The Van Buren press., 1873-09-30

vice Hon. William B. Colt, member of the house
of representatives appointed circuit clerk of Qua
chita county; and Hon. Willis Robertson, msmo Der
Of the house of representatives. appointed county
superintendent Of public instruction for Caihouh
county.
IN THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT,
| Composed Of the counties of Clark. Pike and
| Sewer and so much Of the county OF Howard rs
was taken from the counties of Pike and Sewer,
vice Hon. James H. Howard, senator, appointed
prosecuting attorney of the Eighth Judicial ms
! trict: Hon. George A. Kingston. member ot the
house of repres entatives. appointed circuit JudSe
of the Fourteenth judicial district Hon ..
Corbel, member of the house OF representatives
appoipted sheriff of Howard county and Hon ".
| s Hawkins. member Of the house Of representa-
tives, appointed county clerk Of Howard county.
IN THE NINETEENTH DISTRICT,
| Composed of the county Of Ouachita, and so
mucb of the county of Nevada was taken fIoin
! the count, Of Onaehita. vice Hon. James I. Eli
Oft senator appointed circuit Judge OF the Ninth
judicial district Hon. II A. Millen. member of
the house Of representatives, appointed member
Of the board of supervisors OF Onachlta county !;
and Hon G. Thrower, member of the house ofrep'
resentatives. resigned.
IN THE TWENTIETH DISTRICT,
Composed Of the counties of Jefferson and Brad
lev, SO much oftbe county of Lincoln as was tax
en- from the counties Of Jefferson and Bradley. so
much of the county of Dorsey as was taken from
the counties OF Jefferson and Bradley, and from
this portion of the county Of Lincoln and so much
of the county of Grant as was taken from the coun
ty Of Jefferson, vice Hon. v NJ. McGehee, member
of the house Of representative appointed prosecut
| ing attorney of the Tenth judicial district; Hon.
Ferdinand tIavis, member of the house of repre-
sentatives appointed assessor Of Jefferson county:
and Hon. James N. Merritt, member of the house
of representatives, POINTED assessor OF Bradley
county.
IN THE TWENTY FIRST DISTRICT,
Composed of the counties Ct Dallas, Saline and
| Perry, so much of the county of Grant as was tax
en- from the county of Saline. so much OF the coun
ty of Dorsey taken from the county of Dali
| las and so much of the county Of Garland as was
taken from the county of Saline. vice Hon. vii.
| liam r. Harley, member Of the house If represent
atives appointed county superintendent of public
| instruction for Dallas county.
IN THE TWENTY. SECOND DISTRICT,
Composed of the counties of Ashley, Chicot,
Drew and Desha, so much of the county Of Lin
coin as was taken from the counties Of Drew and
Desha, and so mich of the county Of Dorsey ns
was taken from this portion of the county of Lin
coin, vice Hon. Stephen W. McLeol. member of
the house Of representatives. appointed sheriff Of
Dorses county Hon. 0. F. Parish, member Of the
| house of representatives. resigned and Hon.
T. w. Tillcr, member cf the house Of representa-
tives. resigned, and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by section thirteen Of
an act Of the general assembly of the state enti
tied can act to provide for the election Of all exec.
utive and judicial officers, members Of the general
assembly, representatives of TIE state. in the Con
gress of the United States. and presidential cleo
tors" approved July 23 1868, and still of full
force and effect, hat it shall be the duty of the
sheriff of each county, at least twenty days before
each general election and ten DAYS before the hold
ing Of each special election, TO give the pupc no.
tice by proclamation throughout the county. of the
time aad several places Of holding such elections
in his county and the officers to be elected at that
| time
Now thcrefoce, |, Elisha Baxter. governor ofthe
State of Arkansas, in pursuance oflaw. do hereby
declare and make known that an election will be
held in the several senatorial and represen tativc
districts herein before mentioned. on the fourth
day of November A d. 1873 for the election o,
senators and members Of the house of repres enta.
tive of the general assembly Of the state to fill the
vacancies heroinbefo"e mentioned to.wit:
In the First senatorial and representative dis.
trict, two members of Tie house nfroprpscntativcs
| In the s c,nd district, two members cfthe house
of representatives,,
| In tne lhlfu ulstdlcl, one member ci the house
| of representatives.
! In the Fourth disir ct, oac member Of the house
ofssreI Ireseniatives.
! In the Fifth district one sena.orand two mem
bcrs of the house Of re! rcscntaiycs.
! In the Sixth district, two neEibcrs of the house
| Representatives.
In the Seventh district one senator.
! In tbs Eighth district one member Of the house
Of representatives.
In the Ninth district senator and three
members of the house Ct representatives.
Iu the Tenth district. two members Of the house
Of representatives,.
In the Eleventh district, one senator and five
members of the house Of representatives.
In the Twelfth district one senator
In the Thirteenth district, one member Of the
house Representatives
In the Fourteenth district one senator and tl.ree
members Of rhc house of representatives
In the Fifteenth district, senator aud two
members Of the house Of representatives.
In the Sixteenth district, two members of the
house Of representatives.
| In the Seventeenth district one senator and
three members Of the house representatives.
| In the Nineteenth district, one senator and two
members Of the house Of representatives.
! In the Twentieth district, three members Of the
house Of representatives.
In the Twenty first district, one member Of the
house Of representatives
In the Twenty second district, three members Of
the house Of representatives..
| The sheriifs of the respective counties compos.
ing the said districts. are hereby commanded to
cause said election to be held ant opened accord
ing to law, and to give at least ten (l0) days no.
tce thereof in their respective counties.
| In testimony whereof have hercunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the state
| L. S to be affixed. at Little Rock. this eigh.
teenth day of September, A. d. 1873
ELISHA BAXTER,
Governor of Arkansas.