Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-18
HOUSE GETS REPORT
Continued from First Paee.)

tents and purposes as a part of the Con-
st1tution and as substitute for article
XII thereof:
Section 1. Beginning with the Sixty
third Congress, the term of office OF the
| President and Vice President chosen at the
election Immediately preceding snail con-
tinue until the last Thursday OF April,
| in the year 1917. at noon, and the asst
! Thursday of April. at noon. shall there
after be the commencement and termina-
ton of the official term of the President
and Vice President.
Sec > The second Tuesday OF jan
uary. at noon shall! constitute the com
mencemen- and termination of the onciai
term OF the senators and members OF the
House of Representa- tiNes. The Congress
in existence when the members OF the
first House of Representatives are elected
after the ratification of this amendment
shall hold no annual session after sueh
election, and its term shall expire on the
second Tuesday of the January imme-
diately following. The senators whose
existing term would otherwise expire on
the fourth day of March next succeeding
the day on which the term of the hfst
Congress shall commence after the rat
fication of this amendment shall continue
in office until their successors are APP
pointed or elected. Congress shall as
semble at least once in each year, ana
such meeting shall be OH the second
by law appoint a different day.
Election of President.
Sec s. The electors shall meet in
their respective states and vote by ballot
for President and Vice President, one OF
whom, at least, shall not be an inhabi-
tant of the same state with themselves;
they shall name In their ballots the
person voted for as President, and In
distinct ballots the person voted for as
Vice President, and they shall make dis
President and Of all persons voted for as
Vice President. and of the number OF
votes for each, which lists they shall
sign and certify and transmit sealed to
the seat OF the government of the United
States, directed to the President of the
Senate: the President of the Senate shall,
in the presence of the Sena-e and House
of Representatives, oIsen all the certif-
Gates and tie votes snail then he count
ed: the person having the greatest num-
Der of votes for President shall be the
President, if such number be majority
of the whole number Of electors APP
pointed; and if no person have such
majority, then from the persons having
tie highest numbers. not exceeding three,
on the list of those voted for as Presf-
dent the House of Representatives shall
choose Immediately, by ballot, the Presi-
dent.
But in choosing the President the votes
shall be taken by states. the representa-
ton from each state having one vote;
quorum for this purpose shall consist
of a member or members from two
thirds of the states, and majority of
all the states shall be necessary to
choice. And il the House of Representa-
tives shall not choose President, when
ever the right Of choice shall devolve
upon them, before the last Thursday in
April next following, then the Vice Presi-
dent shall act as President, as in the
r. dont nth
disability Of the President. The person
Vice President shall be the Vice Presi-
dent, II such number be a majority of
the whole number of electors appointed,
and If no person have a ma'ority. then
from the two highet numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice
President; a quorum for the purpose
shall consist of two-thrds of the whole
number of senator's. and majority OF
the whole number shall be necessary to
a choice. But no person constitutionally
Ineligible to the Office of President shall
be eligible to that of Vice President of
the United States.
lin all cases not provided for by article
IL, clause five, Of the Constitution. where
there is no person entitled to discharge
the duties Of the office of the President.
President. The Congress may by law
person entitled to hold the Office of Presi-
dent or Vice President. declaring what
officer shall then act as President, and
such officer shall act accf rdingly until
the disability shall be removed or
President shall he elected -