Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-04-06
WHOLE NO. I6l.
Shall elect ali Attorney General IoG
the eleventh. Judicial Circuit.


the eleventh judicial Circuit.
Src. 10. Andil there is no news
, paper published in the Circuit, lie
notice OF the said election shall be
: published in some newspaper near
) The Circuit, and which crculates
therein.
SEC. III BE it further enqeiel,-
That in voting for Supreme Judges
OF the State every voter shall prefix
to the name OF each candidate on
his ticket, the words EasfdrR, Pest
csn or luiad2e Diusioa to denote tie
grand division of the State for
which be desires each candidate c
lected. Ana the person receiving
the highest number Of votes ;or any
division shall be declared one ofihc
judges Of the Supreme Cbmt Of
the State of Tennessee.
Sec. u. BE ii enqeiea, That
should candidate for the olIice1ol
Judge OF the Crcuit, Common Law
and Chancery or Criminal Court, or
Tor the Office oi Attorney General
for any Circuit or.criniinal Court in
the State, desire to contest any E.
lection he must, within twenty da,s
alter such election, present SrYern
statement Of ;lie grounds Of contest
TO tie Chancellor ofthe division ~
which such election was htld, or, if
there be 20 Chancellor in that d.
vision, to the Chancellor of licntxt
adjoining DIVISION; whose duty il
shall be to APPOINT day Of trial
not less { han 80 nor mole than so
days from the day of such present
alton, and a place OF. trial at some
point within the circuit in which
such election was held, which day
AMI place Of trial mast. be by him ell
dorsed on such statement, anda copy
OF the same be served on the person
whose. election is contested, or left
at his usual place of residence By i
sheriff or constable at Iels; twenty
days before the trial, aud returned
10 the Chancellor before whom the
contest is 10 be tried
Sec. l3. BE II further cnactsd, +,
That the testimony in such con-.
tests may be taken by either party
by deposition as in Chanccry causcs
upon such notice as the Chan ceIlor
may prescribe, or orally. And the
Chancellor may make all necessary
orders in relation to the transmits
sion Of the ballots given in the Gle C.
ton to the place Of trial, or in rela-
ton to another matter required in
such contest.
Sec. IA. BE 1t further enacted,
That after the Chancellor shall have
heard the testimony and detdrmIH-
ed the contested election-it shall
be his duty TO send certified copy
of his decision, giving stattInent
Of the legal votes east for each Of
the contesting parties, to the Gov
ernor Of the State, whose duty il
shall be to issue commission to
the person elected.
Sec Is. BE 1t frther ehacIed.
That if the Chancellor trying the
contest shall decide The election TO
be void, or that each of two randi-
dates has received an equal number
Of votes, the G overnor CT the State
shall issue 'W rit of election to fiII
the vacancy.
Sec. 16. BE ii further etdefed,
That contests for tie office Of Cham
cell6r shall be tried before the
Chancellor Of som me division adjoin-
ing that in which such election is
held. Contests for the off ce Of
Supreme Judge shall be tried by
one Of the Chancellors in that grand
division Of the State in whiGh the
incumbent is required to reside; and
contests for the office Of Ait tprney
General for the State shall be tried
before the Chancellor Of the division
in which the seat Of government is
situated, under the same rules
and regulations prescribed ip the
foregoing sections of this aci; Pro
sided thatthe party con,esia ht for
the Office Of Supreme Judge Or At
torney General for the State shall
have forty days after the election
within which to file his reaso rs for
contesiing such election.
w. FL. WISENER,
| Speaker Of the House Of Rep.
EDWIN POLK,
+ SNEAKER ol fha Csuata