The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-03-14
An EaahOrsng an election for of justice Of New
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SECTION l. Be Il. enacted ky- the Lsgislatursl |
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shalr be held in the county of Newton, on II Q
End Monday of March, 1877, for the purpose OF
eIecting seat of justice for said county.
SEC. 2. Be Il. further enacted, That the county
board of regisiration be, and they are hereby
required to give at least thirty days notice of
the time of holding such election, by making
publication of the same in some newspaper
published in said county, and shall proceed to
register the qualified voters of said county. IN
accordance with section ten of an Act entitled
ian Act to provide for the registration Of
voters, amending and repeating the laws reiat
ing thereto. and for other purposes, approved
A BFil eth, 1S76.@They shall provide suitable
ballot boxes, appoint the requisite number OF
inspectors and clerks, and do all other acts and
things required by law of them in holding such
election.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted. That it shall
be the duty of such inspectors and clerks, to
hold said election according.to the laws now
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SEC. A.. Be IT further enacted, That at said
election the following named places shall be
voted for and none Others to wit: Decatur,
| Hickory Station, and Newton Station. That
/ the tickets to be voted at such election shall
| have plainly written or printed at head OF
same ''for seat of justice of Newton county"
after which shall follow the name of the place
to be voted for by the elector casting the bal
lot.
Sec s. Be at further enacted, That said
board of registration shall meet at the county
seat on the next day after such election, and
compile the returns and certify the same, to-
gether with the result to the board of supervi-
4 sors of said county, who shall, at the first
meeting thereafter, enter the same of record
upon the minutes of said board; but no place
shall be declared elected unless it shall have
received majority of all the votes cast at such
/ election.
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That should
either of the places mentioned receive ma
iority of all the votes cast, the seat Of justice
of said county shall hereafter be located at
that place And should a majority of the votes
be cast for either Hickory Station or Newton
Station the board of supervisors of said county
} are hereby required, upon receiving a certii
cate to that effect to Immediately convene and
f make all necessary orders for the removal OF
the county records and other records belonging
to said county to the place elected, and then
adjourn to meet at the newly elected county
! seat as early as practicable, for the purpose
of providing temporary buildings for court
house, and for offices for the county officers OF
said county, and for other purposes.
SEC. Z. Be 1t further enacted, That the clerks
of the Circuit and Chancery courts, the sheriff
and all other county officers, required by law to
keep their offices at the county seat are hereby
required to remove the same to the newly
elected county site, as soon as SpICaDlo Onces
have been provided for them by the board OF
supervisors of said county.
SEC. 8. Be 1T further enacted, That if, upon
compiling the returns from the several voting
precints of said county, it should appear that
neither of the places voted for has received a
majority of all the votes cast it shall be the duty
of the board of registrars to so declare, and to
thereupon drop the name of the place receiving
the smallest number of votes cast, and to order
4 a new election to be held between the places
Il receiving the highest number Of votes, to take
4 place on the second Mondayin April, 1877; said
j board of registrars shall give at least twenty
DAYS notice of the time of holding such cleo
ton by publication made in some newspaper
| printed in said county, and said notice shall
contain the names of the two places to be
voted for at such second election.
! SEC. 8. b 1t further Enacted. That such
second election shall be held in all respects as
| provided for In preceding sections of this Act,
! except that no new registration shall be had.
The duty of the county board Of registration, of
the inspectors and clerks appointed to hold
such second election, of the board of supervi-
sors of said county, of the county officers of said
county, shall be the same prescribed in the
preceding sections of this Act and be applica-
/ blein all respects to such second election.
Sec 10. Be furt1er enacted, That this Act
| its passage.
APPRovkD, January Goth, 1877.
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