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The governor and council, on receiving the returns of electors, to
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choose the president and vice-president, and for members of con-
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gress, to ascertain the votes given for each, and thereupon declare
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by proclamation, signed by the governor, the names of the persons
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elected— 1805, ch. 97, sec. 33, .......
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525
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Such proclamation to be inserted in such newspapers, on both shores,
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as they may direct — 1805, ch. 97, sec. 33, .....
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525
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Where two or more candidates have an equal number of votes, the go-
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vernor and council to determine on the election by lot — 1805, ch.
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525
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97, sec. 34, ..........
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525
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Fines and penalties under this act, (not otherwise provided for,) to be
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recovered by indictment in the counties where they may accrue —
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1805, ch. 97, sec. 36, .........
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526
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To be applied, one-half to the informer, and the other half to the use
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of the county— 1805, ch. 97, sec. 36, ......
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52G
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County clerks to return annually to the levy courts lists of fines, &c.
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recovered— -1805, ch. 97, sec. 36, ......
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526
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The judges of the county courts to give this act in charge to the grand
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juries at the court uext after every election — 1805, ch. 97, sec. 37,
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526
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All laws, clauses, &c. repugnant to, or inconsistent with the provisions
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of this act, repealed — 1805, ch. 97, sec. 38, . . ...
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526
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Senators of the United States to be elected by the joint ballot of both
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branches of the legislature — 1809, ch. 22, .
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565
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The persons qualified, having a majority of votes of all the attending
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members, to be declared duly elected — 1809, ch. 22,
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565
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One to be always an inhabitant of the eastern and one of the western
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shore— 1809, ch. 22, .........
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565
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To be commissioned in the usual form — 1809, ch. 22,
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565
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Penalty on candidate, or other persons, giving or promising any gift or
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reward to secure any person's vote or ballot — 1811, ch. 204,
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606
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Allowance to the sheriffs for the performance of their duty relative to
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elections, to be levied by the levy courts — 1813, ch. 170,
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624
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Judges of elections authorized to administer an oath or affirmation on
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any inquiry touching the right of any person offering to vote —
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1819, ch. 174, sec. 1, ........
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720
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Persons swearing or affirming falsely, &c. in relation thereto, guilty of
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perjury — 1819, ch. 174, sec. 1, .......
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720
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Warrant and notice of elections to fill vacancies to go to the sheriff of
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the county, who shall give notice of the time of holding such elec-
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tion in the manner therein directed — 1823, ch. 213, sec. 1, .
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801
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Penally against the sheriff for neglect, &c. $50—1823, ch. 213, sec. 1,
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80]
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Sheriff to give notice to the judges of the election in the manner herein
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directed— 1823, ch. 213, sec. 2, .......
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801
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The next election of representatives in congress shall be on the first
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Monday of October, 1829, and on the same day in every second
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year, thereafter, unless special meeting of congress be called, in
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which case the governor, by proclamation, to direct an election, &c.
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—1826, ch. 234, .........
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