 | United States. Electoral Commission (1877) - 1877 - 1087 halaman
...I. THE POWEES OF THE COMMISSION : The act approved January 29, 1877, section 2, provides : " Tbat if more than one return, or paper purporting to be a return from a State, shall bave be«u received by the President of tlio Senate, purporting to bo the certificate of electoral... | |
 | 1877
...provisions of the agreement relating to the Electoral Commission were the following: 1. That where "more than one return or paper purporting to be a return from a State," not being duplicates of the same return, "shall have been received by the President of the Senate,"... | |
 | 1877
...THE POWERS OF THE COMMISSION : The act approved January 29 ? 1877, section 2, provides : u That if more than one return, or paper purporting to be a return from a State, shall have been received by the President of the Senate, purporting to be the certificate of electoral... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1877
...consider the duty of this Commission under the second section of the act, which provides—- That if more than one return, or paper purporting to be a return from a Slate, shall have been received by the President of the Senate, purporting to be the certinoates of... | |
 | 1878
...supported by the decision of the tribunal of such State so provided for by its Legislature ;" and that " in such case of more than one return, or paper purporting...no such determination of the question in the State as aforesaid, then those votes, and those only, shall be counted which the two Houses, acting separately,... | |
 | 1878
...that wo have to encounter in the present condition of affairs. The second section provides that, if more than one return or paper purporting to be a return from a State shall have been received by the President of the Senate, purporting to be the certificate of the electoral... | |
 | 1880
...especially do I mistrust the effect of these words when they occur in line 53 of the sixth section : " And in such case of more than one return, or paper purporting to be a return, 1mm a State, if there nhall have been no euch determination of the question in the State a» aforesaid,... | |
 | 1880
...return has been received shall be rejected except by the affirmative votes of both Houses. If more tlmn one return or paper purporting to be a return from a State shall have been received by the President of the Senate, those votes, and those only, shall be counted... | |
 | Gaylord Watson - 1882 - 192 halaman
...the presiding officer shall then announce the decision of the question submitted. SEC. 2. That, if more than one return, or paper purporting to be a return from a State, shall have been received by the President of the Senate, purporting to be the certificates of electoral... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - 1882
...rejected by an affirmative vote of the two houses (voting separately) . It provided, also, " That if more than one return or paper purporting to be a return from a State shall have been received by the President of the Senate, purporting to be the certificates of electoral... | |
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... from which but one return has been received shall be rejected, but the two Houses concurrently may reject the vote or votes when they agree that such vote or votes have not been so regularly given by electors whose appointment has been so certified.... 
