| Edward McPherson - 1872
...SEC. 2. That if more than one return shall be received by the President of the Senate from a State, purporting to be the certificates of electoral votes...election for President and Vice-President in such State, all such returns shall be opened by him in the presence of the Houses when assembled to count the votes;... | |
| United States. Electoral Commission (1877) - 1877 - 1088 pages
...consider— I. THE POWERS OF THE COMMISSION : The act approved January 29 ? 1877, section 2, provides : u That if more than one return, or paper purporting...the President of the Senate, purporting to be the certificate of electoral votes given at the last preceding election for President and Vice-Président... | |
| United States. Electoral Commission (1877) - 1877 - 1100 pages
...certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The law of your creation provides in substance and effect that if more than one return, or paper purporting...received by the President of the Senate, purporting U> be the certificate of electoral votes given for President and Vice-President in any State, all such... | |
| 1877 - 852 pages
...SECTION 2. That if more than one return shall be received by the President of the Senate from a State, purporting to be the certificates of electoral votes...election for President and Vice-President in such State, all such returns shall be opened hv him in the presence of the two Houses when assembled to count the... | |
| United States. Electoral Commission (1877) - 1877 - 1106 pages
...— 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... | |
| United States. Congress - 1877 - 322 pages
...us now 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... | |
| 1877 - 558 pages
...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,"... | |
| United States. Congress - 1877 - 828 pages
...provides — " That if more than one return shall be received by the President of the Senate from a State, purporting to be the certificates of electoral votes given at the last precedim: election for President and Vice-President in such State, all such returns shall be opeiieil... | |
| David A. McKnight - 1878 - 446 pages
...decision of the question submitted. SEC. 2. That if more than one return or paper, purporting to bo a return from a State, shall have been received by...given at the last preceding election for President and Vice President in such State, unless they shall be duplicates of the same return, all such returns... | |
| 1878 - 832 pages
...meet, and the presiding officer shall then announce the decision of the question submitted. SECTION 2. That if more than one return or paper purporting to...received by the President of the Senate, purporting to bo the certificates of electoral votes given at the last preceding election for President and VicePresident... | |
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