The Arkansas banner., 1847-01-27
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C. c WATKINS, .2ry CeaT. EsH c. N PAsenAL, Present,
Ls1lf Ros.. Jau. IA lsa7.


 ?, |. GREER. Esq. Sacseis~g q State.
 Sig-Ai.er ny inieFriewS w4ab sea Of yesaerslsy. ls relaiioa io .he election returns frran CgasTFs,td couaty- lsssiiressrd fsote So My. lNa3l1sas, lhe Aner3ey General. ragy of vSlcig. w5tl h.s answer herewith en- eisssS NOE. lay ssisef te bla presents lits E-ess ei tlse caxr-ss i unse=s slsst ikem. 'IIhe' enclosed .eyy clear o;siaian o{ Cru. Hemp s.ea9, j. xeessss 10 me. is oVsaria<iFe as ia osse ci ths togTrshipS. and can really see no sassstis fisslactlon. which can he iaken as se ihe ther
 The Attorney General having aiEisea ne. rfllal Xon may CT may uuf, ataasfst his ofiinon and lYHslng direesed RIe 10 address myself ia voa veat.ge ta dc se. hec&use, vTslh al due deference to hsE. I respectfully ooa;era lhaa ais up4alan dersues sodalns. excepl lhE, lhe eccise iEa-asaise Es very sacred Flghl.
 la xous cea.versas,sn w5th ue vos obiecf- el. ti.at ye.ar tutles were merely fnias lefial. aad lemce shere H2s. Il galasle. stood yoal, i noehlpE for vos 10 deeiae. Nov. udaauing ials vsew ta the sutqeri ta tss cerrect. Ii sae- gssts io n4Y mad, lWo considerations NOT thY ed reae soas. The Egsi is. sszi lsse re- lufsls hagisg heen duly certified " the clerk asa3 insssslra.as aad fled ia roltT office w5fh- ia Jhe shiriy days, they Iorm par ot tae abstract from 8hal county. and Il Is made vauy aetv se cngsa thr8.. wIsaeHt eaHStrHfas ale law- aad su4gLag ghai lhe ol6rers ex ceedeA tfeif day Ia eerffylag them. and di- rect5ae lhem 70 you Tee officer cer1iiyl'g lheIa rould take aa fracgioos sl a day, and ] am yet fo les~ti hv ~ bat authority voH csa do sa. The seeond consideration is taat. | u be Hat Yoar duly He coasirHe ihe law, shen yaar reference Ia tiit Attorney GIeB@rsa E ex- ira-eaE5clHi. and his answer Is equally sn.- Gut do no. understand lhai, ministerial ofbrer has 8a psweE to consirne law On he coH9rarv. R t the dutv cl ali officers ia cansirse efery law according to Us spirii and intention.
 .CAraia,v vou rnnaos bnf adrni; Ghnt. every law alsosa efec1sons Is hm 6,recsary- and oaebl ia be lIl,ersliy interpreted 'n favor oi ihe ex reSsea I-i}f>sF tho people. without re- gard lo tae erisence>hv wh1ra tbai N,il ls csgtsiiea so those eivsag the csrtiiiraies os t.leomoa. Ts prove the ascess3ly of ikss rnlp. It Is eais necessary to reler b ihe many omissions is ihe la'e eler,l9n.
 k ,s certified Ia one CT tw-o aeouaaes for in-xznce. Hat no tleraah was held, aerlase ,bere was no shs> # sn sueh oovusie- Tins sugpazs x-1s becagse. sbs iRy requires the SbsrsI .'lo make pvQeisnssa,'n ietI days be- fore the tletnoH. And vel who besieFes ,haL an eleegion githaai proclamation would tse rai6s in ManaH eoaniy. l5e ciegk ex- elsass si3e voles d. two townships ier -'la- I3rnbl.ly~ ta Paiaski- lnlon, and o;ier raual5es. tlae returns SrSrs recsss'ea by pgi- rs.e i.ena aud Bot B,y msi- and yet NtsA S.~tsner5pp tzI se taEen between thls case, and ialura ta coDsl shs yoles ulsEga Ejve dave. Tae 2ssh sectien os sbs law. declares ss fellows -Oa 1fie saf.i day siteT sssss fi5-s- tioa. Or soon r # a.i ik0 Tsln-as Sha8 harc beet rtrsfyeG. ihe clerk of ilae county court s4aN iaIe 10 E<s assls;aars Iwo iBstries oi fla Peare. uf lar coanfy- V ahfy csn te con veasenaly Aad aaa, f moi. ihsa iwo house. hasS.~rsS haE .ag iile qualifications es esscio'rs- assa slaaii proceed ss open asAa eo1UPaFe ise srsrral eaAclioH retmrns wh,ea have been made sn hts office. and make abstracts ot t,se 8a.cs riysa fer sbe several candidates Ger each ofiics. oa sew1rase ssee1S e4 papef.
 Now the elsgx ot Beasoa, sppiyiag the term .-senarsie sheets ei papes.@ tc esrh s.tasst.fate- instead gf '-cach ogFce." sesfSs separsle rsr1lficales- eRsssoEnpAHsad by ts'f cerlsficates af magistrates or hpaseholders, which Eslsalmis to DO abstract at all And tl.ere Is another pari of nus sersloa taShirh Iw,sh to call your tauiedInle asisution, and tsias Is. iss caanexian wsla atse -sDsh section, saa whtesa. 4 eaaerStaBd ysEr sssws, your sie-e.ss;l ispesss 1ie 25sss =scsssssi s-cssres t,,st. --.tse g4sckel so endorsed and Erected .ka!l l,- eunvrynd hg one If Ihe Jatlgef. ia be slssleelnrziad " loa- n they eznaos o-her- afst. arrce. is inc clerk ol tise eouuty coari. u1aia th-ee days afssr the close of the s,.-ll- Sa= here ls nrl ! xaE1 sAia Ah"at ,e :stas sgsten iiseg s4sw4i bs s.HlIreEpd 70 iAe ,lerk. faurh ls # s4 iheFe an laieBttaa tla&l- a th, ve.is ts Hrt Fecefvs-a wglirfn --flirre days, t-iar thsy sssH be }neL Ca sas rpntraEJ. F ,Mssalss lbe duty sd he eleEk is wat aDiil the -ffL deg effrr fhr rfec4'ea7 V u'lisss -'tas sfurss sissrl7 hars Ases soaasr resftFs d. l.s.lane he 4stail proceed te s'ss.=a sad ee'EE- na,a he sevsnsi t4ectsca resnrHs ll3-f saatl aavs t,eaH mars ss hss slace-
 E F. aki1g liss ,vp ssrtfsps tlgetiat~, T. a 45l 1s. 5ssa af tas eies tp g9sa assss &ss's.''. al 4Ae Fessstas gtssrs ,-i Fgs si.g tllA sas Aaa s were a-a p.43 sd saase Fsteassa sa iise nlii' ss--s ss k r. a.- -sssss atssss= s4e1s1e.n Ttiates l4 .}sf tlaae oi '-oPrttiiis afsd s7.sEi- tnv As wsA uagAi li as aTgael sasSl, ii .<4se ts9TsrflsT hHa ypassris sssns'.iS ~ .aN' shes ias sasry ta}G- lazl ear Tseznsss sses sisa8 ae1 is eleef4 e ssis ae&t Tue iaE assn Streets si@ cierk --fo ieEaasii is,e Fstarss w5;istn rso lass. ia the nsaFest fsGssi-..is'ee- n slrc-al cxses :his wRs nos doss, aud VI;