The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
ELECTION
PROCLAMATION
By The Governor Of the State Of Texas.

WHEREAS, ny an ordinance passed by The
november 1870, II III provided, "lhat the
,ew Constitution framed by said ConVrn-
ion shall DO Submitted 10 the electors
y ms blale nt IN election which
han ha held throughput the State ON the
hirl Tuesday Ia February, a. -. 1875, Tor
heir ratification orreIootlun, Those electors
"a mVor OF ratlncntiOn shall have written or
printed On their ballots, 'fur Me tOaNifHmni
hose electors opposed 10 III" ratification
shall have written or printed on their ballots,
.igdGlsi ne Constitution II u majority all
The votes east ht said election and returned
IN tho secretary OF the state shall be In favor
Of ratification, tho Governor shall within
Ave days next succeeding the return day
issue Ills proclamation declaring the TACT,
and then the now Constitution shall, ON the
third Tuesday IN April, A, ID, 1876, become
and Thereafter he the organic ana mndn-
mental law uf tho state. H. however, u ma
lOIlty of all the votes 80 cast and returned he
against ratification, then the new uonslltu.
ton shall have ana be of no effect whatever
AND WHKREAs IL IL further ordained Dy
said Convention, that ~ the same timo there
shall be general election held throughout
the state for all state, District, County aud
Precinct officers created and made elective
hy the new Constitution, That the election
~ far M practicable, shall be held and con
Quoted ms now provided by lnwi but no regis
tratlon OF voters shall be required; and every
denCe; prOrided, that electors residing In UNI
organized counties may vote IN any precinct
ofthe county 10 which their respective c0un'
ties are attached iOr judicial purposes. That
the qualification Of electors shall DO rs de-
lined In the article regulating suffrage, In
the new Constitution. sections one and two
OF said article are us follows, t0'wit, "Seotion
1. Tho following classes 81 persons sinai not
be allowed 10 vote IN thisStnio, to-wit; First,
persons under twenty-one years OF nge; soo-
ond, idiots and lunaticsi third, all paupors
supported by amy county fourth, ml persons
convicted ofpny felony, subject To such ox-
coptions as the Legislature may make; nith,
ali soldiers, marines and senlnen employed
IN the service of tho army or navy OF the
United states.
i'Sectlon ., Every male person subject u
none OF the foregoing disqualillcatlons
who shall have attained the age OF
twenty;one years ana , wh2 She!l ls
and who shall have resided In this
state one yoar next preceding an election
and the last six months within me district
or county in which he oilers 70 vote, shall o'
deemed u qualified elector; and every nal,
person Of foreign birth, subject 10 mono o.
The foregoing dlsQuall icaions, who at any
time before an election shall have declare,
his Intention 10 become citizen OF I'll,
United States In accordance with the FEEDER
al naturalization laws, and shall have resid
ed In this State one yea next preceding sucl
election, md the last six montha In the coun
ty In which he oilers % vote, shall also Il,
doomed qualified eleclor; and nll eleCton
shall veto In the election precinct OF thel
residence; provided, that electors living II
any unorganized county may vote NJ any
election precinct In thecounty 10 which sucl
county isattached for judicial purposes
AND WHEREAs, II Is further ordained
that tho County Courts now existing shal
meet ut their respective county seats within
twenty days inter the adjournment OF sai,
Convention, OF as snon thereafter as practi
cable, and redivlle their respective countle
into the number OF precincts provided for D,
the new Constitution, anu make immediate
proclamation thereof for the Information o
The people. That said dourts shall establisl
NJ least one voting place In each precinct
and where deemed necessary for public con
venlonce establish two or more voting place
In any precinct That the returns OF salt
election for Senators aud Representative
shall he made by the Presiding Justice o
each county Tor, IN his absence or refusal Y
net, the District Clerkl, TO the returning OIL
! Ger OF each returning county named IN IN
"Ordinance apportiUnating tho Stnte int
Senatorial and Representative Districts,
passed by the said Convention. That tn
said returning oflloefs OF said senatorial IN,
Representative Districts shall 0ren tho re
turns and give certificates OF election Mt TN,
time lon the thirtieth day after the election
Sundays excluded, or before that time should
all the returns from tho District he soone
received and in the manner now requiret
by law. -
nance, passed by said Convention on The 2lt
day of November, 1870, 1t is provided "Tha
all returns OF the election to be held ON IN
third Tuesday In February, 1917, shall b.
