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APPENDIX.--II.
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on the subject, shall be signed by the President of the
Ayuntamiento, the Secretary of it, and the Secretaries of
the assemblies; after which, two copies of the said list shall
be drawn off, certified by the same persons, one of which
shall be immediately poste(d up in the next public place, and
the other shall be delivered with the accompanying official
letter, signed by the President of the Ayuntamiento, to two
individuals appointed by that body to proceed to the capital
of the district, there to form a general classification
of votes in union with the commissioners of the other Ayuntamientos.
62.
On the fourth Sulnday in August, the commissioners
of the Ayuntamientos shall present themselves with their
credentials of election to the political Chief; or in his absence
to the first Alcalde, of the capital of the district, and,
presided by the first or by the second, as the case may be,
shall assemble in public session in the town-hall; and after
examining all tile lists, they shall form a general list of all
the individuals voted for as electors of the district by the
citizens of each municipal district respectively, expressing
the number of votes they have had and the place of their
residence.
63. In order to make this general regulation of votes, the
concurrence of not less than four of the commissioners is
requisite. In those distriicts in which there is not that
number, the Ayuntamiento of the capital shall name from
amongst the individuals of its own body the number deficient.
64.
The citizens who, upon the result of this general
scrutiny, have the greatest number of votes on the list,
shall be considered constitutionally appointed for electors.
In case of a tie amongst two or more individuals, it shall be
decided by lot.
65. The aforesaid list, and all acts relative to the business,
shall be attested bv the President, the Commissioners,
and the Secretary of the Ayuntamientos of the capital of
the district. There shall be extracted copies of one, and
the other certified by the same; and they shall be remitted
by the President to lhe. permanent deputation of Congress,
the Governor of the State, and the different municipalities
of the district.
66. The same President shall pass, without any delay,
the corresponding certificate to the electors appointed, that
they may go to the capital of the department on the day
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Kennedy, William. Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. Volume 2, book, 1841; London, England. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2392/m1/459/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.