San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-23
AGENTS FOR THE LIGHT.
FRIDAY, MARCH, 20, 1888.
JUDGMENT ON THE JUDGE.

The Times Of this city in its issue OF
last evening, under the caption, "On the
Wrong Track" contains the following:
Editor Times:
In the EVENING LIGHT OF March 81,
1888, long editorial appears on what is
termed the "Bungling Work of the Coun-
ty Commissioners Court on Election
Precincts of Bexar County" 1t calls
upon the executive committee of the re-
publican party which meets tonight to
correct said bungling work. citing for
instance the act of August %, 1876, re-
curing that each ward in city shall be
an election precinct. l am perfectly
willing that said executive committee
shall examine, and when they do so,
they will indicate the county COM
missioners' work, and correct the author
Of said article by simply calling atten-
ton to chapter 80, laws of 1879, which
amends the article in the laws of 1876,
and authorizes the division as made.
G. l.. WURzBACH.
Article 1868 a. chapter 80, laws of
1879, to which the honorable county
Judge makes reference in the above
communication. reads as follows:
THAT the election precincts of the
counties OF this state, as now establish
ed by the county commissioners court,
shall constitute election precincts; but
the commissioners court Of each coun-
ty, at their first regular term in each
year, If they deem it necessary, may d.
vide their respective justices precincts
into as many election precincts as they
shall deem expedient, which shall all be
numbered. No election precinct shall
be formed out of any two or more JUS
tees precincts, and they shall designate
one place in each OF such election pre-
cincts at which elections shall be held;
and they shall, at their first regular or
called term in each year, select and ap-
point from and among the residents of
each election precinct, some suitable
persons to be the presiding officer of
each precinct; but each Justices pre-
cinct shall constitute at least one cleo
tion precinct"
Sayles and Sayles, compilers of the
revised civil statutes, and laws passed
by the 10th, 18th. 18th, 10Th and 10th leg
islatures of the state OF Texas, publish
ed in 1888, and who are accepted as au-
thority in this state, in their revised
civil statutes have the following note
This articIe-Q663 a above uuoted)
controls articles 1923, SO far as there Is
any conflict.
Articles 1928, which Sayles and
Sayles say are controlled by article 1863
OF the revised statute quoted by Judge
Wurzbaoh, are as follows:
Article 1862. The election precincts
OF the counties, as now established,
shall constitute election precincts, but
the commissioners court of each county
may, at the first regular term OF said
court for each year, change or discon-
tinue any election precinct, or establish
new precinct or precincts, as to said
court may seem expedieIt.
Article 1863. Justices precincts NAV
be devided into as many election pre-
cinots as the commissioners court NAV
deem expedient, but no election pre-
cinct shall be formed out Of any two or
more Justices precincts or parts thereof.
and each Justices precinct shall con-
tain at least one election precinct.
Referring now To revised statutes of
1879, final title, section 20, we read:
That no laws, general or special, en-
acted at the present session of the legis-
lature shall be In any way affected by