The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-13

DRocLAMATIoN


DROCLAALATION
BY the Governor or the STATE 81 Texas.
WHEnEAs. Under and By vlrtue o. an sct eatifIod
An act regulating elections" approved March 81
elections Cor -' STATE % .5 c,. ~
bera ~ The Lcgisiature; and
waEEEas 9 I. provided By an sel entitled :. Annes
THIS s.ste, approved Nay IS l6i3 that the FIRST
ESDAl Il Dccorlber, a. D. lss. shall b ne time
there eha Be elected G0Vcrn0r Lienfcanf fioVelrCr
a-IEeesE1eri Cenptrollcr q Public Accounts 81
the General Land Ofice. thirty Senators sud nireiv
members q the Hoase q Reprssonfalires IA fhs Ts-
county odcors As nav Be neoessar e an 4.
such county Offices - may Be vacant ~ ths dale 81
Row. therefore, T. EDMUND y DAVIS. Governor
81 the state Of Texas, BY virtue o. the authority
vested in by the Constitution and laws 81 fhls
State do hereby order and direct thar an election ~
State on the FIRST TUESDAY. being re 1000 dsS
Of Dec mberi A. d. 1873. FOR the election of IRE fof
loving state officers and members Of the Legislature
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, stste Treasurer
S0i9ptrolel OF Public Accounts, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, Commissioner Of General Land
N the First Senatorial District, composed Of III.
cou1tea or Liberty, Hardin, jefferson Orange New
ton, Jasper, Tyler Polk and Chambers. Senator and
In the second senssorial District coupoaed ~ The
counties Of Nacogdorhes. San Augustine, Sabine.
Shelby and Panola, one Senator and four Bepresen-
In the Third Senatorial District. composed Of N,
counties Of Cherokee, Houston Trinity and Angelina
sonc Senator and three Representatives.
In the Fourth Senatorial District composed Of the
] counties Of Anderson, Henderson, Van Zendt Kauf
man anf RockWail ono Senator and four Represents
In the ffth Senatorial District. composed Of the
counties Of Rnsk and Harrison one Senator and tire,
IN Ihe Sixth Senatorial District, composed Of III,
counties OF smith and UpshuF, Senator and three
In the Seventh Senatorial District composed Of n,
counties OF Cass Bowie and Marion, Senator snd
IN the Eighth Senatorial District composed Of n,
counties Of Red River aad Titus Senator and three
In the Ninth Senatorial District, composed OF n,
counties Of Navarro, Freestone and Limestone onl
Senator and three Representatives.
In the Tenth Senatorial District composed Of Che
counties OF Hopkins, Hunt, Rains, Wood and Delta
one Senator and three Representatives.
In the Eleventh material District composed OF III.
counties Of Lamar and Fannin one Senator and three
IN the Twelfth Senatorial Distinct, composed Of the
eounties OF Galveston, Brazoria and Matagorda.
Senator and three Representatives.
In the Thirteenth Senatorial District composed OF
the counties OF Austin, Fort Bead and Wharton one
Senator and thres Representatives.
In the Fourteenth Senatorial District composed OF
the counties OF Harris and Montgomery one Senator
and three Representatives:
In the tileenth Senatorial District composed Of the
counties Of Walker, Grimes, Madison and san Jacinto
one Senator and three Representatives.
In the Sixteenth Senatorial District, composed OF
the counties OF Washington and Bureson one Senator
and three REPRESENTATIVE
In the Seventeenth Senatorial District composed Of
the counties Of Falls, Milan and Bell, one Senator and
three Representatives..
In the Eighteenth Senatorial District composed OF
the counties Of Leon, Robertson and Brazos one Sen
atOr and two Representatives. t
In the Nineteenth Senatorial District composed OF
| the counties of Coryel, McLennan BOsque, Hamil-
| ton Brown, Coleman, Runnels and Comanche one
| Senator and three Representatives
! In the Twentieth Senatorial District, composed Of
the counties OF Tarrant Dallas and Ellis, Senator
/ and three Representatives
In the Twenty-fFst Senatorial District composed Of
the counties Of Collin Denton and Wiso one Senator
/ and three Representatives.
