The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
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The following is a copy OF the bill II,
| Ellis of Limestone to re iistrict the state
which Is being used ms working basi,
BY the house subcommittee,
section !. That until Otherwise proyides
| by law the state Of Texas shalt ba amor
| toned Into the following congre sstonai dis
| tricts. eath Of which shall he entitled Il
elect Que member TO the congress OF til,
United States.
See, . The Following counties shall com
pose the First district towt: The com
Ties of Galveston, Chambers, Jefferson.
00 rao hsrdin, Newton, Jasper ryler
dcches Shelby and Panola. Population INK,
Sec. 3. The following counties SHAH com
pose the Second district, to-wit: The conn.
ties Of Harris, MONTGOMERY Walker. Trin.
ity, san iactnto, Houston Liberty, polk
ana Chcrqkee. Population l11074
pose the Third district towit rbe com.
Ties of Rusk, Harrison, Gregg Ilpshur.
smith, Wool, Marion Camp and Van
Aahdt. Population 100, 3G5
Sec. .. The following counties shnR com.
rcse the Fourth district. to-wtt: The conn.
ties % Cass Bowie, Red River. Morris.
~, titus, hIssnkin, Hopkins and Lamar Pop.
Sec 8 The Following counties shah com.
pose the Fifth district to-wit The coun.
ties of Fannin, Grayson, Cooke. Denton
and Delta, Population 1S6,J15
Sec Z The following counties shah com
pose the Sixth district. to-wit: The com
ties OF Dallas, Collin. Hunt and Raines
Population 1856, 235
Sec. s. The following counties shall com
pose the seventh district, towt The conn.
Ties OF Anderson, Henderson, navarro
Kaufman, ELLIS and RockwaH Population
Sec. 0. The following counties shail com
pose the Eighth district, towt The conn.
Ties Of Limestone, Freestonc, Leon Mad
Population ls9,77a
See. 10 The following counties shall com
pose the Ninth district. towlt: The coun-
ties Of Tarrant Parker. Johnson, Hood
1g0,537
See. II. The following counties shall com.
pose the Tenth district, towit The coun-
tleg of hin. McLennan. Bell. Coryell.
Besque and Someryel Population lsS.S5s
Sec. - The following counties shah com.
pose the Eleventh district, 70 witt The conn
ues OF Milan, Travis. Williamson, Lee,
1Bastrop' Hays and Burnet, Population 1870.
Sec, ~. The following counties SHAH com.
pose the Twelfth district towit; The coun-
TIES OF Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca, Colorado
Austin, washington and Bureson. Popula,
See IA, The following counties shan com.
pose the Thirteenth district towit; The
counties of BrnAoria, Fort Bend, Matagord0.
wharton, Jackson. Wailer, Calhoun Vie
t9 RIA De Witt Afansqss iiefugio. Goiad,
Nueces Wilson, Atascosa. McAIulen. Dnvai
and Frio, PppIl ltion 19l.0S0
Sec. 10. The following counties shall com.
pose the Fourteenth district. to.wit: The
counties of Cameron. Hldalgo, Starr, Webb.
Iapatl, La Sale Dtmmit Zaynla Uvaldo,
Maverick Kinney, Edwards. Val Verde.
Medina, Bandcra. Kimble sutton NJ rtnrd
Schleicher, Mccullough, Concho Coleman
tunnels, Tom Green, Irion, Coke Sterling
Glasscock. Crane Crockett Pecos Brew
ster, Preside, JEFF Davis. El Paso aud
Brown Population 1917.
sec. 16. The following counties shall com
pose the Fifteenth district to-wit: The
counties OF Bexar. Comal, Kendall, Blanco
Guadalupe, Gillespie Llano San Saba
iI,aampasas' Minis Hamilton Comanche
Sec. u. The following counties shall com.
pose the Sixteenth district to. wit. The
counties Of Montague Clay, Jack Wichita
Archer, Young, stephens, Eastland VIII
barger. Baylor, Throckmm.ion, Shaekel-
ford, Callahan, Hardeman, Foard, Knox
Stonewall, King, Cottle, Chiidress. Col
llngsworth, Wheeler, Hemphil, Lipscomb
oehiltree, Roberts, Gray. Donlcy Hall,
Motley, Dickens, Kent, Scurry. Mitchell
Howard, Borden. Cara. Crosby, Floyd,
Hansford, sherman. Moore. Potter, Ran
fall, Swisher, Hale. Lubbock, Lynn. Daw-
son. Martin, Midland. Ector, Ward Reeves
Loving, Winkler. Andrews, Gaines, Terry,
Yoakum, Hockey, Cochran, Lamb. Bailey,
Castro. Farmer, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Hart
ley and Dall0m. Population 1S9, l76
See IS. That all laws and parts of laws
IN conflict herewith he and the same are
hereby repealed
See 10. The near approach Of the close
nf the present session creates an emergen-
the rule requiring bills To be read on three
several days be suspended. and that this
Dill be placed upon Its third reading and
inal passage, and II is so enacted.