The Van Buren press., 1873-10-28

vice Hon. William b. Coit, member Of the house
of representatives appointed circuit clerk Of Qua
chita county; and Hon. Willis Robertson, member
Of the house of represeh ehtatives appointed county
| superintendent of public instruction for Calhoun
county.
IN THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT,
Composed Of the counties Of Clark, Pike and
Sewer and so much of the county OF Howard as
was taken from the counties Of Pike and Sewer,
vice Hon. James II. Howard, senator, appointed
prosecuting attorney of the Eighth judicisl dis
trct; Hon. George A. Kingston, member of the
house Of representatives, appointed circuit Judge
Of the Fourteenth judicial district Hon. ! ).
Corbell member Of the house Of representatives,
appointed sheriff of Howard county and Hon. U.
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
much Of the county of Nevada as was taken from
The county Of Ouachita, vice Hon. James 7. Eli
oft senator, appointed circuit judge OF the Ninth
judicial district Hon. II. A. Mllen, member of
the house of representatives, appointed member
of the board of supervisors OF Onachlta county !;
and Hon. G. Thrower, member of the house Of rep.
resentatives resigned.
IN THE TWENTIETH DISTRICT,
Composed Of the counties of Jefferson aud Brad
ley. SO much ofthe county of Lincoln as was tax
en- from the counties of jefferson and Bradley. so
much of the county of Dorsey was taken from
the counties OF Jefferson aud Bradley and from
this portion of the county Of Lincoln, and so much
of the county Of Grant was taken from the coun-
ty of jefferson, vice Hon. V. NJ. McGehee. member
of the house of representative appointed prosecut
ing attorney of tbe Tenth judicial district; Hon.
Ferdinand Ha,is, member Of the house of repre-
sentative appointed assessor of jefferson county:
and Hon. JAMES NJ Merritt, member of the house
of representatives, az pointed assessor of Bradley
county.
IL THE TwINTY FIRST DISTRICT,
Composed of the counties Ct Dallas Saline and
Perry, so much Of the comfy Of Grant as was tax
en- from the county Of Saline. so much of the coun
ty Of Dorsey as was taken from the comfy of Dat
las and SO much Of the county of Garland as was
taken from the county of Saline. vice Hon. Will
liam X. Harley, member Of the house If represent
atives. appointed county superintendent of public
instruction for Dallas county
IN TIE TWENTY SECOND DISTRICT,
Composed Of the counties Of Ashley. Chicot,
Drew and Desha, much of the county Of Lin
coin as was taken from the counties of Drew and
Desha and so nuch of the county Of Dorsey as
coin, vice Hon. Stephen W. McLeol, member of
the house of representatives, appointed sheriff Of
Dorscs county Hon. o. F. Parish, member Of the
house of representatives resigned and Hon. J,
r. W Tiller, member of the house CT rpresenta
tives, resigned and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by section thirteen, Of
an act of the general assembly Of the state enti
tied an act to provide for the election Of all exec
uti We and judicial officers. members of the general
assembly representatives of TIE state in the Con
grcss Of the United States, and presidential eec-
tors, " approved July 80, 1868 and still of full
force and effect that 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 puplic no.
tce by proclamation, throughout the county, of the
time aad several places of holding such elections,
in his county aud the officers to be elected at that;
time
Now, tbcrefoee, !, Elisha Baxter. governor Of the
State of Arkansas, in pursuance oflaw, do hereby
declare ar make known that an election will be
held in the several senatorial and representative
districts hcreinbefore mentioned. on the fourth
dav of November. A. D. 1873, for the election of
senators and members of the house Of representa-
tive of the general assembly of the state to fill the
| vacancies herenbefo"e mentioned, wit:
In the First senatorial and representative dis
trict, two members of tie house Of representatives
In the S.c,nd district, two members Cfthe house
| of representatives.
In the Third district, one member Of the house
| In the Fourth distr ct, one member Of the house
ofsrepresentativcs.
In the Fifth district, one senator and two mem.
bers of the house of representatives.
| In the Sixth district, two members Of the house
ofrepresentotives.
| In the Seventh district one senator.
| In tbs Eighth district one member of the house
| Of representatives. ...
| In the Ninth district, one senator and three
members of the house Of representatives.
In 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. senator
In the Thirteenth district one member of the
house Representatives.
In the Fourteenth district, one senator and three
members of rhc house of representatives
In the Fifteenth district, one senator and 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 aud two
members of the house of representatives.
In the Twentieth district, three members Of the
| house Of repre- scutativcs.
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 sheriffs of the respective counties compos.
ing the said districts, are hereby commanded to
cause said election to be held AMI opened accord.
ing to law and to give at least ten (lO) days no
tice thereof in their respective counties.
! In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the state
II. S to be affixed, at Little Rock. this eigh.
teenth day of September, A. D. 1873
ELISHA BAXTER,
Governor of Arkansns