The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-10-02
Election Notice..

There Will Ne an eieSttoh hoio I
several precincts of Lincoln county, State
Of Mississippi. on Tuesday the 4th day OF
November, 1879, for the following District
and county officers, to-wlt: One District
Attorney for the 10th Judicial District, one
senator for the Sd Senatorial District,
one Representative, one Floater and one
Circuit Clerk and one Chancery Clerk,
Sheriff. Treasurer, Surveyor, Assessor, Cor
oner, Ranger, one Supervisor. two Justi-
cen Of the Peace and one Constable for
each Surervisors District for said county.
Also the following amendment to the con.
Slitution of the State of Mississippi, will
be unlimited fog rejection or adoption
providing for Biennial elections.
Resolved BY the Legislature Of the State Of
Mississippi, (two-thirds of each house
agreeing thereto,) That the following
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State "a a substitute for sections six and
seven, of article four of said Constitution;
be submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State at the next general election Tor
adoption or rejection. namely.
Section 6 The political year shall begin
ON the first Monday in January, the Leg
~islature shall meet at tho seat OF govern
ment on the first Tuesday after The first
Monday in January, a. d. 1852, also on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
January, 1883, and blennially thereafter,
unless sooner convened by the Governor.
The time and place of meeting may be al
tered by law.
Section 7. A general election, by ballot,
shall be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, A. D 1880,
and bienniallv thereafter. All officers
whogo into office on the frat Monday in
January 1882, shall be elected at the gen.
eral election in 1880. All officer. who go
into Office on the first Monday in Janu-
ary 1880, and all officers who go into of
fee on the first Monday in January, 1857,
shall hold their respective offices for three
wears, but the constitutional terms OF
their successors shall not be hereby aitec-
,ed. Electors, in al c,ses, exclpt in ca
SEES Of treason, f%elnn-, ard breach OF the
reace shall he privileged from arrest du-
ring their attendance at elections. aud IN
going to and returning thereirom.
Approved, March 9Th, 1873.
The following persons have been APP
pointed ~ inspectors, clerks and deputy
sherifis at the varon' precincts. They Will
give general notice 10 the electors Of their
right to vote upon the foregoing amends
ments to the contribution proposed for
adoption.
Court Honse--Board of Registrars, 3T
Atkins and J Hunt Danghtery, clerk:
Charles White deputy sheriff
Warren's Store-E Boweskv, w l. Lars
kin and B bert Allen (col.) inspectors:
Danl Mclean and Chas Alcus clerks; S II
Chandler deputy sheriff.
Montgomery W NJ Crawford, Frank
Parsons and james Sandifer inspectors; W
4 Towns and l. II White, clerks; W I
Grafton deputy sheriff. .
Bocnech;tto-Wm Gwin, j Hart and
Harrison Moore, (col.) inspectors; Il r
Brister and James Sasser clerks; w w
Hall deputy Sheriff.
L,ttI,. Bahala-G w FUR. ] a Graves
and Wade Smith (coi.) inspectors; q W
Kilchrist .Jr.. and W p Furr. clerks; Il IL
Furr depaty sheriff.
Halls Precinct-Jo McClendon Amos
Greer and Jordan Garner (col. inspectors:
w NJ Tyler.and J NJ. Richie, clerks; A q b
Mccullough deputy sheriff.
Fair Rivera N Summers, Henry j
Brewer amd,Amos Chisolm(col. inspectors:
] w Maxwell and p B Mnllens, clerks; f
B Summers deputy sheriff.
Adams Camp Grounds j Hodges
Enoch Ca-rnth and Ben Carter tcol.) in
spector.: Thomas Chisholm and + '
Lewis, clerks; ] f Denman deputy sheriff.
Lards M%ills-John O Martin, James
eagle and Wiley Lambrigh. (col.) inspec-
tors; Henry Dukes and S PlOliyer, clerks;
John II eagle deputy sheriff.
Casey vile N R C Watson, W J'.McRee
and Jame. Markham Inspector; j
Stamps and J E Decell clerks; Geo A Nc
Nealdeputy Sheriff.
Observation-Disclosures Case, A East
erling and Elias Harris (col.) inspectors;
Thomas w East and J E .Mellen, clerks;
Thomas E Smith deputy sheriff.
The Repatriation Books will be kept
open atthe Court House Oct. %, 20. 30.Sl,
and Nov, lat for the purpose of registering
alt voters who may have been omitted
freni any part of the county. and for the
purpose OF revising said books and correct
ing any errors therein.
W. R, SPENCER, President
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A. O. Cox, Sheriff.
Soutop,hor 9th 1870