The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

vice Hon. William B. Colt, member Of the house
Of representatives, appointed circuit CLERK OF oua
ehits county; and Hon. Willis Robertson, mem 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 ana
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 Judiciai as
trict; Hon. George A. Kingston. member OF ,ne
house of representatives, appointed circuit JudSe
of the Fourteenth judicial district Hon. D
Corbsll member of the house of representatives
appointed sheriff of Howard county ana HON ".
! s Hawkins. member of the house Of representa-
tives, appointed county clerk CT Howard county.
IN TIE 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 /. 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 Ouachita county ;
and Hon @. Thrower, member of the house OF rep
resentatives, resigned.
IN THE TWENTIETH DISTRICT,
| Composed Of the counties of Jefferson and Brad
| lev 90 much ofthe county of Lincoln as as 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 was taken from the coun-
ty Of Jefferson, vice Hon. Y. NJ. McGehee, member
of the house of representative. appointed prosccut
ing attorney of the Tenth judicial district Hon,
Ferdinand Havs, member Of the house OF repre-
ives appo nted assessor OF Jefferson county
and Hon. James M. Merritt, member Of the house
Of representatives. AZ pointed assessor OF Bradley
county.
IN THE TWENTY FIRST DISTRICT,
Composed of the counties of Dallas, Saline and
Perry, so much of the county of Grant as was TAX
en- from the county of Saline. so much OF the eoun
ty of Dorsey as was taken from the county of Dal
las, and so much Of the county of Garland as wa,
taken from the county of Saline, vice Hon. Viii
liam r. Harley, member Of the house Of represent
ativcs, 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 ant
Desha, and go much of the county of Dorsey a
was taken from this portion Of the county Of Lin
coin. vice Hon. Stephen W. Mcleod member 0
the house of representatives, appointed sheriff o
Dorscs county Hon. o. F. Parish, member of tn
house Of representati yes. resigned and Hon. j
I. W Tiller, member Of the house Of representa-
lives resigned and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by section thirteen o
an act of the general assembly Of the state enti
tied an act to provide for the election Of all exec
utive and judicial officers, members Of the genera
assembly, representatives Of the state in the Con
rress Of the United States. and presidential elcc
tors, approved July 23 1868, and still of ful
force and cff. ct that it shall be the duty of tn
sheriff Of each county, at least twenty days befor
each general election, and ten days before the hold
ing Of each special election TO give the puplc no
tiee by proclamation, throughout the county, of tn
time aad several places Of holding such elections
in lis county aud the oticrs 20 be elected at tia
time
Now thereto !, Elisha Baxter. governor Of III.
State OF Arkansas, in pursuance of law, do hereb,
declare and make known that al vrction will b
| held in the several senatorial and representative
districts hereinbofUre mentioned. on the fuuril
lay of November A D. 1873 for the election o
senators and members of the house OF rcprcs enta
tive of the general assembly Of the state. to ill til
vacancies hyreinbelo"e mentioned o.wit:
In the First senatorial and rel resentative dis
trct two members Of The house Representatives
In the 5, c,nd district, two members ofthe hous
; of representatives.
In the Third district, one member Of the hous
Of representatives
+ In the Fourth dis,r ct, one member Of the hous
, ofsrer rescn,atives.
! In lhe Fifth district. one scnatorand two mem
| bcIs of the house Of representatives.
In the Sixth district, two members Of the hous
Representatives.
In the seventh District. vrs sono,or
, In tbs Eighth lstrict, one member Of the bo,,s
Of representatives.
In the Ninth district, one senator and thre
members Of the house Of representatives.
In the Tenth district, two members of the hous
Of representatives.
; In the Eleventh district. one senator and fv
members Of the house Of representatives.
In the Twelfth district one senator
In the Thirteenth district, one member of tn
q house Representatives
In the Fourteenth district one senator and tEle
members of rhe house Of representatives.
In the Fifteenth district, one senator and tw,
1 members of the house Of representatives.
In the Sixteenth district, two members of th
r house Of representatives.
In the Seventeenth district. one senator ant
three members of the house ofrrpresentatiyes
In the Nineteenth district, one senator and two
members of the house Of representatives.
: In the Twentieth district, three members of tn,
l housu Of representatives.
In the Twenty first district one member of thu
house Of representatives
In the Twenty second district, three members o
the house Of representatives,
The sheriifs Of the respective counties compos
ing the said districts are hereby commanded t.
cause said election to be held AMI opened accord
ing to law, and to give at least ten (0) days no
tee thereof in their respective counties.
:, In testimony whereof have hereunto set IN,
haud and caused the seal of the stat,
L. S to be affixed, at Little Rock. this egh
,ecn,h day of September, A. d. 1873
ELISHA BAXTER,
Governor Of Arkansas.
By The Goyernor J NJ JouNsoy