The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07
CHAPTER XVI.
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AN ACT in relation to Elections.

March 9th, 1850.

SECTION l. \ general election shall be help
in the several counties OF this state on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday of No
vember. 1851. and biennially thereafter, and
shall be concluded in one day.
Sic ,. At such election in the year ool,
there shall be elected governor, lieutenant
governor. secretary of state. auditor of public
accounts, state treasurer, attorney general, su-
perintendent of public education, senators of
the class whose seats are about to be vacated,
and members Of the house OF representatives
in the legislature. members o. the boards Of
Supervisors, sheriff, coroner treasurer. asses
sor. surveyor. justices of the peace and con
stables. and all other county officers to be
elected by the qualified electors, except
clerks of the circuit and chancery courts.
SEC B. Clerks of the circuit court, clerks of
the chancery court, district attorneys. and all
of the above named officers, except governor
lieutenant governor, secretary OF state. audi
tor state treasurer, attorney general, and SUI
perntendent Of public education, shall be
elected at the biennial election in the year
1889
SEC I. The governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary of state, auditor of public accounts.
state treasurer, attorney general, superintend-
ent Of public education. senators, clerks Of the
circuit court, clerks of the chancery court, and
district attorneys shall be elected every four
every two years.
COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AND THEIR DUTIES.
SEC ). Two months before any general
election. and any election Of representatives
in Congress, and any election of electors OF
president and vice president of the United
States the governor and lieutenant governor,
or president of the senate, if the lieutenant
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or, if there is no lieutenant governor, and the
Secretary of state, or a majority of such Off
GERS, shall appoint In each county OF this state
commissioners of election" to consist Of
three competent and suitable men. who shall
not all be of the same political party. if such
men Of different political parties conve-
nientIv be had in the county. and who for
good cause may be removed in the same man
ner as they are appointed. Before acting the
said commissioners shall severally take the
oath Of office prescribed by the constitutions
and file it in the Office of the chancery clerk
Of the county. who shall preserve such Oaths
While ged in their duties the said com
missioners shall be conseryators Of the peace,
with all the powers and duties of such, in
the county in which they are acting. They
shall continue IN office for one year unless re
moved. and until successors are appointed.
SEC. 6. On the last Monday of October pre-
ceding a general election, and five days be
fore any other, the commissioners Of election
shall meet at the Office of the clerk of the
circuit court OF the county, and carefully re
wise the registration books Of the county, and
the poll books of the several precincts. and
shall erase theretrom the names of all persons
improperly thereon, or who have died. re
moved or become disqualified as electors
from any cause, and shall register the names
of all persons who have duly applied to be
registered and have been Illegally denied
registration, All complaints of denial of
registration may be made to and be heard
and decided by the commissioners Of election.
who shall cause the books Of registration to be
corrected, il necessary. so as to show the
names OF all the qualified electors in the
county. and such books shall be priua tacie
evidence of the names and number of the
qualified electors in the county.
SEC = The clerk of the circuit court shall
attend such commissioners. if so requested
and shall furnish them the books of registra-
ton and the poll books, and shall render them
all needed assistance of which he is capable
in the performance OF their duties in revising
the lists Of qualified electors.
OF BALLOT BONES.
SEC. S. The commissioners of election in
each county shall procure, if not already pro
lided at the expense of the county. which
shall be paid by order of the board Of super
viSors, a sufficient number Of ballot boxes
which shall be distributed by them to each
election precinct OF the county before the
line for opening the polls, which boxes shall
De secured by good and substantial locks,
md if an adjournment shall take place after
opening the polls, and before all the votes
hall be counted, the box shall be securely
,losed and locked, so as to prevent the admis-
ion of anything into the box during the time
If adjournment, and the box shall be kept by
me of the inspectors, and the key by another
If the inspectors and the inspector having
he box shall carefully keep it, and neither
nlock or open it himself, nor permit it to be
one, or permit any person to have any
ccess to it during the time of such adjourn
nent. i
SEC. 9. After each election the ballot boxes T,
hall be delivered with the keys thereof to the