The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-14
Making New AppOrtlOnment Oftnc Rep
resentatiVe and Senatorial Districts o
the state OF Texas.

Making a New AppOrtiOnment Oftf1c Rep
the state OF Texas.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State OF Texas, That the Representative and Senate
nal Districts OF the State shall hereafter be follows
lst. The counties Of Liberty Hardin jefferson
Orange Newton, Jasper. Tyler Polk and Chambers
sli &c rlrst Dstrlct, ana shan elect one
Senator and three Representatives and the presiding
justice OF Liberty county shall be the returning officer
Sd The counties Of Nacogdoches, san Augustine,
SABINE, shelby and Pamela shall constitute the Second
District and shall elect Senator and four Represen
tatives, and the presiding justice OF Naeogdoehes
county shall be the returning officer.
Sd. The counties Of Cherokee Houston Trnityand
Angelina shall constitute the Third District and Shall
elect Senator and three Representatives and the
presiding Justice OF Cherokee county shall be the
4th The counties OF Anderson. Henderson. Van
Zandt, Kaufman and ROckw all shall constitute the
Fourth District and shall elect one Senator and four
Representatives and the presiding justice Of Hender
son county shall be the returning officer
9th The counties OF Rnsk aud Harrison shall COM
stitute the Fifth District and shall elect one Senator
and three and the presiding justice Of
6th The counties Of Smith and Upshur shall con-
stitute the Sixth District and shall elect Senator
Smith county shall be the returning officer.
It'll The counties Of Cass, Bowie and Marion shall
constitute the Seventh District, and shall elect one
Senator and three Representatives, and the presiding
justice q Cass county shall be the returning officer
stitnte the Eighth District and shall elect Senator
and three Representatives and the presiding justice Of
Titus county shall be the returning officer.
9th. Theeounties Of Navarro, Freestone and Lime
stone shall constitute the Ninth District and shall
elect Senator and three Representatives and the
presiding justice OF Navarro county shall be the
10th. The counties Of Hopkins Hunt, Raines, Wood
and Delta shall constitute the Tenth District and shall
elect one Senator and three Representatives and the
presiding justice Of Hopkins county shall be the
turning officer.
18th The counties Of Larmar and Fannin shall con.
stitute the Eleventh District and shall elect Sena
tor and three Representatives, and the presiding justice
Of Lamar county shall be the returning officer.
18th, The counties OF Galveston. BraZOra and Mat
agorda shall constitute the Twelfth District and shall
elect one Senator and three Representatives and the
presiding justice OF Galveston county shall be the
18th. The counties OF Austin. Fort Bend and Whar
ton shall constitute the Thirteenth District and shall
elect one Senator and three Representatives and the
presiding justice OF Austn county shall be tie return
i4th. The counties Of Harris and Montgomery shall
constitute the Fourteenth District and shall elect
Senator and three Representatives, and the presiding
justice Of Harris county shall be the returning officer
18th. The counties OF Walker, Grimes, Madison and
San Jacinto shall constitute the Fifteenth District and
shall elect Senator and three Representatives and
the presiding justice Of Walker county shall be the
turning officer.
shall constitute the Sixteenth District and shall elect
Senator and three Representatives and the presd-
ing justice OF washington county shall be the return
i7th, The counties of Falls, Milan and Bell shall
constitute the Seventeenth District and shall elect one
Senator and three Representatives and the presiding
justice Of Fails county shah be the returning officer
18th. The counties Of Leon, Robertson and Brazos
shall constitute the Eighteenth District and shall elect
one Senator and two Representatives and the presd
ing justice OF Robertson county shall be the returning
18th The counties Of Coryelle, McLennan, Bosque
Hamilton, Brown, Coleman, Rqnnels and Comanehe
shall constitute the Nineteenth District and shall elect
one Senator and three Representatives and the presd
ing justice OF McLennan county shall be the returning
10th The counties of Tarrant, Dallas and Ellis
shall constitute the Twentieth District and shall elect
Senator and three Representatives and the presd
officer
2ist The counties of Collin; Denton and Wise shall
constitute the Twenty first district and shall elect
Senator and three Representatives and the presiding
justice Of Collin county shall be the returning officer
(22nd. The counties Of Grayson, Cook, Montague
Clay, Wichita Wilbarger HardenaQ, Archer, Baylor
and Knox shall constitute the Twenty District
and the presiding justice Of Gayson county shall be
! the returning officer.
23d The counties Of johnson, Hood Parker Erath
Palo Pinto Stephens, Shackelford, Jones, Eastland
Callahan, Taylor, Hill, Jack, Young, ThrockmOrton
and Haskell shall constitute the Twenty-third District
and shall elect one Senator and three Representatives
and the presiding justice of Parker county shall be the
returning officer.
oath Tine counties Of Calhoun, jackson, Victoria
Refugio San PatriCio, Bee, Goliad, Dewitt, Knrnes
Live Oak and Arkansas shall constitute the Twenty
fourth District and shall elect Senator and three
Representatives and the presiding justice Of Victoria
county shall be the returning officer.
25th. The counties Of Lavaca and Colorado shall
constitute the Twentyfth District, and shall elect
Senator and two Representatives, and the presiding
Justice Of Lavaca county shall be the returning officer,
Goth The counties of Bastrop and FaYette shall con-
stltute the Twenty District and shall elect
Senator and three Representatives and the presiding
Justice Of Bastrop county shall be the returning officer
! 9th. The counties Of Guadalupe, Caldwell, Hays
and Gonzales shall constitute the Tweny-seventh Dis
ric and shall elect one Senator and three Representa-
tives, and the presiding justice Of Gonzales county
| shall be the returning officer.
18th. The counties OF Travis, Williamson, Burnet,
Lampasas San Saba, McCuloeh, Concho, Llano and
Banco shall constitute the Twenty eighth District, and
shall elect Senator and three Representatives and
the presiding justice Of Travis county shall be the
| turning officer.
2sth. The counties Of Bexar, ComaI, Kendall, Kerr,
Gillespie, nimbal Mason, Menard Wilson, AJascosa,
Bandera AID Edwards shall constitute the Twenty
ninth District, and shall elect one Senator and three
Representatives and the presiding justice Of Bexal
county snail be the returning officer.
Both. The counties Of Cameron Nueces, Hidalgo
Starr, Zapata, Duval, Encinal, Webb, McMullen, La
Salle Dimmett, Maverick Zayaa FRO, Medina Uvalde
Kinney, FL Paso, Presido, Pecos and Bexar District
shall constitute the Thirtieth District and shall elect
one Senator and three Representatives and the presd
ing justice OF Medina county shall be the returning
| officer.
SEC, @ That this act take effect and be in force
from and after the ..-::.-i and that all laws anc
| pealed.
Passed April q, 1879