Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-10-21

BY ALEXANDER G. MeNUTT,
Of lae SCI Of Mississippi.


Gorerizor Of he STATE If Mississippi.
"THEREAS, it IS provided by law that
w four Electors OF President and Wee
President of the United States, shall be cho-
sen by the qualified electors Of this State on
the first Monday and day following In Novem-
Der next: And whereas, the following vacan-
CLOS have occurred in State ard District Off
CPS in fbis State. aud writs of election have
bero,os,re beep issued requiring the SherIfis
fo hold an election on the first Monday and
day follow ing in November next 10 M all OF
the following vacancies; TO wit:
0nc State Treasurer, vice James G. Williams,
deceased.
Ono I,,doe and one District Attorney OF the
Stb JudIcial District, vice Frederic W. HUI
l,no RESIGNED. and Solomon b. Isaacs, deceas-
cd.
One .Iudqe and one District Attorney Of the
10Th Judicial District, to fill the vacancies
occasioned nv the creation of SAID District.
One JUDGE and one District Attorney of the
Ilth Judicial District, to fiji the vacancies
oceasioned hv the creation of SAID District.
One District Attorney of the 9TH judicial
District. wee John H. Rollins, resigned
One District Attorney OF the LIST JUDICIAL DIS
irct, vice John d. Freeman, resigned.
One Senator for the District composed oil Inc
county of Yazoo. vice Robert Z. Campbell,
resigned.
One Senator for the District composed OF tho
counties of Lawrence and Marion, wee Ar
thur Smith, resigned.
One Senator for the Distict composed OF the
counties Of Washington, Bolivar, Coaho-
ma, Tunica and De Soto, vice Alfred Cox,
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, VICE
Claiborne Kyle, resigned,
| Amite county, two Representatives, wee >. J.
Graves, resigned, and Solomon Weatherby,
deceased.
| Coahona county, one Representative, vice
| John NJ. Grant, resigned.
| De Soto county, one Representative, wee
Ferdinand C, Taberi, resigned.
Kinds county. one Representative, vice Tbom-
as A. Woodward, resigned.
Jones county, one Representative, vice Sam
uel Ellis, resigned.
| Lawrence county, one Representative, wee
Arthur Fox, resigned.
Monroe county, one Representative, wee
John z. Greer, deceased.
Octibbeha county, one Representative wee L.
Elicit, deceased.
Ponola county, one Representative, vice X.
M. ChdreSs, deceased.
Pike county, two Representatives, vice Jesse
Harper and James E. Cunningham, resign
ed.
Vicksburg City, one Representative, vice
VIM. S. Bodley, resigned.
Yazoo county, one Representative, vice Johe
NJ. Sharp, resigned.
Now THEREFORE, have Thought proper to
: issue this my Proclamation, notifying the
electors of said election, and commanding al
SheriiTs and other officers concerned therein
to hold the said elections on the days above
mentioned, and to cause the same tn be con
dncted and due returns to be made TO the
Secretary of State, at the City of Jackson, il
in the manner and within the time presclbet
by law.
Given under my hand and the gIoat seal o
ANIL the State, at the City of Jackson
sggEk. the 24th day ofSeptember, A. ID
<sANs - eighteen hundred and forty, anc
r $780,. of The sovereignty of the State
I INV Mississippi the twenty-fourth-
, A. G. Nc MUTT
{ Ply The Governor
p THOMAS b. WOODWARD,
Secretary Of State.