Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-04-30
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~ guuaIs-. lls State ui lrNHr rf.
.utur-- h.rprar'.rrl rotations O" ihr
Nuipaal G,yysumaul. A. author
as ,,uirrr,-l sisH lhr Commander
1T the Pinh Military District State
nj Texas hy the rct"n-iruri,ur
lsvs 4, hrarby rrm.i,"i 90 ih' y'Nil
uathoFi'i,s.
The State ueirrrs vl,l viii quail
II by taking aul subscribing the
nalh uI office prescribed In ihe Act
81 Congress, AMI alsp taking nnd
subscribing the cath required ly
Section /. Article MI ticnrTul PRO
Vi,inns nj lhS state Constellation
ra,lsyi l,y lLv people al the resent
election
III. Tbu local officers elect will
rl,o gaal IL rs abnve on ihc receipt
81 their CERTIFICATES nf v.~l,'n .--
Thi, certificate will hn u copy at
General Orb ~ M Is, from District
ncadlmrlcrs. issued Ia compliance
with the IA Section or Act ~ Con
,,rrs, NJ Mares ~, 1861, nnl Ar,i.
Gle ~ Election Declaration ut lh"
Constitutional Convention.
". All civil officers will con-
Time IN the discharge at thor pre-
semi ,nlic, an Il relieved hy quail,
Gcd successors, 70 whom they wii'
tnrn over all records and public
property pertaining to their rc'pcc'
tive Offices, =.
Y. Tudcr the new Constitution
the 0iilcc of Assessor and Collector
is abolished, aud taxes ARE 10 he "s'
scsscd bv the Justices Of the Peace
and collected by the ShcriilN, To
nrrvcut. however, the ,rrG, c"nin-
sion and ,lclry that would inevitably
urisc If the assessment rolls were
now Turned over to the Justices of
the Pace. the present AsscSS"rs' will
complete the assessment OF taxes III
their respective counties and = turn
their rolls To the Comptroller OF
Public Accounts an or before the
first day pf June, 1870, rs required
by General Orders No. 232. OF De-
ucmbcr Is. 1869, from District
Headquarters.
The Offices of Clerk Of District
Court and Clerk OF County Court
are merged into that of Clerk OF
District Conrt,
The offices Of County Judge,
County Commissioners, and Coro-
ncrs, nrc also dispensed with. The
five Justices of the Peace in each
county constitute the Police Court.
The civil and criminal jurisdiction
Of the County Judge is vested in
the District Court. the District
Clerk, aud in the Justices of the
Peace.
VI. TO facilitate the new county
organizations and to carry out sec
tions three and four, the following
instructions, which are in accord.
n, &C with existing laws and the new
Cons;itut;p,!. will be observed and
will continue in force until modified
b., lazy.
I. Each Justice Of the Peace
elect will give bond in the sum of
five hundred dollars, payable to the
presiding Justice Of the Ponce
Court Of the county, to be approved
by the present County Court.
,. The new Clerk Of the District
Court for each county will give
bond in the sum Of seven thousand
dollars, payable to the Governor of
the State, to be approved either by
the present County Court, or by the
new Police Court when organized.
3. The Sheriff elect Of each
county will give bond in any sum
not less than five nor more than
thirty thousand dollars. payrb!c to
the Governor, and to be approved
either by the present County Court
or by the new Police Court when
organized; the amount Of bond to
be determined by either of said
Courts towIlich it may be presented.
VII. The Supreme and-District
Courts of the State will continue in
the discharge Of their respective
duties until the new courts shall be
inauguratcd.
VIII. No provision having been
made in the new Constitution with
reference to County Surveyors and
County rrcasurcrs. the present. IN
cumbcnis of these Offices will retain
their positions and perform their
duties under existing laws, pending
the action Of the Legislature
TX. Post Commanders will Oh
serve the following instructions in
disposing of civilian prisoners:
j. Persons held for offences un-
der the laws Of Texas, against whom
indictments have been found, or for
whom warrants or othcr process of
arrest have been issued. will be sur
r,J,rol ,t oman tn tho civil nificprs