From: firstinitiallastname@texas.net   
      
   Steve Grimm wrote:   
      
   > "Gerald Clough"  wrote in message   
   news:IrGdndxSzNyTXwfdRVn-hg@texas.net...   
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   >>>Were town marshals in the West typically elected or appointed? City   
   constables   
   >>>(or chiefs) were appointed while county sheriffs were elected, right?   
   >>   
   >>Depends on where you might be. Town marshals might be elected or hired.   
   >>Likewise, city constables. Various states use different titles, and   
   >>within one state, different types of cities (four different types in   
   >>Texas) may operate under different rules.   
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   >   
   > I don't doubt what you wrote, but sometimes people get confused thinking a   
   marshal or constable was   
   > elected when they were appointed.  You will see that  a marshal won by a   
   margin of 123 to 64, but this is the vote of the city   
   > officials making it an appointment and not an election.  A minor point in   
   terminology maybe.   
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   If I saw those voting numbers, I would assume it was a city general   
   election. 5 to 1 might be an alderman or city council vote. 187 citizens   
   casting votes would be more like for a small town general election.   
   Respectable turnout - today.   
      
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