The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-04-06


the returning county.
Fwenty-sixth Dlstrict-The counties OF
Fayette, Bastrop and Lee shall elect one
seLator; Fayette to be the returning county.
Twenty-seyenth District-The counties oil
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, Uvalde, Medina, Nueces
San Patricio, Live Oak and FRO, with the
unorganized counties of Duval, Encinal
hcMullen, La Sale, Dimmltt and Zavala.
shall elect one senator; Nueces to be tht
returning county.
Thirtieth District-The counties of Bexar
Comal, Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie
Mason, Aensrd, Tom Green, Pecos, Pre-
sldio, FL Paso, with the unorganized coun
ties of Concho, Kimball, Edwards and
Crockett, shall elect one senator; Bexsr IL
be the returning county.
Thirty-hrst District-The counties Of
Guadalupe, Caldwell, Hays, Blanco, LlanC
and San Saba, with the unorganized county
of McCulloch, shall elect one senator; Hayi
to be the returning county.
AN ORDINANCE TO DIVIDE THE STATE Oh
TEXAS INTO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Be it ordained by tie people of Tezas IN
C0nOenti0n assembled, That until otherwise
provided by law, the State of Texas shall
be divided into twenty-six Judicial Dis
tricts, as follows, to-wit: t.f
SECTION 1. The First District shall be
composed of the counties of Jefferson
Chamber, Liberty, Hardin, Polk, Tyler,
Jasper, Newton, Orange, and San Jacinto
SEC. 2. The Second District shall EC
composed OF the counties of Harrison, Rusk,
Pamela, Shelby, and Sabine.
SEC. 3. The Third District shall be
composed Of the counties of San Augustine,
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. o. The Sixth District shall he com.
posed of the counties of Red River, Lamar,
Fannin, and Grayson.
SEC. z. The Seventh District shall be
composed of the counties of Gregg, Smith,
Upshur, Wood, Raines, Van Zandt, and
Henderson.
SEC. 8. The Eighth District shall be
composed of the counties of Hunt, Hop
kins, Collin, Rockwali9 kaufman, and
Delta.
SEC. 0. The Ninth District shall be
composed of the counties of Brazos, Rob-
ertson, BuIleson, and Milan.
Sec. 10. The Tenth District shall be
composed OF the counties of Cooke, Denton,
Montague, Wise, Clay, Parker, Tarrans,
and the unorganized counties of Archer,
Wichita, Baylor, Wllbarger, 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,
Somerville, Jack, Young, and the unor.
ganlzed counties of Jones, Taylor, Runnels,
Callahan, Stephens, Haskell, and Throck-
morton.
SEC. Is. The Thirteenth District shall be
composed of the counties of Hill, Navarro,
Limestone, Bosque, johnson, and Free
stone. p
SEC. IA. The Fourteenth p,strict 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. 16. 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, LIano, Mason, Men
ard, Gillespie, and the unorganized coun.
ties of Concho, McCulloch, and Kimble..
SEC. 10. The Eighteenth District shall be
composed of the counties of Waller, Whar-
ton, Fort Bend, BIazoria, Matagorda, and
Jackson.
SEC. 10. 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 n. The Twenty-frst District shall
be composed of the counties of Harris and
Montgomery. 6st
SEC. 20. The Twenty. second District shall
be composed of the counties of Comal,
Bexar, and Atascosa.
50 SEC. %. The Twenty-third District shall
De composed of the counties of Dewitt,
Victoria, Calhoun, Refugio, Goliad, Bee,
Arkansas, San Patricio, KarAes, Live Oa11,
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, LaSaile
Edwards, and Dawson.
"a SEC. 20. The Twenty-ffth District shall
De composed Of the counties of Cameron,
Hldalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Encinal,
Nueccs, ard Duval.
SEC. 20. The Twenty-sixth District shall
be composed of the county of Galveston.
~. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
SEC. 2. BE it further ordained, That until
such superintendent after the census of 1880,
representatives 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. 81
Second District-The counties of San ia
cinte, 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
resentative; San Augustine to be the re-
turning county.
Filth District The county of Houston
shall elect one representative.
Sixth District The counties of Nacog
doches and Angelina shall elect one repre-
sentative; Nacogdoches to be the return.
ing county.
Seventh District = the county of Rusk
shall elect one representative.
Eighth District-The counties of Panols
and Shelby shall elect one representative
Panola to be the returning county.
Ninth District - The counties of Rusk,
fsnola and Shelby shall elect one repre-
sentative; Pamela to be the returning
county. .FEg