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ejieking and signing lcertiseates. V, th ie, Seellngnud lmcrsing eerttllcates. l
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12. Time fer transmlsdnn et ccrtitlcatese to" President et Senate. 'HI _1::, :»mrictl_3n{lge'§"l1st.‘ _ _ · 4 ‘ , L " ._ lU, `ll. Absences! President of Senate. ~ _ to 11 1»meage`et_xne•sma-s. ·· e ‘ · ° 1¤;_ lwferfeitutie for §\§S§CR§€1'°8*D¢gl£·€th at duty. ·‘ ;. th` 17, Ftenntingelectcrql yetes ln Cenggggss. A · .L cf 14, 1?¤·servat1en,ot‘_-order in Je1nt:ni_eet{ngQV " " gr » »1:», Limitel del;4ute_i¤‘each House. “Q? · “_ `° u Q 4 ‘ _ 2 __ 4 _ _ , it- . :·¤, Seats for cxcers gndkiemberuwot twe Heuseshinl joint xneetlng. .4 - `· . Lili, \‘:14c¤ucy4 in •f§ces..gI b•th-President and Vice‘Preetdent.j_ls `l ’ · St
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2::. l:_t·eignati0¤` er refusal- of c&ce. " -· ‘ t ·m. Section ul. 'l`ime‘_•f uppointing -elect0rs.+The electors ef. ·- 1’resi<lent_ end; me T President shall- be appeint.ede Jill `each Sante, on the Teuesdaywuext nftcrln the mist Meudeyjiu -‘N04 wm!¤·r,_ ln every fouith iyear succeeding. every4,election nice if -l°:··§sident und Vice-. President. (R; S. .5 131 { Jerh.19, 1886,, ct: _·. -4, §·3, 24 Stat.-2.)° w ‘ c ·_ Q t _· u ·* ci: · 2. Number. of electors}-4The numherj of electors slmll - be um c·;uul, in the‘numl}c1·*0£ Senators und Represetltativ_es..t0 which- so me several States nre by law entitled at the time Wl1£‘HFll the i ul lweidtjni em! Fvice President to be chesen·.cemeQ lute? oflice; Ul A_<·x<=··pt, that where no epp9rtierimeut_0fRepreseututivesulnas `_/_lé·e.:1 made nfter any enumeration, expe tinne of choosing not 4·%e;·2er;4, the ngyigbgr gt eieemrg- shall neeqrqing to the then th wxisiing apportionment o£éYSenat0rs_“§nd' Representatives. °(R.4 he
§ 132.) __ ; _ ‘_ · _ _A _‘ Sl
3. Vaesncim in electoral c0llege.———Ench;"State» muyjby lnw, U ln! pzwidel for the tilting of any vacancies l~u*lxich‘ may pccur sin gr lim ccll<;·ge· let electors when such college, ects tb give __.itse gl clccternl vote, u (R,·S;“§ 133,) - . ·c€ 4. Failure te make mnppoiuted day.——~Whenever nay cj ¥*?l:ll(3llfi1S-}1€Id,81l election ter thepurpose of chdcsiug electors, e Mw ·¤¤¤ failed w mke ~¤,c1¤¤%¤¤ en the Qwvreecribed bv MW- m the electors maybe eppointeqycn e subsequent day in such th u nnumzer as the-legislature of such State may direct. (R. S. _ t 5. Meetingeand vote of electers.———’1‘he electersiol each State 04 ebelt meet anal gfve their votes on the sec0nd:M0x;d.sy; in Az; Jalmnnry next {chewing their nppcintment, eat such place an ud; Meals State as the lgislsture or such`. State shell direct. e (Feb. in Ti/1S$7,c.90,_§¢1,24.$tnt.·373;.)‘ l · .` . l ¤ bl 6. Determinatien at eentreversy as to nppdutuent "cf elec; _ ters.-——It anysmte shell lmve provided, by laws enecteclprlqr to. se me day iixedjcr the appointmenteet the electors, for its, una? th d··terminat ien of any centroirensy or c0nt&t ccncerjnluz the tu
- ¤;»p<»int4ment et all cr eny 0t»—t11e‘ electéxés o£*sueh°State. by th
judicial or ether methods 0:, prpcedures,4 and such detexgminw Y time e shall have been mane at lust six days before the time , ot fixed fer the meetipg·ot the eleetem, such determlmticn made J " elm-sxnant to such- lawns existing on day, and made at, hz
