Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-23

naior: LoNndts county, one >rtaiur; Chuctav
county. one Senator; Oclibbcha aud CHckaSdW
caua.es one Senator; Monroe COUNTY, "ne Scn9l"ri
| Tisb,mlngo county, one Senator Iippah county,
| one Senator; Marshall county, one senator; De
Soto, TuniCa, Coahuma, Bolivar, and Warrington
| counties, one Senator; lsOhuSls county. one 81
pator; Holmes county. one Senator; Warren cnun-
". onr SrnaIor: Lafayette county, one Senator
| Pike county, one Senator.
Representatives.
| Adams county, one RcIrtsenlslIyt; City Of Nat
| chez, Two Repre- enlsINes; Annie county, tWu
| Representatives; Altaa county, one Bepreseus
tive; Bolivar county, enc Representative; Car
\ roll county two Representatives; Chlckasaw
county che Representative; Chuclaw county, two
| Representa- Claiborne county, Two Reprsen.
tauycs; Clark county, one Representative; Coptsh
county, two Representatives; C0ungion county
ane Representative; Coaboms county, one Repre-
sentative; De Soto county, two Representatives.
| Franklin county, one Representative; Green coun.
| ~ one Representative; Hancock county, one Re
preventative; Kinds county four Repre- sentatlves;
! Holmes county, Two Representatives; lawanba
| county, three Representatives; Jackson county, one
Representative; Jasper county one Representative,
Jefferson county, one Representative; Jones coun
| ", one Representative; kemper county two Re
| prrsenta,lves; Lafayette county, two Representa-
] ives; Laudrrdale county, Two Representatives;
Lawrence county, Two Representatives; Leake
rouuly, one Representative; Lowndes county, three
Representatives; Madison county, Two Representa-
ives Marion county, one Representative; Marshall
county, four Repre- sentalIyes; Monroe county, Two
representative, NeShoba county, one Representa-
| tive; Newton county, one Representative; Noxu-
! bee county, two Representatives; Ocllbbeha cuun-
| ty one Representative; Perry county, one Repre-
sentative; Pike county, two Representatives; PIANO.
~ county, one Representative, POntuluc county,
| two Repre- sentatIveS; Rankin county, Two Repre-
sentatves; Scott county, one Representative;
Simpson county. one Representative; Smith county,
one Representative; TaIahatche county, one Re-
preventative: Ilppah county, four Representatives;
| TlshemlngO county three Representatives; Tunca
county, one Representative; Warren county one
Representative; Washington county, one Repre-
sentative; City of Vcksburg, one Representative;
Warren county and city OF Vlek,burg together, one
Representative; Wilkinson county. two Represent.
atyes; Winston county, two Representatives;
Wayne county one Representative; lalobusha
| county, three Representatives; fa2no county, two
Representatives; and the county Of Harrison, one
| Representative.
| Each voter, by the Constitution, Is entitled to
vote for five members Of Tie Board of Police, but
| can only vote for one person residing in a Police
| District. Police Officers must be elected by The
voters Of the whole county and not BY DISTRICTS
| Separate boxes must be kept for the election of
Justices Of the Peace and ConsabIes In no in.
stance can box be legally opened, and the votes
| counted, until The close OF the polls, on The second
day oil the election.
! The polls must Ne kept open two days, al each
precinct, within the hours prescribed by law.
The offices Of Assessor and Collector have been
divided in every county IN the State, but the same
| tuItyIunl ga hnlI hnth offices tn
SherlHor Constable, however, is eligible 10 the
otliCe OF Assessor OF Taxes, or Collector ot Taxes.
| The Conslltutlou and laws do not prohibit the same
| prruu from holding two Offices. provided they are
a"t Incompatible, by blending executive, judicial, ur
legislative powers in The same person.
The Bond OF each Assessor ol Taxes, must be
| in tie penalty of Ten thousand Dollars, condition
I'd as the law prcscribeS, and approved bv the
| President oI the Board OF Police-whch Bond must
be rrco ded in The Office of liz Clerk oil the Board
OF Police, and transmitted, by mail, TO The Auditor
OF Pubic Accounts, Jackson, MISS. The Bond of
| the Collector OF Taxes, must be 'in The penalty Of
The iuIl amount, with len per cent thereon, OF the
Assessment Roll Of the County, for State and Cuun-
~ purposes; and shall be recorded in the Office Of
| the Clerk OF The Board OF Police, and be by him
| Transmitted 70 The Auditor OF Public Accounts -
| SAID Bond must asn be approved by the President
OF the Board at Police. tEt-Sre Acls of 1871
| pages 81, G., and 53,
the Bonds 10 be gwen by the ShCriis, with
| their surelics, shall be approved by the Pronate
Judge OF the county, and recorded in the Clicks
office OF SAID Probate Court and the Original ol sand
Bond, there flied and preserved; and the Bonds OF
All other my officers Assessors and Collectors of
Faxes eNcepedD may be likewise approved by
sad Probate JudI" Revised Statutes, page 299
The penalties oi SherillS Bonds are to be found at
.,ftI 10, 81 Of
The Board Of Police in each county is required To
prescribe the penalty Of the Bond of tie County
Treasurer.
The penalty Of the Bond of County surveyor
is two thousand dollars. The penalty OF a Coroners
Bond is. Tin the penalty of one-haf The sum re-
CURED by law of The Sheriff of;hat county for which
hr Coroner is choSen."-Revlsed Statutes, page
500
The Bords of the Clerks Of the Circuit Courts,
must be ~ The penalty of five thousand dollars, and
approved by the Judge of that Court, if in session
N The covnty--l not by the Judge of Probate. The
Judge OF Circuit Court IS not authorized tn ap
prove Clerks Bond IN vacation. Tie Bond OF
the Clerk Of The Probate Court must be in the pen
atty of two thousand dollars, aud approved by the
Judge OF Probate.
The Bond OF a Justice the Peace must be in the
penalty o( GOT more than Eve thousand dollars nor
less lhan five hundred dollars, and approved by the
Judge nl Probate who viii asu fix the penalty, 50
as TO accord with the probable amount of business
the Justice will have 10 lranSact Revised Statutes
page AS.
The Bond Of Constable must be in such penalty
as The Judge ct Probate shall direct, mot beng less
han five hundred dollars, nor more Than fifteen
hundred dollars and be also approved by SAID
Judge-Re sed statutes, page AL. The penalty
OF the Bond Of a Ranger, is five hundred dollars
and must te approved by The Judge oil Probate.
All officers, before they enter ON HE discharge Of
their respective duties, must take the oath prescribed
by the Constitution, and the several acts regulating
their duties, and file certificates Of the oath Of office
| as the law directs.
! The Clerks of the Probate courts will furnish
forms Of Bonds to the county officers and record
such Bonds when duly approved in his office. He
is required 10 forward the bonds Of all County ofi.
Gers chose OF Sheriff, Assessors Of taxes and Col