of Sec. of ftate on of lift of votes. ftate to be made and certified, and to be dell vered to the electors on or before the faid firft Wednesday in December, and the faid electors fhall annex one of the faid lifts to each of the lifts of their votes. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That if a lift of votes, from any state shall not have been non-receipt received at the feat of government on the faid first Wednesday in January, that then the Secretary of State fhall fend a fpecial meffenger to the district judge, in whofe cuftody fuch lift fhall have been lodged, who fhall forthwith tranfmit the fame to the feat of government. Congrefs to be in feffion on 2d Wed. nefday in Feb. 1793 Duty of perfons fent with lifts of votes; allowance Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That Congrefs fhall be in feffion on the fecond Wednes day in February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, and on the fecond Wednes day in February fucceeding every meeting of the electors; and the faid certificates, or fo many of them as fhall have been received, shall then be opened, the votes counted, and the perfons who fhall fill the offices of Prefident and Vice-Prefident afcertained and declared, agreeably to the Conftitution. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That in cafe there fhall be no Prefident of the Senate at the feat of government on the arrival of the perfons entrusted with the lifts of the votes of the electors, then fuch persons shall deliver the lifts of votes in their cuftody into the office of the Secretary of State, to be fafely kept and delivered over as foon as may be, to the Prefident of the Senate. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the to them. perfons appointed by the electors to deliver the lifts of votes to the Prefident of the Senate, shall be allowed on the delivery of the faid lifts twenty-five cents for every mile of the eftimated distance by the most usual road, from the place of meeting of the electors, to the feat of government of the United States. glect of du Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That if Penalty on any perfon appointed to deliver the votes of their ne the electors to the Prefident of the Senate, ty. fhall after accepting of his appointment, neglect to perform the fervices required of him by this act, he fhall forfeit the fum of one thousand dollars. death, &c. dent and v. prefident; Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That in Provision case of removal, death, refignation or inability in cafe of both of the Prefident and Vice-Prefident of the of p United States, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and in case there fhall be no Prefident of the Senate, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the time being, fhall act as Prefident of the United States until the difability be removed or a Prefident fhall be elected, fuch event. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That duty of S. whenever the offices of Prefident and Vice- of fate on Prefident fhall both become vacant, the Secretary of State fhall forthwith caufe a notification thereof to be made to the executive of every ftate, and fhall alfo cause the fame to be published in at least one of the newspapers printed in each state, fpecifying that electors of the Prefident of the United States shall be appointed or chofen in the feveral states within thirty-four days preceding the first Wednesday in December then next enfuing: Provided, There fhall be the fpace of two months between the date of fuch notification and the faid firft Wednesday in December; but if there fhall not be the space of two months between the date of fuch notification and the firft WednefVOL. II.. D Evidence of refufal, fice of predent, &c. &c. of of When the term of 4 commence. day in December, and if the term for which the Prefident and Vice-Prefident laft in office. were elected fhall not expire on the third day of March next enfuing, then the Secretary of State fhall specify in the notification that the electors fhall be appointed or chofen within thirty-four days preceding the first Wednes day in December in the year next enfuing, within which time the electors fhall accordingly be appointed or chofen, and the electors fhall meet and give their votes on the faid first Wednesday in December, and the proceedings and duties of the faid electors and others shall be pursuant to the directions prescribed in this act. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the only evidence of a refufal to accept, or of a refignation of the office of Prefident or VicePrefident, fhall be an inftrument in writing declaring the fame, and fubfcribed by the perfon refufing to accept or refigning, as the cafe may be, and delivered into the office of the Secretary of State. Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the years hall term of four years for which a Prefident and Vice-Prefident fhall be elected, fhall in all cafes commence on the fourth day of March next fucceeding the day on which the votes of the electors fhall have been given. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prefident of the United APPROVED, March the 1ft, 1792: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prefident of the United States. CHAPTER IX. An Act for making farther and more effectual Provifion for the Protection of the Frontiers of the United States. (REPEALED.) CHAPTER X. An Act declaring the Confent of Congress to a certain Act of the State of Maryland, and to continue for a longer Time, an Act declaring the Affent of Congress to certain Acts of the States of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode-Ifland and Provid nce Plantations, fo far as the fame refpects the States of Georgia, and RhodeJland and Providence Plantations. (EXPIRED.) CHAPTER XI. An Act to provide for the Settlement of the Claims of Widows and Orphans barred by the Limitations heretofore established and to regulate the Claims to invalid Penfions. Section 1. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America in Congress affembled, Sufpenfion That the operation of the refolutions of the for 2 years late Congrefs of the United States, paffed on refolutions the second day of November, one thoufand of congrefs barring feven hundred and eighty five, and the twen- claims. of certain ty third day of July, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty feven, fo far as they have barred, or may be construed to bar the claims of the widow or orphans of any officer of the late army, to the feven years half pay of fuch officer, fhall, from and after the paffing this act, be fufpended for and during the term of two years. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That any officers &c. commiffioned officer, not having received the placed on commutation of half-pay, and any non-comthe penfion miffioned officer, foldier or feaman, difabled in Difabled how to be lift. the actual fervice of the United States, during the late war, by wounds or other known caufe, who did not defert from the faid fervice, shall be entitled to be placed on the pension list of the United States, during life or the continuance of fuch difability, and fhall alfo be allowed fuch farther fum for the arrears of penfion, from the time of fuch difability, not exceeding the rate of the annual allowance, in confequence of his difability, as the circuit court of the district, in which they refpectively refide, may think juft. Provided, That in every fuch cafe, the rules and regulations following fhall be complied with; that is to say; First; Every applicant shall attend the court in perfon, except where it fhall be certified by two magiftrates that he is unable to do fo, and fhall produce to the circuit court, the following proofs, to wit: A certificate from the commanding officer of the fhip, regiment, corps or company, in which he ferved, fetting forth his difability, and that he was thus difabled while in the fervice of the United States; or the affidavits of two credible witneffes to the fame effect: The affidavits of three reputable freeholders of the city, town, or county, in which he refides, afcertaining of their own know. |