Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-10-02

s seveS "a, within n that time, they I sso not
sen, .of' ny a special messcOgs ~Ou'9 u b
returning officer Of each coue'n Tn,
CURED to make out consolida ,'y' Is re
OF The whole vote cast in h,s r oa relurr
s,,'or to send the same by spsci.I ao'
aenSer to the Secretary Of the S S,s,a Mes
hsI tue same in pocke, di,s,',. oI'
"'" p @tI4'" three days after The clo,so d
! suggest to the Returning ofE,.
each county tie propriety oa'VeH d
county is remote from tri,we S"ta Ia'
ro"' to the seat of Government, If u'I
out duplicate returns and Jesno u iInaANg
IN the Pos, Office IN the county AND -, '1'
'ns the other by private coove ~"u Tat'
some Post office on a mail roul v yS"s' .
mail passes three times a wee I"' :, d
place. "''A 10 A
The stability of our free uo,,.
mainly depends upon the s,r, TsGHPN
ment OF the law governing electo, n'''ICb
The utmost importance that the ,',,.
me next election, should reach b,. g =
IN 10 days after the election; i Ss'
to arrive, the members elected ,or E
cannot reach Washington Cilyn 5,ss'
son. %@
Different opinions prevail as ,oh.
period the term oil officers elected ~, r'0
eral biennlaI election expire. MAJ, ". \.
pose that they expire when A. ' w
close on the second day of the e.,, ,nN
Such a construction would leave io,a ,,'T''
at that time only the Goyenorlpo I,g .
Of the High Court of Errors and . ,''.p
AID the Coroners Of the several con rr;''
There would be no officers 10 mako u,
returns, to administer the oaths If a.
to approve the bonds of the county of;,s,
and no Secretary Of State 10 coar,s,,,
the commission o! various officers, h,
not to be presumed, that the lramsnofh
Constitution have so DISCHARGED b.r%
ty that the Government would bedaN
ed every two years Every Gcnru
PreSapPoses pcpetIty, and Cnyaar,
lion placed upon our Gndaraa lam
rhich would lead 10 a disolutn Il IL
Government mnSt be rejected. lanhs.
fore, decidedly Of the opinion, rhalcfo,
elected at general biennial elections con.
Time IN Office Tor the period prescIteln
The Constitution Tor law as the cas usy
be-, couutIng from the day they resg.
lively take the oalhs Of office, aud entered
upon the discharge Of their dups. Per-
sons elected 10 I'll vacancies COniouen
Office until the terms Of Office Of lhsi
predecessors expire.
The Boards of Police Of The several
counties are required to assemble on lh,
second Monday in October next, aud
then to appoint inspectors Of election an,
less they uay have previously discharged
that dutyl They viii also lay &@
publish the boundaries Of the poIae Dis.
trlcr, in their respective Couo.s IN
laying off those dIsluctsrespecl 'bcuan
had to population not 10 teFrloE'
The Board. OF Police elected ueyiN q
will assemble on the second Wednesdays
N0rcmJer ReH and continue IN session
from day to dayuntiI the l3Ihdoy Of NOV
and will then order elections to 0.l w.
cancies in all county Offices, 'OeR09
persons elected have Jailed to ezvcule'''
file their bonds duly conditioned a'0'f
proved or have failed to take The ol'I'
Office.
"All County Officers whose da'a'N
confined to any portion or dIslrI'' " 1'
county, shall be authorized 10 @ s'
the duties and functions OF The oI%p
which they are elected, from The I'I ll,.',,
shall receive certificate other s''N'
from the Commissioner, or Inc 'H"'' ~
horned to certify and make return 0' ,'
oloc,;o, whe,her they shall have @a
commissioned or not: Prorided' %l~
fcers as are required to give 'ol' =,
have frs, duly executed their 0os ,%
have the same proved nccordiog0nT"
shall have taken the oath pI'"'"'
the Constitution" ,,,,al
The Returning Officers ol@ yf,,,,
counties will give each couog " ,,m
certificate of election, lmmeoI'" ,,'l ,d
the votes of the county are co', " n',
summed up. Commissions orc ~ of,ss,
evidences of the election u ,,St
Judges and District Attorneys ', ,so,i5
the next BIENNIAL election are a as.;, h
TO enter upon the discharge o. '1 4 de
peclive duties so soon as the fe Z ~. ,sa \
election is know,and they shall na a'',in.
the oath prescribed by The LEVITT,
To the sherifs, Returning ON, |
GERS, Judges and Clerks Of ,no
Probate Court, and members
of the Boards Of Police Of 'nS
several counties of the sia'0
of Missippi. -.z-, -
60. - = :, : /, iA7zr N0TICE.