The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-17
PROCLAMATION
by THE
Governor of the state of Texas.

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TO all to schom these presents shat
come: E
WHEREAS, the Constitutional Con-
vention now in session did, on the gath
day OF September, A. ID. 1875, pass the
following Ordinance:
IN Ordinance postponing tie Gen
erai Election Of December, AID.
| ls75,dnd for other purposes:
| Whereas, 1t is provided by law UNI
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
Whereas, BY authority Of law and
the sanction of the people, delegates
legally elected are now assembled In
Convention to frame q 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
he 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 10
the validity OF the election OF U. 8.
Senator If two Legislatures shall as
semble during the next year, and can
only aggravate 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,
Be IL ordained By tie people OF
The State Of 7e.eas, III Conoen-
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. 1876, be,
and the same is hereby suspended and
postponed; and all officers of this
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 the
, 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 a general election
held, be and the same are hereby ex
tended; and said members OF the Leg
( islature and other officers shall renal
2 in office, and continue to exercise tn
powers and perform the duties Of thei
places and Offices, under existing law
and pursuant to the existing Constitu
ton, until their successors are dul
: elected and qualified in accordanc
, with the further provisions of this or
: dinauce or until they are supercede,
: by the establishment of new Consti
tuition.
Sec. 8. In case the new Constitution
when Submitted to the people, be re
: jected by them, then, the Governor o
e the State of Texas, shall, within tel
days after the official promulgation o
such rejection, issue his official procla
nation, fixing day for a general cleo
ton, to be held in accordance with OK
listing laws, giving sixty days motto
of such election, at which election
there shall be elected all the member
l of the Legislature and other officers
7 which, but for this ordinance, woul,
: have been chosen on the first Tuesda
in December, A, ID. 1876; and tn
: election SO held shall be deemed an,
r taken to be, and it is hereby declare,
shall be, general election under tn
existing laws and Constitution OF tn
, State Of Texas. And the Governo
l shall also name, in said proclamation
the day on which the Legislature shall
|; assemble. When the Legislature shall
be assembled pursuant to the proclama
ton OF the Governor, its session shall
I be taken and deemed to be, and /. /
. hereby declared that it shall he, tn
= first session Of the Fifteenth Legisla
: ture under the existing Constitution
Q and laws of this State. And tn
terms Of Office of the members of tn
Legislature and other officers elected
: according to the provisions Of this or
! dinance, shall expire and determine a
: the same time and in the same name
|, as II they had been elected on sale
!. first Tuesday in December, A. d., 1876
Z Passed the twenty.fourth day OF Sep
: TENDER, A. ID. 1875. Signed, Z. B
Pickett, President of the Convention
' Signed, Leigh Chalmers, Secretary o
the Convention. Received In the De
partment OF the State 4.16 O'Clock D
m, September eth, A. d, 1876
Signed, A. w. DeBerry, Secretary o
State. And ' ii
E Whereas, said ordinance has beer
enrolled and filed in the Office of tn
Secretary of State; and
Whereas, BY said ordinance 18th,
holding Of the election as provided b,
the laws under the existing Constitu.
ton to be held on the first Tuesday il
December, A. d. 1916, Is suspended
and postponed 'and,the registration o
voters preceding each general election
has by said ordinance been rendered
unnecessary.
Therefore, this proclamation is mad,
and said ordinance published for tn,
information and guidance of the Off.
GERS and people.
In testimony whereof, have hereto
signed my name and caused tn,
Great Seal Of Of the State tc
L. s, be affixed, at the city OF Austin,
this the 2sth day OF September,
A. ID. 1875.
RICHARD COKE,