The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-16
PRESIDENTIAL TITLE.
Bill to Provide for It's Determine
ton by the Supreme Court OF the
United States.

United States.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-The follow
ing is the full text of the bill introduced
BY Representative Kinmell, of Mary
land to provide mode for trying and
determining by the Supreme Court OF
the United States the title Of the Presi-
dent and ViCe-President of the United
! States to their respective offices, when
their election to such office is denied by
one or more States of the Union. The
Dill WAS referred to the Committee on
Judiciary:
Be il enacted, Sc, That an action in the
nature OF quo lDarrGntO msy be brought
and presented in the Supreme Court OF
the UAited States to try and determine
the title of any person holding or eIer-
clsing the Office of President or Vice
| President OF the United States when his
! election to such office is denied by one
or more States OF the Union; and also to
! try and determine the title OF any claim
ant to such Office where the election
thereto is claimed by such State or
States, and such action shall be con-
| Quoted as hereafter in this act pro-
vided.
SEC. 2. Such action shall be brough. in
| the name of the State denying the eleC.
tion Of the person holding the office Of
President or Vice. Persistent, ss the case
may be- and shall be commenced by
complaint signed by the Governor or
| Attorney. General OF the State, and shall
set forth the name cf the person
/ wuoso title is denied, and the State
OF which he is citizen, the time
| he entered on his Office, the number
| Of electoral votes cast at the election, at
which he claims to have been elected,
| the number of such votes counted and
| declared Tor him, and the number count
| eI and declared for the claimant or any
other person or persons, and i due sp-
/ pOIntmeut OF any eiectOr whose votes
were thus counted and declared ls denied,
the grounds Of such denial shall be stated; I;
and Ii due appointment Of any other
person than those whose votes were re-
ceived and counted is alleged, the
names of such persons shall be ststed
with the grounds on which their due sp-
poiutment is claimed, aud If such person
or persons nave cas- LueIE NOLe- - e4tC'
tors and transmitted certificate Of
them to the proper officers Of the Sen.
s.e, that fact shall also be stated, AID
said complaint may set forth briefly any
other mstters impeacbing the validity
Of any electoral votes counted tor the
defendant, or shaving that votes not
counted should have been received and
counted fer claimant and the complaint
shall sllege that the clsimsn. was duly
elected aud is entitled to the office. The
complaint shall conclude with a prayer
ldst the title of the defendant be lnves-
tigsted and be declared invalid, snd that
he be excluded from office, snd that the
title Of the claimant be Investigated and
declared valid, and that be De plsced IN
possession Of the Office.
SEC. 8. Upon fling the complaint
with the CLERK, the court, if il session, or
if not in session, any one of the justices
thereof, shall direct s summons TO be is
sued 10 the defendant snd be served on
him by the Marshal, together with the
certified copy of the complaint. Sum.
mons shall require the defendant to sP-