Washington telegraph., 1845-10-08

the following shall be the apporionment of
Representatives amongst the several coun.
ties. viz: -t
The county Of Montgomery shall elect
tour Representatives; the counties of Red
River, Harrison, Nacogdpches, Harris and
washington; shall elect three Representa-
uves each; the counties of Fannin, Lamar.
Bowie, Shelby, San Augustine, Rdsk,
Houston. Sabine, Liberty. Robertson, Gal.
weston Brazoria. Faye;te, Colorado, Aus.
tin. Gonzl es and B.xar. two Representa-
tives each; the counties Of Jefferson. Jasper,
BRACES. Milan, Basirop.- Travis, Maiagor-
da. Jackson, Fort Bend. Victoria. Reiiigio,
Goliad. and San Patricio one Representa-.
tive each.
Sec. 81. The whole number of Senators
shall at the next session after the several
periods of making the cnume GRAFTON. ~ fixed
by tn" Legislature, and aPporrioned among
the several districts to be established IN
law, according to the number of qualified
electors. and shall never be less than nine
teen, nor more than thiry-three.
Sec, 81. Until the first enumeration. a.
provided for by tbs Constitution, the Sen
atoriai districts shall b. as follows. ID vii:
The counties of Fannin and Lamar. shall
constitute the first district, and elect one
Senator; the counties of Red River and
Bowie, the second district, and EJECT enc
Senator; the Counties of Fanhin Lamar
Red River, AMI Bowie, conlnintly, shall
eject one Senator; The county of Harrison.
the third district, shall elect one Senator:
the counties of Nlcogiorhes. RISK and
d0Is on >htl c eci w Sc iators; the coun.
hes ,In AIslstne AM Shelby the ii,ih dis
us, III al ecct me Senttor, the counties
o. ab ne ana ia per. the sixth district
sha.I eject one Senator: The counties OF Lib
eriy and jefferson the seventh district shall
eeci one senator: the counties Of Robertson
AMI BrdZos The eighth district shall elect one
senator; the county of Montgomery. the
n.nn district, shall elect one Senator: the
county OF Harris, the tenth district, shall
elect one Senator; the county Of Galveston
the eleventh district. shall elect one Sena.
tor; the counties Df Brazoria and ,latapor-
da, the twelfth district, shall elect one Sen.
atOr. the counties Of Austin and Fort Bend
the thlrieeih district shall elect one Sena.
tor; the counties OF Colorado and Fayeite.
the fourteenth district, shall elect one Sena.
tor. the counties of Bastrop and Travis.
the fifteenth district. shall elect one Senator:
the counties Of Washington and Milan the
-IXietn'h district, shalt elect one Senator:
the c'1niies of Victoria, Gonzales and Jack
son, the seventeenth district. shall elect one
Senator; the county of Bexar, the eish
teemh district, shall elect Une Senator: and
the counties of Goliad, Refugio and San
al ha nsp Il. l..n
one Senator.
Sec. i3. The first session of the ses
sion Of the Legislature. after the adoption
of this Constitution by the Congress Of the
United States, shall he held at the city Of
Austin, the present seat Of Government.
and thereafter, until the year one fhous-
ami eight hundred and fifty; after which
period, the Seat Of Government shall be
permanently loacaied by the people.
Sec. 81. The members of the Lecisla.
ture shall at their first session receive
from the Treasury Of III, State, a their
compensation, three dollars lor each day
they shall be in attendance on. and three
dollars ior every twenty live miles travel
ing TO and and from the place of conven-
ing the Legislature.
Sec. 81. In order TO settle permanent
ly the Seat of Government, an election
shall be holden throughout The State, at
The usual places Of holding elections, On
the iirst Monday in March one thousand
eight hundred and ifiy; which shall be
conducted according 10 law.--at which
time, the people shall vote for such place
as they may see proper fer The Seat oil
Government. The returns Of said cleo
ton 10 be transmitted % the Governor by
the first Monday in June: it either pace
voted Tor shall have a majority Of the whole
number of votes cast, then the same shall
DE the permanet Seat of Government un-
I'll the year one thousand eigh; hundred
and seventy, unless the Sia.e shall sooner
be divided. But in case neither place w.
ted Tor shall have the majority Of Ihc whole
number Of votes given in. then the Govern
or shall issue his proclamation for an cleo
lion TO be hol.lcn in the same manner, on
the first Monday in October. one thousand
eight hundred and fifty, between the two
places having the highest number Of vufcs
at the first election. The election shall be
conducted in the same manner a. at The
Iirst. and the returns made u the Govern
or, and the pace having the highest num-
her of votes shall be the Seat Of Govern
'nrni fjr the time herein before provided.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
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