made TO the Presiding Justice of each cOun
~ by the proper election officers on or beior
the Saturday next succeeding the said day o
election, on which day the Presiding Justlc
Tor, In his absence or refusal TO act, the DIS
trict Clerk shall open, compare, and recor'
the votes TOR all ofhcers and ON The ratincp
ton or rejection of The Constitution, asi pro
vided by law for other elections. That tn
Presiding Justice or District Clerk, (as tn
case may bel. shall immediately make return
OF the vote lin each county for aud agal ms
the Constitution for all state officers and III
Judicial officers That the returns for Cover
nor aud other State officers shall be mad
| separately, ana addressed TO the speaker q
! the House OF Representatives., to the care c
the Secretary of State. That the returns 10
ANA ngainst the Constitution, for Judges q
| the Supreme, Appellate, and District Court
| shall he addressed TO the Secretary ofStnte.
AND " HBREAs, The said Convention pass
| ed nn ordinance dividing the state into Ju
| dicial Districts, as follows;
An Ordinance to Divide the State o
Texas into judicial Districts.
Beh ordained on ne people Of the State
| 1erdS IL Convention assembled, That unit
otherwise provided by law, the state {
Texas shall be divided into twenty-six judi
| cial Districts, as follows, to-wit:
Section |, The First District shall be com
| posed OF the counties of Jefferson, Chamber
| Liberty, Hardin, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, New
| ton, Orange aud san Jacintu.
Section 2. The Second District shall b
composed of the counties of Harrison, Rush
| Pamela, Shelby and Sabine.
| Section 3. The Third District shall b
composed OF The counties of San Augustine
| Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Houston and An
derson.
Section A. The Fourth District shall b
conf posed of the counties Of Grimes, Walker
| Madison, Leon, Trinity, and Angelina.
Section s. The Fifth District shall be com
posed of the counties Of Marion, Cass, Bowie
Titus, Morris, Franklin, and Camp, .o,.,
posed OF the counties OF Red River, Lamar
| Fannin, and Grayson.
Section 4. The Seventh District shall b
composed of the counties OF Gregg, smith
upshur, Wood, Rains, Van Landt ana Hen
deTs0n.
section 8. The Eigth District shall be com
posed of the counties OF Hunt Hopkins Col
lin, Rockwell, kaufman, and Delta.
Section y. The Ninth District shall b.
composed OF the counties OF Brazos, Robert
son, Burleson and Milan.
Section 10. The Tenth District shall b.
composed of the counties OF Cooke, Denton
Montague, Wise, Clay, Parker, Tarrant, an,
the un0rgani zed counties of Archer, Wichita
and Wegefarth. gN.a.
Section II. The Eleventh District shalt b.
composed OF the counties OF Dallas and III
lis. ~
Section 70. The Twelfth District shall b.
composed OF the counties Of Hood, Coryelle
Hamilton, Comanche, Brown, Coleman
shackleford, Palo Pinto, Eastland, Erath
somerville, Jack, Young, and the unor
ganized counties of Jones, Taylor, Runnels
Callahan, stephens, Haskell and Throck
morton. 40
Section IL. The Thirteenth District shall
be composed of the counties of Hill, Navarr,
Limestone, Bosque, Johnson and Freestone
Section IA. The Fourteenth District shall
be composed of the counties of McLennan
Bell aud Falls.
Section i5. The Fifteenth District shall b,
com posed of tho counties of Austin, Fayette
Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays and Blanco.
Section IL. The Sixteenth District shall b.
com posed OF the counties of Washington
Lee, Travis and Williamson.
Section II. The Seventeenth District shall
be composed OF the counties OF Burnet, Lam
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