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them, or either of them
The council may appoin
their own clerk, who sha
take such oath of suppor
and fidelity to this State a
this convention or the legis
lature shall direct, and o
secrecy, in such matters a
he shall be directed by th(
board to keep secret.
35. That in case of re
fusal, death, resignation, dis
qualification, or removal ou
of the State, by any person
chosen a member of the
council, the members there-
of, immediately thereupon,
or at their next meeting
thereafter, shall elect, by bal-
lot, another person, qualified
as aforesaid, in his place,
for the residue of the year.
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Time gubernato-
rial elections held;
place of election;
persons entitled
to vote tor Gover-
nor; manner of
holding election.
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Sec. 2. An election for
Governor, under this Consti-
tution, shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November, in the
year nineteen hundred and
fifty-eight, and on the same
day and month in every
fourth year thereafter, at the
places of voting for Dele-
gates to the General Assem-
bly; and every person
qualified to vote for Dele-
gates, shall be qualified and
entitled to vote for Gover-
nor; the election to be held
in the same manner as the
election of Delegates, and
the returns thereof, under
seal, to be addressed to the
Speaker of the House of
Delegates, and enclosed and
transmitted to the Secretary
of State, and delivered to
said Speaker, at the com-
mencement of the session of
the General Assembly, next
ensuing said election.
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Sec. 2. An election for
Governor, under this Consti-
tution, shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November, in the
year eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven, and on the same
day and month in every
fourth year thereafter, at the
places of voting for Dele-
gates to the General Assem-
bly; and every person
qualified to vote for Dele-
gates, shall be qualified and
entitled to vote for Gover-
nor; the election to be held
in the same manner as the
election of Delegates, and
the returns thereof, under
seal, to be addressed to the
Speaker of the House of
Delegates, and enclosed and
transmitted to the Secretary
of State, and delivered to
said Speaker at the com-
mencement of the session of
the General Assembly, next
ensuing said election.
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Sec. 2. An election for
Governor under this Consti-
tution shall be held on the
Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November, in the
year eighteen hundred and
sixty-four, and on the same
day and month in every
fourth year thereafter, at the
places of voting for dele-
gates to the General As-
sembly, and every person
qualified to vote for Dele-
gates shall be qualified and
entitled to vote for Gover-
nor; the election to be held
in the same manner as the
election of Delegates, and
the returns thereof, under
seal, to be addressed to the
Speaker of the House of
Delegates, and enclosed and 1
transmitted to the Secretary
of State, and delivered to
the said Speaker at the com-
mencement of the session of
the General Assembly next
ensuing said election.
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Sec. 2. The first election
for Governor under this
Constitution shall be held on
the first Wednesday of No-
vember, in the year eighteen
hundred and fifty-three, and
on the same day and month
in every fourth year there-
after, at the places of voting
for delegates to the General
Assembly, and every person
qualified to vote for dele-
gates shall be qualified and
entitled to vote for Gover-
nor; the election to be held
in the same manner as the
election of delegates, and
the returns thereof, under
seal, to be addressed to the
Speaker of the House of
Delegates, and enclosed and
transmitted to the Secretary
of State, and delivered to
the said speaker at the com-
mencement of the session of
the Legislature next ensuing
said election.
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25. That a person of wis-
dom, experience, and virtue,
shall be chosen governor, on
the second Monday of No-
vember 1777, and on the
second Monday in every
year for ever thereafter, by
the joint ballot of both
houses, to be taken in each
house respectively, deposited
in a conference room, the
boxes to be examined by a
joint committee of both
houses, and the numbers sev-
erally reported, that the ap-
pointment may be entered;
which mode of taking the
joint ballot of both houses
shall be adopted in all cases.
But if two or more shall have
an equal number of ballots
in their favour, by which the
choice shall not be deter-
mined on the first ballot,
then a second ballot shall be
taken, which shall be con-
fined to the persons, who on
the first ballot shall have had
an equal number; and if the
ballots should again be equal J
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Proposed by Act of 1836,
chapter 197. Ratified 1837.
Sec. 21. The General As-
sembly shall have power to
regulate by law, all matters
which relate to the Judges,
time, place and manner of
holding elections for Gover-
nor and of making returns
thereof not affecting the ten-
ure and term of office
thereby, and that, until
otherwise directed, the re-
turns shall be made in like
manner as in elections for
electors of the President and
Vice President, save that the
form of the certificates shall
be varied to suit the case,
and save also, that the re-
turns, instead of being made
to the Governor and Coun-
cil, shall be made to the
Senate, and be addressed to
the President of the Senate,
and be enclosed under cover
to the Secretary of State by
whom they shall be delivered
to the President of the Sen-
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