The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

district shall consist Of two or more counties
the unexl ired eTm whereof shall not exceeC
two years, the same shall be filled for the IN
expired term BY appOint nent by the governor
and when the unexDITed term shall exceed
two years the governor shall issue a writ re
curing an election to be held at some time
therein specified. to fiji the unexpired term o
such office, said time to be not less than sixty
DAYS after the issuance of said writ in the case
of a state officer and not less than thirty day:
in the case OF a district officer; and the gov
ernOr shall make temporary appointment
10 fiji such vacancy until the person 50 chosen
al the election 50 ordered, shall be duly quail
flied.
SIC. 81. The commissioners OF election OF
the several counties 10 whom such writ OF
election NAV be directed shall Immediately
on the receipt thereof give notice Of such
election. by posting notices at the court
house and in each election district in the
county. and the election shall be prepared for
and held as in case Of general election for
as near thirty days may be practicable.
SEg. IS. When a vacancy shall occur in any
county office, the board Of supervisors OF the
county, CT the president thereof in vacation
shall make an order in writing, directed to
the commissioners Of election. commanding
an election to be held. on a day TO be named
in such order, to fill such vacancy; and they
shall give at least ten days notice of such
election a directed by the last section, and
shall give a certificate Of election to the per
son elected, and shall return to the secretary
Of state a copy Of the order for holding the
election. certified by the clerk of the board OF
supervisors, and the person elected shall be
commissioned by the governor
SEC. 80. When vacancies happen in either
house Of the legislature. the governor shall IS
sue writs OF election to I'll such vacancies on
day therein to be specified, and at least ten
days notice shall be given of such election in
each county in which such election shall be
held, in the manner directed by the section
preceding the last before this
SIC 40. All special elections or elections
to fill vacancies shall be held for one day only;
and in all respects shall be held, conducted
and returned in the same manner as general
elections.
SEC. Al. When any county or town shall
become disorganized. so that elections can
not be held according to law, the governor
shall appoint some suitable person to hold an
election to fill all vacancies in such county
town, which person shall have all the powers
of general returning officer, and shall hold
and return such election in the manner di-
rected by law for filling vacancies in county
or town offices.
ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS-
the United States shall be chosen by districts
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
of November, 1850, and biennially thereafter,
and the laws regulating the general elections
for state officers shall III all respects apply to
and govern elections for such representatives.. /
SEC. -. Each congressional district shall
be entitled to one representative, who shall
be, at the time of his election, a resident Of
the district for which he is chosen.
SEC. II. In case 4 vacancy shall happen IN
the representation OF this state in the congress
Of the United States. such vacancy shall be
filed for the unexpired term, by a special
election to be ordered by the governor, and
to be held at a time fixed by his order, and
which time shall be not less than thirty days
after the issuance Of the order of the governor,
which shall be directed to the commissioners
Of election of'the several counties of the dis
trct. who shall Immediately, on receipt OF
such order, give notice of such election by
posting notices thereof at the door Of the
court house and al some public place in each .
election district of the county. and such cleo
ton shall be prepared for and conducted, and
returns shall be made in all respects, as pro
yided for general election of state officers. .
SEC. A.. Should election Of representa- .
rives in congress occur after the number of
to which the state is now en-
titled shall be changed, in consequence of a
new apportionment being made by congress,
changed to conform TO such new appOrtiOn-
nent, such representatives shall be chosen as
follows: in case the number of representatives.
10 which the state is entitled be increased,
hen one member shall be chosen in each dis
rict as then organized, and the additional
member or members shall be chosen by the
electors of the State at large; and if the num-
Der of representatives shall be diminished,
hen the whole number shall be chosen by the
electors Of the state ut lrpa.
SEC II. For the election Of members Of the
house of representatives., in pursuance of the
apportionment made under the census of 1870
he State shall be divided into six districts, as
ollOws, to wit;
The first district shall be composed of the
counties of Tshomingo, Acorn, Prentiss, Pom
otoc Lee, Itawamba, Monroe Chickasaw,
Jlay. Oktibbeha and Lowndes.
The second district shall be composed of
he counties Of Tippah, Union, Benton, Mar
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