Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-10-30


State, inrelation to the election Of Judges
and the same construction should prevail
The wrlts Tor the election OF Judge d
District Attorney OF the Sth Judicial Dis
trict, were to fill the vacancies accustomed
by the resignation Of the Hon. Friedrich
w. Hiding, and by the death Of solomon
B. Isaacs, Esq. The commissions Of
Judge Huling, and Of the District Aior-
ney, Mr.. Wilson, dated November Both,
1870, aud December LIST 1910, expressly
set forth that they we're elected to I'll said .
vacancies, aud authorizes them to ezer-
else and perform The duties OF their respec,
tive Offices for ;he term prescribed by lar,
(the uneXplred term commencing IN Nov.
1887 and not for the term pIes"''hed by
the Constitution.
The 10Th aud llth Judicial Districts
were created 10 the year lSlO. The
writs Of election in each Of those Districts
specified that the elections were to be held
to fiji the vacancies in the offices of Judges
and District Attorneys in said Districts,
accustomed by the creation thereof. The
Judges and District Attorneys in each OF
those Districts, were elected in pursuance
of the command of the wtlts OF election, to
| Gil the vacancies occasoned by the crea.
| ion of those Districts; aud Judges Fitch
and Crawford, and the District Attorneys
Perry and Smith. we're all commissioned
for the term prescribed by lar, to wit; the
act OF 1888.
am therefore, clearly Of tie opinion,
that the terms of all the Judges OF the
Circuit Courts, of all the District Attor-
neys, and Of each and every County Off
Ger expires next November, and that an
elecuoo must be held on the first Monday
and day following in November next, Ton
Judge and District Attorney for each Of
the eleven Judicial Districts Of the State
Of Mississippi, as well as for all county
officers.
The Shtrifs Of the several counties in
the State, are therefore, hereby directed
to duly advertise, and hold an election Oh
The first Monday and day following, in
November next, for the following State,
District and County Officers:
STATE OFFICERS.
Governor of the State of mississippi i
Attomey General; Secretary Of State !
auditor Of Pubic Accounts; State Treasa.
rcr, and tOo Representatives. in TIE Con,
gress Of the United States.
DISTRICT OFFIcERs.
fudge off High Court Of Errors and
| appeals, for the First District. Said
Dlslict is composed of the counties Of
Kinds, Warren, Claiborne, Washington,
Bolivar, Rankin, Scott, Newton, lauder.
dale, hemper, Neshoba, Leakc Madison,
Yazoo, Holmes, AItala, Winston and
| NoXubee.
A Judge and District attorney far each
and euery Of the eiccsn Judicial Districts
Of Tie State of Mississippi
COUNTY OFFICERS.
A Judge of the Probate Court; Sher
II; Coroner; Clerk of the Circuit Court;
&c K OF the Probate Court; County Treas
urcr; Surveyor; Ranger; Assessor o.
Taxes; Tax Collector; Five members Of
the Board OF Police; Two Justices OF tht
Peace; and one Constable Tor each Poe
lice District. Where Police Districts
have been divided, IN pursuance OF spe-
cai acts OF the Legislature, aud ia cases
where Cities, Towns, and Disricts are
emitted, under special acts, to an addi.
tlonal number Of Justices Of The Peace and
Conslables, elections for such officers will
be held accordingly. ....
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURES,
Senatorial Districts.
| Adams county, one Senator; WiIkia-
son county, one Senator; Rankin aud
Simpson Counties, one Senator; Noxubee
and Winston counties. one Senator;
5 Lo"ndes county, one Senator; Choctaw
county, one Senator; Ocibbeha and
d ChIckasaw counties, one Senator; Monroe
county, one Senator; risheminpo county,
one Senator; lppah county, one Senator;
Marshall county, one Senator; De Soto,
|, lnnlca, Coahoma, Bolivar, and Wash.
lngton counties, one Senator; Yalobusha
, county, one Senator; Holmes county, one
Senator; Warren county, enc Senator;
) Lafayette county, one Senator; Pike coun.
II ty, one Senator
.. REPREs ENTATIyEs.
Adams county, one Representative;
! Cily of Nachez, two Representatives;
Amite county, two Representatives; All.
laIa county, one Rep sentative; Bolivar
county, one Representative; Carroll coun-
| two Representatives; Chickasaw corn.
\ ", one Representative; Choclaw county,
TWO Representatives; Claiborne county,
Two Representatives; Clarke county, one