The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-15

fdYN Onl and Nmnsla, Dno sbnnla
tnd ilfrn ffpfploflnilyH,
IN tue twoniy .hnli equatorial dis
irlU, opiurmod NJ ilo counties 0l
lmstr0p nnd fnvoiio, Ouo atuntDf md
t.ir'o representatives.
Nv 49, tutuf fMfli senatorial dla
trld, composed NJ the oTitles ~ lIns-
top mad Fnyollc ono scnntnrnnd three
representative.
In the twpnty.sCypr nnlofinl
district, composed Of The counties Of
Guadalupe, CnldNcll, Hays aud Con
tales one senator and three repro
scntatlyos.
In the twoniy.clghtll senatorial dis
trlct, composed Of the counties Of
Travis, Williamson, Burnett, Lnmpn-
sns, san Snha, McCull0ch, Concho,
lilnno and Blancu, one senator and
three representatives.
In the twcnty-ninth senatorial dis
trict, composed of the counties of
IcXnr, Connl, Kendall, Kerr, Giles
pie, Klmbnll, Mason, Mcnurd, Wilson,
Atascosa, Bandera and Edwards, one
senator and three representative.
In the thirtieth senatorial district
hpOStu VI VIC NuullllNH VI 'uiltlbIli
Nueces, Hidalgo, Starr, Hapata, Duval,
Encinel, Webb, McMullen, La Sale,
Dimmitt, Maverick, Iavalla, Eric,
Medina, Uvla de Kinney, FL Paso,
Preside, Pecos and BeXar districts,
one senator and three representatives.
"lGvcry new county, rs to the right
of suffrage and representations, shall
be considered as part of the county, or
counties from which 1t is taken until
entitled, by numbers, 10 the right of
separate representation" (See State
Constitution, section "A, article 49,
The presiding justices of the several
counties, and in case of vacancy in
that office, or any inability, failure or
refusal of the presiding justice to act,
then any two of the justices of the
peace in the county, shall order cleo
lions for county and precinct officers,
where there are vacancies in said OIL
ccs, or where vacancies shall occur be-
fore the time of the next general cleo
| ton.
The presiding justices will order an
election for five Justices of the peace in
each organized county, all incumbents
to said Office, elected since Justices
were elected under the present consti-
tuition, having been, according to sec
ton 10 of article thereof, only elected
to fill uneXpired terms, and not for the
full term of four years-justices OF the
peace being the only officers that, I'M
der the constitution, can he elected to
fill uneXpired terms.
In all cases where sherifls and clerks
of the District court were elected in
1872, or since and prior to the issuance
of this proclamation, as they are enti-
tied by section 3S of article II of the
constitution, to their term of four years
no election for such offices will be or
dere |; but otherwise an election to fill
the ame will be ordered.
An election will be ordered for coun.
ty surveyor, where that office is not
otherwise filled under the statute anc
also for county treaurer; the parties
elected to take Office only on the eN'
piration of the satisfactory term of two
years of the present incumbent.
Forms for notices, wrts and returns
of election will be furnished by the
secretary of state to the presiding JUS
tees of each county.
The attention of the presiding Off
GERS and managers ofelection is direct.
ed to section II of the election law, as
to the manner of counting votes am
making returns of elections; and presi
ding justices who are the returning
officers of elections are referred to see
lions IS, 10, % and q of the election
law for directions with regard to the
issuance of certificates of election tC
county and precinct officers, also tc
senators and representatives., and the
manner of making returns of the cleo
ton of Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor, as we'll as for other state officers
and members of the legislature.
The counties of which the presiding
Justice is made the returning officer, fol
each senatorial district respectively ,art
designated in Gan act making new
apportionment of the representatives
and senatorial districts of the State OF
Texas" passed April "a, 1873 and re-
turns will be made accordingly.
All officers of election are charged
with the strict enforcement of the laws
of this State and of the United States
regulating elections, enacted to secure
the free exercise of the right OF suf-
frage and the punishment of those
who may in any manner attempt to
interfere with this franchise.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
signed my name and caused the great
seal of the State to be affixed at the
city of Austin, this Goth day of Septcm-
Der, A. ID. 1873.
EDMUND j. DAVIS, Governor.
By the Governor:
JAMES p. NEwCONIB,