State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-10-30


ernor; TO seal them up and mark on the en-.
velope "Returns OF the election for Cover
nor, county, November, $780,"
Unless this endorsement is made the return
may be opened BY mistake.
In your general return Cf the result of the
next November election you are required
also TO state the vote given for Governor of
the State and all State, District and County
officers, at that election. This return should
be made out in plain and intelligibie man.
ner. Some Sherlfs are in the habit Of re-
turning the SCRAPS of paper with the tallies
'of the clerks Of the various precints. This
system shonld be discontinued. The votes
of each precinct must be summed up, and
return made of the vote given to each person,
and the Office be was voted TO fill.
call your particular attention to the "act
regulating elections in this State" OF See
laws Of Mississippi, page Ala. In that law
il is provided, in the 18Th section, that in the
election for District officers a return shall be
made 10 the Sheriff of the county first named
in the law laying off the Districts. This Law
does not relieve the Sheriffs from the du
imposed upon them by the Constitution of
officers to the Secretary Of State also.
The returns of the general election are re
q1ired to be made TO the Secretary within
fifteen days after the election. The law j,
silent as to the manner in which the returns
are to be forwarded. The usual practice has
been to send them through the Post Ofic.
The l4N is imperative in requiring the returns
to be made 10 the Secretary Of State within
fifteen days. and the returning officer is liable
to heavy penalty if they are not deposited
with the Secretary in that time. IT is no.,
complying with the law to make ont the re-.
turns and deposit them in the Post Office
aUithin fifteen digs. / suggest to YOU the
Iproprlety, when the county is remote from a
triweekly mail route TO the seat of Govern.
ment, of ma ing out duplicate returns and
ldepositlng one in the Post Office in your
county, and sending the other nv private con-
veyance to some Post Office on mail route
where the mail passes three times week TO
this place.
The stability Of our free Government main
ly depends upon the strict enforcement of the
law governing elections. It is of he utmost
importance that the returns Of the next cleo
ton should reach here nth n fifteen days af.
ter the election; if they fail to arrive, the
members elected to Congress cannot reach
Washington City in time TO vote for Speaker
of the House, and the voice Of the State can
not be heard on that important question. 1t
is, therefore, necessary that the return Of the
election in your county should be made up
and forwarded Immediately after the election
is over
Direct your returns to s'Thomas B. Wood
ward, Esq, Secretary of State, Jackson, Mis-
sIssippi."
The Auditor, Secretary of State, Stat
Treasurer, Judges Of Probate, Members OF
the Board Of Police, Clerks of the Circuit
Probate and other inferior courts, Sheriff.
Coroners, COUNTY Treasurer, Rangers ane
Surveyors. and Justices of the Peace By the
provisions of the Constitution, hold their o..
fees for two years. The terms of all thos
Officers expire next November, and it is your
duty to give notice OF the election, and op,
poll therefor al the next November electio
Many Justices of the Peace have beC
elected during the last two years to fill va
cancies; their terms Of office also expire mex
November. The whole number of Justice,
Of the Peace, to which YOUR county is emit
tied, must he elected at the next gener
election. IF the Board of Police have no
laid off the Districts according to law, yo
are requested TO call their immediate after
ton to the subject.
Sherffs ''hold their Offices for two years
Those Sherifs electeu at the last geEer
election can therefore continue to perfor'
The duties of the office for two wears from H.
day they gave bond and took the oath
Office.
Many bon's given BY Sheriffs heretofor
ale imperfect and insufficient. / have set
correct form drawn up by the Atrorn
General, 10 the Clerk Of the Probate Cou
of your county. The Judge of Probate
authorized to approve of the bonds and SUI
ties of Sheriffs, and they are required TO :
recorded, fled and preserved in the Office
the Clerk of the Probate Court.
Should you be candidate for reelection
you will hand this letter to the officer 20
have appointed TO hold the election.
| am, sir, yours, respectfully.
A. G. McNUTT.
To the Sheriff of county.
October 12-13-1w.
The Natchez Free Trader; Piney Wood.
Planter; Eastern Clarion; Columbus Demo
Graf; Marshall County Republican; South
ern Reporter and Democratic Union, viii
give the above circular one insertion.
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