The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-23
WEEKLY STATESMAN
AUSTIN.
THURSDAY ........ MARCH %, 1876
AN ORDINANCE TO DIVIDE THE STATE OF
TEXAS INTO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. s-.--

Be IL ordained by tho people of Texas IN
ConUeati0n assembled, That until otherwise
provided by law, tho State OF Texas shall
be divided into twenty-six Judicial Dis
tricts, as follows, to-wit:
SECTION 1. 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 Distinct shall &c :
composed of the counties of Harrison, Rusk,
Pamela, Shelby, and Sabine. -
SEC. 3. The Third District shall be
com posed of the counties of San Augustine,
Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Houston, and An
derson.
SEC. 4. The Fourth District she'll be
compose cd of the counties of Grimes, Wal
ker, Madison, Leon, Trinity, and Angelina. |
SEC. g. The Fifth District shall be COM
posed of the counties of Marion, Cass, |
Bowie, Titus, Morris, Franklin, and Camp. |
SEC. 8. The Sixth District shall be COM
posed Of the counties of Red River, Lamar,
Fannin, and Grayson.
SEC. a.. The Seventh District shall, be !
composed of the counties of Gregg Smith,
Upshur, Wood, Kaines, Van Zandt, and
Henderson. f 8 ~ ~ ~
SEC. 8. The Eighth District shall be
composed of the counties of Hunt, Hop
kins, Collin, Rockwell, Kaufman, and
Delta.
SEC. o. The Ninth District shall be
composed Of the counties OF Brazos, Rob
ertsOn, Burleson, and Milan.
SEC. 10. The Tenth District shall be
composed of the counties of Cooke, Denton,
Montague, Wise, Clay, Parker, Tsrrant,
and the unorganized counties OF Archer,
Wichita, Baylor, Wilbarger, Knox, Harde-
man, Greer, and Wegefarth. ~.
SEC. IL. The Eleventh District shah be
composed of the counties of Dallas and
Ellis. ftf u .sa
SEC. 10. The Twelfth District shall be
composed Of the counties of Hood, Ooryell,
Hamilton, Comanche, Brown, Coleman,
Shackleford, Palo Pinto, Eastland, Erath,
Someryille, Jack, Young, and the unor-
ganized counties of Jones, Taylor, RuDpels,
Callahan, Stephens, Haskell, and Throck-
morton. .4 -t -,fIl a,rf
SEQ 10. The Thirteenth District shall be
composed Of the counties Of Hill, Navarro,
Limestone, Bosque, johnson, and Free
stone. .DJ =. Lu IdJH IA
SEC. IA. The Fourteenth p'strict snail be
composed OF the counties IUai 4McI.ennan,
Bell, aud Falls. ,,,,roo ttaa,
SEC. Is. The Fifteenth District shall b.
composed of the counties Of Austin, Fay
ette, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and Blanco
$40. 10, The Sixteenth Distriet3 shsA b
composed of the counties of Washington
Lee, Travis, and Williamson.
SEC. II. The Seventeenth District shall
be composed of the counties Of .Burhet
Lampasas, San Saba, Llano, Mason, Men
ard, Gillespie, and the unorganized coun
ties of Concho, McCulloch, and Kimble.
SEC. IL. The Eighteenth District shall b
composed OF the counties of Waller, Whaf
ton, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Matagorda, ant
Jackson.
SEQ 10. The Nineteenth District shall b
COMPOSED of the counties of Colorado, La
vaca, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Wilson.
SEC. 20. The Twentieth District shall b
composer of the countries Of Ell Raso, Ton
Green, pecos, Crockett, and Presidio.
SEC. 81. The Twenty-first District shall
be comp osed of the counties of Harris anC
Montgomery.
SEC. ~. TheTwenty. second District shall
be composed of the counties of Comal
Bexar, and Atascosa. I A.. a7as, 7sTrl,q .
SEQ, 30. The Twenty-third District shall
De composed OF the counties Of Dewitt
Victoria, Calhoun, Refugio, Goliad, Bee
Aransas, San Patriotic, Karnes, Live OaS
and McMullen. stfal gaat saa ,sotimz
SEC. "a. The Twenty fourth District shal
be composed. OF the counties of Kendall
Kerr, Bandera, Medina, Frio, Uyalde, Ia
vala, Kinney, Maverick, Dimmit LaSalle
Edwards, and Dawson. .i' g." af'.
SEC. 20. The Twenty-fifth District shal
be composed of the counties of Cameron
Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Encinal
Nueces, and Duval. .ra.s. -,i,a
SEC. 20. The Twenty-sixth District sha
be composed of the county OF Galveston.
AN ORDINANCE TO DIVIDE THE STATE o
TEXAS INTO SENATORIAL AND REPREsEE1
ALIVE DISTRICTS. Fs..uA r II
SECTION /. Be 10 ordained by tie people q
IerdS IN Convention assembled, That unit
after the first apportionment of Senator
and Representatives as provided in thi
Constitut. a, after the census of the Unite
States shall have been taken in 1880, tn
State shall be divided into Senatorial an
Representative Districts, as follows:
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
First District-The counties Of Liberty
Chambers, San Jacinto, Hardin, Tyler, Jei
ferson, Jasper, Orange, Newton and Pol
shall elect one senator; Tyler to be the re
turning county. $3.50
Second District-The counties OF Houl
ton, Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augu
tine and Sabine shall elect one senator: Nj
cogdoches to be the returning county. I
Third District-The counties of Rusk, r
,ola and Shelby shall elect one senator
Pamela to be the returning county. H7s
Fourth District-The county of Harriso
shall elect one senator. Tlei"
Fifth Dlstrict-The counties Of Marion
Cass, Bowie and Morris shall elect one SCI
ator; Cass to be the returning county. -
Sixth District-The counties of Red Ri
er, Titus, Franklin and Hopkins sha
elect one SENATOR Titus to be the rsturnir
county. o. -a.,s
Seventh District-The counties Of CAM
Upshur, Gregg and Smith shall elect OF
senator; Gregg to be the returning count
Eighth District-The counties of Cher
koe, Anderson and Henderson shall ele
one senator; Anderson to be the returniI
county. .--ts- lst - o.
Ninth District-The counties Of Lama
cannln and Delta shall elect one senate
Lamar to be the returning county. .'a''
Tenth District-The counties of Woo
Van Zandt, Kaufman, Rains, Rock wall al
Hunt shall elect one senator; kaufman
be the returning county. ,s.,,, ,..Ytr
Eleventh District-The counties Of Ora
son and Cooke shall elect one senator; Ora
son to be the returning county.
Twelfth District-The counties of Coll
and Denton shall elect one senator; Coll
TO be the returning county.
AhlIteehth Olstflct-lh ne counties OF W
las and Ellis shall elect one senator; Ell
to be the returning county.
Fourteenth District-Tne counties of n
varro, Limestone and Freestono shall ele
one senator; Limestone to be the returnil
county.
Fifteenth District The counties Of Lee
Robertson and Brazos shall elect one ser
tor; Robertson to be the returning count
Sixteenth District - The counties
Gnues, Madison, Walker and Trinity sh
elect one senator; Walker to be the 5etpl
ing county. -
Seventeenth District-The counties
Waller, Fort Bend and Wharton shall eli
one senator; Waller to be the returni
county.
Eighteenth District The counties