he is a citizen of the United States, is twenty-one years of age, and has resided in the State and township or ward during the time required by law, the form of the oath is:

"You do solemnly swear [or affirm] that you are twentyone years of age, that you are a citizen of the United States, that you have resided in this State three months next preceeding this day, and in the township (or ward, as the case be,) ten days next preceeding this day, and that you have not voted at this election."

Questions-What officers constitute the inspectors of election? Who acts as clerk of the election? What is the clerk required to provide and to do in relation to the election ? What is a ballot? In what way do electors vote? What is meant by challenging a person who offers to vote? In what way do the inspectors determine whether a person challenged is qualified to vote?

CHAPTER X.

OF

VOTES
ELECTIONS, CONTINUED CANVASS OF

AND RE

TURN OF STATEMENTS.

When the polls are closed, the ballots are examined and a statement of the result is prepared in duplicate, and certified to by the inspectors. One of these statements is filed with the township or city clerk, and the other is delivered to one of the inspectors designated by the Board, to attend the county canvass, to be delivered to the county clerk.

The inspectors from the different towns in the county, meet at the office of the county clerk, on Tuesday next after the election, and organize themselves into a Board of Canvassers, and proceed to examine the statements sent from the inspectors.

Sometimes a county has more than one Senatorial or Representative district. In such case each district has a Board of Canvassers, so far as the canvass relates to Senators and Representatives, consisting of the inspectors representing the towns in such districts.

The County Canvassers are required to make a separate statement, containing the whole number of votes given in such county for the State officers, and the names of the persons to whom such votes were given, and the number of votes given to each; another, of the votes given for Representative in Congress. Copies of these statements are sent to the Governor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer; and the result of the canvass for members of the Legislature is certified to, and delivered to the persons elected.

Questions-When the polls are closed, how are the votes canvassed? Who constitute the Board of County Canvassers? What are their duties? State how the votes are canvassed for Senators and Representatives where the district is less than a whole county. To what persons are the results of the canvass sent?

CHAPTER XI.

OF ELECTIONS, CONTINUED.

In each election district, for the election of a Senator or Representative, where, in elections for county officers or members of the Legislature, two or more persons receive an equal number of votes for the same office, as many strips of papers as there are such persons; on one of the strips is written the word "Elected," and on the others "Not Elected,"

These are placed in a box and each of the aforesaid persons draw one of the slips therefrom, and the person drawing the slip on which is the word "Elected," is deemed elected to the office in question.

In each election district, of a Senator or Representative, in the State Legislature, the limits of which are greater than those of a county, there is a board of district canvassers, composed of the clerks of the several counties within the district, the Judge of Probate and the Sheriff of the county in which the meetings of the Board are held. The result of their canvass is filed with the, clerk of the county where their meeting is held, and such clerk sends a copy thereof to the Secretary of State, and another copy to the person elected.

The Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, and the Commissioner of the State Land Office constitute the Board of State Canvassers. These canvassers determine from the returns sent by the county clerks, who are elected State officers and Representatives in Congress, to whom the Secretary of State sends certificates of election. They also determine who are elected Electors of President and Vice President.

The Legislature sometimes proposes amendments to the constitution, or passes a banking law or some amendment; all of which are submitted to the people, who at the general election vote thereon. The State canvassers determine the vote of the people, on such measures.

Questions-In the election of county officers and members of the Legislature, what course is pursued when two or more persons receives an equal number of votes for the same office? Who compose the board of canvassers, where the limits of the Senatorial and Representative districts are greater than a county? What disposition is made with the statement of the result of the canvass in such cases? What officers constitute the Board of State Canvassers? What are their duties?

CHAPTER XII.

HOW THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARE ELECETED.

The people do not vote directly for President and Vice President of the United States, but the voters of each State choose a number of men equal to the number of Senators and Representatives to which it is entitled in Congress. These are called Presidential Electors.. The State of Michigan is mine entitled to two Senators and eight Representatives in Congress. Hence we choosen Electors.

These Electors convene at the State Capitol, on the first Wednesday of December, next after the election, and vote for President and Vice President, and make a list of the persons voted for, and the number of votes for each, which is sent to the President of the United States Senate.

On the second Wednesday of February, the President of the Senate, in the presence of all the Senators and Representatives, opens all the certificates, and the votes are counted. The persons having a majority of all the Electorial votes for President and Vice President are declared elected.

In case a person receives a plurality of the Electorial votes for President, but not a majority, the House of Representatives elects a President..

Suppose there are three candidates for the office, and that of the 359 electoral votes, one candidate should receive 150 votes, another 130 votes and the other 79. Now, a majority of 359 cannot be less than 180; consequently neither would be elected. In such case the House of Representatives would elect a President, the members of each State voting by

themselves, and the candidate receiving a majority of the Representatives of a State, has one vote for such majority; that is, there are as many Presidential votes as there are States, and the person who receives the votes of a majority of the States is elected.

If the Electors fail to elect a Vice President, the Senate, in a body, chooses one from the two having the highest number of Electoral votes.

Questions-How do people vote for President and Vice President of the United States? To how many Presidential Electors is the State of Michigan entitled? What is done with the statement of the vote of the electors? When and where is the vote of the various States counted and the result declared? In case no person receives a majority of all the votes cast for President, how is the President elected? What is the difference between a plurality and a majority? In case the Electors fail to elect a Vice President, how is that officer elected?