The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-05
THE PROCLAMATION.

The following is the proclamation OF
the Governor in regard to the post
ponement of the December election,
issued September %, 1875;
10 all wboa these presents shall Gomez
Wbereos. The Constitutional Convention
NOW H., session did on tine 9th 0fSeptember,
A, ID. 1875, pass the following Ordinances
"An Ordinance postponing the general cleo
ton of December, a. ID. 1870 anu ior o'"ei
purposes:
uwhereas. Il is provided by law, under the
Existing Constitution, that general electlop
Tormemberso of the Legislature, Assessor ni ~
Collectors, and some other oiilcels, sh"ti ~
held on the first Tuesday IN December a. ~
"Whereas, BY authority of law ana me
sanction of the people, delegates leBhi!y
elected are now assembled III ConNentlVn W
frame a new Constitution for the s'''e VI
Texas; and ,t.t,,,,o
Whereas, The election of n Legislature
and other officers, and the coming tosvtior
of the Legislature to hold ltS sessions uiiu 70
the existing laws and Constitution, nIe, 10
the time being unnecessary, and VIII cause
great nublic expense and are Ukely topro
duce confusion IN putting lns new ool hisIod
ton in operation, II one snall De es,uoliSt ~
together with doubt as 10 the NhllullS Vi liie
election of United states Senator II WV
Legislatures shall assemble during tne next
year and can only nggravate the eNll; 10 rem
edy which TINS convention WIS
y. ~ nsre,,s. IL is the duty of the Convention
to save TO the state the unnecessary eApon's-
es, and to prevent the occurrence Oh the o'h-
er evils aforesaid; now, therefore, M l.,
abe IL ordained by the state OF IeNns IN
Convention assembled, That the holulhg Oh
the election, as provided by the laws uha ,h
the existing Constitution, TO De helu oh Wy
first Tuesday in December, Al ~ ,1'1, o Si
The same is hereby suspended anu poslpon-
I'd: and nil officers of TINS state h'e merely
prohibitpd from holding, aud from, IN any
manner aiding in the holding OF stiu eleG,
ti0n. and any election held ON that nay IL
herebv declared TO De vi0d and OF no eiecl'
WSec q The terms of Office OF me iilell-
hers of the present Legislature anu ~, viJ no.
officers whether state, district Oh oounS U ,,s
tlcers, whose terms of office by existlhg Inv ltWe
or CONSTITUTION will expire on stlu rtst tu 'et
,i"y in December. A. ID. 1879, or ~ any .l''
"a Eeafter, before general election 70 no,"
be and the same are hereDy On ,,I n,ther
said members of the Legislature ana otle,
Officers shall remain in Office, anu coh'ih ,i'
TO exercise the powers anu perform WV uu
ties of their places and olncts, uIuSi 9,n,'
ing laws and pursuant 10 llie oAis. ira AMY
stiIution, until their successors are uuiS
elected and qualified in accordance WIN W. ~,
further nroyisions of this ordinance OF un'l :
They are superseded by the estapiishiioh'V Va
new Constitution. ,,, Constitution.
when submitted to the people, pe tsJeete ~
by them, then the Governor OF .a ~ a nsNciui
Texas SHALL within ten days aitei wy i'.a his
promulgntion of such relectloh, iesno -
attSciai 1roclnmatlon, liking II day tor gen gen
erai election. TO be held in accordance WIN w
existing laws, giving Sixty un' ara shall
such election, NJ which election Ti, nnis,oinre
be elected all the m MhcS but for tSs ordi
nance would have been chosen on u,o ~, H.
Tuesday in December, A. u. 100, ,alspn
election so held shall be deeneu a." Hn n
tn he and IL is hereby declared sha,a uoi - q
uenernt eeetion under the existing laws a ,I
1,onstitution of the state OF Texas, niu .mo
Governor shall also name ia s 'sIapinre shal
ton, the day ON which the ,',ra ShoIi h,
assemhled pursuant to the proclaihh,ionn ~ vi
the Governor, its session snail pe tahe a ,hnt
deemed to be, and 1t Is hereby , uee' T,fteenti
Il shall be, the first session oi wv Tonsti,ntior
Ingislnture under the existing Sohs ','s ~
10y 'Siuv .,ao, his stat. And the terms
"iica nc ina members of the LeelsiatuIe, o auI
other officers elected accoroihe w Wv aid de-
sions of this ordinance, shali % 4, the sam,
tarnine nj the same time ana III W, VA o'' th'
onnner as If they had been elec'S"i Vrt -
said first Tuesday In Decemne, ~, her' A. u
PASSED the 2Un day OF Septeinue,t' ~ m
1875, Signed Il. B. PicKett It,r,'nrs Secre
Convention. Signed, Leigh Cnalli1e, a., ,ne De
t,.rv Of The Convention. Re ;eiVeu III tnS
partment OF State il5 O'Clock p ~ 'Deiierr
Der ~, A. ID. 1870 Signed a. W.
Secretary of state. Ana o Inns been or
rolled and filed In the Office oil Seoie"''
State; and .,,,anca "the holdir
Of the election as pt6Hi,Hli" to be held
Tho Eirst Tuesdav In December, a; -, ZOO y
liz suspended and postponed, IN" eh yener
tration of voters preceding ene a, srcnde
election has by said ordin"hee 0s
Ell r %ansSss Ills proclamation is made a,
snid ordinnnce published for the in ,onn
tion and guidance OF the officers anu p''f