Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-04-10

ass 81 ns Legislature shall proceed,
as sATls ai VTaeiisabls, 10 elect hfhaiafs 70
represent this state in The senate 81 lhs
Uaiial States ani alse, provide for iainFe
elections of representative 10 lhseongTsss
! sf The uniisi States and - The seeeni
Tuesday AfleT the hTsl assembling ~ The
legislature amer the raiihealion " tbs
/ constitution, the Legislature shall lFaseed
10 Talifr the 18Th and lilh Articles o.
Amendment 10 the Constitution OF The
uAilsd State, ef America,
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H. ~ Esrnansnt ssai ~ s.,ssThnsht, Bat IL oAs.
! nsiIhsI plars salsi isT shall h.ss ths HslsIin
| lhs Sksis Hunt~T u Fsiss Eissn ~, ~ utNiaH
.Asil i.,as ~, flssl.aas,es y ~ 80, sii.sisF
fsAsTsl .agiisA, hsisnsn tte tse places hANleE ss
highest huH'sn u Eelus ~ the hFsi slrsiieh, Ihs
slssIes shail = sshae.,sA "a We ..s,s S..sa,S
Ahd The place hA1ihs the hlshssi hunitsf eEesis''
.hA,l - ihs E,sInahsHI ssai ~ ge'sInusnt,
Sc 81 ~, tn' tssi.l.laIs .hsll la,. .ssh .s,
and the usliess % the ps4e u the ssstIAl eeants
10 issue ~ ssuiisns. ssT the 1AoaTnnsnt ~ raSh
term ef their respective courts, against the flsaNH
Sc. s., UaIil olhsrwi., provided BY l.~, the
Senatorial and Representative Districts shall Be
| composed 81 the fallosiug eauniiesf
i,i, disirisi-ChsmbsTs, Jshstsoh. Orange, LibsF'
q, IIardin. Sswioh Jasper, Tyler aud felk eenh'
ties "a disiIisI-TIiIl,y, AnssllLa, San Ausy,,
tiue Sabine, SAeosdoehss and Shelby eouhllrs ~
di.iTist-liou,Icn snd Cherokee counties t'h dls'
tTiet-Andsrsoh, Henderson aud Van LAndi eoah'
tie.i 5lh di.ITist-nusk aud Pamela counties ON
dl'tret-smiih and trahuL sousile, ~ d,'.,'s,1
| Bowie counties 9th disirict-TiIus aud He'd River
/ counties 10Th disiriet-Wood, Hopkins ahd Hnh'
| counties; ilth disiTiet-LamaI aud fannin .oaa'
tie.i 18th distflet-Gslveston,B BrarotiA and MAla'
! gorda counties; iath distTiet-whaTion, Tort psnd
aud Austin eountlts ii,h dl',IieiIna,.i' ana
Menigomery counties 'hih alsit,st."wh li,si-, w.
Instbn county fth disiriet-butisfoh, hIato'
and Milan counties; 18th dlsiTiet.hohsH,sn'
Leon and freestoae counties; 18Th disulI-ne'
Lehman, Limostons and falls counties zoih nis
! trot-IIili, Navarro, Kills aud Kaufman eouhues'
| 2lst distriet-pslas, Collin aud Tarrant counties
| 2sd dlstriot-GrAys.D, Cook, Denton. Wise, M9h-
taxue, Jack, Clay, lOung, wichita, Thtoekmot'oh,
/ Baylor, willnrger, uaskrl, Knox and Hartman
! counties; Esd di,,riet-Bosque, johnson, hSoi'
Parker, Erath, Paio Pinto, Eastland, siephsLs' S
lAhan, Jones, shaekelfOrd aud Taylor counties .'n
ns,,is,o Rec. GolIsd and Wit counties; 18th dis.
| tret--LAvaea and Colorado counties .GIh as.'-
Fayet,e and Bas'rop counties a .n i.,h JI..
