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 22 TITLE rrr.-THE PRESIDENT.-Ch. 1. T I T L E I I I. THE PREFIl)EN'F. C H A P T E R O N E . PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. sec. sec. 131. Time bcgf agpointing electors. 1 143. Pro}yisg¢;n for absence of President of 132. *lum ro electors. thet nate. 133. Tacancies in electoral college. i 144. Mileage of messengers. 13-1. 1·`aiIure tp snake a choice on the ap- 1 145. Foirfeiture for messengefs neglect. of int.e< ay. uty. 135. Mepeling of electoral college. 146. Vacancy in both offices. 136. List ogiames of electors to be fur- 147. Notitgggtion of vacancies to be pubnish to them. is . 137. Manner of voting. 148. Requisites of notification. 138. Certificates to bemade and signed. 149. Time ol' holding election to fill va- 139. Certificates to be sealed and indorsed. cancy. 140. Transmission of the certificates. 150. Regulations for quadrennial election 141. When Secretary of State shall send . made applicable to election to fill for district judge’s list. Q vacancies. 142. Counting the electoral votes in Con-, 151. Resignation or refusal of otlioe. grese. Time of appoint- Sec. 131. Except in case of a presidential election prior to the ordiing e|¢<·t¤¤*· _ nary period. as specified in sections one hundred and fortvseven to one `{M,,__]7o;g,c_g, hundred and forty-nine, inclusive, when the offices of President and e. 1, v. 1, p. 239. Vice·Pres1dent both become vacant, the electors of President and Vice- I  J*'*—;l§*5· "· President shall be aprminted, in each State, on the Tuesday next after ·$é?]af;i "{81,, ,,_ the lirst Monday in 1 ovember., in every fourth year succeeding every 31, ,·_ lg, gg;] election of a President and Vice-President. [Sec s 5520-1 Number nf elec- Sec. 132. The number of electors shall be equal to the number of tors. Senators and Representatives to which the several Suites are by law IMM: i{92_c_8_ entitled at the time when the President and Vice-President to be chosen s. 1,v. 1, p. 239. come into office: except. that Wh€1'B.l10 apportionment of Representatives has been made after any enumeration, at the time of choosing electors, the number of electors shall be according to the then existing apportionment of Senators and Representatives. Vafangiesin elec- _ Sao, 133. Each State may, by law, provide for the filling of any vacan- Fj’_'f_f‘;fK"’· __ cies which may occur in its college 0 electors when such college meets 23 Jan., 1845, c. to give its electoral vote. 1, v.§, p. 721. F“‘l‘}“‘ *° "‘“k$ Src. 134. Whenever any State has held an election for the purpose of a choue on the ap. . ., pointed day choosing electors, and has failed to make a choice on the day prescribed ·ggcJ;{j1—‘845_ c_ by law, the electors may be applointed on a subsequent day in such a 1, v. 5, p. 721. manner as the legislature of suc State may direct. tngysfigz Of ¢l<·<‘· Sec. 135. Theyelcctors for each State shall meet and give their votes ____"_L§___,__ uponthe first Vtednesday in December in the year in which they are 8  L1a;.,l17_?(?éc.8, alpppmtedi at such place. in cach State, as the legislature of such State ·•·¤ · v ···* · S 9. 11‘€C. List of names of S1so._136. It shall be the duty of the executive of each State to causa .._;.;. certihed, and to be dclivcred to the electors on or before the day on which Q   {In;-.I17Qf6¤-8. they are required. by the preceding section. to meet. _ M¤¤¤¢r‘ of vet- Sec.137. The electors shall vote for President and Vice-President, 5E_________ respectively, in the manner directed by the Constitution. 26 Mar., 1804, c.50s. 1, V.2, p. 295.
 * l:&f’d”t;°t,?:l1f°*· threelists of the names of the electors of such State to be made and