Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-10

oetlcal order OF the states, beginning
WIN The letter A; and said tellers. hav-
ing thcn read the same in the presence
ana nearing of the two Houses. shall
make Il list of the votes as they shall
appear from the said certificates; and
the votes having been ascertained and
counted i'm the manner and according
to the rules in this act proyided th,.
result of the same shall be- delivered, ia
me PRESIDENT of the Senate. vino shall
thercupon announce the state of the
vote, which announcement shall be
deemed sufficient declaration of the
persons. II amy. elected President and
wee fresldeht of the United States.
and. together with a list of the votes.
oe entered on the Journals of the two
houses. lpon such reading of any
SUCH certiHcate Or paper. the President
OF the Senate shall call for objections,
II any. Every objection shall be made
IN writing and shall state clearly and
concisely. and without argument. the
ground thereof. and shall be signed bv
at least one Senator and one Member
OF the House Of Representatives before,
The same shall be received. When all
objections so made to any vote o., IA
per from state shall have been re-
ceived ard read. the Senate shall there
upon withdraw. and such Obicctious
shall be submitted to the Senate for its
declsion: and the Speaker of the House
OF Representatives shall. in like man
her, submit such objections to the
rouse Of Representatives for its deci-
sion: and no electoral vote or votes
from amy state which shall have been
regularly given by electors whose ap-
pointeent has been lawfully certified
TO according TO section three of this act
from which but one return has been
received shall be rejected. but the two
Houses concurrently may reject the
vote or votes when they agree that
such vote or votes have not been so
regularly given by electors whose ap-
pointmcnt has been so certified.
If more than one return or puper
purportiils to he a return from 4 State
snail nave been received by the Presi-
ucEt OF the Senate, those votes. and
those only, shall be counted which shall
have b' on regularly given by the cleo
tors who are shown by the determine
ton mentioned in section two of this
act TO have been appointed if the de-
termination in said section provided for
shall! have been made. or by such sue
cessors or substitutes, in case Of q va
canCy in the board of electors so ascer-
tanned. as have been appointed to fiji
such vacancy in the mode provided by
the laws OF the State: but in case there
shall arise the question which OF TWO
or more of such State authorities de-
tcrminnS what electors have been ap-
pointed. as mentioned in section two of
this act is the lawful tribunal of such
state. the votes regularly given of
those electors, ana those only. of such
State shall be counted whose title as
electors the two Houses acting separ-
ately. shall cOncurrently decide is sup
ported by the decision of such State SO
author lied by its laws; and in such
case of more than one return or paper
purpOrting to be return from a State,
if tEere shall have been no such de-
termina ton of the question in the State
aforesaid. then those votes, and those
only. shall be counted which the two
Houses shall cOnCurrently decide We're
cast by lawful electors appointed in ac-
cordance with the laws Of the State.
unless the two Houses, acting separate
ly, shall CUncurrcntly decide such votes
not to be the lawful votes of the legally
appointed electors of such State. But
if the two Houses shall disagree in
respect of the counting of such votes.
then. and in that case. the votes of the
electors whose appointment Shall have
been certified by the executive of the
state under the seal thereof. shall be
counted. When the two Houses have
voted, they shall Immediately again
mect. and the presiding officer shall
then announce the decision of the qucs-
lions submitted. No votes or papers
from any other state shall be acted
upon until the objections previously
made to the votes or papers from any
state shall have been finally disposed
of.
That the certificates and lists of
votes for President and vicc-PreSident
of the United States. mentioned in
chapter one Of title three Of the Re-
viscd Statutes of the United States.
and in the act to which this is sup
element. shall be forwarded. in the
manner therein provided. to the Presi-
dent OF the Senate forthwith after tn"
second Monday in January. on which
the electors :hall give their votes.
Sc. ,. That section one hundred and
forty-onc Of the Revised Statutes OF
the ttniteI States is hereby SO amend
ed as to read as follows:
sec III. Whenever Il certificate of
votes from any state has not been re-
reivcd at the seat Of government on the
fourth Monday Of the month of Janu
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