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APPEN DIX.--II.
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election. Fifth, to receive the testimonies of the acts of the
elections of the electoral assemblies of the district, for
Governor, Vice-Governor, and members of the Council of
Government, and to deliver them to Congress, as soon as it
may be installed.
SECTION 5th.- Of the Formation and Promulgation of
the Laws.
APPENDIX TO THIS TITLE- Of the Election of Deputiesfor
the General Congress of the Federation.
109. On the first Sunday of the said month of October,
the electors having met, and more than one half of the whole
being present, they shall proceed to the appointment of the
deputies, who shall go from the State to the general Congress
of the Federation, in the form laid down by this Constitution,
for the appointment of those to the State Congress.
This being done, the assembly will do what is necessary to
comply with the provisions of the 17th Article of the Federal
Constitution, and shall dissolve.
T1TLE 2.-Of the Executive Power of the State.
SECTION 1.-Of the Governor.
110. The Governor of the State ought to possess, at
the time of his appointment, the following qualifications:
First, to be a citizen in the exercise of his rights. Second,
to be born in the Territory of the Republic. Third, to be
of the age of thirty years, complete. Fourth, an inhabitant
of this State, with residence in it for five years, and two of
them immediately before his election.
111. The ecclesiastics, the military, and others employed
by the Federation, and in the actual service of the same,
cannot obtain the office of Governor.
112. The Governor of the State shall continue four years
in the discharge of his office, and cannot be re-chosen for
the same office until the fourth year after he has ceased
from its functions.
113. The prerogatives of the Governor, the attributes,
and restrictions of his faculties are the following:
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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/m1/465/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.