Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-09-22
PROCLAMATION
By the Governor OF the State OF Texas,

H. II known. that I, JASGs ", Tnno' EauHToS
Gu,rfnuT NJ the ate II TeNt-, do, Wy virtue ~ an
ihnriiy IN me- vested hereby order dinrt, ihata
election h. held IL the several couniies IN this state
IN The hfir-nih day UfUctncr next, iof Representa-
Tive. H. the Congress Of the United States, for ih
following terms
Congress "a pring Gn the third day ~ March, 1867
~, For the hl lrrm IT The furlielh Congress, III,
ssme being Tor two years. from aud alter tho iouri
lay II March, 1867,
There shall be- one Representative for each Of sale
terms elected nom the first Congressional District
composed of the following conntiesi Chambers, JET
frrsOn, Orange, Hardin, Liberty, Polk, Tyler, Jas
per, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine Angelina, I,ln
Ity, Houston, Anderson, Henderson, Cherokee, Ma
cOg,loshrs, Shelby, Pamela, Rnsk, smith, NanLandt
wood, uPshur aud Harrison.
There shall ba one Representative for each OF said
terms elected from the second Congressional District
composed ~ the following counties; DAVIS, bowie
Titus, I,el River, Hopkins, Lamar, fannin, Hunt
Collin, GrayEon, Cook, Denton, Wise, Montague
Jack, Clay, Young, Ialo Pinto, Archer, Wichita
Wilbargrr, Baylor, Throckmorton, Buchanan East
land. Shacklcfiri, Callahan, Taylor, Jones, Haskell
Knox, Iiardrman, Tarrant, Parker, johnson, Ellis
Dallas, Marion aud kaufman.
There shall be one Representative for each 81 said
terms elected from lie third Congressional histriet
composed of the following conntios; Navarro, liiii
BosIue, Erath, Comanchc, Hamilton, san saba,
Lampasas, Corycll, MoLennan, Limestone frecstone
Leon. Robertson, Falls Bell, Burnett, Llano, GILES
pie Banco Hays, Travis, Williamson, Milan, Bnri'
es0n, Brnzos, Madison, Bastrop, Kerr, Mason CO.
nal, Kendall, Grimes, Walker. Washington, Bande'
RI, Edwards, kimball, Mennrd, concho, Mecuiloch'
Brown, Coleman and Runnels.
There shall bc Representative for each OF said
terms elected from the Fourth Congressional District,
composed " the following countless Harris calves
ton, Brazora, MRtagorda, Wharton, Fort Bend, Aus.
tin. Colorado Lavacca, Jackson, Victoria, Calhoun,
Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Do Witt, BeSar,
Karncs, Golial Dee, Hefngo, San Patriotic, Cameron
NucceS, lidalgo. starr, Iapaa, Live Oak, Weob' AZ
ascosa, NJ, dina, Uvalde Dawson, Kinney, fro, "a
vala. Maverick, Dimmitt, La Sale, McMullen, Du'
val. Encinal FL Paso, Preside aud Montgomery.
The several County Judges In the respective eouh-
ties, or lin case Of failure OF said Judges to at) any
two County Commissioners shall order said election
as herein directed, observing ae following instrnc
tions:
LIST. The election for both of said terms shall be
held on the same day. aud at The same place and tho
ID. The election for said terms, shall In all things
DO kept separate There shall be poll book and
ballot box kept ut each Of the precincts In the respec
live Counties one for each of said elections.
Sd. The officers conducting said elections shall re-
qure the electors to designate the term or terms for
which they intended to vote and shall register their
names, and deposit the ballots accordingly.
4th The Judges OF the election, al the several pre-
cincts shall make return Of said elections, separately
within Eve days from the time Of holding thu same
to the County Judge.
the returns from the precincts, or on heexpirition OF
said five days. will proceed to count the votes each
candidate has received for each Of said terms, and
will Immediately make separate returns OF the same,
so that they may be received blythe Secretary oSae,
by or on the twenty th day ater said election. The
return TO be made In tho form prescribed by Law.
In all other matters, whether In ordering, nanag.
ing, or making return of said elections, the hveral
officers charged with duties respecting the SAM will
be go, crned by the laws in force concerning elections
is TESTIMONY WHEREOF, ] havt here.
/Sr,T \untO set my hand and caused the great
| ~O Jscal of the State to ben iixed: Don't at the
w OCity of Austin, this the Eighth lay Of
Scptcml,er, I'm the year of our lord, One Thneshhu