The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-19

Governor OF the state of Texas.
TO all to ichom these presents shall
come.
WHEREAS, the Constitutional Con-
vention now in session did, on the Gath
day of September, A. d. 1875, pass the
following Ordinance; fE
IN Ordinance postpoaing the Ger
erdi Election Of December, A. ID.
ls75,dnd for other purposes!
Whereas, 1t is provided by law I'M
der the existing Constitution, that a
general election of members of the
Legislature, Assessors and Collectors,
and some other officers, shall be held
on the first Tuesday in December, A.
ID. 1876; and sTTtt q
Whereas, BY authority Of law and
the sanction Of the people, delegates
legally elected are now assembled IN
Convention to frame new Constitu-
ton for the State Of Texas; and
Whereas, The election OF Legisla-
ture and other officers, and the coming
together of the Legislature to hold its
session under the existing laws and
Constitution, are, for the time being,
unnecessary, and will cause great pub
lie expense, and are likely to produce
confusion in putting the new Consti-
tuition in operation, If one shall be es-
tablished; together with doubts as to
the validity Of the election of a U. 8.
Senator If two Legislatures shall as
semble during the next year, and can
only aggTavate the evils; to remedy
which, this Convention was assembled
by the people; and
Whereas, 1t is the duty of the Con-
vention to save to the State the unne-
cessary expense, and to prevent the
occurrence of the othe evils aforesaid
now, therefore, q
BE IL ordained By The people OF
The State Of 7e.sas, in Conyea-
ton assembled: -
That the holding of the election, as
provided by law under the existing
Constitution, to be held on the first
Tuesday in December, A. ID. 1875, be,
and the same is hereby suspended and
postponed; and all officers of thi:
State are hereby prohibited from hold
. ing, and from, in any manner, aiding
in the holding Of said election; and
any election held on that day is hereby
, declared to be void Of no effect.
: Sec. 2. The terms of office of tn
members of the present Legislature
and all other officers, whether State
district or county officers, whose term
of Office by existing laws or Constitu
ton will expire on said first Tuesday il
december, A., ID. 1875 or at any tim,
thereafter, before general election i
held, be and the same are hereby ex
: tended; and said members OF the Leg
islature and other officers shall renal
in office, and continue to exercise tn
e powers and perform the duties of thei
l places and offices, under existing law
d and pursuant to the existing Constitu
Q ton, until their successors are dull
l. elected and qualified in accordanc
N with the further provisions of this OF
n dinance or until they are supercede
by the establishment of new Consti
tuition. 5q4t-.
I Sec. 3. In case the new Constitution
h when Submitted to the people, be re
n jected by them, then, the Governor @
Z the State Of Texas, shall, within te
n days after the official PRONUNCIATION G
!. such rejection, issue his official procla
!, nation, fixing day for. general cleo
Q ton, to be held in accordance with e1
: listing laws, giving sixty days nohc
I of such election, at which electio
: there shall be elected all the member
2 of the Legislature and other officers
D which, but for this ordinance, woul
l have been chosen on the first Tuesda
. in December, A, ID. 1870; and tn
. election so held shall be deemed an,
= taken to be, and it is hereby declare,
i shall be, general election under tn
existing laws and Constitution of tn
f State Of Texas And the Governo
= shall also name, in said proclamation
|. the day on which the Legislature shal
/, assemble. When the Legislature shall
be assembled pursuant to the proclama
: ton of the Governor, its session shal
u be taken and deemed to be, and IL |
e hereby declared that it shall be, th
: first session of the Fifteenth Legisla
s ture under the existing Constitution
= and laws of this State. And tn
\ terms of office Of the members of tn
e Legislature and other officers electe,
= according to the provisions OF this or
: dinance, shall expire and determine a
X the same time and in the same name
= as If, they had been elected on sal
S first Tuesday in December, A. d., 1875
Passed the twenty fourth day OF Sep
4 TENDER, A. ID. 1915. Signed, L. b
6 Pickett, President of the Convention
: Signed, Leigh Chalmers. Secretary O
I the Convention. Received in the DE
}, partment of the State 4:15 O'Clock p
I m, September eth, A. ID. 1875
Y Signed, A. w. DeBerry, Secretary o
|. State. And
, Whereas, said ordinance has BEEF
enrolled and filed in the Office of tn
Secretary OF State; and
Whereas, By said ordinance 9Th
holding Of the election as provided b,
the laws under the existing Constitu
= ton to be held on the first Tuesday il
q December, A. ID. 1875, is suspende,
and postponed and the registration o
voters preceding eachigeneral election
has by said ordinance been rendere,
/. unnecessary.
Therefore, this proclamation is mad
and said ordinance published for tn
information aud guidance OF the off