Columbus Democrat., 1841-10-02
Executive Department.

HHtf.'NH I'D aANiT hA.A MAAdl oAl-tA~ uIE 10
be elected lt DE hex General Election, and 10
direct the mauurr Ia whtch Ire election !. ,1 be-
held, The returns thereof made and the bond, OF
lhe Officers then elected, executed aud approved
Dfe,tu, opinions prevail "a. 20 The expiration ui
the t,fms Of iii Of the Judges and DI-ict A.
tomey,. elected 10 Hll vacancies ocCasluned by
death. removal, resignation, and the creation Of
new Judicial Dl.ircts--also, ia relation TO The
tenure Of the Offices Of county officers elected
under the same circumstances.
The llth section Of the 4,h article Of toe Con
,ttur,ou provide, that The Judges Of the Cir.
cut Count shall be elected BY he qualified cleo.
ccs for the term of four wears, and reside IN hen
respective Districts The 25h section spoc.iie
III At "There shall be an Attorney General elected
by the qualified electors of the State; and COM
petent number Of District Attorneys shall be elec.
ted By the qualified voters Of lhelr respective DIS
ulcts, whose compensate On and term Oi service
shall be prescribed by law. The law pre- -crbes
that those officers shall be elected for the term Of
four years. The ooh sec,Ion OF the same article
provides that the "The qualified electors Of each
county shall elect five persons, Tor the term Of two
years Who shall constitute Board Of Police 70,
each touniy mgoty o' "h9lh may Transact
business" And 'he 25fd section directs that "A
competent number OF '"''''es "l me Peace and
Con'labIes shall D" CHOSEN IN each county, by The
qpaI'hed electors 'h''toi Uy u'''l'c'T' VINO shall
hold her Offices Tor the tenn Of two year. -
Inc Constitution ana laws require ai o'her coun-
" 'hleeiN 70 be 'l'c''d ior 'he Term u Two
wears.
Inc 1ohS'uuoh iut'heI Piesci 'oes tna' All
vacancies n"' Pfo''oeu 'o' 10 'he NohSntnuoh'
shaH De h"ed VI such manner rs 'he Legislature
Tny prescribe lhe schfdule oI me tonslllu.
ton provides that Tie hrst election, tor all State
and county officers under The Constitution mem
bers Of the Legislature cxcepted,) shall be held
on the first Monday, and day following IN MAY,
1880; sand the officers then elected, shall continue
in office, until the succeeding general election, aud
after, IN the same manner as if the election had
taken place at The time last aforesaid" The sue.
ccedng general election took place on the Grs,
Monday, and day following in November. ls23
The ID section Of the act "prescrlblug the man.
ner Of filing vacancies IN the public officers" pro-
yidcs "Ihat when any vacancy Shall occur in any
State Office, Sc when the uneyplred term thereof
shall have more nan one year, to run It shall be
the duty oi the Governor, &c. to issue Mrlls of
eleetou, recurring an election TO be held to fiji tho
oney,,i,ed lrrm Of soiJ office &c ,rJ !, l,a
case Of State officer, TO give sixty days notice.
The clause quoted from the schedule q H.,
Constitution, clearly indicates lhatlt vas thc IN
tcnIon Of the trainers OF the Constitution, that all
State Officers Judges District Aiternrys, and all
County officers. should be elected n, n ocno,,I
r,;srn,I ,Iar,,on Tho ac, ~ 1902 n,a,,la. r,'
'','a' ~ lI r'o''u'S ~
"''"I ''0"'''''' y ~ y P'"''''''"N"'' 'o'
slgnolioh on oh''"'S" ne term or o,h'r" '7''
clearly embraces vacancies oc'aslohed III the
Offices Of Judges ana District Aitofntys' by the
creation OF ne" Judicial Districts, and vacancies
in County offices, occaslone bv ihe creation Of
new Counties, new Districts, and new Offices. -
A, Inc ner,od pf,he adop,ion Of lho revised Co,