INDEX TO THE LAWS.

GOVERNOR,— And the additional qualification of being
at least thirty years of age, and of being
and having been at least three whole years
before, a resident within the gubernato-

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rial district, &c.
The State divided into three guberna-
torial districts, and provisions for num-

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bering them,
The legislature shall have power by
law to regulate all matters in relation to
the Judges, time, place, and manner of
holding elections for, and of making re-
turns thereof, not affecting the tenure and

term of office thereby,
The returns of the election of, except
otherwise ordered, shall be made in like
manner as in elections for Electors of
President and Vice-President of the Uni-
ted States, save that the form of certifi-
cates shall be varied to suit the case, and
that the returns instead of being made to
the, and Council, shall be made to the
President of the Senate, enclosed under
cover to the Secretary of State, by whom

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they shall be delivered, &c.
Of the persons voted for as, the person
having in the judgment of the senate, the
highest number of votes, and possessing
the legal qualifications, &c. shall be, and
shall qualify, &c. on the first Monday in

January next ensuing his election, &c.
All questions in relation to the legali-
ty of votes given for, of qualification of,

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&c. as, shall be decided by the senate,
In case two or more have an equal
number of votes for, the Senate and
House of Delegates, by joint ballot, shall

choose one thereof as,
No person elected and acting as, shall

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be eligible for the next succeeding term,
First election for, under this act, shall
be held on the first Wednesday of Octo-

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ber, 1838,

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