Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-10-09

1"ieu 10 make out a 81. -,
Of Di, 'ns whole W vote cast iuDh'O h,
elmer TO send the same H. "'' COUNTY,
se" nF' to the Secretary q a., a a'eSseap
b bim ";, 1Ge same in a packe, S a..
The Polls. 70 J'er The clot,'
suggest to the Re,o.,
eacn county TIE proprietvs % s1I'a
county co,l, is remote from a'' ',;.s. 'ha
r"I' 1 !" me seat of Government
out o. a, S"pl'ca'e returns and de,o 'onl
IN int the 81 Post a Office IN the cc Vt,R'.'
ing the other by private e'r co:,, a'te
some Post Office on mail l yon' :,
maIl passes three times q '' ~.' TAR
place. laws d week b
The stability Of our free ,,,..
manly depends upon the s,,. s,'ha
ment Of the law governing e IaS' '','
the utmost importance tina, ,b. 'yH
me "a next election, should reach G ".
IN ID days after the election ~ u 's't
to arrive, the members elected nc W
cannot reach Washington Ca, %V'sss
son. y III C&a
Different opinions prevail m.s
period the term Of officers el. ~ faa
eraI biennial election expire. ~ ''A
pose that they expire ubp V %
close on the second dav Of n. t@
euch a construction would leave M,
at that time only the Govern, u, nlla
oil the High Court of Errors 1,3 ' !,
aod the Coroners Of the several ' ~, ails
There would be no Ulcers 70 y" NJ.
returns, to administer The oath, ~,
= ''o Oo'us u The cOunRts.
and no Secretary Of Stale 10 co,', !.
the commission g! various officers
not to be presumed, that The ,r,ms,,i
Constitution have so discharged ,s,'
ty that the Government woud h.%,
ed every two years. Erqy Gorr,,
preS"PPoSes pcrpetuity, and oDvo,a,
ton placed upon our fm}crr,J /. /
which rcould lead 10 a disOlpteIS,
Government mist be rejected. lrh,
fore, decidedly ofihe opinion, tgf,r
elected at general biennial eIass al
tinne in office for the period pp,s,II
the Constitution Tor law as the ca n,
be-, counting from the day theRst
lively take the oalhs Of office, AID ena
upon the discharge Of lherluia P,
sons elected 10 fill vacancies e,rirg
Office until the terms of Office d M
predecessors expire.
The Boards of Police Of he sFnI
counties are required 10 assemble On 4
second Monday in October rexl, st|
then TO appoint inspectors oieecDOn pnI
less they may have previously dschargsI
that duty.) They Will also lay a oa|
publish the boundaries ofibe Police Di4
trlct, in their respective Counties. ID
laying off those tsIrcl'rtspecI should \
had to population NdbleriIog'
The Boards Of Pphteeec'etOeg Nor
will assemble on the SccGdWetNsstay IA
Norembcr ncrt and continue IN sts'.ol
from day to dayundl the lShtay d N'|
and will then order elections 10 bill v
cancies in all county Offices SNseI
persons elected have failed oezcUlsn|
| file their bonds duly CONDITIONED aaiH
proved or have failed to take lbe 'Aa
Office.
GAN County Officers whose t'ls
confined to any portion or district d
county, shall be authorized 70 s :
the duties and functions o. The 'Hs
which they are elected, from The 'ln'n1
shall receive a certificate Of Iherea
from the Commissioner, or The 'iN'
thorized to. certify and make IeI'''N
election, whether they shall D"
commissioned or not: Prorldd' w
ficers as are required to give bod
have FIRST duly executed then ''la
have the same proved accOrdi'g'g.
shall have taken the oath pI'cn
the Constitutions"
The Returning OlilCe''
counties will give each couO4 .a,|
certificate Of election, ImmeS n
the votes of the county are a'n :.
summed up. Commissions 'n !, IA
evidences of the election "
Judges and District Al'ofn'l'' 's,ts
the next biennial election als NJ Az,
TO enter upon the discharge O .,
peclive duties so soon as Inc '''v'
election is know,and they san'I" '',,t,
the oath prescribed by the . ,InSrrI
To the Sherifs, Returning on,
GERS, Judges and Clerks o. ~, NV
Probate Court, and memoy''
of the Boards Of Police o. Ia'
several counties Of the o'a''
Of Missippi.
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