 70 the president of the said COM
sh be members of the said com
ixr all respectively take and sub
th. following oath: 81 do sOlemnly
ia irm las the case may bel that /
nu tally examine and consider all
q nbmitted to the commission of
re-, a member, and q true Judgment
b D, agreeable to the constitution
10 8, 80 help me God" Witch oath
lad i with the Secretary of the Sen
w the commission shall have been
frs zed it shall not be in the power
!. buse to dissolve the same, or TO
i'm by of its members, but if any
pr or member shall die or be-
ion! ally unable to perform the du-
be d by this act, the fact of such
!. ysical inability shall be by said
N before it shall proceed further,
1t ed TO the Senate or House of
nd lives, as the case may be, which
AMI immediately, and without de-
VIZ q by pivd poee vote to fill the
ut cated, and the person SO APP
n take and subscribe to the oath
M prescribed, snd become q
AZ said commission; and in like
ny Of said Justices of the Su.
tely shall die or become physically
! Ii performing the duties required
NJ the other of SAID Justices, mem
said commission, shall immedi.
q another Justice of said court
sssu said commission, and in sueh
o., 3 regard shall be had tO
rrs tiality and freedom from
9 by the original appoint
Oul Bald commission, who shall
ooh Immediately take and sub
thiI cath hereinbefOre prescribed,
on a member of said commission
) 81 cancy so OccasiOned. All the
and papers, purporting to be
hh pt the electoral votes of each
40 be opened in the alphabetical
len Q State, as provided in section
aus Rct, and when there shall be
nes ne such certificate or paper al
cd es and papers from such State
uni pened-excepting duplicates Of
d nrn-they shall be read by the
] ehereupon the President of the
% call for objections if any
oou ion shall be made in writing
d ate clearly and cOncisely, anC
h ment, the ground thereof, anC
N cd by at least one Senator anC
mi Of the House Of Representa-
q the same shall be received
vls oh objections so made to any
,dul pte or paper from State shall
IN m eceived and read, such certifi
sou and papers so objected
M all papers accompanying
orr gether with sueh objections
nsH lhwith submitted TO the sale
IN which shall proceed to eonsidel
i h d the same powers, II any, nov
~ pr that purpose by the twt
N 4 separately OF together, anI
m Of votes decide whether an,
tes from sneh States are thi
a ed for by the constitution o
eag bates, and how many and wha
Acl thus appointed electors in sucl
M ~ therein take into view euel
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