Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-19
TIE ELECTORaL VOTE.
IRE sevgral Diiecious CT Law on the Sub
&C Tor thu Guiosncs of Governors
and Electors.
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&C Tor tina Guidsnos Of Gavsrnor.
| and Electors.
Cincinnati Commercial GaZ tie.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. Il This il
good time to call attention to the fact
that an act Was passed BY the Forty ninth
congress "to fix day for the meeting o;
the electors Of president snd vice-pres.
ident, and to provide for and regulate the
counting OF the votes for president and
vice president and the decision Of quss.
tons arising hereunder" II is also G
god time to direct attention of the exec
utive etti;ers Of the several states who
have duties to perform In connection
with the ascertsinment Ct the electoral
vote to this important matter, and 70 sug
gest thst they should a. once familis;;z3
themselves with the requirements OF
the federal statutes touching the meeting
of the electors and the methods prescribed
for the procedure Of the electors.
The sct CT February 8, 1887, provides
that the electors OF each stare "sha.lmeet
Snd give heir woes On the second Mon
day in January following their appoint,
ment, ct SUCH place in each state IS the
legislature Of such state shall oirest."
Under the old law the first Wednesday
IN December was the Gay for meeting.
Tie third section Of the set makes 1t
the duty OF the governor of each STATE, az
soon ae practicable after the result OF the
election has bsen officially sscertained, to
communicate, under the seal Of the stats,
TO the secrstsrv Of state of the United
S5Etes, 4 certificate Of the sscer.ainDent
Of tia electors chosen, "setting
firth the names Of suc1 electors,
and the csDVss5 or other ascertain
ment under the lava OF such state, OF the
number Of votes given or cast for each
person fer wl0se appointment any suG
all votes have been given or cast " Il Is
also nade the duty Of governors OF states
70 deliver to the electors, on or before the
second Monday In January, like cerslti
este n triplic&te, uLder the sesl Of The
state.
The electors are eqI!red to frame in
their ballots the person voted for as pres
ident, and In distinct ballots the person
voted for as vice president, sud they snail
make distinct lists Of all persons voted
for as president, and Of all persons voted
fer 81 vice. president, and Of the number
OF votes for each, which lists they Shall
sign and certify, and transmit gaaled TO
the seat Of government Of the Eniteo
ates, directed to the president of the
senate"
That Is the first clause OF article IL OF
the constitution OF the United States.
Having made the certificates, the lEw d.
reefs that the elecsors "shsH seal them
up snd certify upon each that the lists 0.
all the Votes CT ouch STATE given for presi-
dent and Of ali the vo:es given for vice
president are contained therein "
Nxs comes tue duty CT transmitting
tbs three certificates, which must be done
10 the f1iloW!rg manner:
al. They ne eisctore) ,shili by writing,
under their hands, or the hands OF ma
jjTtty Of them, appoint person to take
charge Ct Sud dslivsr to the president CT
The senate st the sast OF government,
forthwith, the second Monday IN January,
or which the electors .ksll give their
votes, one Of the certificates.
"2. They shall forthwith forward by
the pastc fiji e 10 the p9esiden! of the san
ate at the seat OF government, one other
OF the Certificates.
"3 They shEn forthwith cause the
other OF the certificates TO be delivered to
the judge CT that dia;rict in which the
electors shall assemble.
Too much care cannot be observed by
the governors Of states and electors IN
complying with these acquisitions. Every
technicality AID every foImality should be
scfupulously observed, otherwise con-
Eroversy is likely to arise over the infor-
nr.lity when the two houses Of congress
meet In Joint convention on the second
Wednesday Of February next.