The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-04
REGARDING ELECTORS.
They Meet the Second Monday in
January.
Modss opersnas of Eiectfsg the
President and yice-Prssidenf
Of the United States.

OF the electors Of president and vice
president. and TO provide for and
regulate the counting OF votes for
president and vice-president, and the
decisions Of questions arising thereon.
Be 1t enacted by the senate and
house OF representatives Of the United
States OF America in rongress as
senibled. that the electors OF each state
shall meet and give their votes on the
second Monday in January next fol
lowing their appointment a. such
place, in each state, as the legislature
OF such state shall direct. Sec ?.
Tha. il any state shah have provided
bylaws enacted prior 10 the day fixed
for appointment Of electors for It's FINAL
determination Of any controversy
or contest concerning the appoint
Inent Of all or any OF the electors Of
such state by judiciary or other
methods OF procedure, and such de-
termination shall have been made at
least six days before the time fixed for
the meeting OF the electors, such de
termination made pursuant 10 such
Law so existing on said day, and made
at least six days prior 10 the said time
OF meeting OF the electors, shall be
conclusive and shall govern in the
counting OF the electoral votes rs pro-
yided In the constitution and as here
matter regulated so far as the aseer-
tainment OF the electors appointed by
such state is concerned. Sec, 3. That
il shall be the duty Of the executive OF
each state, as soon as practicable after
the conclusion OF the appointment OF
electors in such state by the final ascer-
tainment under and in pursuance OF the
laws OF such state providing for such
ascertainment, to communicate under
the seal OF the state TO the secretary Ut
state Of the United States certificate
OF such ascertainment OF the electors
appointed, setting forth the names OF
such electors and the canvass or other
ascertainment under the laws OF such
state OF the number OF votes given or
cast, and il shall also thereupon be the
duty OF the executive OF each state to
deliver 10 the electors OF such state on
or before the day on which they are
required by the preceding section to
meet, the same certificate in triplicate,
under the seal of the state, and such
certificate shall be enclosed and trans
mitied by the electors at the same
time and in the same manner as pro-
vided by law for transmitting by such
electors to the seat Of government the
list Of all persons voted for as presi-
dent and all persons voted for as vice
president, and section 1876 OF the Re
vised statutes il hereby repealed; and
II there shall have been any final de-
Termination In state Of controversy
or contest as provided for in section
two OF this act lt shall be the duty
OF the executive Of each state as soon
as possible after such determination,
10 communicate under the seal OF
state, to the secretary OF state OF the
United States, certificate OF such de-
termination IN form and manner as
the same shall have been made. and |
the secretary OF state OF the United |
States as soon as possible after the re-
ceipt at the slate department OF each |
OF the certificates hereinbefore directed |
10 be transmitted TO the secretary of |
state shall be published in such public |
newspaper as he shall designate, sach |
certificates in full, and at the first |
meeting Of congress thereafter he |
shall transmit to the two houses OF |
congress copies in fun OF each and |
every such certificate so received there
tofore at the state department.
Sec. relates TO the business trans
acted by the joint meeting OF both |
branches OF congress, which occurs on |
the second Wednesday in February
succeeding every meeting OF electors. |
The president OF the senate presides. |
Two tellers are previously appointed |
by the house and two by the senate, |
to whom shall be handed, as they are |
opened by the president OF the senate.
all the certificates, which shall be |
opened and acted upon in the alpha
betlcM order OF the states, aud the /
votes having been counted, the result |
shall be delivered 10 the president OF |
the senate, who shall announce the |
vote, which announcement shall /
be deemed a sufficient declara-
ton of the persons elected president |
and vicepreSident OF the United
States. If more than one return shall |
have been received by the president
OF the senate, those votes only shall |
be counted which shall have been |
regularly given by the electors, who |
are shown by the determination mem
toned in section . 10 have been APP
pointed; but in case there shall arise /
the question which OF two or more of |
such state authorities determining |
what electors have been appointed is
the lawful tribunal OF such state, the |
votes regularly given OF those electors |
of such state shall be counted whose |
title. as electors, the two houses, act |
ing separately. shall eoneurrentiy |
decide is supported by the decision
ct such state SO authorized by its |
laws and In such eases OF more than |
one return. II there shall have been no /
determination OF the question afore- |
said, then only those votes shall be \
counted which the two houses shall |
decide were cast by lawful electors, I'M |
less the two houses, acting separately,
shall decide such votes not Go he lawful /
votes OF The legally appointed electors. !
But II the two houses shall disagree as |
to the counting Of the votes, then the /
vote 1T the electors whose appoint /
ment shall have been certified hy the /
cxecu i've of the state shall be counted. !
Such joint meeting shall not be dis |
solved until the count of the electoral I
vote shall be completed and the result /
declared.
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