Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-01-18
The March of the Electors

fcate of such ascertainment of the electors APP
pointed, 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 for each person for whose APP
pointment any and all votes have been given
or cast and it shall also thereupon be the duty
of the executive of each state to deliver to the
electors of such state, on or before the day on
which they are required by section | of this
act to meet, six duplicates original of the same
certificate under the seal of the state; and If
there shall have been any final determination In
a state In the manner provided for by law of a
controversy or contest concerning the appoint
ment of all or any of the electors of such state.
it shall be the duty Of the executive of such
state, as soon as practicable after such determin-
alton. to communicate under the seal of the
state to the secretary of state of the United
States a certificate Of such determination In
form and manner as the same shall have been
made; and the certificate or certificates so re-
ceived by the secretary of state shall be pre-
served by him for one year and shall be a part
of the public records of his office and shall be
open to public inspection and the secretary of
state of the United States at the first meeting
of congress thereafter shall transmit to the
two houses of congress copies In full of each, and
every such certificate so received Mt the State
department.
1.-THE electors shall make and sign six GER
~tifcates of all the votes given by them. each of
which certificates shall contain two distinct lists,
one of the votes for President and the other OF
the votes for Vice President, and shall annex
to each of the certificates one of the lists OF the
electors which shall have been furnished to them
by direction Of the executive Of the state.
1.-THE electors shall dispose of the certificates
so made by them and the lists attached thereto
In the following manner:
First. They shall forthwith forward by regis
tered mail one of the same to the President of
the senate at the seat of government.
Second. Two of the same shall be dellv-
cred to the secretary OF state OF the state, one
OF which shall be held subject to the order of
the president of the senate. the other to be pre-
served by him for one year and shall be a part
Of the public records Of his Office and shall be
open to public inspection.
Third. on the day thereafter they shall for
ward by registered mail two OF such certificates
and lists to the secretary Of state at the seat
of government, one of which shall be held sub
ject to the order of the president OF the senate.
The other shall be preserved by the secretary
of state for one year and shall be a part of the
public records of his Office and shall be open to
public inspection.
Fourth. They shall forthwith cause the other
OF the certificates and lists to be delivered to
the judge of the district in which the electors
shall have assembled.
"When no certificate Of vote and list mem
toned in this act from any state shall have
been received by the president Of the senate
or by the secretary of state by the third Wednes-
day In the month Of January after the meeting
Of the electors shall have been held, the presi-
dent of the senate or, II he be absent from the
seat Of government, the secretary Of state shall
request, by the most expeditions method avail
able, the secretary Of state of the state to send
up the certificate and list lodged with him by the
electors of such state; and II shall be his duty
upon receipt of such request Immediately to
transmit same by registered mail to the presi-
dent Of the senate at the seat of government.
when no certificates of votes from any state
shall have been received at the seat of govern
ment on the fourth Wednesday of the month
Of January, after the meeting of the electors
shall have been held. the president of the SEN
ate, or, If he be absent from the seat of gov
eminent, the secretary of state shall send a spe-
cial messenger to the district judge in whose
custody a certificate of votes from that state
has been lodged. and such Judge shall forthwith
transmit that list by the hand OF such messenger
to the seat OF government"
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