Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-09-25

hun, iclthn Mfee u0gS eJtef "e ''V"'S
the Polls.
| suggest to the Returning officers oil
each county TIE propriety, when me
county is remote rom trl-Weehly nan
rout to the seat Of Government, OF making
out daplicate returns and desPostIng one
N the Pos, Office IN the county and send-
mo the other by private conveyance 10 r.
some Post Office on a mail root where loe
nail passes three times week 10 'n's
place.
The stability Of our free government
mainly depends upon the strict enforce
men, of the law governing elections. II ~
he utmos, importance that the returns oil
The next election, should reach here rith-
in Is DAYS after the elecllonj 1t lhey Iaii
70 arrive, the members elected to Congress
cannot reach Washington City in due sea-
son.
D,Giren, opinions prevail as to the exact
nprjod the term OF officers elected at a gen.
eral biennial election expire. Many sup
nose that they expire when the polls
close on the second day OF the election.
S,ch a construction would leave into Office
d, that time only the Governor, two Judges
Of the High Court Of Errors and Appeals
ood ,h,, Coroners of the several counties.
There would he no officers 10 make the
f returns. to administer the oaths oil office,
, Ia approve the bonds Of the county officers
e. and no Secretary OF State to couEtersIgn
r. the commission O! various officers. II IS
: not TO be presumed, that the trainers of the
Constitution have so discharged their du-
ty that the Government would be dissolV-
! ed every two years. Erery Government
!, ,rcgylDogcs pcrpctuity, and Gny conStruc-
+, lion piaced upon our fundamental tHW
a paick acould icad to It dissolution OF the
% Government mist be rejected. am there
ID lore decidedly OF the opinion, hat tthcers
N elected at general biennial elections con-
10 tlnue in Office Tor She period presented by
:. the Constitution Cor law as the case may
be. \ counting from the day they respec-
If 6yely rake the oahs Of Office, and entered
nc mon the discharge Of their duties. Per-
Ne sons elected 20 fiji vacancies continue 10
Of Office until the terms OF Office oil their
Of predecessors expire.
I, Tba Boards Of Police of he several
Ho countless are required TO assemble on the
.. soconJ blondsy in October uexr, and
-. ,Len ~ an,o,nt Irspectors OF election (un-
-, poss ,hev ,nnv have previously discharged
w. ,G., Gni, ! They viii also lay of and
~ -, n'tl,sb ,hs boundaries olihe Police Dis.
" ,ro, in their respective Counties. In
NJ, L,yinc off those districts respect should be
~, l has 10 70 gog,,1otioa not to territory.
-, rb. Irrra. O, Police elected next Nov
c'r ..nl osso,rb,a IN the second Wednesday II
;, , 7r,,.,,sLcr rcrt and continue in session
:, ,Os, 1,,,o 1avu,nl the 18Th dav Of No,
49,. 's," , wi 7,poo order elections to Gil va
a"ao:as - elf county Offices, where III
tho oarsans elected have failed to execute an
mo fra heir bonds duly conditioned and ap
r. 81 or have failed to take the oalhs @
he ar,ae
,ng usu Coun,y Officers whose duties ar
", 4''d w. ony noruon or district of tn
no o,"n,y shall be authorized to exercis
~. ~" dr,;os and functions Of The office +
=. ,"1 ,bov are elected, from the tim. the
NO. ,h '' raoe;,o certificate ortheir election
,,a ,..n, ,ne Commissioner, or the cflicer au