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TIME OF MEETING OF ASSEMBLY.

General Assembly meets on the first Tuesday of January. The House of Representatives is called to order at twelve o'clock M., and the Senate at twelve o'clock M.

Election of United States Senator.

Persons to represent Pennsylvania in the Senate of the United States are elected by the Legislature in the following manner: Each House votes separately on the third Tuesday of January, at three o'clock P. M., if the Legislature shall have organized before the second Tuesday.”

On the day following, at twelve o'clock M., the two Houses meet in joint convention, and the journals of the two Houses are then read and certificates signed.

Nominations must be made and teller elected two days prior, and communicated to each House.

Election and Inauguration of Governor.

Election of Governor Tuesday November 2, 1875. Inauguration of Governor January 18, 1876.

Returns of election of Governor opened in presence of both Houses, Thursday before inauguration.

Lieutenant Governor takes oath of office third Tuesday of January following his election.

MEMBERS OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, Elected November 5, 1872, to cast the vote for President and Vice President of the United States.

PRESIDENT OF COLLEGE,
Adolph E. Borie.
SECRETARIES,

Russell Errett, Jno. A. Smull, Thomas M'Camant.

Adolph E. Borie,
John M. Thompson,
William D. Forten,
Joseph A. Bonham,
Marcus A. Davis,

George Morrison Coates,
Henry Bumm,

Theodore M. Wilson,
John M. Broomall,
Francis Shroder,
Mark II. Richards.
Edward II. Green.
David K. Shoemaker,

Daniel R. Miller,

Leander M. Morton,

Theodore Strong,

John Passmore,

William J. Colegrove,
Jesse Merrill,
Henry Orlady,
Robert Bell,

Jasper M. Thompsor,
Isaac Frazer,
George W. Andrews,
Henry Lloyd,
John J. Gillespie,
James Patterson,
John W. Wallace,
Charles C. Boyd,

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* Died in office, April 4, 1841, when Vice President Tyler succeeded him.

+ Died in office, July 9, 1850, when Vice President Filmore succeeded him..

+ Assassinated April 14, 1865, when Vice President Johnson succeeded him.

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* Ex-officio as President pro tem, of the Senate

+ Died in office November, 1875.

The Electoral Vote of Pennsylvania for President and Vice President of the United States.

First Term-March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1793.-Number of electors, 10.

President-George Washington, of Virginia..
John Adams, Massachusetts..

John Hancock, Massachusetts.....

10

8

2

George Washington elected President and John Adams Vice President.

Second Term-March 4, 1793, to March 3, 1797.-Number of electors, 15.

President-George Washington, of Virginia

John Adams, Massachusetts..

George Clinton, New York

George Washington and John Adams re-elected.

15

14

1

Third Term-March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1801.-Number of electors, 15.

President-John Adams, Massachusetts

Thomas Jefferson, Virginia

Thomas Pinckney, South Carolina.....

Aaron Burr, New York .....

1

14

2

13

John Adams elected President and Thomas Jefferson Vice President.

Fourth Term-March 4, 1801, to March 3, 1805.-Number of electors, 15.

President-Thomas Jefferson, Virginia.
Aaron Burr, New York

John Adams, Massachusetts..

C. C. Pinckney, South Carolina..

8

8

7

7

The vote for Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr being equal, no choice was made by the people. The House of Representatives proceeded to the choice of President, when Thomas Jefferson was elected President and Aaron Burr Vice President.

Fifth Term-March 4, 1895, to March 3. 1809.-Number of electors, 20.

President-Thomas Jefferson, Virginia..

Vice President-George Clinton, New York ..........

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