The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-10-09
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NOTICE 0F ELECTION,

9 To all and singular the sheriffs of tho
State of Florida: oiAh9 oi the
kNOW YE, that ], WE Bloxhan,. See.
Ietary OF State of the State of Florida do
nereDy notify all and singular the sheritiS
on on tne several counties of the State Of
ri93lIlIda' tha6 A GENERAL ELECTION
Tn To- So neIu IN each county in Florida, on
auesuay next succeeding the first WOndav
In november A. d. 1878, the said Tuesday
oelhg the NTH day of said November for
one representative of the first con gIession-
al district OF Florida, in the fiorty-sixth
cOngless OF the United States: for one
d;s4;4 M Nv OF the second con gressional
uIstIlct OF Florida in the fOrty-slxth CON
gress OF the United States. And on the
same 1' uay general election will be held
IN the county of Santa Rosa for a senator
from tne second senatorial district in tba
countleS OF washington and Holmes for n
?on tn from Ghe fourth senatorial district:
Ill the county OF GadSden for a senotorr
from the sixth senatorial district IN ~
county OF Leon for senator from fhe
eigntn senatorial district in the county Of
MaulSOn Tor senator from the tenth scno-
Iorlal GlsUnct; i'll the counties of Tavior
anu LalayeGg lore senator from the twelfth
,,Ynio "a uistrlct; In the county of Col
uInoia TOT 2 senator from the fourteenth
senatorial district; in the county of NoSSoI1
1or senator from the sixteenth sennfor;oi
dlsUrlct ID the county of DuyaI for n Sa,,-
ator from the eighteenth senatorial dis
s ericI N the county of Orange for a senator
~ OH Cano oMei 5Ietn senatorial districts in
t tile county OF fernando for senator from
the twenty-second senatorial district in
inc county OF Monroe Tor n senator fron,
tne tWenty-fOurth senatorial district. IN
the county OF Walton for q senator from
tne tWentX-fitth senatorial district: in the
U@3y vi .2d"annee fora senator from the
GWenty-Sl%tn senatorial DISTRICT: in the
counties OF Polk and Manatee for a senafor
Irom the twenty-seventh senatorial dis
trlct; III The counties of CLAW and Ralxer
Tor senator from the twcnty-eirhtb SEN
atorIal district: in the county of Voln-
sla Ior q senator from the twenty-ninth
semaUotLai uisGilct; IN the county of Hills
borough Tor senator from the thirtieth
senatorial district; in the county of St.
johns Ior q senator from the thirty-tirsf;
senatorial district; in the county of Lew
Ior senator from the thirty-second sena-
The senator's elected at the general
election in the year A. d. 1878. from fine
twenty-fifth, twenty-seventh, twenty
ninth, and thIrty-frst districts. as created
by this Act, shall be elected for the term
OF two years only; but those elected at
general elections thereafter shall hold for
the term OF four years and all other SEN
ators elected at a general election shall
hold for four years" Laws of Florida
chapter 5000, section 8.
ana In each OF the respective counties of
the State general election for itsconstitn-
tlonai number OF members Of the general
assaeeS sSw SSnvF EseambiS eo3pnty three;
| Two; Holmes county one: Vasbin @foy1
county one; Franklin comfy ona. III syIi
Liberty county one, sss.ss -
Gadsden county three; Leon county four;
Jefferson county four; Madison county
three; Taylor county one; Hamilton county
two; Suwannee county two; Lafayette
county one; Columbia county three; Al
achua county four; Levy county two;
Bradford county two; Clay county one;
Baker county one Nassau county two;
Duval county four; st. Johns county two;
Volusia county one; Orange county two;
Putnam county two; Marion county two;
Sumter county two; fernando county two;
HillsbOrOugh county two; Polk county
one; Manau@e county one; Dade county
one; Brevard county one; Monroe county
two.
And on the same day there will be held
in each county of the State general cleo
ton for constable, each county being al
lowed and entitled to one constable for
every two hundred registered voters in
the county; provided, however, that no
county shall have more than twelve con-
stables; yet that each county shall be en-
titled to at least two constables, regardless
of the number of registered voters.
The attention of sheritfs is called to the
law requiring them to cause copy of this
notice to be published in newspaper
printed in the county, if there be paper
In the county and if there be no paper
published in the county they shall cause
at least five copies of this notice to be
posted in the most public places in the
county.
For the information Of all concerned.
and in obedience to Che requirements of
the law, / have caused to be published the
laws governing elections and shall for
ward copies of the same to the clerks of
the circuit courts in the several counties.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and have hereunto affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Florida, at ITALIA
hassee, the Capital, this the sixteenth day