The Arkansas banner., 1846-12-23
AN ACT

AN ALI To amend the law tn relation to she election of ofPresidiag Julgrs of the County Courts m this Siaie.
 Sec. }. Rc U cmaetesl bs iks Gemera1 .lS- seMbtg ef fke .Siate of .4rkaasas. Fms, when ever vacancy shall take rlsee in tue otfiee ol Presiding tndge of any of ihe Comfy Courts of this Staie. hs death, resignation, removal from the State, or asl,srw wise, it shalI he ihe duty of the Clerk of saisi County to issue notice to each of the Justices of the Pence og said County .resla,iEing sl.em io meet on n day ta hs hy him designated. to Gil such vacancy, the ao,ire as required by this aci, shall he executed hy the Sheriff of the Coum- V, and returned wilhim ten days tFom the time il isss,esl, < Sec, : Ii shall hc the ,lafy of said Jnssi- ces of the Peace in the County where va eaacy may take place, as ia tho prerssllsg section mentioned. to assemble al tie place of holding the County Court of sai,l Coun- " on the day fixed hv lhe Clerk, and pro- eeed ,o elect Presiding Judge oi the Caaa- iy Court, who shatl be eco1nmss<iouc,l by the Governor. and hold l,is oH;ce for and tluring the balance oI uhe nnexpncd term of h,s predecessor. and unil hts successor IS cleo ted and aualited.
 Scr. 2, IL shall bc the duty of the Clerk of the County Court, immediately aller the election ot the Presiding Judge, a> eoagea.- plated hy this act, ,io certify slc same to tlm Governor under the CoaHy seal.
 Sec 1. Bc | farfher rnec,ed, That this act take e1eei, and De iu Iprec from sad sfler it's passage,
 4. RUST, Spsaker
 oCihc Hease qf Representatives
 Hc W. K. SEBASTIAN.
 Presidrp Of thc Senate.
 Approved, Dec lith 1916,
 1'nO's S. DREW. A true copy.
 D. 5. GhsER, Scerriarg of Staic.
 IN ACT
 To provide for filling vacuacies in office Ils fl enactrd bs tAe Geacsai .7sscnbty et ihc Siate of .7rkaG&as, Sec. l. That. from snsl after ll,e passage of this act. whenever vacancy si,ali iorsar in the office of Justice of the Peace. in any Comtv in this State. il shall be the duty of ,le Governor forthwith lo appoint and commission soae suitable person tn tlil such vacancy which commits sion shall be far thr onexriref term oF such office, and shall continue uIti the Rext gsn- eral eIcr,inn, and until the successor ti,ereto shall be elected and q,raliiied | Sec. z. That whenever vacancy shall hereafter occur in Hue office of Sheriff, Clerk, Coroner, ar any other office. the election to which is by the people, and who is commits sionfd ny lhe Governor, in any County in th,s State, the 0overnar shall iill ha same by appointment, as provided Ia the frsi see. ton os this act. except in cases where such vacancy shall happen nine months previous Ia il,o .exT general election "a all which cases, tlie Governor shai, upon being inior- med thereof, issue his writ of election to fill l such vacancy us in other cases. Sec. }. Be u fyiAer emacicd. That sI,c qualification and duties of every oticer. SD appointed 10 til any such vacancy, shall be governed m all respects by existing laws ID relation thereto. Sec. 1. Be II further eaacicd, That lhe act entitled "An act prescribing the mode of iiil- ing vacaacies ln the ofliceS oi Shcriti, Clerk Coroner, &c., approved 3d December. lSi'l.N and all other acts, and parts d acts mcous's- tent with thls act, he, and tl,o same are here by repeated. and this act shall take effect, and be m fierce from aHa after its passage.
 A. RUST. Speokcr
 of Mc Hosw of Represrg'aiirrs.
 N. h, SEBASTIAN, f'resjdeBk of ihe Senaic.
 Approved, Dee. iitl. isi6..
 TtlO'S s. DREW 4 true copy from the original: