Columbus Democrat., 1841-10-02

county uug senator; bCttLeud and CGlrt8,slv
couutea one Senator; Monroe county, one Senator:
Inhemirsn county, one Senator; IIppsh count Y.
one :. nl'nt; Marshall cuurfy, uae Sruaior. H..
Soto, Tuui5a, Co1Hatss, Bolivar, and Washington
counties, one Senator; faoLusha county, one Sc
nalor; Holmes couuty. one Senator; Vsren coun-
~, one Senator; lafayette county, one Senator:
Pike county, one Senator.
Representatives.
Adams county, one Represon'alivc; City Of Nat
chez, iw0 Representative; AuIre county. Two
Rrpre-eu'atRes; Atiaa county, one Representa-.
tive; Bdnar county, oae Representative: Car.
roll county, two Representatives,; CAicAas9w
county Cue Representative; Chuclaw copuiy. two
RtpIesenaiIve'; CialtOlGe county, TWO Reprrsen.
latIvcs; Clark county, one Representative: Copah
county, two REPRESENTATIVES; Covuntun county.
une Representative; Coahoml county, one Rene.
sentative; De Soto county, two Repre-, Natives;
tankm county, one RgpreSC e'a,tye: Green coun.
y, enc Representative; Hancock county one Re-
presenlatve; Kinds CouHly, Iour Representatives;
Holmes count, lWo Representatives.; ltawanba
Connty, three Representatives; Jackson county, one
Representative, jasper county, one Representative,
Jefferson county, one Representative; Jones coun
~, one Representatives: kemper county, two Re-
prtsenlaurts; Lafayette county, two Representa-.
tves; Laudrrdaie county, two Representatives.
Lawrence county. two Representatives; .Leake
county, oue Representative; Lowndes county three
Representatives; Madison county, two Representa-
tves; Marion county, one Representative: Marshall
county, iour Representatives; MpHrge county two
| Representatives, Ne,hoba county, one Representa-
tive; Newton county, one RCprcsenHlIye: Noyu-
bee county, Two Representatives; Octbbeha conn
ty, one Representatives; Perry county, one Rcpre-
sentative; Pike county, two Representatives,; P1no-
In county, one Representatives, Ponlotoc county.
| two Representatives,; Rankin county, Two Repre-
sentatNeS; Scott county, one Representative:
| Simpson county, one Representatives Smith county
one Representative; TaIIalatchle county. one Re.
pre5enlalive: Ippah county four Representatives:
| Ti>bemngo county, three Representatives; Punca
county, one Representatives Warren county, one
! Representative; Washington county, one Repre-.
sentative; City Of Nlcksburg, one Representative:
Warren county and city Of Fck>turg together, one
Representative; " iklnson county. two Represent
! atlres; Winston county, two Representatives:
WAYNE county, one Representative; Ialobusha
county, three Representatives; lazoo county, two
Representatives, and the county OF HARRISON one
Representative.
Each voter, by the Corstilulion IS entitled to
vote for five members Of The. Board of Police but
can only vote for one person residing in Police
District. Police Officers must be elected by the
voters Of the whole county, and moi by DISTRICTS
Separate boxes must be kept for The election Of
justices Of the Peace and Conslabes In no in
stance can box be legally opened aud the votes
counted, until HE close Of HE polls ,Ic second
! day Of the election.
The polio must hc kept open two days, at each
| precinct, within The hours prescribed by law,
! The offices Of Assessor aud Collector have been
divided in every county in the STATE, but lie same
individual cannot hold both Offices in any COUNTY,
Shcr,lIor Constable however, is eligible to The
office Of Assessor OF Taxes, or Collector Of Taxes
The Constitution and laws do not prohibit the same
person from holding two offices, provided they are
not mcompatbIe by blending executive, judicial OF
legislative powers in the same person.
The Bond Of each Assessor Of Taxes. must be
in the penalty OF Ten Thou,agi Dollars condition.
ed as the law prcscr,lcs aud approved hy the
President otthe Board oi PoIice--w6ch Bond mu,t
be recorded in the Office Of III, Cclk Of the Board
OF Ponce and Transmitted, by mail, to the Auditor /
OF PubIlc Accounts, Jackson, Mss. The Bond of
the Collector OF Taxes, must be "in the penalty Of
The luI amount, with ten per cent, thereon of the
Assessment Roll of the County, for State and Coun- |
ty purposes; and Shall he recorded in the office ori
the Clerk oil tie Board al Police. and be by him
Transmitted 10 the Auditor Of Public Accounts -
SAID Bond must aso be approved by the President
OF the Board of Police. ls5~Sce Acrs of lslI. |
pages 81, 90, and 63.
The Bonds to be given by the Shcrj0s with |
Judge oi the county, and recorded in the Clerks !
office OF said Probate Court and the original Of said
Bond, there filed and preserved; and the Bonds of
all other conly officers Assessors and Collectors of
Taxes eNcepcd) may be likewise approved by
said Probate Judge Revised Statutes, PAGE 800
Tie penalties OF SherltIs Bonds. are to be found /
page la9 Of the Revised Statutes of MsSissipDi.-
The Beard Of Police in each county is required to
prescribe the penalty of the Bond of the County
Treasurer.
The penalty Of the Bond Of County Surveyor
Is two Thousand dollars The penalty ofa Coroners
Bond Is "in the penalty Of onc-half the sum re-
qure4 by law otrhe Sheriff ofthat county for which
hr Coroner is chosen, revised Statutes, page
500
The Bonds Of tie Clerks of the Circuit Courts. |
must be IN the penalty Of five thousand dollars and
approved by the Judge of that Court if in session
iRlhe counly-i'nol, by The Judge of Probate. The
Judge OF Circuit Court is not authorized to an
prove a Clerks Bond IA vacation. The Bond of !
the Clerk OF the Probate Court must be in the pen
atty OF two thousand doars, and approved BY the
Judge ol Probate.
The Bond Of Justice OF the Peace mus, b, in the
penalty of no, more than five thousand dollars. nor
less lhan five hundred dollars, and approved by th,
Judge ol Probate. who viii also fix the penalty. Sn
as 10 accord with tlte probable amount of business,
the justice will have to transact Revised Statutes.
page l5j.
The Bond ofa Constable must be in such penalty
as the Judge cf Probate shall direct 'not BENG less
than five hundred dollars, nor more than fifteen
hundred dollars" and be also approved BY said
Judge-Resised statutes, page isl The penalty
OF the Bond Of Ranger, IS five hundred. dollars
and must be approved by the Judge o Probate.
All officers, before they enter on the DISCHARGE Of
their respective duties, must take the GA prescribed
by the Constitution, and the several acts regulating
their dates, and file certificates Of the oath Of Office
as the law directs.
The Clerks Of the Probate courts viii furnish
forms Of Bonds TO the county officers and record |
such Bonds when duly approved in his office HI, I
Is required 10 Forward the bonds of all county oai.
GERS, Chose OF Sheriff Assessors Of taxes and Col- I
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