The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-22
BY the Governor OF the State of
Texas,

By the Governor OF the StatO Oh
Texas.
To all to aUh0al these psesents shall come:
WHEREAS, Vacancies have occurred in the
Sixteenth Legislature Of the State Of Texas by
the designations OF the following named Sena-
tors. to-wt: Hon. Edwin Hobby, representing
the first senatorial district; Hon. Peyton E. Ed
Yards, representing the second senatorial dis
trict; Hon. T. j. McCulloch, representing the
Fifteenth senatorial district: Hon r. Burnet,
representing the sixteenth senatorial district;
Hon. w. K HJman. representing the twentieth
senatorial district; and Hon. John 5. Ford, rep
leseutiDg the twenty-ninth senatorial dist let;
and also in the House of Representatives by the
resignation of the Hon. Seth w Stewart, OF the
county of Delta, representing the twentieth rep
resentative district. and by the removal OF j.
w. johnson, OF Colorado county, representing
the fifty-ninth representative district, from the
county Of his residence and representative dis
trict; ami considering it improper AMI inexpedi-
emit that go many vacancies should exist in one
branch of a coordinate department OF the State
government and being r,quired by ths consti-
tuition and laws of the State to order an cleo
ton to fill such vacancies: therefore I, o. NJ
Isl ne this my proclamation ordering an cleo ion
to be held ON TUESDAY, TIL 6 SEW en-
TEENTH DAY OF EE BIZ UARY. A.
ID 1880, to be conducted and returns 10 be
made in accordance with the laws Of the State
regulating elections. in the counties OF Liberty,
Chambers, San Jscinto: Hardin, Tyler, Jefer-
ing the first senatorial district to fill the yacan
cy occasioned by the resignation OF the Hon.
Angelina, Nacoedoc6es, SaH aug slime 2ahddi 81
bine, composing the second senatorial district,
to fl the vacancy occ ,sionsd by the resignation
OF Hon. Peyton +. Edwards; and in the counties
OF Leon, Robertson and Brazos, composing the
ffteeRth senatorial district, to I'LL the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation OF Hon. T. j. NC
Culloch; and in the counties OF Grimes. Madi
son, Trinity and Walker. composing the six
teenth senatorial district, to fill the vacancy oc-
casiUned by the resignation OF the Hon. j. r.
Burnet: and In the counties OF Austin, Wash
ington and BuIleson, composing the twentieth
senatorial district, to fill The vacancy occssoned
by the resignation OF the Hon. w. K. H6man; ;
and in the counties of Cameron, Hidalgo. Starr,
Zapata, Webb, Maverick, Kinney. Uvalde, Me-
dina, Nueces, San Patricio, Live o ak, Frio, Du-
val, McMullen and the unorgani2ed counties of
Encinal, Ia Sale, Dimmitt and Zavala, compos.
ing the twenty ninth senatorial district, to I'LL
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Hon. John S. Ford; and in the counties of La
mar Fannin and Delta, composing the twenti-
eth representative district, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Hon. Seth W.
Stewart; and in the counties of Colorado and
Lavacs, composing the hfty-ninth representa-
tive district, to fill the vacancy occasoned by
the removal OF the Hon. j w. johnson from the
county Of his residence and his representative
district.
Ia testimony whereof hereto sign my name
and cause the seal OF ST ate to be
II. S affixed at the city OF Austin, this sew
enteenth day OF January, A. ID. 1880.
o. NJ. ROBERTS, Governor.
Ions n Tpnprpror Sac,v ~ State