The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-11
Legal Advertisements.
DRocLA8IATIoN
ny the Governor OF the state Of Texas.

DROCLANATI0N
ny the Governor OF the state OF Tcxas.
To Al to whom thesc presents shan GOMEZ
tHAtEA<, The Legislature 81 the State az Texas BY
certain anacndnaenis 10 - tom of "a Sfrfe
which joint resolution reads as follows. vix.
solnl resolution proposing amendments % section
twenty q article one, Bil o. Rshts, 20 section tFo
section Three and section fonr Of article ave- section
section forty and g section foTy-cigh
tuition Of the state a Texas.
SECTION l. Bs q Fss1lrsf D. "a legislators q IA
sac q AErl, That section twenty 81 article one BIZ
af Rights Of the Constitution 81 the State % Teas
be 80 amended as 20 hereafter Rad follows to-it.
SEC. % No power o. saspending laws IN the state
shah be exercised except BY The Lcllislafnro
SEC. That section two, section three and section
60 hereafter rad a. follows wit. Section = The
supreme Court shall consist of Chief Justice and
four Associate justices. any three Of whom shall con-
Governor By and with the advice ana consent ~ the
Senate for term Of nine years Al vacancies shall
cur or term shall expire when the senate h not In
session, the Governor shall IN the hy appoint
days after that body shah assemble and II not con
hrmed the office shall Immediately become vacant.
= An .St ss, SoerH maj nave aPpstsis
causes shall be co-extezsiye With the limits Of the
State APseals from Interlocutory judgments may be
aioHed with such exceptions and under such reuiA
tons as the Legislature may prescribe The Supreme
the writ OF hGbas oo and under such regulations
may be prescribed by law may issue the writ Of man
enforce its own jurisdiction The supreme Court shsl
also have power to ascertain such matters OF fact
maybe necessary TO the proper exercise OF lis juris
SIC l. The Supreme Court shah hold its session
at the capital, and two other places in the state
SEC 3 That section tWentyeight, section forty ans
section fortyeght OF article twelve OF general pro
visions OF the said Constitution be so amended as 4
hereafter read as follows, tOlFit Section IS In eac
and every organized county in the State there shall
assessor and collector OF taxes elected by the pee
Die at the next ensuing general election and every ou
years thereafter who shall assess the property and col
leet the taxes assessed in conformity 10 such law
exist or may be enacted hereafter by the Leg
islature relative to the assessment and collection
taxes
SEC. 40 The Legislature shall not pass local 0
special laws in any of the following enumerated cases
that is TO say for locating changing the county seats
regulating county town Affairs, regulating the pr0g
jurisdiction of justices Of the peace and eonstabes
providing for changes OF Venue IN civil and crlmina
| courts; incorporating cities OF towns or changing
amending the charter Of any city village; prOvidln
for the management Of common schools; regulating
the rates Of interest on money; remtting fines, per
aties foretures; changing the law OF descent IN n
other cases. when general law be made applicahl
no special law shall be enacted; or in any when
general law be made applicable special law sha
be enacted The Legislature shall enact general law
providing by the before enumerated in this SCI
| be provided by general laws; and, whereas, sectie
fifty of article twelve of the Constitution provides tina
such proposed amendments shall be duly published !
before the next general election OF Representative
for the consideration of the people and il shall be tn
duty Of the several returning officers at the next ger
era election which shall be thus holden TO open po
for and make return to the Secretary of State Of Oh
names of all those voting FOR Representatives VIII
have voted on such proposed amendments,
Now, therefore, i, Edmund j. Davis, Governor 0
Texas by virtue Of the authority vested In me by III
Constitution and laws Of this State do hereby orde
and direct that at the next general election, viz
the first Tuesday being the second day OF Dec embS
A. ID. 1873 the polls be opened receive the votes
those who desire TO vote on said amendments and IN
tickets used shall have on them the words For "a
Amendments" or Against the Amendments" Tn
amendments being voted for as q whole, either for
against 1t will be observed that the caption OF Oh
above reeted joint resolution would seem to ind
cate proposed amendment TO section forty-eight {
article twelve of the Constitution, but such amend
ment is proposed in the body of the esouons ther
fore il will not be considered.
Returns will be made TO the Secretary OF the Stat
of the names OF all persons voting for Representative
who have voted on such proposed amendments as pre-
vided in section fifty of article twelve Of the COst
tuition Said election to be conducted in oil other II
spects in accordance with the provisions OF 'An
regulating elections Approved March 81, 1873,
an act amending the same approved April ], 1873.
In testimony whereof, / have hereunto signed m
name, and have caused the great seal
[SEAL1 the State to be affixed at the city Of An
tin, this fifteenth day Of August A.
1873.
EDMUND J. DAVIS, Governor.
JAMES P. NEwcoSIR, Secretary Of State.
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