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PUBLIC LAW 248—OCT. 31, 1951

[65 STAT.

"§ 11. Disposition of certificates "The electors shall dispose of the certificates so made by them and the lists attached thereto in the following manner: "First. They shall forthwith forward by registered mail one of the saine to the President of the Senate at the seat of government. "Second. Two of the same shall be delivered to the secretary of state of the State, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate, the other to be preserved by him for one year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and shall be open to public inspection. "Third. On the day thereafter they shall forward by registered mail two of such certificates and lists to the Administrator of General Services at the seat of government, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate. The other shall be preserved by the Administrator of General Services for one year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and shall be open to public inspection. "Fourth. They shall forthwith cause the other of the certificates and lists to be delivered to the judge of the district in which the electors shall have assembled.". SEC. 8. Section 12 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 12. F a i l u r e of certificates of electors to reach P r e s i d e n t of Senate or A d m i n i s t r a to r of General Services; demand on State for certificate "When no certificate of vote and list mentioned in sections 9 and 11 of this title from any State shall have been received by the President of the Senate or by the Administrator of General Services by the fourth Wednesday in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held, the President of the Senate or, if he be absent from the seat of government, the Administrator of General Services shall request, by the most expeditious method available, the secretary of state of the State to send up the certificate and list lodged with him by the electors of such State; and it shall be his duty upon receipt of such request immediately to transmit same by registered mail to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.". SEC. 9. Section 13 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: '*§ 13. S a m e; demand on district j u d g e for certificate "Wlien no certificates of votes from any State shall have been received at the seat of government on the fourth Wednesday in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held, the President of the Senate or, if he be absent from the seat of government, the Administrator of General Services shall send a special messenger to the district judge in whose custody one certificate of votes from that State has been lodged, and such judge shall forthwith transmit that list by the hand of such messenger to the seat of government.". SEC. 10. Title 3 of the United States Code is further amended by inserting, immediately after section 208 of such title, the following new chapter: " C H A P T E R 4.—DELEGATION OF F U N C T I O N S "Sec.

301. General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations. 302. Scope of delegation of functions. 303. Definitions.

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