The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-03

cessary expense, and TO prevent the
occurrence of the othe evils aforesaid (;
now, therefore,
BE IL nqo,do;aed by tie people of
he State Of 7hcas, III Conpe,,-
tion assembled.
That .hc hclding Of the election, as
providcd by fiAw 7nnder the existing
| Constitution, 70 he held ON the first
Tuesday IN December. A. ID. 1873, lie,
and the same Is hereby suspended aud
postponed; and all officers Of this
State arc hereby prohibited from hold.
ing, aud from, In any manner. aiding
in the holding ~ SAID election; and
any electi.'n held on that day is hereby
declared to be void Of no effect.
.-Sr.-e. The terms of office OF the
members Of the present Legislature,
and all other officers, whether State,
district or county officers, whose terms
II office by existing laws or Constitu-
tion will expire on said first Tuesday In
December, A. ID. 1873, or at any time
thereafter, before general election is
held, be and the same are hereby ex.
tended; and said members OF the Leg.
islature aud other officers shall remain
in office, and continue to exercise the
powers aud perform the duties Of their
places and Offices, under existing laws
and pursuant to the existing Constitu.
tios, until their successors are duly
elected and qualified in accordance
with the further provisions Of this or
dinance or until they are superseded
by the establishment of IL new Consti
tuition. -
See. 3. In case the new Constitution,
when Submitted to the people, be re.
jected by them, then, the Governor of
the State of Texas, shall, within ten
days after the Official promulgation of
such rejection, issue his official procla.
nation, fixing day for general elec.
tion, to be held in accordance with ex-
listing laws, giving sixty days notice
of such election, at which election
there shall be elected all the members
of the Legislature and other officers,
which, but for this ordinance, would
have been chosen on the first Tuesday
in December, A, d. 1875; and the
election so held shall be deemed and
taken to be, and it is hereby declared
shall be, u general election under the
existing laws and Constitution OF the
State of Texas. And the Governor
shall also name, in said proclamation,
the day on which the Legislature shall
assemble. When the Legislature shall
be assembled pursuant to the proclams-
tion Of the Governor, its session shall
be taken and deemed to be. and II is
hereby declared that it shall be, the
first session Of the Fifteenth Legisla
ture under the existing Constitution
and laws of this State. And the
terms of office of the members Of the
Legislature and other officers elected
according to the provisions Of this or
dinance, shall expire and determine at
the same time and in the same manner
as il they had been elected on said
first Tuesday in December, A. d., 1875.
Passed the twenty fourth day Of Sep,
tember, A. D. 1878. Signed, f. b.
Pickett, President of the Convention.
Signed, Leigh Chalmers, Secretary Ol
. the Convention. Received in the De
=, partment of the State 4 10 O'Clock p
r M, September 27th, A. d. 1873
/. Signed, A. w. DeRerry, Secretary o
, State. And
:, Whereas, said ordinance has beer
!, enrolled and filed in the Office of Tia,
Secretary Of State; and
: Whereas, BY said ordinance ''th,
n holding Of the election as provided b,
t the laws under the existing Constitu
J tion to be held on the first Tuesday il
4 December, A. ID. 1878, is suspende,
!, and postponed, and the registration o
voters preceding each general election
has by said ordinance been rendered
u unnecessary.
Therefore, this proclamation is mad
and said ordinance published for Tia
, information and guidance Of the Off
u GERS and people.
L. In testimony whereof, have heret
W signed my name and caused th
,e Great Seal of Of the State I
u. $. be affixed, at the city Of Austin
a this the 2Sth day Of September
!" A. ID. 1875.
u RICHARD COKE,
N Governor.
By the Governor:
=. A. W DKBERRY,
!, Secretary of State