Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-04-22
OF THE CONSTITUTION
Proclamation by the Governor OF Texas.

~xyuPRHAs Tn. Constitution provides that "the
w Legislature, at any regular hieniAi session, ~
a vote OF two thir,s OF each House, may proposH
mrndments TO the Constitution, which proposed ~
mrndments shalt DO duly published IN the pnuiio
pripts Of the State at least three months bciorr lho
next general election ihrrcaer "i hsp'osS,',es
10 the Legislature, for the consideration "f The leo
pe and IL shall bc the duty OF the several returning
officers at said general election, I" open p", w''
aud make return I" ti'r secretary ol S'We W
number uf votes east NJ aiid election lor M" "Es'
said nendment-an VI II shall APPEAR nom siiu rc-
turn thar a minority of the Yates east upon SAIL pro-
posed amendment or amcnlments.haNc Been ,as' NJ
iayor Of tho same, aud twohir'ls OF each branch oi
the Legislature at the next regular session hrIra'
ter, shall raify said proposed amendment OF hmrhu
menis, voted upon hy the people, ihe same sna,,
bc valid To all inients hnd purposes Us pa',so' h ~
Constitution Of the State ufTcxas provided that ihc
said proposed amendments shall, NJ zach oi SAN srs-
sons, have been read on thre. several days Ih r"om
House of the Legislature, aud the vote 'hefcoh s"'
have been taken by yeas and nays. Anu proNuc"
further that the rule In rhe above proNiso shall new
er be suspended by either of said Houses
And whereas the oh Legislature at the regular bi-
enpial session, by vote of o, 'n mvus'
and In the manner prescribed Icy the Constitution,
passed 3oin resolution proposing an amendment !"
ihc Institution, which was approved ny l,o "9'er
nor the Ilth day Of December, lsoi' anu "h"" l'"'
resolution IL In these words: "Jont itrsoinih pr"-
p,snr an anpndmcnt to the State C"nstiiu'ih:
BE 1T RESOLVED NY THE LEGisLAruREof THE STATE
OF TEXAS That the Id section Of the ioth "rci, vi
the Constitution of the State shuir pc ;" ""e""' W
SEC 3 All public lands which have been heretofore
or NAV hereafter be granted for public schools =" he
various counties In this State, may be sou ny ,i'
county courts Of each county to which the lands DO
long or hy such tribunals M may succeed :" ,he,r
jurisiiction, by consent al u majority "i 'nr "e W.
Ter, In said counties and under such genera rules as
IN. Legislature may from time to time pfe,or'Oe
,rorded that the proceed, of the sale oil sui'' nm
shuil be retained and invested rs permanent scho"i
fund for the counties owning the same =,
Now, therefore, |, +. X. Lubbock, IoVerh"r VI
tile State of Texas, do issue this, my procnmmion'
enjoining upon the editors and publishers OF i 'e
puhlic prints IN the State TO publish the SANG III
their respective papers until the LIST Moh'ry III n"e
ust next, TO the en that the people may oe a"lrc
of the character of the proposed amendment, anu
take into consideration the propriety OF voting lot or
against It, ,,
And ,io require the Chief Justice ofevcry county
in the State cause poll to be opened NJ Inv sew
eral precincts In his county at the general ei'c'oh'
to be held for Representatives to the lrrishn" on
the first Monday of August next, and tn" ha',S "i
all electors who shall vote for and against sli ~
mrndment to be written in poll books, T." be kept
for that purposes; and the Chief Justice VIII prom
ptIy thereafter makea return TO the Sec ei"ry Z
State of the numbr of votes east ut said ciectch r
| and against said amendment.
In faith whereofI have signed tic +"
| presents, aud caused the great s"ai OF
SE4AH State to he affixed. Done at the Guy 81
NSI0 ~ AaS,4n ~hiss the fourth ''ay 81 Arr A. ID.
! 1863 By the Governor, +. IL. iuBBoch.
R:S fowNEs, Secretary ofState. -";'e'
| ny-All Texas papers publish once week tili eiec-
| tion. and forward accounts Secretary of state