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# 2 U.S.C. § 1b - Countersignature of certificate of election

## Text

The certificate mentioned in section 1a of this title shall be countersigned by the secretary of state of the State.

(R.S. § 19.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 19 derived from act July 25, 1866, ch. 245, § 3, 14 Stat. 244.