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 Trruc 1r1.—THE PRESIDENT.—Ch. 1. 23 Sec. 138. The electors shall make and sign three certificates of all the Oertificatcsicbc votes given bv them, each of which certificates shall contain two distinct ‘§‘_‘j° ““d "‘${}€§ lists, one of the votes for President, and the other of the votes for Vice- 1Mar., 1792, c. s, President, and shall annex to each of the certificates one of the lists of ¤¤·2»3· V- L P- 239- the electors which shall have been furnished to them by direction of the 5026 1;{*f'·é18°‘*_,;,§· executive of the State. ’°' ’ " ’p"' ` Sec. 139. The electors shall seal up the certificates so made by them, Certificates tobe and certify upon each that the lists of all the votes of such State given ¤¤¤l¤d wd i¤· for President, and of all the votes given for Vice·President, are contained d°"°d;_ therein. 1Mar.,1E,it;`s; s. 2, v. 1, p. 289. 26 Mar., 1804, c. 50, s. 1, vol. 2, p. 295. Sec. 140. The electors shall dispose of the certificates thus made by Tnnsmimion of them in the following manner: the certificates. One. They shall, by writing under their hands, or under the hands of a majority of them, appoint a person to take charge of and deliver to S_ 2, v_ f, p_   ’ the President of the Senate, at the seat of Government, before the first 26Mar., 180-1, c. Wednesday in January then next ensuing, one of the certificates. 5*% ¤· L "·2» 11295- Two. They shall forthwith forward by the post-office to the President of the Senate, at the seat of Government, one other of the certificates. Three. They shall forthwith cause the other of-the certificates to be delivered to the judge of that district in which the electors shall assemble. Sec. 141. \Vhenever a certificate of votes from any State has not been Wh SW t received at the seat of Government on the first Wednesday of January of Smglshajiesggd indicated by the preceding section, the Secretary of State shall send a. for distriotjudgem special messenger to the district judge in whose custody one certificate listof the votes from that State has been lodged, and such judge shall forth- 1Mgr,:i}}§] with transmit that list to the seat of Government. S4. v. 1. p,240. Sec. 142. Con ress shall be in session on the second \Vednesday in C t. th February succeeding every meeting of the electors, and the certificates, elw3E;], l,?0’(f€,, ig or so many of them as have been received, shall then be opened, the Congress. votes counted, and the persons to fill the offices of President and Vice- mi,;;; President ascertained and declared, a reeable to the Constitution. ,,_ 5;, j' ,,_ 2_{(i' ’ Sec. 143. In case there shall be noihesident of the Senate at the seat 1,,,,),,,8,0,, {mab_ of Government on the arrival of the persons intrusted with the certifi— ,,.,,,,-8 of president cafes of the votes of the electors, then such persons shall deliver such of the Senate. certificates into the office of the Secretary of State, to be safely kept, `]`I@,f,i]`5§,2 gg and delivered over as soon as may be to the President of the Senate. s. 6, v. 1, p. 240. i Sec. 144. Each of the persons appointed by the electors to deliver the mln (_ 0,. certificates of votes to the President of the Senate shall be allowed, on s,,;,,,,,,.,? m°°` the delivery of the list intrusted to him, twenty-five cents for every mile — ;—~&—————- of the estimated distance, by the most usual road. from the place of meet- _, P{}*Q*]'i?j8‘B· ing of the electors to the seat of Government of the ['nitcd States. " ’’ p`' Sec. 145. Every person who, having been appointed, pursuant to sub- porgegtun, {0,. division one of section one hundred and forty or to section one hundred messengefs negand forty-one, to deliver the certificates of the votes of the electors to the ***6 0* <l¤*Y- President of the Senate. and having accepted such apipointment, shall lMar.,1792,c.8, neglect to perform the services required from him, sha forfeit the sum s. 8, v.1, p. 240. of one thousand dollars. Sec. 146. In case of removal, death, resignation, or inability of both Vwancyin both the President and Vice-President of the United States, the President of ‘f’_m°°S· the Senate, or, if there is none, then the Speaker of the House of Rep- 1Mm·.,1792,c.8, resentatives, for the time being. shall act as President until the disability B- 9- V- L P- 2*0- is removed or a President elected. Sec. 147. \Vhenever the offices of President and Vice-President both Notincationofvv become vacant, the Secretary of State shall forthwith cause a notifica- *2*;*;**68 t" be Pub' tion thereof to be made to the executive of every State, and shall also Eiga____ cause the same to be published in at least one of the newspapers printed 1Mar.,1192,c.8, in Barb  s. 10, v. 1, p. 240. Sec. 148. The notification shall specify that electors of a President ltequisites of the and Vice-President of the United States shall be appointed or chosen in '[’i{*lf·@‘· ____ the several States, as follows: 1Mtn-., 1792, o. 8, s. 10, v. 1, p. 240. 29 Jan., 1877, c. 37, v. 19, p. 227. s1·—03——7