The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-19
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION

wv fsiN.>OtA > f-l1OCl.AMAIlON.
To All TO Whom These Pres ents Shall
Come
Whereas. the Twenty fourth legislature
o. the State Of / aNds do at its regular BIZ
tnuial session. which convened In the city
Of Austin on the 18th day Of January. \. d..
1885 and adjourned on the Goth day OF
April a D. 1885. adopt the following
joint resolution, requiring the submission
TO the qualified electors OF the state FOR
their adoption or rel elton the proposed
amendment to the constitution Of the state
Of Texas therein set forth as follows to-
VIII Joint resolution to amend article 8.
section :, @. the constitution OF the state
Of Texas
Section J. Be IT resolved by the legisla
ture OF the State Of Texas That article i.
section > Of the constitution OF the State
OF Texas be amended so as hereafter TO
read as follows:
Section 2. Every male person subject TO
none Of the foregoing dsqualifcations who
shall have attained the age Of y years and
who shall be Z citizen OF the United States
and who shalt have resided in this State
one year next preceding an election and
the last SIX months within the district or
county in which he offers to vote shall
be deemed a qua ,ified elector. And every
mona of the foregoing disquaiigcations 4
who not less than six months before any
election at which a., offers to vote shall
have declared his intention to become a
c.'iEen Of the Unitea States in accordance
with the Federal naturalization laws and |
shall haze resided III this State one year !
los, pre- eding such election aud the last |
SIS months in tie county IN which he Of
iers 10 vote shall also be deemed quail !
fed electp'. and all electors shall vote in I
the election precinct Of their residence;
provided that electors living In any I'M
orgaa2ed county may vote at any election
precinct IN the county TO which said county /
is attached for judicial purposes. {
section 3 The governor oil this State Is
hereby directed 30 ,ssue the necessary
prociama ion submitting this a!ne ent t,
me qualified voters Of reXas at the aeyt
general election
ANA whereas. the said pronosel amend /
mert was published as required by the con-
slltutioa and the execlti,c dl On the alst
na' " september. =. -, 1896 issue his /
proclamation ordering A general election /
for state, district AMI .'ouu-v officers 10 be /
hrld on the "a day Of N1grm3ar \ n. /
is'd and orderrd that 1T sail election the .
aid proposed amen lnont hr submitted II !
The qualified electors NJ me STATE for their ,
aaon'ion or rejection; and. ,herols said /
election w6s held In acc ~ iuce with the /
cons tuition and laws 3f THIS state in q @
several COUNT Of h STATE az tie time ,
stated 10 accordance wt-h ihn o0vo~rors /
reclamation, and s,ld D,opls.d amend /
mrut WAS submitted to the Gu3lliad cleo !
tors and voted upol In H. lHsurcr required (
hy he constitution and in ac"nrdanco with /
said proclamation and returns tharcts made /
20 the secretary OF state, wh.'h ret'.rns ara /
now on tile In his Office having N,cn can /
vas-od IN the manner pres 'r1ul. show that |
1iS 262 votes were cas- Tor the amendment |
TO article E. section . OF che go IS tuition, !
and that - GAS votes were cast crainst
said amendment
Now, therefore. |. George r. Jostor. liou-
tenant ard acting governor Of the state /
Ct Texas. by virtue o, III authority vested /
In mo by the constitutes hno laws Of tNis !
state, do hereby proclaim and make known |
Ia the public that a majority OF the votes
cast at said election were cast in favor OF |
sNid ~'0pnee' amendment To the consttu-
tion and nat II the said proposed amend
ncni HAS become and is part of the CON
stitVticn o the State II Tevps.
II testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hant and caused the sal OF State
TO be naiXnd at Austin. this tho 18th day |
of December, A. D.. 1896,
George T. Jostcr,
Lieutenant and Acting Governor
BY tho Governor: