The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-03-24
ELECTION OF JUDGES BY THE PEG.
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AN ACT to prescribe the time and manner OF
eecting Judges and Attorneys General by

electins Judges ana Attorneys uenor"i W
the people. -
SEC. l. De Il enacted Dy me n Genera AsssM. Z. "a.
Dly q Me sac y tennessee, lha1 on tne 4'I
Ihnrsday OF May, 1904, there shail DC e'ecteu
IN TINS state three JUDGES OF .he ouP.emo
Court one Attorney General Ior tne os..e'
one Judge ana one Attorney uenerA III e"e'
JUDICIAL district ana one Chance"or III eA'"
OhaIcery DIVISION.
SEC =. 1he ohcrliis OF t'ie dinercn' Goun.
Ties snail, on tnat day ana ever aiterw"roS' 40
provided by this act, open ana hoid 'ne e,ee-
lions IN their respective coun'les, nhuer ue
same rules, regulations and restrictions '""s
are prescribed IN reference TO thc elec''oI VI
Shefilis, Clerks, Registers, and County rus
tees. II there shall be no HherI'i OF Inv
county, or ne snail DC cahuIdate' VIC ~o'''
ner shall hold the election :,
DEC g. Inc Ss'erh or Coronor sha''' WINE
IN 'hrce Gays niier snch eiecttoh, trnnsihi. 10
the secretary OF State'a copy OF me cert,h-
cafes mace pv the Judges ana CerHs' ni the
NUMBER OF votcs received by each canalda'".
oEc. i. Inc secretary Oh StaIe shaii COM
pare ','e hu,hoer VI 'oies received Dy each
caho'datc snail enter the same IN a book 10
De KEPT ior mat purpose, ana snail issue 10
the person RECEIVING the hshest NUMBER OF
'otcs," cer''i''''e OF MS eleclloi' 10 Dc couh'
tersgneu Dy ,he Governor; whIeN eertiIirato
snail be sufllclent 10 enable INN to proceed
10 dischargc the outies OF the once.
DEC. o. II TWO persons, candidates Tor Tho
same office, shall receive an equal number Of
votes, 1t shall be the daty Of the Governor
Immediately to order another election, within
thirty days, of which notice shall be given in
one newspaper published at the Capitol, and
one or more newspapers published in the dis
trct in which such election is to be held.
SEC. g. As often rs n vacancy shall occur
in any of said offices by DEATH resignation,
expiration Of the term. or otherwise, it shall
be the dutv Of the Governor to order an elec.
ton to be held, and of which notice shall be
given, il Of Il Supreme Judge or Attorney
General and Reporter, for two months, by
publication in n newspaper in each of the
grand divisions of this State: il of Circuit
Judge, Chancellor, or Attorney General, by
publication for one month in one Of the news.
papers of the Capitol, and in one or more
newspapers in the circuit or district for which
such Judge or Chancellor, or Attorney is ~
be elected.
| SEC. 7. Whenever vacancy shall occur in
any of said Offices by death, resignation or
removal, the Governor shall appoint some
person to MI the Office until the election Of u
successor according to the provisions oft this act.
SEC. 8. Persons illegally voting for any of
said officers, shall be liable to indictment or
presentmcnt; and upon convic8on, shall be
punished rs in other eases of msdcmeanor.
SEC. 9. BE it further enacted, That the
qualified voters of the county of Shelby, shall
elect Judge Of the Common Law and Chan
Gerry Court of the city of Memphis; the quail.
fled voters of the counties Of Shelby Upton,
Fayctte and liardeman, shall elect Judge