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

clause OF the Constitution OF the y. states, !
in relation to the election OF members OF
Congress, is analogous 10 that OF this
State, in relation to the election OF Judges
and the same construction should prevail.
The wrlls Tor the election OF Judg d
District Attorney of tho Sth Judicial Dis
lricl, were to fill the vacancies occasioned
by the resignation of the Hon. friedrich
w. HuIing, and by the death OF Solomon
b. ISaacs, Esq. The commissions Of
Judge HuIing, and of the District Attor-
ney, Mr.. Wilson, dated November 3Oth,
1910, and December lst 1870, expressly
set forth that they were elected to ill said
vacancies, and authorizes them to eXer-
else and perform The duties Of their respec'
tive Offices for the term prescribed by tar,
Ohe unexpred term commencing 10 Nov.
1879 and not for the term prescribed by
the Constitution.
The l0lh and ll,h Judicial Districts
were created in the year lS4O. The
writs of election in each OF those Districts
specified that the elections were to be held
to fill the vacancies ia the Offices OF Judges
and District Attorneys in said Districts,
occasioned bv the creation thereof. The
Judges aad District Attorneys in each OF
those Districts, were elected in pursuance
of the command of the writs OF election, to
ill the vacancies occasoned by the crea-
ion of those Districts; and Judges Fitch
and Crawford, and the District Attorneys
Perry and Smith. were all commissioned
for the term prescribed By law, to wit: the
act of 1888.
am therefore, clearly Of the opinion,
that the terms of all the Judges Of the
Circuit Courts, of all the District Attor-
news, and Of and every County Off.
Ger expires next November, aud that an
election must be held on the first Monday
and day following in November next, for
a Judge and District Attorney for each OF
the eleven Judicial Districts Of the State
OF Mississippi, as well as for all county
officers.
The Sherifls of the several counties in
the State, are therefore, hereby directed
to dolly advertise, aud hold an election on
the first Monday ard day following, in
November next, for the following Safe,
District and County Officers:
STATE OFFICERS.
Goreraor of the State of Mississippi ;
Attorney GenTat Secretary Of State;
Audtor of Pubic accounts; State Tfcass.
rer, ard tro Representatives. in tie Con-
gress Oft UNited States
DISTRICT OFFIcERs.
Judge of the High Court Of Errorsand
Appeals, for the First District. Sud
Drsllct is composed Of the counties OF
Kinds, Warren, Claiborne, Washington,
Bolivar, Rankin, Scott, Newton, Lauder,
dale, Kemper, Neshoba, Leako Madison,
Yazoo, Holmes, Atala, Winston and
NoXubee.
A Judge and District Attorney for each
and erery Of the elcDen judicial Districts
Of the State Of Mississippi.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
A Judge of the Probate Court; Sher
if; Coroner; Clerk of the Circuit Court
Clerk ofthe Probate Court; County Treas
urer; Surveyor; Ranger; Assessor o
Taxes; Tax Collector; Five members o
the Board Of Police; Two Justices of III,
Peace; and one Constable for each Pc
lice District Where Police District
have been divided, in pursuance OF spe
cIal acts of the Legislature, aud 10 case
where Cities, Towns, and Districts ar
entitled, auder special acts, to an add
uonal number Of Justices Of The Peace an
Constables, elections for such officers vii
be held accordingly.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE,
Senatorial Districts.
Adams county, one Senator; WiIkia
son county, one Senator; Rankin an
Simpson Counties, one Senator; Noxube
and Winston counties, one Senator
Lowndes county, one Senator; Chocra,
county, one Senator; Octibbeha an
. ChIckasaw counties, one Senator; Monro
county, one Senator; Pishemugo county
one Senator; Tlppah county, one Senator
Marshall county, one Senator; DE Solc
{ IGnica, Coahoma, Bolivar, and Wash
ington counties, one Senator; Yalobush
+. county, Que Senator; Holmes county, on
Senator; Warren county, one Senator
g Lafayette county, one Senator; Pike coun
r ty, one Senator.
/ REPRESENTATIVES,.
y Adams county, one Representative
+ City of Natchez, two Representatives
S Amlte county, two Representatives; AT
i iala county, one Rep sentative; BOLIVIA
d county, one Representative; Carroll coun
$ ty, two Representatives; Chckasaw com
: ~, one Representative; Chociaw county
: two Representatives; Claiborne county