The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-09
Election Notice.

lneTS VIII Dc an SIS'tioh IIlu - WV
several precincts of Lincoln county, State
Of Mississippi, on Tuesday the 4th clay OF
November, 1879, for the following District
and county officers, to-wlt: One District
Attorney Tor the l0th judicial District, one
senator for 1the 81 Senatorial District,
one Representative, one Fioater and one
Circuit Clerk AID one Chancery Clerk,
Sheriff, Treasurer, Surveyor. Assessor, Cor
onar, Ranger, oae Supervisor, two Justi-
ces of the Peace and one Constable Tor
each Su,iervisors District for said couMty
Also the following amendment to the con-
stitution eli The State of Mississippi, VIII
be submitted I = rejection or adoption
providing for Biennial elections.
Resoisad By tie Legislature Of The State Of
Wiss;s@iRpi. U~o-lLlrdo Of each house
agreeing thereto.) Inst the following
amendment TO the Constitution OF this
State as q substitute Tor sections niX ana
seven, oil al,.c!e four OF said Constitution;
be submitted 10 the qualified electors o
the State at the next general election for
adoption or rel, c;ion, namely.
Section 6 The political year shall begin
on the first Monday in January, the Leg
stature shall meet at the seat Of govern
ment on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in January, a. ID. 1887, also on
the first Tuesday alter the first Monday In
] January, 1883, and bienniaily thereaiter,
unless sooner convened by the Governor.
The time and pace OF meeting may be al
tered by law.
Section 7. A general election, by ballot,
shall tie held on the first Tuesday alter
the first Monday in November, A. d. 1880,
and biennially thei eafter. All officers
who 60 into office on the FIRST Monday in
January 1882, shall be elected at the gem
eral election in 1880. All officers who go
into office on the first Monday in Janu-
airy 1889, and ali officers who go into of
fee on the first Monday in January, 1857,
shall hold their respective offices tor three
years, but the Constitutional terms OF
their SUCCESSORS shall not be hereby affec-
led. Electors, in all Cases, except iii ca
peace shall be privileged icom arrest du
ring their attendance at elections, and in
going 10 and returning therefrom.
Approved, March 5th, 1873.
The following persons have been APP
pointed as inspectors, clerks and deputy
sheriffs at the yasous precincts. They Will
give general notice to the electors Of their
right to vote upon the foregoing amends
ments to the constitution proposed for
adoption.
Court House--Board of Registrars, 31
Atkius and J Hunt Danghtery, clerk;
Charles White deputy sheriff
Warren's Store-E Bowesky, w l. Lar
kin and B ,bert Allen (col.) inspectors:
DAM Mclean and Chas Alcus clerks; S Ii
Chandler deputy sheriff.
Montgomery w NJ Crawford, Frank
Parsons and James Sandifer inspectors; "
A Towns and L H White, clerks; w I
Grafton deputy sheriff.
Boguechitto -Wm Gwin, J B Hart and
Harrison Moor, (col.) inspectors; B I
Brister and James Sasser clerks; w "
Hail deputy Sheriff.
Little Bahala-G w Fur, a Graves
aad Wade Smith (col.) inspectors; g "
Kilchrist Jr., aud w P Furr, clerks; II +
FUR deputy sheriff.
Halls Precinct 10 McClendon Amo,
Greer and jordan Garner (col. inspectors;
W NJ Tyler and J NJ. Richie, clerks; A G
Mccullough deputy sheriff.
Fair Rivera VI Summers, Henry }
Brewer and Amos Chiso!m(col inspectors;
J w Maxwell and p 3 Mullens, clerks; i
B Summers deputy sheriff.
Adams Camp Grounds J Hodges
Enoch Ca-ruth and Ben Carter (col.) in
spectors: Thomas Chisholm and f '
Lewis. clerks; ] L Denman deputy sheriff.
Lards Miils-John 0 Martin, jane
eagle and Wiley Lambrighu Cool inspec
tors; Henry Dnkes and s pO!iyer, clerks
John Il eagle deputy sheriff.
Caseyville n Il G Watson, W j Mckee
and James Markham inspectors; J
Stamps and j E Decell clerks: Geo A Nc
Neal deputy Sheriff.
Observation-Disclosures Case, A w East
erling and Elias Harris (col.) inspectors.
Thomas w East and ] E .Mellen, clerks
Thomas E Smith deputy sheriff.
The Registration Books will be KEEP
open at the Court House Oct. %, 20, 1881
and Nov. Ist for the purpose of registering
all voters who may have been omitted
from any part of the county. and for tn
purpose OF revising said bovks and correct
ing any errors therein.
w. R, SPENCER, President.
P. BUiE,
HARRY SMITH, Registrars.
A. 0. Cox, Sheriff.
September 9th 1873.