Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-09-29
PROCLAMATION
Rv the Governor of the State OF Texas.

be it known. that 1, JAMES w. TnRocKMoRToN,
Governor of the State of Texas, do, by virtue OF au-
hority In me vested hereby order and direct that an
election he held in the several counties in this state
on the fifteenth day of October next, Tor leprescnta
tives to the Congress of the United States for the
following terms:
Congress- expiring the third day of March, 1867.
I'd. For the full term of the Fortieth Congress, the
ssme being for two years, from and alter the iourh
day of March, 1867
There shall be one Representative for each of said
terms elected from the first Congressional District
composed of the following counties Chambers, JET
per, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Angelina, Trim
ity, Houston, Anderson, Henderson, Cherokee, Ma
cogdoches, Shelby, Pamela, Rusk, Smith, VanZandt,
Wood, Upshur and Harrison.
There shall be one Representative for each of said
terms elected from the second Congressional District
composed Of the following counties DAVIS, Bowie'
Titus, Red River, Hopkins, Lamar Fannin, Hunt
Jack, Clay, Young, Palo Pinto, Archer, Wichita
Wilbarger Baylor, Thrcckmorton, Buchanan East
land. Shackleford, Callahan, Taylor, Jones, Haskell
Knox, Hardeman, Tarrant, Parker johnson, Eiiis'
Dallas, Marion and kaufman.
There shall be Representative for each Of said
terms elected from The third Congressional istrlct
composed of the following counties: Navarro, Hill
Bosque, Erath Comanche, Hamilton San SABA
Lampasas, Coryell, McLennan, Limestone, Freestone
Leon, Robertson, Falls Bell, Burnett, Llano, Giles
pie, Banco, Hays, Travis, Williamson, Milan, Burl
eson, Brazos, Madison, Bastrop, Kerr, Mason, Co.
NAL, Kendall, Grimes, Walker. Washington, Bande-
ra Edwards Kimball, Menard, Concho, McCulloch,
Brown, Coleman and Runnes.
There shall be Representative for each OF SAID
terms elected from the Fourth Congressional District
composed of the following counties: Harris, Calves
ton, Brazora, Matagorda Wharton, Fort Bend AUS
tin, Colorado, Lavacca Jackson, Victoria, Calhoun,
Caldwell, Gonzales, Guadalupe, De Wit beNnr'
Karnes, Goliad, Bee Rcfngio San Patriotic, Cameron
Nueces Hidago, Starr Zapata, Live Oak, WeDD' A.
ascosa, Medina, Uvalde, Dawson, Kinney, FRO "a
vala Maverick, Dimmtt, La Sale, McMullen, Du-
val, Encinal FL Paso, Preside and Montgomery.
The several County Judges in the respective coun-
ties lin OF failure Ui said Judges to aCt) any
two County Commissioners shall order said election,
as herein directed, observing the following instrnc'
tiOns
LIST. The election for both of said terms shall be
held the same day, and at the same place and the
presiding and other officers shall be the same.
ID The election for said terms, shall in all things
DO kept separate There shall be poll book and
ballot box kept at each of the precincts in the rcspec-
tive counties, one for each of said elections.
Sd. The officers conducting said elections shall reg
quire the electors to designate the term or terms f9r
which they intended to vote and shall register their
names, and deposit the ballots accordingly.
4th. The Judges of the election, at the several pre-
cincs, shall make return Of said elections separately
within five days from the time of holding the same,
to the County Judge.
9th. The respective County Judges, after recev ing
the returns from the precincts on the expiration 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 by the Secretary ofState
by or on tne twenty-hth DAY ai'er saiu e'eco. ihe
return to be made In the form prescribed by law.
In all other matters, whether In ordering, manag.
ing, or making return Of said elections the several
officers charged with duties respecting the same Will
be go, erned by the laws force concerng elections
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here
\unto set my hand and caused the great
4 lseal Of the State to be affixed Done at the
~ ~ City Of Austin, this the Eighth day Of
September, In the year of Lord, One Thousand
Eight Hundred and sixty-sIx, and Of the Indepen-
dence OF the United States of America, the Ninety.
first and " the State OF Texas, the Thirty first.
JAMES W. THRoCKM0RT0N.
By the Governor:
JOHN A GREEN,
Secretary Of State. T52:3t.1