El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-21
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
70 All 10 Whom These Presents Shall
Come.

Whereas, the Twenty-fourth legis-
lature of the state of Texas did at its
regular biennial session, which con-
vened in the city of Austin on the Sth
day of January, A. D., 1895, and
adjourned on the Both day of April, A.
D., 1895, adopt the following joint
resolution, requiring the submission to
the qualified electors of the state for
their adoption or rejection the proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
state of Texas, therein set forth as
follows, to wit: Joint resolution to
amend article 6, section 2, of the con-
stitutiOn of the state of Texas"
Section l. Be It resolved by the
legislature of the state of Texas. That
article 6, section ,, of the constitution
Of the state of Texas, be amended so as
hereafter to read as follows:
Section ,. Every male person su bject
to none Of the foregoing disqualified
tions who shall have attained the age
of u years and who shall be a citizen
of the United States and who shall
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
qualified elector. And every male
person of foreign birth, subject to none
of the foregoing disqualifications, who
election at which he offers to vote,
shall have declared his intention to
become citizen of the United States
in accordance with the federal natura-
lizatiOn laws and shall have resided in
this state one year next preceding such
election and the last six months in the
county in which he offers to vote, shall
also be deemed qualified elector, and
all electors shall vote in the election
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that electors living in any unOrganiZed
county may vote at any election pre-
cinct in the county to which said
county is attached for judicial pur-
poses.
Section ,. The governor of this state
is hereby directed to issue the neces-
sary proclamation submitting this
amendment to the qualified voters of
Texas at the next general election.
And whereas, the said proposed
was published as required
by the constitution and the executive
did on the 2lst day of Septem Der, A.
D 1896, issue his proclamation ordering
a general election for state, district and
county officers, to be held on the 3rd
day of November, A. D., 1896, and or
dered that at said election the said
proposed amendment be submitted TO
the qualified electors of the state for
IueIf duOpGlOn or feJecIlOn: ana Wher6-
as, said election was held in accordance
with the governors proclamation, and
said proposed amendment was submit
ted to the qualified electors and voted
upon in the manner required by the
constitution and in accordance with
said proclamation and returns thereof
made to the secretary of state, which
returns are now on file in his office.
having been canvassed in the manner
prescribed, show that 26S, ,262 votes
were cast for the amendment to article
8, section of the constitution, and that
ol, CHS votes were cast against said
amendment.
Now, therefore, /, George T. Jester,
lieutenant and acting governor of the
state of Texas, by virtue of the authori-
ty vested in me by the constitution and
laws of this state, do hereby proclaim
and make known to the public that
a majority of the votes cast at said
election were cast in favor of said pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
and that the said proposed amendment.
has become and is a part of the con-
on the state of Texas
In testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of state to be affixed at Austin, this,
the 18th day of Decemb Der, A. D 1896
George I. Jester,
Lieutenant and Acting Governor.
By the governor:
Allison May field, secretary of state