Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-01
Governors Proclamation.

| Special to the Gazette.
ATsTIN, Ten. Sept 23-Following is the
| governor : proclamation announcing the re
| suit Of the recent election:
Proclamation by the governor of the state
Of Texas.
| To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come
Whereas. the Twenty legislature
! of the state of TEXTS did at It's regular bi-
! emma. session which convened in the civ
! Of Austin Oh the 18th day OF January, \, ID.
! 1891. aud adjourned on tne 18th day of April,
! y. ID. 1891, adopt the following Joint resolU-
| liOuS requiring the submission to the qual-
/ ihcd electors % the state for their adoption
| or rejection the proposed amendments 10
! the constitution of the state of Texas
! therein set forth:
/ And whereas. the said proposed amend
! mehts We're published as required by the
! constitution. and The executive did on the
! 3t7h day of April. A. d. 1891 issue
/ his proclamation ordering the election for
/ the adoption or rejection by the qualified
electors of the state TO be held in the scv-
cral counties Of tins state Us required by
the said joint resolutions, on the 18th day
of August, i. d. 1891 and whereas. said
election was he'd in accordance with the
constitution and laws of the state in the
several counties thereof At the time stated
IN accordance with the governors proca-
patton, ana the said proposed amendments
were submitted 10 the qualified electors
aHu voted upon IN the manner required hy
SAID Joint resolutions. and in accordance
with the requirements Of the constitution
aud the governors proclamation, and re
turns thereof made to the secretary of
state: which returns now on file i'll his OffiC.
having been canNaSsed in the manner pre-
s 'IIOed by law, show that 80 90 votes were
cast for the amendment 10 section +. article
&. of the constitution of the state of Texas.
and thar l6.SlJ votes were cast against
amendment to section I, article i. of the
constitution of the state Of Texas: and that
1925 votes were cast for amendment to
section ,, article :, of the constitution Of
the state of Texas; that 35.i02
votes were cast against amendment
Of section ,, article :. of the con-
stitUtiou of the state of Texas: that 5S.s91
votes were east for amendment to section
II, article IL, of the constitution of the state
Of L XaS. that 1880 votes were cast
against amendment to section II. article ii.
OF the constitution of the state OF Texas;
that 40.3i4 votes were cast for amendment
to section 20, article Is. OF the constitution
OF the state of Texas. and that 81, !ig votes
were cast against amendment 10 section %,
article IT, OF the constitution Of the state OF
Texas; that 3i,445 votes were cast for
amendment 10 sections /, > 3, (. ,. &, :, :,
II, y. Ii. - and IS, article ),
Of the constitution of the state
VI ttNslS. anu tIldt b).b'J votes
were cast against amendment TO sections !.
>, 3. !. ). Il. :. ;. II. - lG - and y article
of the constitution of the state Of Texas.
Now, therefor |. J. 5. Hogg. governor
OF the state of Texas. by virtue OF the
authority vested in me by the constitution
and laws Of this state, do hereby proclaim
and make known to the public that ma
jorlty OF the votes cast at said election for
and against each of said amendments TO the
constitution. were cast in favor of the
adoption OF said proposed amendments, and
that each and all OF the said proposed
amendments have become and are Il part of
The constitution Of the state of Texas
In testimony whereof, / have hereunto
signed my name and have caused
the seal of state 10 be affixed at
L. 5. the city of Austin this 23nd day
OF September. \. ID. 1891.
tSignedJ j. \. HoGG,
Governor of Texas.
BY the governor:
(Signed) GEO. W SMITH.
Secretary of SStara