Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-07-15
lNEypNESr OF TnE s CONSTITUTION l, Z.y

Proclamation BY t1n. V0iefnor Ol texas.
NNTuEREAs, The Constitution provides thai "ihe
w Lssisiaturr, At any regular bienla seslion, Ny
vote ef two thirds OF each House, may propose n
meudincnts 20 tho Constitution, which proposed r.
Inandmunts shall DO duty published ~ the pnbils
prlnt4 Of tho state AZ least three motifs before ths
nrXt general election thereafter for Representatives
10 the legislature for the CONFEDERATION oI the l'o'
plc and ID shl ba tho duty Of the several returning
nfl,sr, az s,l tonaral election, TO uIen poll for
and make return 10 iir secretary OF STATE OF thr
number Of votes aHt al FAiu election Tor uhl against
aid II Il shall appear nom said re-
turn tha, majority OF the votes cast upon sad pro-
pos.i amendment or amendments have been cast IN
ayOr Of thc same, and twutL!gls OF each branch OF
tho Legislature" az the neat regular session thereoi'
ter shalt ratify gid proposed amendment or amend.
mcuts, 80 voted upon hy the people, the same shall
be valid to all intonts aud purposes, as parts Of the
Constitution Of the State Of rcxas provided that the
said proposed amendments shall al each Of said scs'
slons have been Rad on tlrco several days In each
House Of tho Legislature and the vote thereon shall
have been taken BY yeas and nays. And provided
further that tho rule IN the above proyso shall ney'
or be suspended by cithor Of said nouses."
And whcrpas tho 9.h Legislature at the regular BIZ
cnpial session, by vote Of two'hirds Of each House.
aud In the manner prcscii ibed by the Constitution,
passed Joint rcs'lu'iou proposing an amendment to
tho Constitution, which was approved by the Cover
nor the Ilth day of December 1861, and which Joint
resolution Is In these words "Joint Resolution pro.
posing an lmOudmcut TO tho State COrstiluton.
BIZ IT REsoLyrD RY TIE LEGISLATURE OF TnE STATE
OF TEXAS That the 30 section of the 10th article OF
the Constitution Of tho State shall be 80 acndcd as
10 read ~ follows, VIZ;
src 3. All public lands which have boon heretofore
or may hereafter bn granted for public schools to the
various counties In this state may be sold by Tho
county courts ufpgcL county to which the lands be-
lp.. or by ouch tribunals as may succeed TO their
jurisdiction By consent Of majority Of the legal yo
tcrs in said Counties and under such general rules as
tho Legislature may from timo 10 time prescribe
lrorii,d that tho proceeds of tho sale of such lands
shall b retained and invested permanent school
fund, for the counties owning the same"
Now therefore, l, f. Il. Lubbock, Governor o.
the State of Texas do issue this, my PROCLAMATION
eiolning upon the editors and publishers of all The
public prints in the State to publish the same II
their respective papers until the LIST Monday in Aug
ust next tho end that the people may be advised
Of the character Of the proposed amendment, anI
take into consideration the propricy ofVoting for o
against IT,
And do require The Chief Justice ofeycry county
in the State to poll TO be opened at the gov
era precincts in his county the general election
to be held for Representatives to the Legislature OF
the first Monday of August next, and the names o
ali electors who 3hal vote for aud against said q
mcndmeut, to be written in poll books, to be hcp
for that purposes; and tho Chief Justice will prom
pty thereafter malea return TO the Sec -etary o
IuisibG of rUtcp ut bHGu elgcifCu IU
aud against said amendment.
In faith wheroofI have signed theE
/SEAT, Nprcscnts, and caused tho great zeal 0
SRI i. State to DO affixed. Done at the City {
~ - Austin this, the fourth day of April A. D
1868 By the Governor, +. Il. LUBBOCK.
j. TOwETs, Secretary ofStatc. 20:te
BD AL Texas papers publish once week till clcc
ton and forward accounts to Secretary of state.