The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7 Page: 472
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20
Laws of the State of Texas.
CHAPTER XVIII.
An Act authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land
Office to employ additional Draftsmen and Clerks.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Texas, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office,
be, and is hereby, authorized to employ five (5) additional
draftsmen, with salaries not exceeding $1600 per annum, and
ten (10) additional assistant clerks, with salaries not exceeding
$1500 per annum. That said Commissioner shall discharge
said clerks and draftsmen whenever he may think
their services not any longer needed in said office.
Sec. 2. That this act be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 28, 1873.
CHAPTER XIX.
An Act Regulating Elections.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Texas, That each precint of the justices of the peace of
the [of the]' counties of this State, as now established, shall
constitute an election precinct, but that the County Court of
each county, at its first regular meeting after the passage of
this act, or as soon thereafter as convenient, either at a regular
or called term, and thereafter at their first regular term
in each year, if they deem it necessary, may divide their respective
justices' precincts into as many election precincts as
they shall deem expedient, which shall all be numbered, including
those now given the precincts of justices of the peace,
but that no election precinct shall be formed out of any two
or more justices' precincts, and shall designate one place in
each of such election precincts, at which elections shall be
held; and they shall at the same time, and at their first
regular or called term in each year, select and appoint,
from among the residents of each election precinct, some
suitable person to be the presiding officer of such pre'Note
Repetition in enrolled bill.(472)
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