The leader., 1900-03-14
Power Restored to the People.

Power Restored To the Pcopic.
An ACT to repeal section 1888, and
section 1886 of the annotated code OF
1892, and to repeal chapter 40 OF the
laws of 1894 and chapter 80 of the laws oil
1896, and providing for filling vacancies
in State, district, county, county DIS
trict, city, town and wiling, offices |
in certain cases.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Mississippi, |
That section 1858 and section 1886 OF
the code of Mississippi, adopted in 1877,
and chapter 40 of the laws of 1891,
entitled an act to amend section 1856
of the annotated code of 1892, providing
for filling vacancies in county or mu-
nicipal offices, and that chapter 52 OF
the laws of 1896, entitled an act to
amend section 1851 of the annotated
code of 1892, in relation to vacancies IN
State and district offices, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. When a vacancy other than
in the legislature shall occur, by death,
resignation or otherwise in any State
or State district office, which is elective,
the unexpired term whereof shall not
exceed fifteen months in the case of
State office, and one year in the case OF
State district office, the same shall
be filled for the unexpired term by
appointment by the governor and
when the unexpired term ex
ceeds fifteen months in the case
of State office, and one year
in the case of State district office the
governor shall issue a writ requiring
an election to be held, at some time
therein specified, to fill the unexpired
term of the office, the time to be not
less.than thirty days after the issuance
of the writ and the governor shall
make temporary appointment to I'LL
the vacancy until the person chosen,
at the election so ordered, shall be duly
qualified.
Sec. 3. When vacancy shall occur in
any county or county district office, the
unexpired term of hichshalln exceed
six months, the same shall be filled by
appointment by the board of supervi-
sors of the county by order entered
upon it's minutes where the vacancy
occurs, and the clerk of the board shall
certify to the secretary of State, the
fact of the appointment and the person
so appointed shall be commissioned by
the governor and if the unexpired term
shall exceed six months, the board of
supervisors of the county, or the pres
ident thereof, in vacation, shall make
an order, in writing, directed to the
commissioners of election, command
| ing an election to be held in the county
or proper district, on day to be
named in the order, to fill the vacancy !:
and they shall give at least ten days
notice of such elections, as directed by
section 1862 of the annotated code OF
1892, and shall give a certificate of cleo
ton to the person elected and shall
return to the secretary of State copy
of the order of holding the election,
showing the result thereof, certified by
the clerk of the board of supervisors
and the person elected shall be com
missioned by the governor.
Sec. 4. When it shall happen that
there is any vacancy in city, town, or
village office, the unexpired term OF
which shall not exceed six months, the
same shall be filled by appointment by
the board of mayor and aldermen of
said city, town or village, or if va
cancy be in the office of mayor the
aldermen shall appoint, or if the va
cancy be in the office of aldermen the
mayor and remaining aldermen shall
appoint and the town clerk shall GER
tify to the secretary of State the fact
of such appointment, and the person
or persons so appointed shall be com
missioned by the governor and if the
unexpired term shall exceed six months,
the board of mayor and aldermen, shall
make an order for an election to be
held in such city, town, or village to
fill the vacancy when the vacancy is in
the office of mayor, the aldermen shall
make such order entered on their min
utes and they shall give at least ten
days notice of such election and shall
give a certificate of election to the
person elected, and shall return to the
secretary of State copy of the order
of holding the election showing the
result thereof certified by the clerk
of the board of mayor and aldermen;
and the person elected shall be COM
missioned by the governor.
Sec. 5. That all laws and parts of
laws in conflict with this, be, and are
hereby repealed; that this Act take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
ApprOyed March l. 1900