Year: 1872

snail he present, and 1t not, immedi-
ately on the presence Of such quo
rum, the Senators and Representa-
tives shall meet in the Representa-
tive Chamber in joint convention,
and the President of the Senate, in
presence Of the Senators and Repre-
sentntives thus assembled, shall open
all returns of the election and de-
clare the result. The person having
the greatest number of votes cast for
President shall be President, il such
number be majority I; if no person
have such majority, or if the person
having such majority decline the Of
flee Or die before the counting of the
vote, then the President of the Sen
ate shall so proclaim /; whereupon
the Joint Convention shall order the
proceedings to be officially publish
ed, stating particularly the number
of votes for each person as Presi-
dent.


Another election shall thereupon
take place on the second Tuesday of
October next succeeding, at which
election the duly qualified voters
shall again meet at the usual places
Of holding elections in their respcc-
tive States and Territories, and vote
for one of the three proceeding cleo
ton i'll April, and the result of such
election in each State md Territory
shall be certified, sealed, and for
warded to the seat of Government
as provided by law.


On third Tuesday in December af-
ter such second election, or rs soon
thereafter as a quorum of each House
shall he present, the Senators and
Representatives shall again meet in
joint convention, and the President
of the Senate, in presence of the
Senators and Representatives thus
assembled, shall open all the returns
of the election, and declare the per.
son having the hig CHEST number of
votes duly elected President for the
ensuing term.


No person elected to the Office of
President shall thereafter be eligible
for re. election.


In case Of the removal of the
President from office by impeach-
ment, or of his death, resignation,
or inability to discharge the powers
and duties of the office, the same
shall dcvolve temporarily Oh the
head Of an Executive Department,
senior in years. If there 10 no
head of an Executive Department,
then the Senator senior in years
shall act as President until a success
sor is chosen and qualified:


If Congress be in session at the
time Of the death, resignation, dis
ability, or removal of the President,
the. Senators and Representatives
shall meet in Joint Convention, un-
der such rules and regulations as
the Congress may by law prescribe,
and proceed to elect by viva-voce
vote a President to fill such vacancy,
each Senator and Representative
having one vote. A quorum for this
purpose shall consist of majority
in each House of the Senators and
Representatives duly elected and
qualified, and a majority Of all the
votes given shall be necessary to the
choice of a President. The person
thus elected as President shall dis
charge all the powers and duties of
tho Office until the Inauguration of
the President elected at the next
regular election.


If Congress be not in session at
the time vacancy occurs, then the
acting President shall forthwith is
sue a proclamation convening Con-
gress within 80 days after the occur
renee of such vacancy.


On the presence Of quorum in
each House, the Senators and Re-
presentatives shall meet in joint con-
vention, and elect President, as be-
fore provided.


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