RESIDENT _ fL1 1 PRESIDENT MMM _ l ¤ » _ Sec. ,». ¢Wm·m Hyun Pouc¤;..;.-..;.-.,-..-., ;-..; .. ., ... ;--- 61 ust six, daye; pri01·» tc [the said time of meeting ot the elec- rs; shall c0nclu$ivg, ¢ahd shgll govern in t11e__countii1¥g fit c electoral votes as fpfcyided in ‘thej Constitution, and as ercinafger régulatéd; so farms Qthe ascextainméut of the ele<:· I 1‘s_ afi90ihfed ‘ by such. Stuteis conccmedQ_ (Feb. A3, 1887, c; ¤; §”2?24 Stat. 373.)* __ ‘_~·_ * " [ .,`_ 7Q Ccrtihéqés af sppcintwént of cléctcrs.-—-It shall bgé the nty of the éxaéutivé of each Statens sdm as pmctimble after e eéuclusiqn ot the appbintinéntsot electors in meh i State, by c html asceptginment unde; h;1d_ i¤ pursuance ot the laws of ' n¢h.gState_ providing {61* suizh aécertqinment, to colmmunicate, ndef the seul dt the :‘Sta£e, tolhé _S§cretary; of State ofQ the gitcd Statési a wzertihcaté qt ésccrtsinment of the elec~.. rg a[H>a1qtpd; ‘setti1ig forth th} nnmegi of such electors and e cs1m·£13s·0r other ascértaihmcut under the hw; of AStatc
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sp6ii1h;_xéxit_ aqy arid 'all 'vdtes hBYé' been givés or `cgst; inurl ‘shziIl _ also, thereupon be_ `tl1¢ dutyiof tlie exeéutive Yat each zaite tddelivcr to thé·I electors of such State, 0I1:»0!`b¢fo1'é themy lon. wh§ch_`they:are’ "rcquiredfhy se¢tie>u 6 "of__thié title to eet,·-theS same certi§cate,_ in ·t1*ip1§pat¢,. mjdct thé soafcf the ` fate; and such cértmcdté `Qéhallm bé·· {1;cIbscd ’BBd__tl‘$BSl}31tt€d { tl1_¢”c]cct¢$rs qt _‘tHe__ Bing mid in the manner as ?pmvided by law 1361- traz1smitting by such; electors ja thent of government of all persons voteelfoi as Presi- 51} -and ot 11 pex·s0ns` w· ofccI· for as Vice Px·¢sidem:;~ and it gre shall dye aixyjinil determinatiem in Y8 State of a· »n t1·0‘vcrsy_ or éoritesf is provided for- in section 6 .§f this - tlc, it shall bc thefduty ofithé executive of st1eli·State; us mx `as praétiéable after'. such defermi11ation, tc · communicate, 1der’ the= seal of- the State, to Tthe ".S€§!1‘€t&l‘Y_ ot State_ of the nited. States, ja cértméate of such Adéterminiticn, an ·form_·-and annex as the same Shall have been made; andthe Secretary E State of thé ~U¤1_¢g41 hStatcS,Y as soon sis p;‘u<:ti¢ab1e·aftcxne rgeeipt at thai State ._D0[}&¥tm€iIt of each of {bg éertmcates erciubefore dirccted `to be transmitted to tl$e__S¢c1·étary 0t_ » cate,. S1l&u’Q\1b1iS}l, np sdch*pub}icJ>"newspaper as he»shai1Aesig·· ttc;,such_c¢rti1icatés -in$£ull ;‘·‘ai1d`at·_the mst mééti§g of Cem-
- ess thé;·ea1{tez.·` he `shall transmit to the two Houses ofG01;g _
ress ju full of each a1f€} `fi gvery sack- cért}§é§t¢ sg raw died _1théi·et0fora nt the State Department. (Feb., 3, 1887, ~
90,"§ 3, 24 St§t, 373.) _ J ’ —
8. nxgxmemr vctingw-+The electors shall vote for President nd Vicg Prégidemy rcnpéétively, jin the mmi1ne1=~_»<Hrecte<l by @B,C(R1St·it@lUOH.__ (QR; 137..) _ » i m 9. Making signing `eetti§¢¤&es.-—·-The electors shall make xdlsigu threé 4cérti§cateS Of all the vétes given by them, each {which- ·cetti t1cnt¢s shall bontairi twddistinct lists, cné of the ntes for. President, and the gather of the v0tes"for”Vice'Pmsimt, and shall mae; to each nf the fmnncames one of the sts of the electors which shall have been ~tumi§lied toihem r d i 1·éc;icp.Qf tha executive of the State; , (R, S. § 138.) ‘ 10.1Sealing gud indnmiug c¤rti§cot¢s.-·-·—The electors stm]! eal up the certmcates so made by them, and certify upon eiwh nat théslists gt all the vqtes of sdfzh Stgitegiveu for President, xd bball ltlge votes given for Vice Presidénmi `&l!#€`€Ul1{£li1i€d ngreixi. (R. B. Q 139.) _- 3 ·· V . _ 11. Trmsmissini; of ccrti§cntcs.—··-The electors shall clispuse F. the ce1‘ti§c&tcs'?thus xnnégby themé in the fogllcwing? manner: One. iQhey4 shall, by writing under their lgmxds, 0i· umlcr fhc ands-pi a xxxajcrity of them; appoint ix person to tqké charge
