Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-12-02
Proclamation BY the Governor,

| NNEHtAS, ol lhe iroclNHluloh VI lhN iTcSi
dent OF the United States, of the 18th o
June, 1865, il is made my duty "to pre-
scribe such rules and regulations us ma.
be necessary and proper for convening
Convention, composed Of delegates TO b'
chosen by that portion Of the people .
the State who are loyal TO the Unite,
States and no Others for the purpose o
altering or amending the Constitution
/ Of the State;
And, whereas, preparatory to convcnin.
SAID Convention, did, by proclamation
dated the 18th OF August, 1865 'prc
/ scribe certain rules aud regulations
! whereby the oath Of amnesty might b,
! extended with the least delay and incon-
| ycnience to all persons entitled TO it un
der the proclamation Of the President O
! the 10Th of May, 1865;
/ And, whereas, have reason to believe q
majority of the people Of the severa
counties in the State have rendered
themselves qualified voters, by having
taken the oath OF general amnesty offer.
ed hy the President, and having their
names registered in their respective coun-
ties, as prescribed in my said proclama.
ton of the 18th of August, 1866
Now, therefore, /, ANDREW J. HAMIL-
TON, Provisional Governor Of the State of
Texas, by virtue of the authority vested in
me as aforesaid, do hereby ord, r and direct
that an election be held in the several coun-
ties in the State on the 9th duy Of January,
\. D. 1866, for the purpose OF elect.ng dele.
gates to n Convention, which is hereby Or
dered to convene thirty days thereafter, 10
wit: on the 7th day Of February A. D. 1866,
G. tha nf uII bs
Consultation Of the Stale; which election
shal! be held in accordance with the laws
in force prior to the first day OF March, 1861
governing elections for Representatives to
the State Legislature; and the number of
delegates to be elected shall be equal TO the
number Of Representatives OF the State
Legislature, TO which the several counties
are respectively entitled, that is to say
No. |. The counties Of Jefferson, Cham
bers, Liberty and Orange, shall elect one
delegate, and make returns to the chief
justice of Liberty county.
No. 2. The counties Of Liberty and Polk
shall elect one delegate, and make returns
to the chief justice of Liberty county.
No. 3. The counties Of Hardin and Tyler
shall elect one delegate, and make returus
to the chief justice of Tyler county.
No. 4. The counties Of Jasper and New
ton shall elect one delegate, and make re-
turns to the chief justice of Jasper county.
No. s. The counties of San Augustine
and Sabine shall elect one delegate and
make returns to the chief justice of San
Augustine county.
No. &. The county of Shelby shall eect
one delcgre.
N. 7. The county of Nacogdochcs shall
elect one delegate.
No. 8. The counties Of Nacogdoches and.
Angelina STALL elect one delegate, and make
returns to the chief justice Of Nacogdoches
county.
No. o. The county of Houston shall elect
one delegate.
No. TO- The county of Anderson shall
elect one delegate.
No. II. The counties of Trinity, Houston
and Anderson shall elect one delegate. and
make returns to the chief justice of Hous-
ton county.
No. u. The county of Cherokee shall
elect two delegates.
No. IS. The county of Rusk shall elect
two delega es.
No. Ii. The county of Pamela shall elect
one delegate.
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elect one delegate.
No. l6. The counties of Harrison and
Pamela shall elect one delegate, and make
returns to the chief justice Of Harrison
county.
No. H. t county of Smith shall elect
two delegates.
No. Is. The county of Davis shall elect
one delegate.
No. 49, The county of Titus shall elect
one delegate.
No. 20. The counties Of Davs, Titus and
Bowie shall elect two delegates, md make
returns to the chief justice of Davis coun-
ty.
No. 81. The county of Upshur shall elect
two delegates.
No. %. The county of Red River shall
elect one delegate.
No. 28. The county of Lamar shall elect
one delegate.
No. "a. The county of Hopkins shall elect
one delegate.
No. 25. The counties of Lamar and Hop.
kins shall elect one delegate, and make re-
turns 10 the chief justice OF Hopkins coun-
ty.
No. 20. The county of Wood shall elect
one delegate.
No. u. The counties of Van Zandt, Kauf-
man and Henderson shall elect two dele
gates, and make returns 10 the chief jus
tice Of Van Zandt county.
No. 2S. The county of Hunt shall elect
one delegate.
No. %. The county of Fannin shall elect
one delegre.
No. 80. The counties of Fannin and Hunt
shall elect one delegate and make returns
10 the chief justice Of Fannin county.
No. III. The county OF Grsyson shall elect
one delegate.
No. 81. The county Of Ellis shall elect
orc delegate.
No. 20. The counties Of Collin and Gray
son shall elect one delegate, aud make re-
turns to the chief justice Of Collin county.
No. "a. The county Of Galveston shall
elect one delegate.
80. 80. The counties Of Galveston and
BrazoriA sha elect one delegate, aud make
returns " the chief justics Of Galveston
county.
30. 80. The county of Iisrris shall elect
Two deiegeies
30. ~ Zoe counties u N0BigoHsrgi
CFimes suj Iirasos shall eleci iHg deisgeies
sD9 make returns - tLe chief gusiiee of
tiimes cplniy.
10. %. Ihs eo5niy u HaikeT shail elect
oHe delegate
No. ~. The oeaniiss " Lea aHd Nadi-
sou stall eieci oHs ielegate, aHd make re-
furns ~ fLe rlief Justice ~ Leon cq8Ufg.