THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

1836.

SEC. 21. Awl be it enacted, That the General Assem-
bly shall have power to regulate by law, all matters-
which relate to the judges, time, place, and manner of
holding elections for governor and of making returns
thereof not affecting the tenure and term of office

CHAP. 197.

manner, &c. of
elections of G.

thereby, and that, until otherwise directed, the returns
shall be made in like manner as in elections for elec-
tors of President and Vice President, save that the
form of the certificates shall be varied to suit the case,
and save also, that the returns, instead of being made
to the governor and council, shall be made to the sen-
ate, 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
senate, at the commencement of the session next ensu-
ing such election.

Returns, &c. of
G.

SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That of the persons vo-
ted for as governor, at any such election, the person
having in the judgment of the senate, the h'ghest
number of legal votes, and possessing the legal quali-
fications, and resident, as aforesaid, in the district from
which the governor at such election is to be taken,
shall be governor and shall qualify in the manner pre-
scribed by the constitution and laws, on the first Mon-
day of January next ensuing his election, or as soon
thereafter as may be, and all questions in relation to
the number or legality of the votes given for each and
any person voted for, as governor, and in relation to
the returns, and in relation to the qualifications of the

Ascertaining
the results of
election of G.

persons voted for, as governor shall be decided by the
senate, and in case two or more persons, legally qual-
ified according to the provisions of this act, shall have
an equal number of legal votes, then the senate and
house of delegates, upon joint ballot, shall determine
which one of them shall be governor, and the one which,
upon counting the ballots, shall have the highest num-
ber of votes shall be governor, and shall qualify ac-
cordingly.

Case of tie

SEC. 23. And be it enacted, That no person who
shall be elected, and shall act as governor, shall be
again eligible for the next succeeding term.

Ineligible 2d
term

SEC. 24. And be it enacted, That the elections to be
held in pursuance of this act, shall be held on the first
Wednesday of October, in the year eighteen hundred

Election 1st
Wed. October
1838.