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PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF TEXAS, 133
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Section 1. Be it declared by the people of Texas, in Convention assembled,
That the territory comprised within the limits of the following named coun-
ties shall comprise the Congressional Districts of the State of Texas, until
otherwise provided by law :
Sec. 2. The First Congressional District shall be composed of the counties
of Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Harrison, Henderson, Houston, Jasper, Jef-
ferson, Liberty, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rusk, Sabine,
San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Trinity, Tyler, Hardin, Chambers, Van Zandt
and Wood.
Sec. 3. The Second Congressional District shall consist of the counties of
Marion, Upshur, Davis, Bowie, Titus, Red River, Lamar, Hopkins, Kaufman,
Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Collin, Dallas, Tarrant, Cook, Denton, Montague,
Wise, Parker, Palo Pinto, Jack, Clay, Wichita, Archer, Young, Throckmorton,
Wilbarger, Hardeman, Knox, Haskell, Jones, Shackelford, Stephens, Ellis,
Johnson, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood and Taylor.
Sec. 4. The Third Congressional District shall consist of the counties of
Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Austin, Montgomery, Walker,
Grimes, Brazos, Washington, Burleson, Milam, Robertson, Madison, Leon,
Freestone, Limestone, Falls, McLennan, Matagorda,. Wharton, Bosque, Hill
and Navarro.
Sec. 5. The Fourth Congressional District shall consist of the counties of
Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Jackson, Bastrop, Travis, Williamson, Bell, Ham-
ilton, Comanche, Brown, Coleman, Runnels, Concho, McCulloch, San Saba,
Lampasas, Burnet, Llano, Mason, Kendall, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Blanco,
Bandera, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Bexar, Wilson, Gonzales, De-
Witt, Karnes, Goliad, Victoria, Calhoun, Refugio, San Patricio, Nueces, Bee,
Live Oak, Atascosa, Medina, Uvalde, Dawson, Zavalla, Frio, Dimmitt, LaSalle,
McMullen, Encinal, Duval, Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Kinney,
Presidio, Maverick, El Paso and Coryell.
ARTICLE IV.
Section 1. The Executive department of the State shall consist of a chief
magistrate, who shall be styled the Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, Secre-
tary of State, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of
the General Land Office, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public In-
struction.
Sec. 2. The Governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State,
at the time and places at which they shall vote for representatives in the
Legislature.
Sec. 4. The Governor shall hold his office for the term of four years from
the time of his instalment, and until his successor shall be duly qualified: He
shall be at least thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States, and shall
have been a resident and citizen of the State of Texas for three years
immediately preceding his election. He shall be inaugurated on the first
Thursday after the organization of the Legislature, or as soon thereafter as
practicable.
Sec. 8. The Governor shall have power, by proclamation, on extraordinary
occasions, to convene the Legislature at the seat of government; but if the
prevalence of dangerous disease, or the presence of the public enemy there,
shall render it necessary, then at any other place within the State he may
deem expedient.
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