Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-09

TIL regular meeting of the clt Ctor&l
boart, Of the State of Maine will be held
in the Senate chamber this morning, at
. O'Clock, regarding which Sections 128
end l"9. chap. 9. of the Revised stat
utrs read AS follows
IS C. los Said electors. on said sec
nad Monday of JANUARY. shall vote by
ballot for one p.r*un for President ami
! one p.rsol for Vice President Of The
United States: one OF whom. at least.
shall not be- an inhabitant of this State;
they snail name in their ballots the per-
SIN voted fur as President. and in dis
tirct pallets the person voted for as
| Vice President: they shall make and
s,,hscrib- three. certificates Of all the
| vote, by them given, each Of which
| shall contain TWO distinct lists. one of
| tn" votes given for President. and the
| other of th, votes given for Vice Presi-
| Dent: they shall seal them NJ and Ger
| tify on rl"l. cert ifC3t". that Il list of
! votes OF tho Stat" of Maine for PrrSi
| dent and Vic. President If the United
| states IS contained thrr.in. They or a
ma jori:y of th-m shall. under their
| hands, appoint Il person to take charge
| Of o:ip nf .ai,j certificates and deliver
| II at the sat of government Cf III"
| I-nitd" states. to tn. President of the
/ senate OF thr United State before III"
| fourth Monday Of the month Of Janu-
AIRY in which their meeting shall have
| been hold: they shall forthwith forward
| by the post "fiic". another Of said Ger
! titicat.s di~"ct"d to iii. President o:
the same senate. AZ the san" seat Of
government: ard they shall forthwith
| cause tho other certificate 70 =" DENY
| cred 10 tn. ;uu2r If tn" district court
of tn, United states for the district Of
Maine.
"S.c. iaA Electors shall receive as
| compensation SO q day ana such travel
ds members Of the Legislature receive.
! They may appoint 4 secretary ana Such
other officers as they deem proper. who
shall receive such REASONABLE" comleh-
| sation for Tho If services as the electors
Shall allow them.
Also by :hc Federal act Of February
.. 1857. the electors are required to meet
nj the CHritol of the state of Maine on
the second Monday in January. The
duties Of The Governor Of the stat" are
Il set forth in thu. sam" act as follows;
1T shall be the duty Of til" Executive
after the conclusion Of the appoint
H mtnt Of electors in such state. by IN"
final ;Scertainmcnt under and III par
| s1auCe ~ Tie laws Of such state pro-
| yjdin:: for such aSCrrtainment to COM
| nruniCat, under the seal of the state.
10 th,, secretary Of state Of the United
| STATES a certificate Of such aSctTta!n-
| went of t,.r electors appointed. setting
forth the names of such electors ana
IN. canvass and other asccrtainnentS
,Indcr the laws Of such state OF tn,'
nunltp~ If votes given or cast tor "'ch
person f,r whose appointment any ant
Nh Votes have been given or cast: ana
i, shall also. thercupon. be the duty
Of th,. Executive Of each state to DEW
~ 10 the cl, Ctors Of such state OF or
before the day IN which they are re-
utIirsd bv the proceeding ScctlGn 70
meet. the same certificate. in trlpliCatc.
under the seal of the state and Su'h
certificate shall be inClostd and trans
mttcI by the electors at the same time
ard in th. same manner as is proNldeo
BIZ law for transmitting by such eject
nrs 10 the seat of government the ls':'
| of all persons voted for as President
and Of nil persons voted for as VICE
President.
Ey the foregoing laws and by FEEDER
al acts it will be seen that ample 1roFl-
sion is made for the certainty that the
several certificates Of vote shall reach