The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-27

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DROCLAALATIoN 55,sa
By the Governor Of the state or Teza.
wnznzAs. Under and 81 vsrsss Or a. ls,s e.li,le.
An act regulating elections.n approved 8IaTrh 81
eociions for sssis and -. :.
bers q the Lerislatures and 90 ~
hIlEt1As, tt = provided ~ anact entitled An 81
preserving the times Of holdIur cereai e'scions Il
tnls cietc, approved Nay q. 1874 hat ne FIRSI
~ 6SDA1 "a December A. D. Is75 shsil - the i'm.
there shall Be elected 6ovefnor fitientrt
a Treasurer, Comptroller 81 Public 4 81,
~ &C.,. 81 ~ Eose ounissioner Q
members q The Hodse of Rcprcscntkfires ~ H. -
ls,atss, el sastiees q TIE Psace and sasA oihs
such county odlces e may Be vsrsnt al the 6slSo
ssSa sssion O may beogle vacant before the nox
Nov, Therefore T. EDMUND j. DAVIS. Govc-no
~ ne state q Texas, 81 virtue 81 the aufh0rlf,
STATE. do hereby oFsr and iirect fhef IN eersioe N
acid a. the various election precincts thron0houf ~
SsaSe, onthe FIRST TUESDAY. being TIE sccond da'
OF December. d. 1873, FOR the election OF TIE foi
lowing State officers and members Of the Legislature
Comptroller Of Public Accounts Snperiutcndenf 8
6eole instruction, Commissioner Of General Ian,
In the First Senatorial District composed Of IN
couhIes OF Liberty, Hardin. Jefferson, Orange, New
ton jasper, Tyler Polk and Chambers one senator an
In the Second Senatorial District. composed OF III
counties OF Nacogdoches, san Augustine, Sabine
sSssloy and Pamela, one Senator and four Reprcsen
In the Third Senatorial District. composed Of u
SooRles ei Cherokee, Houston, Trinity and Angelina
IN the Fourth Senatorial District, composed Of tn
counties Of Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt Kaui
man ane hoekwal, one Senator and four Represents
In the .'iith Senatorial District composed Of tn
eoannes o. Rusk and Harrison. Ore Senator and thre
IN the Sixth Senatorial District. composed OF tn
counties q smith and upshur, Senator and tire
In the seventh Senatorial District composed OF tn
counties Of Casr, Bowie ana Marion, one Senator AM
IN the Eighth Senatorial District. composed Of III
counties o. hed River and Titus, Senator and hre
In the Ninth Senatorial District. composed OF IN
counties Of Navarro Freestone and Limestone on
Senator and thsee Representatives.
Ia the Tenth Senatorial District comuosed Of TN
counties Of Hopkins, Hunt, Rains Wood and Delta
one Senator and three Representatives. Is
In the Eleventh s. material District compos ed Of tn
Representatives. '-'f
In the Twelfth Senatorial District. composed Of tn
counties Of Galveston. Brazoria and MafagOrda on,
Senator and three Representative.
In IKE Thirteenth Senatorial District composed q
me counties OF Austin, Fort Bend and Wharton, onl
senator and three Representatives
In the Fourteenth Senatorial District, composed O
me counties Of Harris and Montgomery one Senator
In the Fifteenth Senatorial District composed OF tn.
counties OF Walker Crimes Madison and san Jaeinto
one Senator and three Representatives.
In the sixteenth Senatorial District, composed Of
me counties OF Washington and Burleson, one Senator
In the Seventeenth Senatorial District composed Of
me counties Of Falls, Milan and Bell Senator and
three Representatives.
In the Eighteenth Senatorial District eornposed q,
me eoonties OF Leon Robertson and Brazos one Sen
at TOT ana 1n Two I've heprese ntatives ~
the counties Of Coryel, McLennan Bosque Hamii
ton, Brown, Coleman, Runnels and Comanche, ons
In the Twentieth Senatorial District composed OF
the counties Of Tarrant, Dallas and Ellis one Senator
In the Twenty-Arst Senatorial District composed Of
the counties Of Collin, Denton and WISE one Senator
and three Representatives.
In the TWenly-second Senatorial District composed
OF the counties Of Grayson, Cooke, Montague
Clay, Wichita, Wibsrger, Hardeman, Archer Baylor
and Knox, one Senator and three Representatives.
