 | South Carolina, Joseph Brevard - 1814 - 620 pages
...representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted: the person having the greatest number of votes for president, shall be president, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 522 pages
...Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted : the person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be President, if such number be one-third of the whole number 127 130 JAS.4, 1825.] Niagara Suffertm. H. of R.] cf Electors appointed... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1826 - 844 pages
...shall open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted: the person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be President, if such number be equal to a majority of the whole number of votes given; but if no person have such majority, then a... | |
 | Basil Hall - Atlantic States - 1829 - 444 pages
...and transmit, sealed, to the seat of government of the United States. The person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have such majority, then from the persons... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1833 - 264 pages
...persons voted for as President and Vice President ; and declares that the person having the .greatest number of votes for President shall be President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and thnt the person having the greatest number of votes... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1835 - 720 pages
...returns, and the electoral votes of the States shall be thereupon counted. The person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of votes given ; but if no person have such majority, or if the person having the... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1835 - 718 pages
...returns, and the electoral votes of the States shall be thereupon counted. The person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of votes given. But if no person shall have such majority, or if the person having... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1835 - 1436 pages
...returns, and the electoral votes of the States shall be thereupon counted. The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be President, if such number be a majority ef the whole number of vot-^ given: but if no person have such majority, or if the person having 1... | |
 | 1825 - 436 pages
...representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted; the person having the greatest number of votes for president shall be president, if such number be one third of the whole number of electors appointed; and if two persons have a greater number than... | |
 | United States - 1840 - 128 pages
...Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted ; the person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons... | |
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States, directed to the president of the senate. The president of the senate shall, in the presence of the senate and house of representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted; the person having the greatest number of votes... 
