Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-04-29
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Proclamation BIZ the Governor of Texas

xXvHEkEAs, The Constitution pros,ues .ngs ~,
w Legislature, at any regular piehlNi .Vsa, a ~ ~
vote Oftwo thirds "l saen no",Si Ish preposed a.
,n.ndments shall h. duly published IN NV P"o,,.e
nrlnts OF the state NJ least three months Delyte w,
r,.t General election ihnraaftor E'r
m The ssislnture for tho consideration ofthe leo
nl. and 1t aliai be tho duty of the several seVlns
oilcers at slid general election, TO oioh pvi i'i
,pd make "A return IL the Secretary oi stntc Oh 'hc
f votes cast at said election for and against
,d ,m,ndmcnt-and II II shall appear iropl sau re-
turn that minority Of tho yotc- cast upon s"'" IN
posed amendment or amendments nise Ho"cb of
favor Of tho -ntac, and twothirds oi each piuen "
Tho Legislature, at tho next rc6iar session lnci.a
ter shall ra,ify said proposed aiacnhWeht VI NJ n
ments 70 voted upon hy tho people, tho sam s'' ha
c valid 10 al int.nts and purposes AZ paris oi .h
Constitution OF the State Of Texas proycd tnat 'o
sad pror oscd amendments shall at eac1 OF Sa,u
sions, have been read on three seVcrii o'ss u. " II
Uousa of The Legislature, and the vote lb.rcon Tii
have been taken by yeas and nays Ana pIUNIlVu
further that the rule In the above proVso sha nv
or be suspended by either of said Houses 1,
And whereas the g:h Legislature at the regular ol'
iai sou.ion nv n vote Of two thirds of each House,
onJ in the manner prescribed ~ the constitul,on,
ua-.ed Joint resolution proposing an IN, c,or
tho Constitution, which was j ~ which ont
W. r "a IN thrsc words: "Joint Resolution pro-
posing an amendment 70 the State @ e.
Be IT RESOLVED by THE LrGisLAIuhs, ,o, ", n,ici of
aor Tr;,s That tho Sd section OF the lu'h W'nl, va va
tho Of the State shall DO so ahehueu u"
10 read Us follows, viz: -. ..ro,of,ro
SEC g. All public lands when nave iis poc, w. Ia
nv NAV hereafter br granted for pubic schoos' W w..
variants counties In this Stat-, may De sou ~ n
cnunty courts of each county to whch inc ian's w
long or bv -uch tribunals IA may succeod " thti
urisdiction by congent of majority oil the ieg W.
tcrs In said contics and under such general rue; a
tho Legislature may from time TO time presc,ipe
rori1i that the proceeds of the sale OF suth tilus
shall be retained and invested as pcrn,i'en' '''0'
fund for the counties owning the same o. .,
Now, therefore, !, +. X. Lubbock, eoSuino e,,,,o
the Stat, OF Texas do isHtie this my ~, ~,
enioining upon the editors and publishers ol u, ~ w.
pnbIc prints in the State TO publish inc s.''1 ~ -
iheir respective papers until tho lst Monday III
,1st next to the end that the people may oo aa' @
OF the character of the proposed amehunnh', M
take into consideration tho propriety oi VOTING oi Vi
against it. r,,rv county
in the state to GAUGE poll to he opened AZ me sc
arn precincs in his county at the genera eicc.o'
In br held for Representatives to the Legislature ~
tho frst Monday Of August next, and the haiheH VI
ali elcct.,rg who shall for and against sa'1 a.
mcndm Nh. TO be written in poll books, to oe keP'
far that purposes; and the Chief Justice Will prom
ntly Thereafter rakca return to the sec etaiy ".
State of the nunsh,r Of votes cast AZ sara e'''''
and against paid amendment ,s ,boso
In faith whereof1 have slgheu t"e =,
\presents and cautcd tho great l,t. s,... 81
S1 ~ State 10 he affixed. Done AZ tne Iny n n
S0 - Austin this, the fourth day o, Rnrn nRr1i a. ~
1863 By the Governor, b. H. hobD0 on.,.
r. ] Towsrs, Secretary of state. ~. " w.
no"All Texas papers publish once "erS ra ~, ''''
tion, and forward accounts to secretary oi olate,