The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-25
Official Opinions on the Manner of Count
ing the Vote on the University
Election.

On thursday the governor, attorney
general and secretary of state received 6
communication from the citizens univer
sity committee, of Austin, asking replies
to the following questions:
1. Will vote against division and fol
the location of the entire university al
one place, as for instance, at Austin OF
Waco, be counted for Austin or Waco fol
the main branch, that is to say if votes be
cast for Austin or Waco for the entire
university and also for Austin and
Waco for the main branch, will the
vote cast for the entire university
be added to and counted as part of the
votes for the main branch in the event oil
division being carried. To illustrate, il
against division and 10000 for division
and of the 10000 against division Austin
receives 1900 for the entire university,
and of the 10000 for division Austin re-
ceives 1900 for the main branch, will the
vote for Austin be counted as 10000? In
other words will the vote be aggregated
or will only the vote on the successful
side be counted
2. Will a vote for Waco for the main
branch aud for the same ticket for Waco
for the medical depart nent be counted
for Waco as for the entire university
The governor, attorney-general and sec
retary of state held a consultation yester-
day evening but formulated no definite
answers to the above questions.
They met yesterday, and considered
them and submitted the following replies
to the committee:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
AUSTIN, August 10. 1881.
Mr.. Eugene Bremond, Vice President of the
Citizens Committee Austin. Texas:
DEAR SIR-Your letter of the nth inst,
embracing resolutions of the citizens of
fwrr l..
regard to the proper mode of voting and
OF counting the votes for the university,
and addressed to the governor, attorney
general and secretary of state, has been
received. In answering your questions
it may not be improper to to present the
views entertained of the law under which
the election proclamation was shaped and
issued, which it is believed is correct. and
will enable the voter if the mode of vot-
ing therein prescribed is followed, to ex-
press fully his voice upon the the issues
practically submitted to him by the law.
SEC. 1. That there be established In
this state, at such locality as may be de-
termined by a vote of the people, an in
stitution of learning, which shall be
called and known as the University of
Texas"
This being the first sentence of the act
expresses the leading object of it, which
was to comply with the requirements of
the constitution that ordained that its To-
cality should be left to vote of the peO-
pie.
"SEC. 2. An election shall be held on
the first Tuesday of September, 1881, for
the purpose of locating the University of
Texas"
"SKc. 3. All locations put in nomina-
ton for the location of the university
shall be forwarded to the govez or at
least forty days anterior to the holding of
said election, and the governor shall en-
brace in his proclamation ordering said
election the names of said localities ;
provided, any citizen may vote for any To-
cality not named in said proclamation"