In the TWenty-second Senatorial District composed
1 the counties OF Grayson, Cooke Montague,
Clay, Wichita WilbaFger. Hardeman, Archer Baylor
In the Iwentythird Senatorial District composed Of
the counties OF johnson, Hood, Parker, Eralh Pale
Pinto stephens, Shackeliord, Jones' Eastland Gala
han, Taylor, Hill, Jack, Young. Throckmoft0n and
! Haskell, one Senator and three Representatives
In the Twenty-fourth Senatorial District composed
go, San Patricio, Bee, Gosd, Dewitt, Ksrnes, Live
Oak and Arkansas, one Senator and three Representa-
In the Twentyffth Senatorial District, composed Of
two Representatives.
Of the counties Of Basrop and Fayette, one Senator
In the TWenty-sevcnth Senatorial District composed
Of the counties OF Guadalupe, Caldwell, Hays and
Gonzales, one Senator and three Representatives
of the counties of Travis Williamson, Burnett Lam
pasas, San Saba McCulloch, Concho Lano and Blanco
]
In the Twenty Senatorial District, composed
Of the counties Of Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr Gil
lesple k1mball, Mason, Menard, Wilson, AtAscOea
Bandera and Edwards, one Senator and three Repre-
eentatives.
In the Thirteth Senatorial District, composed Of thu
counties Of Cameron, Nueces, Htdago, Starr Zapata
Duval, Encinal, Webb, McMulen, La Sale, Dimmitt
Paso, Preside, Pecos and Bexar Districts Senate
and three Representatives.
Every new county, to the right Of suffrage and
Representation, shall be considered part OF TIL
county counties from which it is taken until entitled
BY numbers TO the Fight Of separate representation
Gee State Constitution, section -, article ~
The presiding justices Of the several counties and
case Of vacancy in that Office, any inability, falur
Of the justices Of the peace OF the county shall ore
elections for county and precinct officers where Their
are vacancies IN said offices, or where vacancies shal
occur before the time Of the next general election
The presiding justices win order election for Nv
Justices of the Peace in each organized county; all In
cumbents to said Office elected since justices were frs
elected under the present Constitution, having beel
according section 10 Of article thereof only eecte
to I'LL unexpired terms and not for the full term Of fou
years-jusces of the peace being the only officers tina
under the Constitution can be elected to Ill unexpire
In all cases where sheris and clerks Of the Distrc
Court elected in 1872 or since and prior to the
suance OF this proclamation they are entitled b.
section 38 Of article y OF the Constitution to thei
term OF four years no election for such ofces win
ordered; but otherwise, an election TO al the sam
will be ordered.
An election win be ordered for County Surveys
where that Office Is not otherwise filed under the stat
ute and also for County Treasurer the parties electe
to take office only on the expiration Of the statutor
Forms for notices, wrts Snd returns Of election wi
be furnished by theSecrs Of State to the presidin
justices OF each county.
The attentloncof presiding officers and managers q
election is dire ted to section II Of the election Law
to the manner of counting and making return
OF election; and presiding Justices who the
ing officers OF elections referred to sections IS
20 and 81 Of the election law for directions with regar
to the issuance Of certificates OF election county
precinct officers also to Senators and Representative
and the manner OF making returns Of the election
Governor and Lieutenant Governor as well as "a
other State officers and members OF the Legislature
The counties Of which the presiding justice is mad
the returning officer for each Senatorial District
spectivey, are designatedin An act making aI
pOrtiOnmen Of the Representative and Senatorial dil
trcts Of the State Of Texas passed April a. 1873 an
returns viii be made accordingly.
All officers OF election are charged uth the strict e1
forcement OF the laws OF this State and Of the Unite
States regulating elections enacted secure the IRE
exercise Of the rights Of suffrage and the punlshmen
of those who may in any attempt to interior
! with this franchise.
In testimony whereof, I have hercunto signe
I, my name and have caused the great seal Z
lSEAL.l the Safe to be affixed, az the city OF Aui
tin this twentieth day OF Sentember, A. !
EDMUND }. DAVIS,
, | BY the Governor. Governor
SEES dlt&wtDe2
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