| triet-nays, Travis, Williamson, Bell, Sofyen
Lsnipasas, shu Saba, Hamilton, Com enehc, bIown'
Coleman. Coreho and Mecullosh eeunus, ~" Rus, aus
tr.t-BeIar, Wilson, Conial, Kendall, blAneo. bu,
nett LIano, Mason, gillespie, Kerr, bandsIa, hu'
| wards, Kimball and Menaid counties SUN u's
sret-camsron hdslss; s,atr rasiS. SiS, LasAIio
| Webb Dlmmitt, Mavarich, Zavalla, frio, Aiaseoss
Ksrne,, Kinney, Uvalde, Medina fres'uio anu Il
Paso counties. ..y,,.. ,u
| bo apportioncd among tho several senatorial ahd
Representative Districts as follows, to-wit; o.,
lat District, Senator and Represen,assesi ,,h "a
Dist .eu and reps 9Th Dist sen and reps; 6ih
Dist ,en and reps; 7th Dist sen and reps sth
Dist sen aud reps; 9TH Dist son ana iePs
rers; iS,h Dist sen and 5 rcpsi 18th Dist sen
and reps 18th Dis. ten ANA reps, io,h D'ss
sen and Ieps 10th Dist sen and reps, I.tn
Dist. sen and reps lsth Jo,h pI, pst ss "s scn and
reps; 2ist Dist and repsi 20 Dist sou anu
5 reps 23d Dist sen and reps 2ith Dist sen
and rcps 26th Dist sen ana reps -pn psns 18th
Dist ten and reps; goth Dist sen ana repsi
goth Dist sen and reps. ,p...o,o,,.-
Sec. Al. In tho several Senatorial ena @ ia
tite Districts composed of more counties 'hah one
the Chief Justice OF the following nameu eouhlies
shall receive tho returns, and give n;niun sbn
election to the persons respect'ey f'''N'"e Wv
highest number o, votes, to-wit: q,
Isl district, Chief Justice Of Liberty county "a
Dist Nacogdoches co Sd DIST ~ Snoiumye rsr 90 90
4th Dist q Andersth 60 oih Dist ' nuen w w
Gth Dist q j smith co 7th Dist Harrison co
sth Dist @ Marion CO 9th Dist j hed hivef co
10th Dist C Hopkins co llth Dist Lamar co
18th Dist q J Galveston co 18th DIST tofs
Bend co; l4th Dist Harris co; loth oist ~
Grimes co; 18th Dist Q Washington Co i',n
Dist G j Durleson co 18th Dist q j Robertson co
18Th Dist q j McLennan co; goth Dist y navarro
list i
co 2sd Dist q j Bosque CO 9th Dist J Victoria
CO 25th Dist q J Colorado CO 10th DIST Fayelto
co 27th Dist G J Gonzales co 2sth Dist j Travis
co 2sth Dist G Bcxar co 3oth Dist Nue'eS
'' EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Section l. The Executive Department u the S''te 10
shall consist of Chief Magistrate, VINO % sna,. W
styled the Governor; Lieutenant uo'elhol
Secretary Of State; Controller OF Public hccoah's
a Treasurer ; a Commissioner Of The General Land
Office; an Attorney General, aud superintendent
Of Public Instruction.
Sec. q Tho Governor shall be elected by the quail
ifed voters of the State the time and places
at which they shall vote for Representatives to the
Legislature.
Sec 8, The returns for every election Of Governor
shall be mado out sealed and transmitted by the re-
turning officers to the seat Of government directed
to the Speaker Of the House Of VINO
shall, during the first week oi the session OF inc
Legislature thereafter, open and publish them IN
the presence of both Houses of the Legislature. Ihe
perscn having the highest number Of votes, and
being constitutonaly eligible shall be declared by
the speaker, under the direction OF the Legislature
to be Governor but ntwo or more persons shall
have the highest and an equal number oi votes one
of them shall bo forthwith chosen Governor by
Joint vote of both Houses Of the Legislature. When
ever there shall be contested election iOr tho
office of Governor or Of any ofthe Executive officers
to be elected by the qualified voters OF the State,
shall be determined by the joint action OF bOth
Houses Of the Legislature. .
Sec. 4. The Governor shall hold his Office for the
Of four years from the time of his nstalment,
4 L.. l,l-
shall bc least thirty years Of age, citizen Of tho
United States, and shall have been fesident and
citizen Of the State of Texas for tltee years imme
diately preceding his election. He shall bc inaugu
rated ON tho. hrst Thursday after the organization
Of the Legislature or as soon thereafter as practic
ble s
Sec. 8. The Governor shall, at stated times, re-
esi,e compensation for his services, which shall
lot be increased nor diminished during the term
for which he may have been elected. His annual
salary shall be five thousand dollars, until otherwise
provided by law, exclusive Of the use and occupa-
tion OF tho Governors mansion, fixtures and furui-
ture.
Militia Of the State except when they are called in-
TO the actual sersics OF the United States.
s.c 4. He may at all times require information
In writing from all the oncers Of the Executive Del
partment any subject relating to the duties Of
their ofHess and he shall have general snpervi-
sion and control over them He shall have the
power OF removal OF each Of said officers except the
Lieutenant Governor, for milfeasance, nalfeasance
or nonfasance; but the reasons and causes OF such
removal shau be communicated in wriung by him
70 the Senate at the first meeting fthe Legislature
which after such removal Tor ts approval or
disapproval; II disapproved by the Senate, II may
Restore the displaced incumbents by q vote Of that
body. TIA vacancy occurs in any Of the Executive
Offices by DEATH resignation or removal, or from eny
other cause, during the recess Of the Legislature
the Governor shall have power by appointment TO
oil such vacancy which appointments shall con-
tipue in force till the succeeding session of tho
Legislature; when be shall communicate such ap-
pointment to the Senate for confirmation rejsc-
tIon. II IL be confirmed by the Senate. the tenure
q once shall continue until the regular return Of
the periodic election Of said officer.
Sec 8. Tie shall haze power, by proclamation, on
extraordinary occasions, 20 convene the Legisla-
at the seat of Government; but n the preva-
lsnce Of dangerous disease, or the presence Of the
public enemy there, shall ren3ef ID Necessary, then
at any other place within the State he mny deem
pedient
Sec. .. He shall from tisss 10 time, give 10 the
Legislature inf0rmation in writing ofth condition
Of the State, and Feeonmend 20 their consideration
surb MEASURES rs he may dem eTpsdient. sHH
Sec 10. Ne shsn take care that the laws be t.ifh-
fufIy erscufed.
sse u. IN al criminal cs.e, err.rt trerzon and
Impeachment, he sha hare power. affrr e0nvfcfISn,
90 grant reprierss ard pnrdobs and under such
rulrs - the Legislature nay prescribe, he shall
have power 20 r-rnit fn-s ssa forfifures with fh.
sdvics uudcor.<Ef bf fhs senafs b. nag rfnnt par
dOns n casss q teasgns ard 70 Oh end, he bag