In the Twenty-thrd Senatorial District composed OF
the counties Of johnson, Hood, Parker Erath PaIc
Pinto, stephens, Shackeford, Jones, Eastand Gala
han, Taylor, Hin, jack Young Throckmorton AM
Haskell, one Senator and three Representatives
IN the Iwenty-iouTth Senatorial District, composed
Of the counties Of Calhoun, jackson, Victoria Refu
go, San Pat ticio, Bee, Goliad Dewitt Knrnes Live
oak anc lransas, one Senator and three Representa-
In the Twentyafth Senatorial District, composed Of
the counties Of Lavaca and Colorado Senator and
In the Twenfy-sixth Senatorial District, composed
OF the counties Of Bastrop and Fayette one Senator
and three Representatives. 1851 If-vg q
In the Twenty seventh Senatorial District composed
Of the counties Of Guadalupe, Caldwell, Hays anC
Gonzales, one Senator and three Representatives
In the Twenty Senatorial district, Composed
OF the counties of Travis, Williamson, Burnett Lam
pasas, San Saba Mcouloeh, Coneho Llano and Blanco
one Senator and three Representatives 5000.
In the Twenty-ninth Senatorial District composed
OF the counties Of Bexar, COmal, Kendall Kerr Gil
Bandera and Edwards, one Senator and three Repre-
sentatives.
In the Thirieth Senatorial District composed Of tn
counties of Cameron, Nueces HidalgO Starr ZApata
DuYal. Encinal Webb, McAfnllen, La Sale Dimnitt
Maverick, ZayRlla. FRO, Medina, Uvalde, Kinney j
Paso Presdo Pecos and Bexar Districts, enc Senate
"Rvery new county as to the right Of Suffrage ant
representation, shall be considered as part OF tn
by numbers, to the right Of separate representation.
(See State Constitution, section "a, article ~
case Of vacancy in that oce any inability falur
OF refusal Of the presiding justice to act then any
Of the justices Of the peace Of the county shall orde
elections for county and precinct officers where Their
vacancies in said Offices where vacancies shal
occur before the time of the next general election
The presiding justices win order an election for yt
Justices Of the Peace in each organized county: an in
cumbents to said Office elected since justices were frs
according to section 10 Of article thereof only elected
to Ill unexpred terms and not for the full tern Of fod
years-ustices OF the peace being the only officers thai
under the Constitution can be elected to m unexpiret
terms.
In all cases where sherifs and clerks OF the Distric
Court elected in 1872 since and prior to the Is
suance Of This proclamation as they are entitled b.
section IS Of article u Of the Constitution to the
ordered; but otherwise, an election to fill the sans
win be ordered.
An election viii be ordered for County Surveyor
where that Office s not otherwise filed under the stat
ute and also for County Treasurer the parties elected
to take Office only on the expiration Of the etatutol.
term Of two years Of tine present incumbents
Forms for notices. writs and returns Of election vii
be furnished by the Secretary of State to the presiding
justices Of each county.
The attenhoncof presiding officers and managers o
election Is dire ted to section II Of the election Law
as to the manner Of counting votes and making return
Of election; and presiding justices who the return
ing officers Of elections, are referred to sections 49, u
&c and q Of the election law for directions with rega
precinct officers, also to Senators and Representatives
and the manner Of making returns OF the election o
Governor and Lieutenant Governor as well as 70
other State Officers and members Of the Legislature
The counties Of which the presiding justice Is mad
the returning oficeF for each Senatorial District
spectively are designated in An act making anew ap
porionment Of the Representative and Senatorial dis
trctH Of the State Of Texas passed April a. 1873 ani
returns VIII be made accordingly.
All officers Of election charged with the strict en-
forc0ment Of the laws Of this State and Of the Unite,
States, regulating elections enacted to the FIRE
exercise Of the rights Of suffrage, and the punishment
Of those who may in any manner attempt TO interfer
with this franchise r el
my name and have caused the great seal o
lSEALl the S.ate to be afixed, at the city Of Aus
tin, this twentieth day Of SeDtember, a.
nl~ EDMUND J. DAVIS,
By the Governor ~. Governor.
JANIS P. NEwccxB, 5tary Of State
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