The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-04-14
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
BY J. l.. POWER.

no-mals this year, and we see no reason
why it should not have one.
Corinth is the county seat of Alcorn
county. 1t is in the northeast corner
of the State, near the Tennessee and
Alabama lines-193 miles north OF Me-
ridian and 93 miles east Of Memphis. 1t
has a population of fully four thousand.
The battle of Corinth" was one of the
most sa~nguinary of the civil war. The
national cemetery, near the city, con-
tains thousands of the Federal dead
who fell on that and other fields in that
section.
| AN ACT to repeal section 1858 n section
1886 of the annotated cod of 1892, and
to repeal chapter 40 of the laws of 1894
and chapter SO Of the laws of 1896, and
providing for filing vacancies in State,
district, county, county district, city,
town and village offices in certain cases.
Section /. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That
section 1858 and section 1856 Of the
code of Mississippi, adopted in 1892, and
| chapter 40 of the laws of 1894, entitled
an act to amend section 1885 of the An
uotatcd code Of 1892, providing for fill
ing vacancies in county or municipal
offices, and that chapter SO of the laws
Of 1895, entitled an act to amend Sec
ton 1851 of the annotated code of 1892,
in relation to vacancies in State and
district offices, be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. 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 a
State office, and one year in the case of
State district office, the same shall
be filled for the uneXpired term by APP
pointment by the governors; and when
the %unexpired term exceeds fifteen
months in the case of a State office, and
one year in the case of a 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
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shall make temporary appointment to
fill the vacancy until the person chosen,
at the election so ordered, shall be duly
qualified.
Sec. 8. When a vacancy shall occur in
any county or county district Office, the
unexpired term of which shall not ex-
iced six months, the same shall be filled
by appointment by the board of super
visors of the county by order entered
upon its minutes where the vacancy oc.
ours. 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 tern
shall exceed six months, the board o!
supervisors of the county, or the presi
dent thereof in vacation, shall make ar
order, in writing, directed to the com
missioners of election, commanding ar
:, election to be held in the county OF
proper district, on a day to be named
in the order, to fill the vacancy; anG
they shall give at least ten days notice
of such election, as directed by section
1863 of the annotated code of 1922, ant
, shall give a certificate of election to tn,
= person elected and shall return to tn
secretary of State a copy of the orde
of holding the election, showing the re
suit thereof, certified by the clerk o
the board of supervisors; and the per
son elected shall be commissioned b,
>. the governor.
Sec. 4. When it shall happen tina
" there is any vacancy in a city, town O
village office, the unexpired term @
which shall not exceed six months, tn
same shall be filled by appointment b
the board of mayor n aldermen c
\ said city, town or village, or if
i vacancy be in the office of mayor tn
aldermen shall appoint, or if tn
vacancy be in the office of alderman tn
mayor and remaining aldermen sha
appoint; and the town clerk shall cel
tify to the secretary of State the fact {
% such appointment, and the person
persons SO appointed shall be commi
stoned by the governors; and if the u
expired term shall exceed six month
the board of mayor and aldermen sha
I, make an order for an election tG be hel
- in such city, own or village to fill Il
vacancy; when the vacancy is in tt
office of mayor, the aldermen sha
= make such order entered on the
- minutes and they shall give at lea
=. ten days notice of such election ar
- shall give a certificate of election
~ the person elected, and shall return
= the secretary of State a copy of the O
~ der of holding the election showing Il
result thereof, certified by the clerk
- the board of mayor and aldermen; ar
the person elected shall be commi
We stoned by the governor.
Sec. 5. That all laws and parts
y laws in conflict with this, be, and a
* hereby repealed; that this act tai
nc effect and be in force from and aft
% it's passage.
" Approved March 1, 1909.
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