Section 17-18-6Sheriff must notify probate judge and clerk.
When any special election is ordered by the Governor, the sheriffs of the counties in which such election is to be held must, within three days after receiving notice thereof, notify the probate judge and clerk of the circuit court of their respective counties of such special election.
Any sheriff who fails to notify the judge of probate and clerk of the circuit court that any special election is ordered by the Governor, as required by law, must, on conviction, be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00.
(Code 1876, §§269, 4281; Code 1886, §§364, 4180; Code 1896, §§1603, 4687; Code 1907, §§444, 6784; Code 1923, §§534, 3902; Code 1940, T. 17, §§220, 298.)
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