Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-11-06

c.ied ~ | have, therefore. thought proper
,6advise YOU what Officers are to be cleo
FED at the next General Election, aud to
direct the manner in which the election Is
TO he held ,ghe returns thereof made, and
the bonds of the officers then elected, eX>
eculed and approved. Different opinions
prevailas to the expiration of the terms oil
Office of the Judges and District Ator-
news, elected to,hll vacancies occasoned
by death, removal, resignation, and the
creation of ae,e Judicial Districts also,
in relation to the tenure OF the Offices OF
county officers, elected under the same
circumstances. Hf.f
The llth section OF the 4th article oil
the Constitution provides that "Ihe judy
es Of the Circnit Court shall be elected by
the qualified electors of each Judicial Dis
,rict, and hold their offices for the term Of
four years, aud reside in their respective
Districts The 25lh section specifies
that-"There shall be an. Attorney Gener
al electedby the qualified electors OF the
State; and competent nnnaber OF Dis
trlct Attorneys shall be elected by the
qualified voters of their respective dis
trlcts, whose compensation and term OF
service shall be prescribed BY law" The
law presciibes that those officers shall be
elected for The term OF four years. The
2Oh section Of the same article provides
ibat"The qualified electors of each coun.
~ shall elect five persons, fox the term Of
two years, who shall constituted Board Of
Police for each county, a majority Of
whom may transact business" Ana the
23d section directs that "a competent
number Of Justices Of tho. Peace ard !
'Conslabes shalIbe chosen in each coun, !
ty, by the qualified electors thereof, by |
districts, who shall hold their Offices for
the term Of two years" The Consitu.
ton aud laws require all other county Of |
ficers to be elected for The term of teo
years liaE -a YiE.s- E-r,.. hob
The Constitution iurther pres ,ribesthat
o"All vacancies mot provided for ia The
Constitution shall be.hIed IN such manner
as the2LagIsla;ure,may prescribe,'' The 7
schedule Of the Constitution provides that
the first election, for all State and couGty
officers, uqder the Constitution, (memhe,s |
OF The Legislature. excepted J, shall be 7
held on the first Monday, and DAY follow !
ing in May 1888; ''qad The officers then
elected shall continue in Office until he'
succeeding general election, and after, in
the same masPeraS if the cIcctton had taken
place at Me tine Iast aforesqi4," The
succeeding genefll election TOOK PLACE on
the FIRST MbntlaY and -day fofl6aing, in
Novembst, 1888 Pie "a section Of lhe'
act "prescrIJrhg the mannEt6f filing va.
tancies nlpdbllt offices" prdJides "'That
0 when any vacancy shall occur in, any
State Office, &c. when the unexpired term
thereoi, shall have more than one year 10
run, il shall DO The duty of9he Governor
z SC, to issue wits Of election, requiring all I
election to )bo. held, 10 Gil the anerpirea
, term Of said Office, &C., AND in the case
. .of a State officer, to give SO days notice.
'an; The claus, quoted from tho schedule to
7the Constellation, Clearly Indicates that ii
was the lqtequon Of the framtrs Of the
C91stdiibh, that all State Officers, Judg.
ges, Dlsttict Attorneys, and alt County
Officers, Should be elected at a generafI
'biehdiai election. 'Phe act Of 1888 pro-
Iyldss lor filing vacancies occasioned by
death, removal, resignation, CT otherwise.
TIE term or otherwise clearly embraces
Vacancies idecasioned tn the Offices Of
7 Judges and District "A tprneys, dy tic
CREATION of ne'clJHdioial Districts, and va
Icuncies in County Offices, occasioned Bysg
thelcreation o.,Dewd Counties, new Dis |
stricts, and new Offices, ,dAtt he period OF
g the adopnonlo64he REVISED Constitution,
inl6p, sltIere wtneibut ioqr Judicial Dis-
tricts. Sevm Districts have been crea-
! fed sinceithat period, and in no instance
ImHreahe judges and DistrictAttorpeys Of
the Districts first elected at a General
Mecf6fI ! II Vie CONSTRUCTION OF the Con.
.stilqtion prevails, that Judges and DIS.
trfct 1AftdfHeys, elected to fill Vacancies
iby9tIeortealiQn uty new Dis,
trcts h6d their of6oestor four y ears, and
County Officers, eiectedtp diiI 5yaeancies
occasibnedbys the eTeationa otneg lEounvhi
sesyIDisttIctshnd, Offices, hold their olfsEt
ces (or'twog years, the ipteotion Of. The fra, Y
mors of The 0oDslitutiopwpudbe dpleated I
1+but very few ofleersgwapl I'D bea ected at {
The General EIecGon--aqd .slechphs-- n
instead of being biennial would be week &
lSOTIAW cot IL
loThe Constitution of the United States r.
that JnembTsooEr the House 7
hit Iibe olecteifor twoBye&rsy yet, when |,
7 newoStatblis OduiittGd GGdiIHsg U mon +
No AietnbetJ eiectsd lopl yd holds Ms oficeis
Or the unexpired term of thalf Congress. y
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