The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-30

Twenty-fifth District-The counties of
Travis, Williamson, Burnet and Lampasas
shall elect one senator; Williamson to be
the returning county.
Pwenty-sixth District-The counties of
Fayette, Bastrop and Lee shall elect one
senator; Fayette to be the returning county.
Twenty-seventh DistIict-The counties of
Colorado, Lavaca and Gonzales shall elect
one senator; Lavaca to be the returning
county.
Twenty-eigh:h District-The counties of
COlhoun, Victoria, Dewitt, Arkansas, Refu-
gio, Bee, Goliad, Karnes, Wilson, jackson
and Atascosa shall elect one senator; Vic
toria to be the returning county.
Twenty-ninth District-The counties of
Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb.
Maverick, Kinney, Uvslde, Medina, Nueces'
San Patricio, Live Oak and FRO, with the
unorganized counties of Duval, Encinal.
McMullen, La Sale, Dimmtt and Zavala.
shall elect one senator; Nueces TO be the
returning county.
Thirtieth District-The counties of Bexar,
Comal, Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie,
mason, Aensrd, Tom Green, Pecos, Pre-
sldlo, ii Paso, with the unorganized coun-
tles Oh Concho, Kimball, Edwards and
crockett, shall elect one senator; Bexsr to
Thirty-frst District-The counties OF
Guadalupe, Caldwell, HAYS, Blanco, Llano
and San Saba, with the unorganized county
OF McCulloch, shall elect one senator; Hays
to be the returning county.
AN ORDINANCE TO DIVIDE THE STATE OF
TEXAS INTO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Be it ordained By tie people of Texas in
Convention assembled, That until otherwise
provided by law, the State of Texas shall
be divided into twenty-six Judicial Dis
tricts, as follows, to-wit:
SECTION /. The First District shall be
| composed OF the counties of Jefferson,
Chambers, Liberty, Hardin, Polk, Tyler,
Jasper, Newton, Orange, and San Jacinto
SEC. 2. The Second District shall be
composed OF the counties of Harrison, Rusk,
Pamela, Shelby, and Sabine.
SEC. 3. The Third District shall be
composed OF the counties of San Au gustine,
Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Houston, and An
dersOn.
SEC. 4. The Fourth District shall be
composed of the counties of Grimes. Wal
ker, Madison, Leon, Trinity, and Angelina.
SEC. 8. The Fifth District shall be COM
posed of the counties of Marion, Cass.
Bowie, Titus, Morris, Franklin, and Camp.
SEC. D. The Sixth District shall he COM
posed Of the counties of Red River, Lamar,
Fannin, and Grayson.
SEC. 2. The Seventh District shall be
composed of the counties of Gregg, Smith.
Opshur, Wood, Ralnes, Van Zandt, and
Henderson.
SEC. 8. The Eighth District shall be
composed of the counties of Hunt, Hop
klns, Collin, Rockwell, kaufman, and
Delta.
SEC. 0. Tie Ninth District shall be
composed of the counties of Brazos, Rob-
ertson, Burleson, and Milan.
SIC. 10. The Tenth District shall be
composed of the counties of Cooke, Denton,
Montague, Wise, Clay, Parker, Tarrant,
and the unorganized counties of Archer,
Wichita, Baylor, WIlbarger, Knox, Harde-
man, Greer, and Wegefarth.
SEC. IL. The Eleventh District shall be
composed of the counties of Dallas and
Ellis.
SEC. IL. The Twelfth District shall be
composed of the counties of Hood, Coryell,
Hamilton, Comanche, Brown, Coleman,
Shackleford, Palo Pinto, Eastland, Erath,
Someryille, Jack, Young, and the unor-
gained counties of Jones, Taylor, Runnels,
Callahan, Stephens, Haskell, and Throck-
morton.
SEC. 10. The Thirteenth District shall be
composed of the counties OF Hill, Navarro,
Limestone, Bosque, johnson, and Free
stone.
SEC. IA. The Fourteenth District snail be
composed of the counties Va McLennan,
Bell, and Falls.
SEC. 10. The Fifteenth District shall be
composed of the counties of Austin. Fay-
cite, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and Blanco.
SEC. IL. The Sixteenth District shall be
composed of the counties of Washington,
Lee, Travis, and Williamson.
SEC. II. The Seventeenth District shall
be composed of the counties of Burnett,
Lampasas, San Saba, Llano, Mason, Men
ard, Gillespie, and the unorganized coun-
ties of Concho, McCulloch, and Kimble.
SEC. IL. The Eighteenth District shall be
composed of the counties of Waller Whar-
ton, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Matagorda, and
Jackson.
DEC. ~. The Nineteenth District shall be |
composed of the Counties of Colorado, La |
Vaca, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Wilson.
SEC. 20. The Twentieth District shall be
composed OF the counties of Ell Paso, Tom
Green, Pecos, Crockett, and Presidio.
SEC. 21. The Twenty-first District shall
be composed of the counties of Harris and
Sec. %. The Twenty second District shall
De composed of the counties of Comal,
8exar, and Atascosa.
Sec. 23. The Twenty-third District shall
oe composed of the counties of Dewitt,
Victoria, Calhoun, Refugio, Goliad, Bee
Arkansas, San Patricio, KarHes, Live OaL,
and McMullen.
SEC. "a. The Twenty fourth District shall
be composed of the counties of Kendall,
Kerr, Bandera, Medina, Frio, Uvalde, Ia
vala, Kinney, Maverick, Dimmit, LoSalle
and Dawson.
SEC. 20. The Twenty-ifth District shall /
De composed of the counties of Cameron,
Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Encinal,
Nueces, and Duval.
SEC. 26. The Twenty-sxth District shall
be composed of the county of Galveston.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That until
such apportionment after the census of 1880,
shall be elected as follows:
First District - the counties of Liberty,
Hardin, Jefferson and Chambers shall elect |
one representative; Liberty to be the re-
turning county.
Second District-The counties of San ia
,into, Polk and Tyler shall elect one repre-
sentative; Tyler to be the returning
county.
Third district - The counties of Jasper,
Newton and Orange shall elect one repre-
sentative; Jasper to be the returning
county.
Fourth District The counties of San |
Augustine and Sabine shall elect one rep
San Augustine TO be the re-
turning county.
Fifth District-The county of Houston |
shall elect one representative.
Sixth District = The counties of Nacog |
1oches and Angelina shall elect one repre-