The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-16

| General OFuets
BY virtue of authority vested by the Legislature in
the Governor an election for the following militia
officers will be held gin the counties named, by the
respective Sherifs thereof who hereby directed TO
forward the election to the Adutant General
OF the State within days after the day of election
l. The counties of Tishomngo Tippah, Pontotoc, TIA
wambia Chickasaw and Monroe compose the first
Division for which there shall be election Of one
Major General to be holden on the 10th day Of Jan
uarv. 1866 Also for one LBrigadier General for tho
counties of Tishomingo and TipPah Also for one
Rriradier eperal for the counties OF Fontotoc and
| Cbickasaw Also for one Brigadicr General for the
counties of Monroe and Itawarba. Also for one
Colonel one Lieut. Colonel and one Major
in each county above named--au TO he elected
| ON the day mentioned for the Major General.
. The counties of Desoto Marshall Pamela, Lafayette
| Tallahatehie Yalobusha, Calhoun sCsrro and Chloe
tav compose the second Dy ion for which there shall
he an election to held the 10th sday of January
| 1850 for one Major G eneral Also for Brigadier
General for the counties Of Marshall, Lafayette and
Calhoun Also for one. Brigadier General for the
| counties ef DeSoto Pamela and Tallahatchie Also
for one Brigadier General for the counties OF Nao-
busha Carol and Choctaw. Also one Colonel one 1t
Colonel acd Major for each of the c,unteS named on
the 10th January 1866.
g. The counties OF Lowndes, Oktibbeha, winston,
| Kemper, Neshobs, Nexubee, Lauderdcle, Newton,
Clarke Jasper Smith, and Scott constitute the third
military Division for which election shall be held
on the 10Th day of January 1866, for one Major Gen
eral Also Brigadier General for the counties
| Of Lowndes Okubbehr Winston and lNoxubee. Also
for Brgader General for the counties of Neshoba
Kemper Lauderdale and Clarke. Also for Brig
adler General for the counties of Newton, Jasper
smith and Scott. Also for Colonel, Lieut.
Colonel and Major each of the counties named OF
the 10th January lS66.
| 4 The counties of Holmes, Attaa, Madison Loake
! Kinds Rankin, Copiah and Simpson constitute The
fourth military division for which an election shat b.
held on the 10th of January ls66, for one Mayor Gen
: era Also one Brgader General for the counties
Holmes Alfalfa and Leake. Also one Brigade
Geher&l oi ~ 80 T,ir,.;ar ts,,,aTa
for the counties Of Rankin simpson an,
Copiah Also for one Colonel one Lieut. Colonel "n'
one Major in each OF the counties above named
; The counties Of Tuuica. Coahomst Boiiy a
= Washington, Issaquena' Warren Claiborne, Nazoo
Suahower, Jefferson, Adams, Wilkinson, ranEil
{ and Amite compose the fifth military Division 10
which there shalt be an election on the ION day %
January 1906 for one Major General Also for on
Rrigadir General for the counties OF Tuniea, oaho
ma Bolivar, Suntiower, Washington ana l7saguend
. AiSo Cor one Brigadier General for the counties o
Vayoo Warren Jefferson and Claiborne. Also to
one Brigadier General for the counties OF Adams
d Franklin, Amite and Wilkinson Also for one Co
. oneI one Lieut.. Colonel and one Major for each q
the counties named, all to be held on the ION Jan
uary 1850. = ,,- ,o Dit,
II
Marion Perry, Greene Jackson, Harrison, Hancoc'
WAYNE and Davis compose the 9th Military Division
Z. for which an election TOR one Major General shai
held on the 10th DAY of January 1900. Also for on
Brigadier General for the &C unties OF Hancock la
a Tison aad JACKSON Al2o fer one iBrigSdier Gener
| for the counties of Perry. Green DAVIS ana way ne
Also for one Brigsdier General tor the counties {
| LawreEce, CCvington, Pike .aad Marion Also Il
= | ONE Colonel, one Lieutenant Colonel and one haJ
) far each of the counties named all to be held on Il
10Th day Of January, 1906 all white males from al
( above IL years of age are duly qnahh2d Yote's -,
he Id CtfiCeIs elected Tor IN
>, county will assume command Of the miiltla upon
certificate from the Sheriff that they have been du
elected. -, -,
General officers will assume command only "h'
notified by the Adutant General or an Ala de camp
me Governor IT their election. rms otBAll a
Ioas not include the Volunteer Companies, ana
ct officer eli, ced militia etice viii assume comIn@l
OF them exceptby special instructions from tue Ho
BY command of the Governor -,
JAS NJ. KENNARD,
0rJros6, Adiutaut Geuer6J