The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-07-23
ELECTION NOTICE.

virtue of a proclamation, issued by his TX.
ccllcncy L. II. BELL, Governor of the State
of Texas. bearing date the 9TH day OF May, 1858,
commanding an election ~ be held throughout the
State for certain purposes; Il is hereby ordered tina,
M election bee held In the county OF GONZALES, at all
the precincts thereof, on the LIST Monday, being the
LIST day of August next, for the purpose Of clccting
IA Governor; u Lieutenant Governor; and a commits.
sioner of the General Land Office also a Rcprcscn.
tativc for the Second Congressional District, to the
Congress of the United States; also u Senator and
Rel. e%scntstiyc to the State Legislature.
And IL is further ordered that each Justices pre-.
cinct that has no Justice ofthc Peace and Constable,
to elect two Justices OF the Peace and one Consta.
bic for each of said precincts and in those precincts
where there ac vacancies In any OF the said Offices,
to elect the same to fill said vacancies.
And whereas by an net of the lato extra session
of Il Q Legislature, approved Feb. 18th, 1858, certain
appropriations were made for internal improvements
in this State, subject to the vote Of the people, IL Is
therefore ordered that upon the said first Monday
IN August, ut the general election, the votes of those
entitled to vote for Representatives to the State lie.
gislaturc, be taken for and against the adoption OF
said act, a, the various precincts in said county.
And whereas by a joint resolution Of the late extra
session of the State Legislature, approved Fcbrua.
ny 7th, 1858, n certain amendment TO the State Con.
~stiiution is proposed, viz: ''rhat in case n vacancy
shall, from any cause occur In any of the Offices
mentioned In the first section of the amendment of
the Constitution, the Governor shall appoint some
suitable person to fill such vacancy, who shall con.
tinuc to discharge the duties of such Office until
tho time OF the next general election established
by law for the election of State or County officers,
and until his successors shall have been elected and
qualified" II il therefore ordered that at the cleo.
ton on the said first day of Angus. next, at the sew
cral precincts in said Gonzales county, the votes be
taken OF all persons voting for Representatives In
u%ic'Staic Legislature, for and against the said pro.
posed amendment of the Constitution, and that n list
be kept by the managers of the election at the sever.
al precincts, of those who voted for and those who
voted against said proposed amendment, and also
of those who did not votes at all upon tho aucs-
TOMAS n majority of nil who vote for Rcprcsen.
tativcs throughout the State is required to sustain
the amendment.
Tho said election will he holden in the same
places, and by the same presiding officers of each
precinct, rs at the last general election.
Tho said election will he conducted according to
the laws regulating elections, and due returns
thereof made to me, ut my Office, in the town of
Gonzales, within ton days after said election.
lL.S.l In testimony whereof | have hcrcunto
set my hand, and affixed my official seal
this 22d day of July, A. d.. 1853.
EDM'D BELLINGER,
Chief Justice of Gonzales County.
July %, lS53-S-9t