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 Trrm·: u.——’I`HE CONGRESS.—-Ch. 1. 3 T I T L E I I. THE C?(“)NGRESS. CH-\l’TER ONE. ELECTION OF SENATOBS. sec. ; see. 14. When Senators to be elected. ° 17. Vacancy  session of legislature. 15. Mode of election. J 18. Election of Senators certified. 16. Vacancy occurring before meeting of 19. Countersign of certificate. legislature. Sec. 14-. The legislature of each State which is chosen next preceding When Senatcrsto the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to repre- E‘§E‘l‘?SL_s-. sent such State in Congress shall, on the second Tuesday after the meet- 2_,_;:° J“jY· ,"§6f· °· ing and organization thereof, roceed to elect a Senator in Congress. 243: s' ’ " ’ p' Sec. 15..Such election shallpbe conducted in the following manner: Modeof election. Each house shall openly, by a viva-voce vote of each IIl€Dll)€l` resent, name one person for Senator in Congress from such State, and the name 245, s_ jj", 14,, pf of the person sovoted for, who receives a majority of the whole number 243. of votes cast in each house, shall be entered on the journal of that house by the clerk or secretary thereof; or if either house fails to give such majority to any person on that day, the fact shall be entered on the journal. At twe ve o’clock meridian of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall convene in joint assembly, andthe journal of each house shall then be read, and if the same person has received a majority of all the votes in each house, he shall be declared duly elected Senator. But if the same rson has not received a majority of the votes in each house, or if either iihuse has failed to take proceedings as required by this section, the joint assembly shall then proceed to choose, by a viva-voce vote of each member present, a person for Senator, and the person who receives a majority of all the votes of the joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting, shall be declared duly elected. If no person receives such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shal meet at twelve o’clock meridian of each succeeding day during the session of the legislature, and shall take at least one vote, until a Senator is elected. Sec. 16. Whenever on the meeting of the legislature of any State a _Vacancy occurvacancy exists in the relpresentation of such State in the Senate, the Img h€f<>*$> meetlegislature shall procee, on the second Tuesday after meeting and mg °f l°§‘€1E‘f_"§ organization, to e act a person to fill such vacancy, in the manner pre- 25 July, 1866, c. scribed in the preceding section for the election of a Senator for a full 245·**·2·"·l*»l>· 246 term. Sec. 17. Whenever during the session of the legislature of any State \'ac¤ncty during a vacancy occurs in the representation of such State in the Senate, simi- :°¤¤*°¤ ° l°H¤¤l¤· lar proceedings to fill suc vacancy shall be had on the second Tuesday E._._.___ after the legislature has organized and has notice of such vacancy. 25 July. 1666. c- 245,s.2,v.l4, p.243. Sec. 18. lt shall be the duty of the executive of the State from which Election of Senany Senator has been chosen, to certify his election, under the seal of ’*°"“ °°"*‘“°'l· the State, to the President of the Senate of the United States. ’""""‘“_" 25 July, 1866, c. 245, s. 3, v. 14, p. 244. Sec. 19. The certificate mentioned in the preceding section shall be Countersign of oountersigned by the secretary of state of the State. certificate _ _,_ 25 July, 1866, c. 245, s. 3, v. 14, p. 244.