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


approved in his office. lie is required TO
forward the bonds of all county officers,
Chose Of Sheriff, Assessors Of Taxes and
Collectors Of taxes excepted } after they
are recorded in a package directed "to
the Secretary of State, jackson, Missis-
slpp'."
The Presidents of the Boards OF Police
and Judge of Probate, will take care that
all bonds are in proper form, and condi-
toned as the law directs. They will re.
qure both principal and securities, to
sign the bond together in their presence,
and examine each surety as to the extent
OF H. operty and liabilities. The law
expire 'ly requires of them to dfProre both
tie bond and Sureties thereto.
"The Sheriff of each county in this
State shall, at least thirty days previous to
the time tor holding any election in his
county, by advertisement set up at the
door of the Court House, aud three other
public places in his county, notify the in.
habitants of the time and place or places
of such election, and what officers are TO
be filled by such election, and the,
Sheriff in the days of election, shall
open The poll at 10 o'clock in the morning,
and continue the same open until 4 O'Clock
in the evening of each day, and no lon'
GER"
The 10Th section of the 18th article Of
the Constitution provides that "returns OF
all elections by the people, shall be made
to the Secretary of State, in such manner
as may be prescribed by law" This
clause abrogates the law requiring The re-
turns of election Of Districts officers,
(Judges, District Attorneys and Senator'S
to be made to the Sheriff of the county
first named in the law laying off the Dis
trict. Election returns are often made
to the Governor. This practice must be
discontinued. You are therefore required
in all cases, TO make the returns of election
of State, District, and County officers "lo
the Secretary of State jackson, Missis.
sppi"
The 2nd section of the 9th article OIL
the Constitution provides that SHE returns
Of every election for Governor, shall bC
sealed up and transmtted TO the seat O
Government, directed to the Secretary o
State, who shall deliver them to the Speak
er Of the House Of Representatives, at the
next ensuing session of the Legislature
during the first week of which session tht
said Speaker shall open ard publish then
in the presence of both Houses Of ;h'
Laglslature.n This provision has no
been always complied with heretofore.
You are therefore required to make on
a seperdte return of the votes given 70
Governor; to seal them up and mark OF
the envelope "Returus of the election 70
Governor, - County, November lS4l.'
Unless THIS endorsement is Nade, the re
turns may be opened by mistake, and tn
vote OF the county for Governor lost.
In the general return of The result ofih
next November election, the Returnin,
officers of each of the several counties il
this State, are required also to state tn
vote given for Governor of the State, am
all State, District and county officers, a
that election. This return should b
made out in a plain and Ineligible man
ner. Some Sheritfs are in the habit o
returning the scraps of paper, with th'
Ialies of the Clerks of the various pre-
cincis. This practice should be discon
tinued. The votes Of each precinct mus
be summed up, and a consolidate return
made of the vote of the whole county, Civ
en- for each person, and the office he wa
voted to fill. Figures must not be uset
in stating the number Of votes given 70
each person must be plainly written out
Particular care should be taken t
write out plainly, the Christian and Sur
names of all persons voted for to fill an,
Office, and the returns should show tn
several persons duly elected TO fill count,
Offices.
The particular attention of all Sheriffs
Returning officers, Clerks and Inspector
of election, Members of the Boards G
Police, Judges and Clerks of the Probat
Court is called to the law regulating clvi
elections, commencing at page 50 of How
ard and Hutcbinsons Digest of the statu
laws of Mississippi. These officers wi
be guilty of high misdemeanors if the
fail to discharge their respective dutie
as the law prescrbes.
The returns of the general election ar
required to be made TO the Secretary
of State, within fifteen days after the cleo
ton. The law is silent as the manne
in which the returns are TO be forwarded
The usual practice has been to send ;her
through the Post Office. The law IS i'm
peraiye in requiring the returns to b
made to the Secretary OF State u5th'H .tf
on,nor