Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-16

| county one Senator; OctIbbeha aud ChickasaW
counties, one Senator; Monroe county, one Senator;
/ Tshemiug0 county, one Senator; lippah county,
one senator; Marshall county, one Senator; De
| Soto, Iuulca, Cu1huua, Bolivar, and Washington
| courlles one Senator; la.olgsla county, one Sc
uatof; Holmes county one Senator Warren couu-
/ w. one Senator; Lafayette county, one SENATOR
| Pike county, one Senator.
Representatives
/ Adams county one Beppseuaty; City Of Nat
| chez, TWO Representatives; Annie county, two
| Representatives; Atlaa county. one Representa-
| tive: Bolivar county, one Representative; Car.
roll county, two Representatives; Chcka,aw
county, one Representative; Chuclaw county, two
/ Representatives; Claiborne county, two Represen-
| latiyCe; Clark county, one Representative; Cop3h
county, two Representatives; COyugton county,
me Representative; Coahoma county, one Repre-.
sentative; De SOTO county two Representatives;
| Franklin county, one Representative; Green e0uu-
~, one Representative; Hancock county, one Re
preventative; Kinds county four Representatives;
lloIme5 county, two Representatives.; Ilawamba
comfy, three Representatives; jackson county, one
Representative, Jasper county, one Representative,
Jefferson county, one Representative; Jones couu-
", one Representative; kemper county, two Re-
ptsenlatives; Lafayette county, two Representa-
yves; Iaudefdalc county, two Representatives;
Lawrence county, two Representatives; Leake
county, one Representative; LowndeS county, three
Representatives; Madison county, two Representa-
tves; Marion county, one Representative; Marshall
county, four Representatives; Monrse county, two
Representatives, Neshoba county, one Representa-
tive; Newton county, one Representative; Noxu-
bee county, two Representatives; Octbbela coun-
", one Representative; Perry county, one Repre-
sentative; Pike county two Representatives; Piano.
IN county, one Representative, Pont0toc county,
/ two Representatives,; Rankin county, two Repre-
sentatlves; Scott county, one Representative;
Simpson county, one Representative; Smith county,
one Representative; Talahatchie county, one Re
preventative; llppah county, four Representatives;
. IlShemlngO county three representatives; Tunlca
county, one Representatives; Warren county, one
Representative Washington county, one Repre-
. sentative; City OF Vcksburg. one Representative;
r Warren county and city of Vlckshurg together one
Representative; Wilkinson county. two Represent
: allves; Winston county. two Representatives;
! Wayne county, one Representative; Yaobusha
Q county three Representatives, Yazoo county, two
e Representatives and the county Of Harrison one
Representatives
e Each voter, by the Constitution, is entit!ad ia
vote for five members Of The Board Of Police. but
i can only vote for one person residing in Police
I, District. Police Officers must he elected by the
: voters of the whole county, and moi BY DISTRICTS
y Separate boxes must be kept for the election o
I Justices of the Peace and Conslabes. In no in
= stance can box be legally opened, and the vote
,, counted, until the close Of the polls the seconC
, day OF the election,
- The polls must Ne kept open two DAYS at eacI
. precinct, within The hours prescribed by law.
The Offices of Assessor and Collector have been
y divided in every county IN the State but the SAINT
individual cannot hold both offices in any county,
!. A SherHor Constable, however is eligible to the
u office Of Assessor OF Taxes or Collector of Taxes
The Constitution and laws do not prohibit the sam,
o person from holding two offices, provided they ar,
. not incompatible, by blending executive, judicial, o
legislative powers in the same person.
: The Bond OF each Assessor of Taxes, must b
= in the penalty Of Ten Thousand Dollars condition
- ed as the law prcscrIhes, aud approved by tn
d President OF the Board OF Police winch Bond mus
y be recorded in the office OF tho Clerk Of the Boar,
l., Of Police, and Transmitted by mail TO the Audilo
a OF Public Accounts, Jackson, Mss The Bond q
! the Collector Of Taxes, must be in the penalty u
the lull amount with Ten per cent. thereon OF III
~ Assessment Roll OF the County, Tor State and Coun
Al ty purposes; and shall be recorded in the office
al the Clerk OF The Board OF Police, and be BY hin
transmitted TO the Auditor Of Public Accounts. -
/, Said Bond must also be approved by the presidcu
70 Of the Board OF Police Gi5~Ste Acts of lS4l
e pages 81 81, and 50.
n The Bonds to be given by the Shcrds, wit
ID their swetes, shall be approved by The Probat
- Judge OF the county and recorded in the Clerk
: office ol SAID Probate Court and the original OF sal
,e Bosd, there filed and preserved and The Bonds
70 All other GlnDy officers Assessors and Collectors
q taxes excealed,l may be likewise approved b
IS said Probate judy. " Revised Statutes, page 30!
The penalties OF SherilIs Bends, are to be found a
e page 300, of the Revised Statutes Of MlsS.>spp'-
le The Board of Police in each county is required
N prescribe the penalty Of the Bond Of the Count
N Treasurer.
Of a. II, l,r
j. IS two thousand dollars, he penalty Ola Coroner
& Bond is "jn the penalty of ouc-halt the sum re
ii quifed nv law ut the Sheriff olthat county for Whc
+ he Coroner is chosen. Revised Statutes, pag
,e 500
A. The Bonds OF the Clerks of the Circuit Court.
N must be IN the penalty ct five thousand dollars, an
approved by the Judge OF that Court, if IN sesso
d in the county--inol, by the Judge Of Probate Tn
IF Judge OF Circuit Court is not authorized to an
o prove a Clerks Bond IN vacation. The Bond q
IS the Clerk OF the Probate Court must be in the pen
d atty Of twQ thousand dollars, and approved by tn
t Judge Of Probate.
u The Bond OF Justice o the Peace must be in III
,, penalty of not more than five thousand dollars no
II less than five hundred dollars, aud approved by tn
!, Judge Of Probate, who will also fix the penalty s.
{ as to accord with the probable amount of bushes
% the Justice will have To transact. Revised Statute.
page 49,.
e The Bond ola Constable must be in such penat
Il the Judge of Probate shah direct mot beng les
A. than five hundred dollars nor more Than hhee
G hundred dollars" and be also approved by san
II Judge Ike, ISed statutes, page I5l, The pena,r
t ol the Bond of a Ranger, IS five hundred dollars
ii and must he approved by the Judge OF Probate.
y All officers, before they enter on the iii sCharge
their respective duties, must take The oath prescribed
:, by the Constitution, and the several acts regulating
d their duties, aud file certificates OF the oath Of oiic
/ as the law directs.
. The Clerks Of the Probate courts will iurnis
forms Of Bonds to the county officers and recor
such Bonds when duly approved in his office. II
!, is required 10 forward the bonds of all county ofi
"a GERS, Chose Of Sheriff, Assessors Of taxes and Col