American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
election Notice.

The undersigned Board of Regis
tratiOn for the county of Madison,
will, on
Tuesday, the 4th day of Nov
ember, A. D. 1879,
hold an election ut the following
precincts OF voting places, in the
county of Madison, State of Miss
siss:ppi, tO-wit
Caution, east ward hox, court
house; west ward box, Masonic
hall Vernon, Smiths School House,
Livingston, Madison Station, Sha-
ron, Madison Vile. Camden, Sulphur
Springs, GraftOn's Sore for the
purpose of elec,ing one District
Attorney for the 9th Judicial Dis
lrict; ono Senator for the 18th
Senator ial District three Represen
tatives for the said county; and the
folio ing county aud beat officers.
to>wIt: one Sheriff; one Chancery
Clerk; one Circuit Clerk ; one Treas
urer one Assessor one Surveyor !;
one Coroner and Ranger ; and one
Supervisor for each of the five
Supervisors Districts of said cOun-
ty;twO magistrates and two con-
stables in Beat No. l two magis-
trates and two cOnstables in Beat
No. 9; three magistrates and three
constables in Beat No. 3 two mag
istrates aud two cOnstables in Beat
No. A; two magistrates and two
cOnstables in Beat No. 5.
Also, at the same time and places
to take the sense of the voters OF
said county as to whether or not an
Amendment proposed by Act OF the
Legislature, approved March 9Th,
1878, entitled a Joint Resolution to
provide by Constitutional Amend
ment for Biennial Elections, shall
be adopted or rejected.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
To prouide BY Constitutional Amends
mentg for Biennial Election.
Resolved by the Legislature of
the State OF Mississippi, Uwothirds
of each House agreeing thereto,
That the following Amendment to
the Constitution of this State rs a
substitute for sections six and seven
Article Four of said Constitution,
be submitted to the qualified Elec-
tors of the State at the next gener.
al election for adoption or rejection,
namely:
,, SECTION z. The political year
shall begin on the first Monday in
January ; the Legislature shall meet
,,t tl,,. Sn,t IF Gnyarnmouf On tl.a
first Tuesday after the first Mons
day in January A. ID. 1882 also on
the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in January, 1888, and BIZ
ennially thereafter unless sooner
convened by the Governor. The
time and place of meeting may be
altered by law.
SECTION Z. A general election,
by ballot shall be held ON the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, A. d. 1880, and Bien-
nially thereafter. All officers who
go into office on the first Monday
in January, 1882, shall be elected at
the general election in 1880. All
officers who go into Office on the
fist Monday in January, 1850, and
all officers who 60 INTO Office on the
first Monday in January, 1882, shall
hold their respective Office for three
years, but the Constitutional terms
of their successors shall not be
hereby affected. Electors in all
cases, except in case of treason,
felony, aud breach of the peace,
shall lie privileged from arrest dur
ing their attendance at election, and
the going Co and returning there's
from.
Approved, March 5tl', 1878.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
JACKSON Miss, July 10, 1879.
l, Henry c. Myers. Secretary OF
State hereby certify that the fOregO-
ing, entitled, ga Joint Resolution
to provide by COnstitntiOnalAm mend
ment for Biennial Election" is a
tru. and correct cory of the origin
al now ON file in this office,
Given uDder my hand and the
Great Seal of the State of Missis-
sippi IL. s. hereuntO affixed, this
10Th day OF July, 1879.
HENRY q. MYERS,
Secretary of State.
All saloons or places''retailing or
giving away intoxicating drink.
throughout the county, will be
required to close, in accordance with
section 367, Revised Code, State OF
Mississippi viz;
All places for retailing liquors, in
the several counties in this State
shall be closed and no Intoxicating
liquors permitted to be sold, barter
ed or given away, or drank at any
store, tavern, saloon, restaurant,
steamboat not running, wharf boat
at landing, OF place of business
I therein, from II o'clock of the pre-
ceding night until IL o'clock OF
the succeeding night Of any general
or special election and all intOxi
Gated rioters or disorderly persons
the peace by noise or
violence. in the city, town or place
where the election shall be held,
shall he arrested, placed in Jail, or
kept in custody (being
permitted while In such custody to
vOte) until the polls shall be duly
closed, or until they shall be entirely
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