The Van Buren press., 1873-10-14

vice Hon. William B. Colt. member OF the house
Of representatives appointed circuit clerk Of Qua
cbita county: and Hon Willis Robertson, member
of the house of representatives appointed county
superintendent Of public instruction for calhoun
county.
IN THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT,
COMPOSED Of the counties of CLARK, Plke ana
Sewer and so much Of the county OF Howard rs
wa, taken from the counties of Pike and Sewer,
vice Hon. James II. Howard, senator. appointed
prosecuting attorney of the Eighth judicial as
irict: Hon George a. Kingston. member OF the
house of representatives, appointed circuit ludse
of the Fourteenth judicial district Hon. D.
Corbell member Of the house Of representatives,
appointed sheriff of Howard county and Hon "
s Hawkins member Of the house Of representa-
tiyes. appointed county clerk of Howard county.
IN TIE NINETCENTn DISTRICT,
Composed Of the county of Ouachta. and so
much OF the county Of Nevada as was taken from
the county of Ouachia vice Hon. james j, 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. c. Thrower, member of the house rep
resentatves, resigned.
IN THE TWENTIETH DISTRICT,
Compcsed of the counties of jeff, rson aud Brad
lev. so much ofthe county of Lincoln as was TAX
en- from the counties Of Jefferson and Bradley. 50
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 prosecut
II. ;,,li, al ItstYi at H,p
Ferdinand Havis, member Of the house of repre-
seEtatives appointed assessor of Jefferson county
and Hon james NJ 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 was tax
en- from the county of Saline, so much of the enun
ty of Dorsey as taken from the county Of Dal-
| las and SO much of the county of Garland as WAS
| taken from the county Of Saline. vice Hon. Will
| liam r. 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 aud Desha, so much of the county of Lin
coin as was taken from the counties of Drew and
| Desha and SO mach of the county Of Dorsey as
was taken from this portion OF the county of Lin.
coin, vice Hon. Stephen W. McLeo member o
! the house of representatives, appointed sheriff Of
| Dorses county Hon. O. F. Parish, member Of the
! house of representatives, resi- gned aud Hon. J
| T. W. Tilcr, member Of the house Cf representa-
| tives, 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
,t,.,, s,Ftl, IL, -.
gress Of the United States. and presidential elee
tors d" approved July %, 1868, and still of fu
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 puplc no
ticc by proclamation throughout the county of the
time aad several places of holding such cl etions
in lis county and the officers to be elected at that
time
Now thercfooe, !, Elisha Baxter governor the
State of Arkansas, in pursuance law, do hereby
declare ai.d make known that an 81, ction will b,
held in the several senatorial and represcntativ,
districts hercinbetore mentioned. on the fourl
day of November, A d. 1873, for the election o
senators and members of the house of Representa-
tive of the general assembly Of the state. to fill th
vacancies herclnbcto"e mentioned, to-wit:
In the First senatorial and representative dis
trct two members Of the house ofreprrscntatiyes
In the See md district, two members cfthc hous,
| Of representatives.
In the Third district, one member Of the hous,
Of representatives.
In the Fourth disr ct, one member fihc Eous
of'rcIrtseh'atiyts.
In the Fifth district, one senatoranl two mem
bers of the house Of representatives.
In the Sixth district, two members Of tbs hous
ofrepresentotves.
In the Seventh district. one senator.
In tbs Eighth district one member Of the hous,
Of representatives,.
In the Ninth district one scpator and thrc
members of the house cf representatives.
In the Tenth district two mcmbcrs Of th, hous
Of representatives.
In the Eleventh district, one senator and fy
members Of the house of representatives.
In the Twelfth district one senator
In the Thirtcepth district, one member Of lhl
house Representatives
IN the Fourteenth district one senator and lire,
members of rhe house of representatives
In the Fifteenth district, one senator and tw,
members Of the house of representatives
In the Sixteenth district, two mcniOcrs Of th
house of representatives..
In the Seventeenth district one senator an,
three mcmbeIs Of the house fret rcsoHtatives.
In the Nineteenth district, one senator and tw,
members of the h0us, of representatives.
In the Twentieth district three members O! tn
house Of representatives.
In the Twenty first district, one member of tL
house Of representatives.
In the Twenty second district, three members O
the house of representatives.
The sherffs of the respective counties compos
ing the said districts, are hereby commanded b
cause said election to be held and opened accord
ing to law, aud to give at least ten (l0) days no
tce thereofin in their respective counties.
In testimony whereof have hercunto set m
hand and caused the seal of the stat
r.. S to be affixed, at Little Rock this eigh
teenth day Of September. A. D. 1873.
ELISHA BAXTER
Governor Of Arkansas.