Electoral Count of 1877: Proceedings of the Electoral Commission and of the Two Houses of Congress in Joint Meeting Relative to the Count of Electoral Votes Cast December 6, 1876, for the Presidential Term Commencing March 4, 1877U.S. Government Printing Office, 1877 - 1087 pàgines |
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act of Congress appointed electors argument authority candidate canvass certificate Commission Commissioner ABBOTT Commissioner EDMUNDS Commissioner HOAR Commissioner THURMAN Constitution counsel Cronin day of November decided decision declared determine disqualified duty electoral college electoral vote electors of President EVARTS evidence executive exercise fact February 26 Florida fraud governor governor of Oregon Hayes electors highest number honors House of Representatives Houses of Congress hundred ineligible inquiry John McEnery Judge judicial jurisdiction Kellogg legislature Louisiana MERRICK minutes p. m. motion number of votes o'clock a. m. objections objectors offer offers of proof Oregon papers parish persons polls President and Vice-President presidential electors PRESIDING OFFICER proceedings proposition question quo warranto received republican resignation returning-board returning-officers returns Robert Bullock secretary Senate South Carolina submitted supervisor of registration supreme court testimony tion tribunal United vacancy votes cast votes for President Watts Wilkinson Call
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Pàgina 108 - And the said oaths or affirmations shall be taken and subscribed by the governor, lieutenant-governor, and councillors, before the president of the senate, in the presence of the two houses of...
Pàgina 65 - State, on or before the day on which they are required by the preceding section to meet...
Pàgina 353 - State before it can determine whether it is republican or not. And when the senators and representatives of a State are admitted into the councils of the Union, the authority of the government under which they are appointed, as well as its republican character, is recognized by the proper constitutional authority. And its decision is binding on every other department of the government, and could not be questioned in a judicial tribunal.
Pàgina 535 - In all elections for the choice of any officer, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, the person having the highest number of votes for any office shall be deemed to have been elected...
Pàgina 667 - February 28, 1795, provided that, "in case of an insurrection in any state against the government thereof, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, on application of the legislature of such state or of the executive, when the legislature cannot be convened, to call forth such number of the militia of any other state or states, as may be applied for, as he may judge sufficient to suppress such insurrection.
Pàgina 453 - President is contained therein, and 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 the President of the Senate, at the seat of government, before the first Wednesday in January then next ensuing, one of the...
Pàgina 675 - It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide from time to time for the registration of all electors.