The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-15
Election Proclamation by the Gov
ernOr of the State OfTexns.

WHEREAS, Under and by virtue of
an act entitled Gan an regulating cleo
TONS" approved March 81, 1872, it is
made my duty to order by proclama-
ton all elections for State and Dis
trict officers, including members of the
Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by an act
entitled Gan act prescribing the times
of holding General elections in this
State" approved May 26, 1873, that
the first Tuesday in December "A. d
1878, shall be the time for holding the
first general election, at which time
there shall he elected IL Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Treasurer, n Comp
troller of Public Accounts, 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
Legisture, all Justices of the Peace and
such other county officers as may be
vacant at the date of such election or
may become vacant before the next
general election:
Now, therefore, / 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, on
the First Tuesday, being the I'd day of
December, A. ID. 1873, for the election
of the following State officers and
members ofthe Legislature, viz:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
State Treasurer, Comptroller of Public
Accounts, Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Commissioner of General
Land Office.
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 representatives.
In the second senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Nacog-
doches, San Augustine, Sabine, Shelby
and Pamela, one senator and four rep
resentatives.
In the third senatorial district, COM
posed of the counties of Cherokee,
Houston, Trinity and Angelina, one
senator and three representatives.
In the fourth senatorial district, COM
posed of the counties of Anderson,
Henderson, Van Zandt, Kaufman and
Rockwell, one senator and four repre-
sentativeS.
In the fifth senatorial district COM
posed of the counties of Rusk and Har-
rison, one senator and three represent
atives.
In the sixth senatorial district, COM
posed of the counties of Smith and Up
shur, one senator and three represent
atives.
In the seventh senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Cass,
Bowie and Marion, one senator and
three Representatives.
In the eighth senatorial district, COM
posed of the counties of Red River and
Titus, one senator and three represent
atives.
In the ninth senatorial district.
of the counties of Navarro,
Freestone and Limestone, one senator
and three representatives.
In the tenth senatorial district,
of the counties of Lamar
and Fannin, one senator and three
Representatives.
In the twelfth senatorial district,
of the counties of Galveston,
BraZoria and Matagorda, one senator
and three representatives.
In the thirteenth senatorial district,
of the counties of Austin,
Fort Bend and Wharton, one senator
and four Representatives,
In the fourteenth senatorial district, |
of the counties of Harris |
and Montgomery, one senator and tire
In the sixteenth senatorial district, |
of the counties of Washing |
on and Burleson, one senator and three
In the seventeenth senatorial district, |
of the counties of Falls, Mi
am and Bell, one senator and three
of the counties of Leon, Rob
.rtson and Brazos, one senator and
,wo representatives.
In the nineteenth senatorial district,
of the counties Of Coryell,
Bosque, Hamilton, Brown,
Runnels and Comsnche, one
enator and three representatives.
In the twentieth senatorial district
of the counties of Tarrant,
DALLAS and Ellis, one senator and three
representatives.
In the, twenty-first senatorial dis
rict, composed of the counties of Col
in, Denton and Wise, one senator and
hree representatives.
In the twenty-second senatorial dis
rict. composed ofthe counties of Gray
on. Cooke, Montague, Clay, Wichita,
-ilbarger, Hardeman, Archer, Baylor
nd Knox, one senator and three rep
In the twenty-third senatorial dis
let. composed of the counties of john
IN. Hood, Parker, Erath, Palo Pinto,
tephens, Taylor, Hill, Jack, Young,
and Haskell, one sena-
n and three representatives.
In the twenty-fourth senatorial dig