The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-29


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stass BY tAs eonnasdiag esossal, siving
TO each sspssssssaaioa = Ne Sa4ie q
votsss Fegisssssd - albrssaid, = nsasiy
~ nAy -. Tie soavsstioa 10 vIrgink
sAsil ceasise Il Ne sane numbes Of
DsAban - pspgsssatsa Ne tsssiAosy
M eoss&isstine vivish il ~ most
sssserous bsascA u ~ LsgislaAnrs Of
sah ssaas In ~ year siehsssa hssdrs.l
and sixty, % b. aPpostiossd - aforssad
SIC. ). That II sAid slsctioa the regis
tered vosees u each sssss shall vots for
or against convention 10 form con
stitution therefor under this act Thosc
voting in favor Of such = convention
shall have written OF priassd on the bal
lots BY which they vots for delegates,
ns aforesaid, the words "a For conven-
ton aud those voting against such a
convention shall have written OF printed
on such bAlloas the words "Axainst =
convention Tho person appointed to
srpcrinsend said election, and to make
ret,rn II the votes gives thercat, Ne
herein provided, shall count and make
return Of the votes given for aad against
q convention and the eoumanding gen
cral to who's the sans shalI have been
returned ahAll ascertain and declare the
total vote in eac., State for and against
convention IT, ~aiarity Of the votes
given on that question shall he for :
convention, then such convention shall
be held A. hereinafter provided but IL
majority Of said votes shall be axniass
a convention, then no such convessioa
shsll be hold under this sst: Psst@sd,
That such convention sAall ~ b hsA
unless . majority Of all sueh registered
voters shall have voted a ~ qssssioa
Of holding such conventioa.
SEr l. That the comuaadins esaeraI
OF each district shall sSpoiat y many
boards Of registration - nay b. necss.
sary, consisting Of thrss loyal o1ssru or
persons, to maie and coaplsts The reg
istrstion, supsrinssnd The election, and
make return to him Of The votss, list Of
voters, and Of the psrsona elected ~ del.
eguses by u plurality Of the votss cast at
said election and upon receiving said
returns he shall open the name, asccr.
tain the persons elected Ms delegates nc.
cording 10 the returns Of tho officers
who conducted said election, and make
proclamation thereof, and II majority
Of the votes given on that question be
for convention, the commanding gen
cral, within sixty days from the date Of
election, shall notify the delegates to
assemble in convention, ut a time and
place to be mentioned in the notification
and said convention, when organized,
shall proceed 10 frame n constitution
and civil government according 10 this
provisions Of this act and the act to
which il is supplementary and whom
the same shall have been so framed
said constitution shall be submitted BY
the convention for ratification 10 the
persons rsgistsred under tho provisions
Of this act at an election 10 ba conducted
by the officers or persons appointed or
to be appointed by the commanding
general. ms hcreinbclorc provided, and
10 be held AFTER the expiration Of thirty
days from the date Of notice thereof 10
be given by said convention; and the
returns thereof shall be made u the com
manding general OF the district
SIC. That it, according to said re-
turns, Ihe constitution rhn' De ratified
by a majority Of the votes Of the regis
tered elscisF qualified as herein speci.
fed, cast at said election lat least ono
half Of all the registered voters voting
nPo" inc 9ues"on v' sucn 'M,nc"''oh,1
.ne P'es''e"s OF 'ne con'e".'o" 'nA,'
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