State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-10-16
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
rTY Of JACKSON, September 23d, 1889.

Cry Of JACKSON, September 23d, 1889.
ISIR:-The Constitution provides that the
- Governor "shalI take care that the laws
be faithfully executed" | have therefore
thought proper TO advise you of the manner
in which the coming general election is to
be held, and the returns thereof made.
The Constitution provides that "the Chan
celIor shall be elected by the qualified cleo
tors or the whole State, for the term Of six
years." and that "all vacancies not provided
for in the Constitution shall be filled in such
manner as the Legislature may prescribe"
fThe schedule to the Constitution provides
that the fret election for all State and County
officers, under the Constitution, (members of
the Legislature excepted,) shall be held on
the 1st Monday and day following in May,
1888, "and the officers then elected shall
CONTINUE in Office until the succeeding gen.
eraI election and after, in the same manner
as if the election had taken place at the time
last aforesaid" The succeeding general
election took place on the first Monday and
day following in November, 1888. The I'd
section Of the act prescribing the manner of
filing vacancies in public offices provides,
"That when any vacancy shall occur In any
State office, &c. When the unexpired term
thereof shall have more than one year to run,
it shall he the duty of the Governor, &c, to
issue writs of election requiring an election
to be held to fill the unerpired term of said
office, &C.; and in the case of State office,
to give sixty days notice." The Hon. John
A. Quitman was elected Chancellor Of the
State on the first Monday and day following
in May, 1888. By the provisions Of The
Constitution his term expires on the frst
Monday in November, 1889. He resigned
in the fall of 1884, and Chancellor Turner
was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by
his resignation in December, 1884. Under
the Constitution and Law passed in pursu-
ance thereof the unerpired term which Chan.
cellor Turner was elected to fill expires on
the first Monday in November, 1889.
You are therefore requised to give thirty
days notice, and open poll for the election
of Chancellor on the first Monday and day
following in November next, and make due
returns of the result of said election.
have quoted the Constitution and Law
governing the case, because some gentle
men of the Bar differ with me in opinion on
this question. Twill commission the gentle
man having the greatest number Of votes for
the Office Of Chancellor, at the November
1889.
The 10th section of the 7th article pro-
vides that, "Returns of all elections BY the
people shall be made to the Secretary of
State in such manner as may be prescribed
by law" This requisition has been disre.
garded heretofore very often. Returns Of
elections by the people are frequently direct.
ed to the Governor. This practice must be
The I'd section of the fifth article Of the |
Constitution provides that "The returns Of
every election for Governor shall be sealed
up and transmitted to the Seat Of Govern
neDt, directed to the Secretary Of State, who
shall deliver them TO the Speaker of the
House of Representatives at the next en-
suing session of the Legislature; during the
frst week Of which session the said Speaker
'hdH open and publish them in presence Of
both Houses of the Legislature" This pro.
pision has not been complied with heretofore.
You are therefore required to make out
return Of the votes given for Gov.
srnor; to seal them up and mark on the en-
telope "Returns of the election for Cover
Tor, -- county, November, $780,"
Unless this endorsement is made the return
nav be opened BY mistake.
In your general return Of the result Of the
lext November election you are required
leo to state the vote given for Governor Of
he State and all State, District and County
lficerp, at that election. This return should
,e made out in plain and Ineligible man
Ter. Some SheritIs are in the habit Of re.