The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-17
Counting the Vote.

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~ Ia" iipu.e - day from IL" l:c>li"r
/ tai !am COMMITTEE irr the b;i.- relating
/ 10 the election II Pr, den; and Vice.
| Pre-. ;d"nt:
/ >LcIloS l. TIA, lAc c..cOc- 0: each
, safe hall meet AMI give :h"iT vote on
/ til" second Monday III December n-At
( ip.!oaing ta-ir appointment. At such
7 place in each state a. tie Legislature If
/ ,uch :S,a,e shall direct.
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II" i.n."8tiv- % each -..'- - cAu-c
( these : t utn.c. ii ~. "irt'ur- Dt
( -Ucn -'ar. Guy n-ccsG'.lu'! according 10
/ To" lax If ,i.'S,s t" have bee. chp.
-en, 10 +" Rad" a'I r,r.;;igi, an! t" te
4 !r.8v"ir,i ~ -,rn - Inny ,c attr? .gr:i
determination -'ral! tc lad !" i!!e electors,
! .u.i let fr Il 4 lag ~ " hu!. they are re.
1 Jriirci ~ iiw {" meet.
/ -IC >. That Congress shall ne in -.'5.
/ ion he second TUESDAY in J .nuary sue.
I rcc.!ir. each meeting ot The electors.
/ The senate aud House Of Representa-
/ i've hail NEE, fi the Hall Of tae House
! o: Representative AT the hour OF one
| ul.uck in The Afternoon. On .hH, '!av III
{ iyint crnY,i..Iun, nui the President of
| the Senate >!;ul. be the presiding otliccr
! Of said jpint convention. Two teller.
Shall he permanently appointed on the
part Of the S"nate and two on the part
ni lie House rt Representatives., tJ
whom s!.all be handed, a. they are open.
ed bY the President Di the Senate. ali
the certificates and paper pyrportng To hc
certificates Of electoral votes, which Ger
.itca,cs aud papers >lall te opened,
presented, and acted upon in the alpha
| bc,ical order Of the STATES, beginning
with the Sale nf Alabama, and said :el.
| crs having then read the same in the
! presence Am! hearing of the joint con
I vention. -hail make q list Of the votes aS
they appear from said certificates au,!
the Votes having been a.certai.,ed and
counted by the teltrs tie re>ul, shall be
delivered 10 the presiding officer Of the
| Joint nvention, who shall, thcreupon
! announce the state Of the Yotc, aud ;hc
names o. the persons, il any, elected
| President, and Vice PrcsiJci. ur the
Uni;cd States, and said announcement,
together with the list Of the votes, shall
! be entered on the Journals Of the Senate
aud the House ol Representatives., aud
the presiding office. of the join; conven-
| ton shall, rs soon "a my be, notify said
| persons of their election In said offices Of
| President aid Vie President And if,
on the call OF the States, no objection is
made 10 the return, then the votes there.
OF shall be counted and added to the lis,
of States whose votes are detcrmi mined :;
but in case objection has been made, a.
hereinafter provided, then said return
shall be laid aside, to be proceeded with
in the same manner as is hereinafter
provided tor liz case of the doubtful re.
turn of votes from State. All objec-
tions TO the counting OF the vote of any
State shall be made in writing, and
signed bY at least three members Of the
joint convention before the call Of said
States, said objection to De placed in the
hands Of the presiding officer Of said
int convention, who shall present The
same om Tie call Of the State. Il more
Than one leturn or paper, purporting To
be return, from State >haii have been
received By the President OF the Senate,
then and in that case, tie presiding Off.
Ger Of the joint convention shall submit
to the members thereof 10 determine as
TO which Is the proper return, and three
hours shall be allowed fur debate, and
the joint convention shall then proceed
to vote per capita, commencing with the
State oi Alabama, aud these votes shall
be counted aud added 10 The list of votes
already asccrlaiDed, nf which a majority
Of the joint convention shall determine
to have been contained III the proper
and legal return.
Section four, Of the substitute. after
prescribing the manner III which Tie
| seats tor members VI the jniul convcn.
ton shall be arranged continues:
Such joint convention shall not he
| dissolved until the coun; of the electoral
vote shall he completed and the result
declared, and no recess shall be taken tor
longer time than one cAlcrliar day, aud
on the rrassemb.ing of the jnnt c"nveu-
ton on Saturday alter the iirst meeting
| should the count and declaration Of the
votes no, have been previously made AID
| announced, no further or other recess
shall be had until the count Of the cleo
toral v"tes shall be completed and the
result declared