Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-10-14

By ALEXANDER 6. McNUTT,
Govenor Of he State Of Mississippi

d 9bEAAINDtsk q. McNUTT,
Gepvnor Of he State Of Mississippi
WHEREAS, it is provided bv aw ,ba,
- iour Electors Of President and Vice
PRESIDENT Of the United States, shah be che
sen by The qualified electors Of tb;s State IN
sle ll'st Monday and day following in Novem.
W next: And whereas, the following vacan-'
~ nave occurred in State and District off,
Sc N th's State, and wits Of election have
heretofore been issued requiring the Sheriffs
y hold an election on the first Monday and
gay following in November next to fill all Of
me following Vacancies to wit:
One state Treasurer, vice James G. Williams.
deceased.
One Judge and one District Attorney Of tho
9Th Judicial Distric',vice Frederic w. IIu-
mig, resigned, and Solomon b. Isaacs. deeeas-
cd.
One Judge and one District Attorney Of the
10Th Judicial District, to filI the vacancies
occasiOned by the creation of SAID District.
One Judge and ono District Attorney of the
18th Judicial District, to IN the vacancies
oceasloned by the creation OF said District.
One District Attorney of the 9TH Judicial
District, vice John H. Rollins, resigned.
One District Attorney of the 1st Judicial Dis
trict, vice John ID. Freeman, resigned.
One Senator for the District composed of the
county Of Yazoo vice Robert C. Campbell
resigned.
One Senator for thesDistrct composed of thu
counties Of Lawrence and Marion, vice Ar.
thur Smith, resigned.
| One Senator for the Distict composed of the
counties Of Washington, Bolivar, Coaho
| M Tunfcn apH No A
resigned.
One Senator for the District composed of the
county of Wilkinson, vice Preston w. Far
rar, resigned.
One Senator for the county of Marshall, vict
Claiborne Kyle, resigned,
Amite county, two Representatives, vice J.
Graves, resigned, and Solomon Weatherby
deceased.
Coahoma county, one Representative, vic,
John M. Grant, resigned.
De- Soto county, one Representative, vic,
Ferdinand c, Taberi, resigned
Kinds county, one Representative vice Thorn
as A. Woodward, resigned.
!, Jones county, one Representative, vice Sam
p uel Ellis, resigned.
Lawrence county, one Representative, vic
Z Arthur Fox, resigned.
Monroe county, one Representative, vic
John T. Greer, deceased.
. Octibbeha county, one Representative vice 4
Elicit deceased.
= Ponola county, one Representative, vice I
NJ. ChdreSs, deceased
Pike county, two Representatives, vice Jess
.cl Harper and James Il. Cunningham, rsssigr
y ed.
}, yicksburg City, one Representative vic
ri VIM. $. Bodley, resigned.
Yazoo county, one Representative, vice job
VI. Sharp, resigned.
t Now THEREFORE, have thought proper {
tissue this my Proclamation, notifying tn
electors ofsaid election, and commanding a
Sheriff, and other officers concerned therein
to hold the said elections on, the days aboy
} mentioned, and to cause the same t. be cot
dncted and due returns to be made to Ii
} Secretary of State, at the City of Jackson, j
{ in the manner and within the time prescibe
by law.
Given under my hand and the great seal
c ,,A,sll., the State, at the City of Jackson
- sl9&zZ. the oath day Of September, A.
s@S 90 eighteen hundred and forty, an
'SSsssSsSsS Of The sovereignty of the State
|55.stV Mississippi the twenty-fourth.
A. G.. Nc MUTT
BY the Governor
y THOMAS 81. WOODWARD,
Secretary Of State.