Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-04-04

The. Mass Meeting OF the citizens
OF Macon last Tuesday night was pre-
sided over by A. G. Boyle, Esq, and
A., Z, FAINT was the Secretary.
The following resolutions offered by
C. NJ, Scales, werc adopted:
Whereas, owing to the provisions
of the New Constitution of the State
it is impossible to hold an election at
this time to fill the various offices Of
the town that will soon become Va.
cant bv expiration of the terms for
which the present officers were elect
ed. and whereas II is desirable that
those who may be appointed by the
Governor TO fill such vacancies when
they shall occur. shnll be, as neal. rs
NAV be. the choice OF the. Democratic
citizens of the Town; Therefore in or
der 70 accomplish such result, be i re.
solved BY the Democratic citizens OF
SAID town, in mass meeting assembled,
that a vote be taken on the 7th day OF
April, 1891. by the Democratic clti-
zcns of the town of Macon for the pur-
pose Of a%sccrtaiuing who they desire
TO be appointed to fill such vacancies
when they shall occur, said vote 10 be
taken in the usual way Of holding Pri
mary elections. All Democrats oyer
81 years of age and residents of Macon
being entitled to vote.
Resolved further, that the Chairman
of this meeting appoint three suitable
persons to supervise said voting, the
same as at ordinary primary elections.
That, after said votes have been cast,
said Judges shall canvass the same
and ascertain who has received tho
highest number of votes for the vari.
GUS offices to be filled. If there shall
be found two or moro persons. recciy:
ing the same number Of votes for any
Office go that no choice shall be indica!
ted by said votes, then as to the per!
sons so receiving the same number OF
votes, another votes, shall be called
for by said Judges o .tlo1 next day
thereafter, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, in order to ascertain which
of said parties shall. be the. choice OF
the Democratic citizens of the town,
and as many yOtings shall be had as
may become necessary to ascertain
such results. In all votings after the
first vote shall have been taken, Il
there should be subsequent vofings
necessary to q choice, no office shall be
| voted for except tho ono IN which
there was a failure 10 m Ike q choice
at the first voting.
In ascertaining tho choice Of the
people in said voting for tho office oil
Aldermen, the five persons receiving
tho highest number of votes for said
| off CO shall be entitled to such choice
When4a choice has been reached fol
all the offices to be filed the sait
Judges shall report the same to TIT
Board of Mayor and Aldermen, ant
said Board is hereby requested to; rec
ommtnd said parties to the Governor
to be appointed 10 fill said offices re
spcctivcly when vRrancies shall occu'
therein. Said Board is also requested
to state to the Governor in tho sai.
Recommendation why said recommen
datiou is made and the manner II
which the parties were selected 70
recommendation.
Be 1t further resolved that, In 0rdc
to meet any further emergency who
II may become necessary or desirnbl
to have the Democratic party of tn
town take action upon any publ
matter, q committee of not more tina
tthree known Democrats Of tho tow
De selected by this meeting to act q
1.-The Democratic Executive committe
Of the town. whose duty 1t shallrbc I
call and provide for all such meeting
rs may be necessary and to perforr
such other duties as usually appel
tain TO political executive committees
The following are the resolution
offered by j. r. Dinsmore:
4, RESOLVED: lsty, That q; primar
election for oficers'e Of the 'towh of M,
Icon be held at the Court House o
, Tuesday, April 9Th, 1891, the polls 4
be opened at 9 o'clock q. m. and close
al 6, D. M, and that said election /
governed and controlled as near |
. may be, by the Municipal Ordinance
| Of said town on The subject Of Ele,
. lions. ,
8 End That the Executive Comm
tee hereinafter 10 be appointed;
/. their convenience appoint three maj
ayers, aud two clerks Of election, al
! that said committee request the Mayt
. to appoint q sreclAl' officer, % pea
Q officer for said DAY.
81 4th: That any person voted Il
8 who receives a majority Of all u
!, votes cast, shall be the nominee f
D that Office. :,
9th: In the case there is no nomiu
@ ton for any Office, q second primal
shall be held as herein provided, {
Tuesday Of the following week.
which tho persons receiving tho hig
est, and the next highest vote at Il
first primary shall 10 voted tor, al
y all votes cast for any other pers'
8 shall not be counted. This ruleto a
n ply 10 the Aldermen, that u TO say
Two pcrsoDs receive q majority of
the votes polled at the first primn
for aldermen, they shall be declar
1.-The nominees for two places on I
Board, and the other three plas
shall be filled In the second prima
Z from the six persons receiving I
u next highest vote, In the first primal