The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-01
Election r. ocImmntion ny the Gov.
eruor or the state ofTexas.
WHEREAS, Under and by virtua of

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Election r. ocIrmatfon by shc Gov.
ernof or the state orTexss.
WHEREAS, Under and by virtua of
nh net entitled "An an regulating clec
tons approved March H. 1872, it l.
made my duty to order by prorlaua
tim all elections for state AMI pi,-
trict Officers, including menbcrsoi Ga,
Leglslaiure; and, Iu.r.... ....,4ryI
" ilEREAs, 1t is provided by ~ II,
entitled "An act prescribing tile TIM.
of holding General elections IN tins
state" approved May II, 1873, thu
the dat tllpsday III december a. u
1878, shall he the time for holding the
first general election, ut which time
there shall bc elected II G0verntr, Lieu
tenant Governor, a Treasurer, ~ 'omp-
troilef uf Public Accounts, u Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, II Com
missioner of the General Land Office,
thirty Senators and ninety members
Of the House Of Representatives in the
Legi5ture, all Justices OF the Peace and
such other county officers as may be
vacant ut the date Of such election or
may become vacant before the next
general election: r4ia .u.. .....
Now, therefore, 1 EDMUND J.
DAVIS Governor of the State Of
Texas, by virtue of authority vested in
me BY the constitution and laws of this
state, do hereby order and direct, that
an election be held at the various cleo
ton precincts throughout the State, OH
the First Tuesday, being the I'd day of
December, A. ID. 1873, for the election
of the following State officers and
members of the Legislature, viz: ,i..
Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
State Treasurer, Comptroller Of Public
Accounts, superintendent of Public
Instruction, Commissioner Of General
Land Office. ., A..,i .,.;.r Adm ..;,..l
In the first senatorial district, COM
posed Of the counties of Liberty, Har-
din, Jefferson, Orange, Newton, Jasper,
Tyler, Polk and Chambers, one sena-
tor and four r, pre- 'entatiyes. ,.,.,.
In the secIhd senatorial district,
composed vi tho counties of Nacog-
doclies, San Augustine, Sabine, Shelby
and Pamela, one senator and four rep
resentatiYes. ...
In, the third senatorial district, COM
posed of tile counties of Cherokee,
Houston, Trinity and Angelina, one
senator AID three representatives. ri.ii
In the fourth senatorial dlstri t, COM
posed of the counties of Anderson,
Henderson, Van Zandt, Kaufman and
ROkwall, one senator and four repre-
sentatives .,I :..l,sIs. .r.r.f ......
In the fifth senatorial district, com.
posed of the counties OF Rusk and Hai-
rlson, one senator and three represent
atives. .t-,f
In the sixth senatorial district, com
posed Of the counties of Smith and Up
sllur, one senator and three represent
atives. -'i' .'I''"'. r''' - ''"" '
In the seventh senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Cass,
Bwie and Marion, one senator and
three representatives .......... .......,
In tie eighth senatorial district, COM
posed of the counties of Red River and
Titus, one senator and three represent
atives. Psi r.,... ll.sy ,,,,,, ,.,....., ,..l
In the ninth senatorial district.
composed Of the counties Of Navarro,
Freestone and Limestone, one senator
and three representatives. lajHsI ffi.-e
IN the tenth senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Lamar
and Fannin, one senator and three
Representatives. ..ii't .".-I uFi' H
In the twelfth senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Galveston,
BraZOria and Matag0rla, one senator
and three representatives.
In the thirteenth senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Austin,
Fort Bend and Wharton, one senator
and four representatives.
In the fourteenth senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Harris
and, Montgomery, one senator and three
representatives .....
In the tfteenth 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 Washing
ton and Burleson, one senator and three
representatives.
In the seventeenth senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Falls, Mi
lam and Bell, one senator and three
representatives. ... ..,
In the eighteenth senatorial district,
composed 0f the counties of Leon, Rob
ertsOn and Draz0s, one senator and
two representatives. ~ lr ". 3 .rt.
IN the nineteenth senatorial district,
composed OF the counties of Coryell,
NJ Lehman, Bosque, Hamilton, Brown,
Coleman, Runnels and Comanche, one
senator and three representatives. D.
In the twentieth senatorial district
composed of the counties of Tarrant,
Dallas and Ellis, one senator and three
representatives t r. - 1siHl '''-.' r
In the twenty-first senatorial dis.
trint, composed of the counties Of Col.
lin, Denton and Wise, one senator and
three representatives. ''
In the twenty-second senatorial dis
trict, composed of the COUNTIES af Gray.
son, Cooke, Montague, Clay, Wichita,
Vilbarger, Hardeman, Archer, Baylor
and Knox, one senator and three rep
sesentatiyes. t.,. =, =. ..;t VIM. y-,.
In the twenty-third senatorial dis
trict, composed of the counties of John,
son, Hood, Parker, Erath, Palo Pinto,
Stephens, Taylor, Hill, Jack, Young,
Throckmorton and Haskell, one sena-
tor and three representatives,
In the twenty-fourth senatorial dis
trict composed of the counties of CAL
houn, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San
Patricio, Bee, Goliad, De Wit, Karnes,
Live Oak and Arkansas, one senator
and three representatives.
In the twenty-tifth. senatorial dis
trlct, composed of the counties OF
Bastrop aud Fayette, one senator and
three representatives..
I. In the twenty sixth senatorial dis
trict,, composed of the counties of Bas-
trop and Fayette, one senator and three
representatives.
In" the twenty-seventh senatorial
district, composed of the counties of
Guadalupe, Cald sell, Hays and Con-
zales one senator and three repre-
sentatives.
In the twenty eighth senatorial dis
trict, composed of the counties of
Travis, Williamson, Burnett, Tampa
sas, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho.
Llano and Blanco, one senator and
three representatives. -" % -
I'm the twenty-ninth senatorial dis
trict, composed of the counties of
Bexar, Copial, Kendall, Ken, Giles
pie. Knnbalf, Mason, Menard, Wiison,