The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1875-10-20
AUCTION and COMMISSION MERCHANTS
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Governor OF ths State OF Texas.

eovernor OF the State OF Hexas'
To all to ,chom these presents shall
come l..
WHEREAS, the Constitutional Con-
vention now in session did, on the Gath
day Of September, A. ID. 1876, pass the
following Ordinance: AZ
an Ordinance ,ostponing the Gem
eral Election of December, Il. ID.
ls75,and for other purposes
Whereas, 1t Is provided by law un-
der the existing Constitution, that q
general election Of members Of the
Legislature, Assessors and Collectors, =
and some other officers, shall be held
on the first Tuesday in December, A.
d. 1876; and st rs z
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 a 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, II one shall be es4
tablished; together with doubts as To
the validity Of the election Of o U. 8.
Senator If two Legislatures shall as,
semble during the next year, and can
only aggTavate tho evils; to remedy
which, this Convention was assembled
by the people; and
Whereas, II is the duty of the Con-
vention to save to the State the unnc-
cessary expense, and to prevent the
occurrence Of the othe evils aforesaid !;
now, therefore, -
BE IL ordained 6y the people of
The State of Teas, in Gonver,-
, tion assembled: ri
That the holdihg of the election, as
provided by law under the existing
Constitution, to be held on the first
Tuesday in December. A. d. 1875, 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 terms
Of Office by existing laws or Constitu-
ton will expire on said first Tuesday in
December, A ID. 1875, or at any time
thereafter, before general election il
held, be and the same are hereby ex.
tended; and said members Of the Leg
islature and other officers shall remain
in office, and con linue to exercise the
powers and perform the duties Of their
places and offices, under existing laws
aud pursuant to the existing Constitu
J ton, 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 a new Consti
tuition.
Sec. 8. 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 PRONUNCIATION OF
such rejection, issue his official procla.
nation, fixing a day for general cleo
ton, to be held in accordance with en-.
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, 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 proclama-
tion Of the Governor. its session shall
be taken and deemed TO be, and IL ia
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 If they had been elected on said
first Tuesday in December, A. d., 1875.
Passed the twenty fourth day OF Sep
TENDER, A. ID. 1876. Signed, Il. b.
Pickett, President of the Convention,
Signed, Leigh Chalmers. Secretary of
the Convention. Received in the De-
partment OF the State AIS O'clock D.
m, September 9th, A. d. 1875.
Signed, A. w. DeBerry, Secretary of
State. And y
Whereas, sid ordinance has been
enrolled and filed in the office of the
Secretary Of State; and
Whereas, BY said ordinance 1.-THE
holding of the election as provided by
the laws under the existing Constitu-
ton to be held on the first Tuesday in
December, A. d. 1875, is suspended
and postponed. and the registration OF
voters preceding each general election
has by said ordinance been rendered
unnecessary