The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-16
GENERAL WAsHlNGI ION DISPATCHES.

wAsniSoroS, April Is, 1875
THE PRESIDENTIAL TiTLE-BILL or MR.. KIM
NELL, OF MAINLAND, DRIsGIsa TIE MAT
TER BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT
Tho following IL the full OF the bill Introduce
to-day by Representative Kimmell, OF Maryland, TO
provide a mode Tor trying and dslerlainiDg oy The
Supreme Court o inc United states the title OF tho
President and Vice President OF tho United states to
tneir respective Offices when their election to such
Office ~ denied py more states OF tho Union.
The bill referred the Com mttee on the judi
ciary,--
Be u enacted, &c. that action in the nature Of
quo wnrrsnto may be brought and prosecuted In tho
Supreme Coart Inc Uulsd states 10 try and deter.
NINE the Title OF any person holding anu exercising
Bates wnen hts election 10 such office IL denied by
orc or more states Of The Union aud also try
0cterm'nc the tho OF any claimant 10 such onicc
whose election thereto Is claimed by such State
bsaies, and such action shalt DO conducted as here
after IN this act Is provided
SIC 2-auch action shall be brought In The name
81 The Sia,c denying the election Of tue person hold
1ng The oficc VI President Vice President the
case may be, and shall DC meuced by comp ai nj
signed BY the Governor or Attorney General OF tho
State and snail set ~sorth the name Of ths person
whose title 10 denied ana the state of wnicn no Is
. citizen; the time bo entered upon his
once; Tue number OF electoral votes
- the election q, which he claims 10 have been
elected; tue number OF such votes oupted and
einrcu Tor him and the number counted and acclared
for tho claimant o. any other person or persons;
electors whose votes thus counted
era declared 10 denied the gr unds OF such
dental shall be stated, and n Tho due appo,nt-
msBt OF any other persons tnan those whose votes
wore received and couatcd 10 alleged. the names OF
such persons shan DO stated, with the GROUNDS upon
winch their due appo ntmeut = claimed ani " such
person OF persons have cast Their votes as electors
Sad transmitted ccrtincatc Of them 10
Inc proper officers OF the Senate that tact
sna also - be stated, and said Complaint
may form briefly any oth.r matters I'M.
pcacbing tho validity OF any oil tho electoral
eounIed for tue defendant or showing that votes
counted should have been received and counted tor
tie claimant aud complaint snail allegc that the
claimant duly elected and - entited to Office.
The com plant shalI conclude vith pray that the
ute OF the claimant be investigated ana declared
valid and that he be placed In posse ssiOn of the ONCE
sKc. 3-Upon flung the complaint with the Clerk
tile Court "a In session. or II not ~ session. any
Of the JUSTICES thereof shall direct q summons TO
issuc 10 the defendant and DO served upon
him by the Marshal together with a oertihel
copy OF the complaint The summons shall
require the dcienaant TO appear anu answer
sns complaint witnin q time hxso by the Court or
Justice not exceeding forty days alter the Of
The summons The claimant snail also be served with
certified copy OF the psiut, aud he snail there.
upon entitled appear IN person or by counsel IN
the prosecution OF tho action IA connection with the
State.
- sKc <--Tns defendant may answer tho complaint
by asserting hts title or denying tue title o tbe
elslmsnt or both. II he iaii 10 appear and answer
pnIn The time prescribed The case snail Drscssd a.