The Weekly register., 1843-09-16
'ulties, which compare, judge and
discriminate. 81 is So.
An Act

An Act
To amend an act 10 establish an Inferior
Court of Chancery in the Northern
District of this State," approved Feb
ruary &c, 1842.
Section 1. Be it enacted By the Legis-
lature Of The Stote Of Mississippi, That
there shall be elected by the qualified
electors of the counties of Lowndes, Oc-
| tibbcha, sNoxubee, Winston, Kemper.
Chickasaw, .Pontotoc, 'Tippah, Tishe-
mingo, Itawamba, Monroe, Lafayette,
Marshall, De Soto, Tupica, Coahoma,
Ponola, Yalobusha, Carroll, Holmes,
Tallahatchie, Chcctaw, and Neshoba,
on the first Monday and day following
in November, Ammo Domini, eighteen
hundred and forty three, and every fou
years thereafter, one Judge denomina
/ ted the Vice Chancellor of the State of
Mississippi, who shall hold his office for
four years and until his successor is du-
ly qualified.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That
the Sheriff, or proper returning officer
Of the respective counties aforesaid, shall
cause to be opened poll for the elec
ton of said Vice Chancellar, and shall
make return thereof to the Secretary o
tate, according to the laws now in force
and it is hereby the Governors duty to
commission the person receiving the
highest number Of legal votes, who is
declared to be vested with all the pow
ers of Vice-Chanceller of the Court, es-
tablished by the act to which this is an
amendment. IS
Sec. 8. Be It further enacted, That the
Qualified electors of the counties Of
Lowndes, Qctibbeha, Noxubee, Winston,
Kentper and Neshoha, shall on the first
Monday AMI day following in,Novomber
Ammo Domini eighteen hundred and for
ty-three and every two years thereafter,
proceed to elect a clerk, whc shall hold
he Office and discharge the duties Of
Clerk of the District Chancery Court of
the State Of Mississippi, to be holden at
Columbus in the county Of Lowndes, as
now provided for by law, and for that
purpose the sheriff or other proper re-
turning officer Of the respective counties
last above named, shall open q poll for
the election of such clerk, and due re-
turn make thereof to the Secretary OF
State as now required by law and the
Governor is hereby required to commits
sion the person receiving the highest
number of votes, who shall hold his Office
Of clerk of said court for two years.
Sec. 4. BE 1t further enacted, That
the qualified electors Of the counties Of
Chickasaw, Tishemingo, Itawamba and
Monroe, shall at the same time and in
the same manner as provided for in the
foregoing section of this act, proceed to
elect Clerk of the District. chancery
court Of the State Of Mississippi. to be
holden in the town Of Fulton, in the
county of ltawamba; and the sheriff or
other proper returning officer of the said
last named counties respectively, shal
make due return thereof, as provided in
the third section of this act. And the
person receiving the highest number o
votes shall be commissioned, and shall
hold his office as therein provided.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, Tha
! the qualified electors of the counties ol
Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, ,Desto, Tu
MICA, Coahoma, Ponola and Tippah shal
at the same time and in the same manner
proceed TO elect clerk for the said Dis
trict court of chancery of the State o
Mississippi, to be holden in the Town Q
Holly Springs in the county Of Marshall
as now provided for by law. And the
sherif;or other proper returning office
Of the. respective counties, last afore
said, shall make due return thereof I
the Secretary of State, and the person
d receiving the highest number of vote
shall be commissioned by the Governor
and shall hold his office for the like pc
riod Of two years.
Sec 6. BE II further enacted, Tha
the qualified electors Of the counties
TalIahaichie, Yalobusha, Carroll, Cho'