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journal. At 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following that on
which proceedings are required to take place, as aforesaid, the
members of the two Houses shall convene in joint assembly, and
the journal of each House shall then be read, and if the same
person shall have received a majority of all the votes in each
House, such person shall be duly declared elected Senator to
represent said State in the Congress of the United States; but if
the same person shall not have received a majority of the votes
in each House, or if either House shall have failed to take pro-
ceedings as required by this Act, the joint assembly shall then
proceed to choose, by a viva voce vote of each member present,
a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person having a
majority of all the votes of said joint assembly, a majority of
all the members elected to both Houses being present and voting,
shall be declared duly elected; and in case no person shall receive
such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at
12 o'clock, meridian, of each succeeding day, during the session
of the Legislature, and take at least one vote until a Senator
shall be elected.

Vacancies.

SEC 2. Whenever, on the meeting of the Legislature of any
State, a vacancy shall exist in the representation of such State in
the Senate of the United States, said Legislature shall proceed
on the second Tuesday after the commencement and organization
of its session, to elect a person to fill such vacancy, in the manner
hereinbefore provided for the election of a Senator for a full
term; and if a vacancy shall happen during the session of the
Legislature, then, on the second Tuesday after the Legislature
shall have been organized, and shall have notice of said vacancy.

Certificate of Election.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Governor of the State
from which any Senator shall have been chosen as aforesaid, to
certify his election, under the seal of the State, to the President
of the United States, which certificate shall be countersigned by
the Secretary of State of the State.

THE JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.

(ART. IV, PART I. —CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND. )

THE JUDICIAL POWER.

SECTION 1. The judicial power of this State shall be vested in
a Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, Orphans' Courts, such courts
for the city of Baltimore as are hereinafter provided for, and