Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... appendix I provisions of the texas constitution affecting' directly or indirectly county government. Note: The edition followed is the pamphlet edition published by A. C Baldwin & Sons, Austin, Texas, 1911. article iii Section 25. The State shall he divided into senatorial districts of contiguous territory according to the number of qualified electors, as nearly as may he, and each district shall be entitled to elect one Senator, and no single county shall be entitled to more than one Senator. Sec. 26. The members of the House of Representatives shall be apportioned among the several counties, according to the number of population in each, as nearly as may he, on a ratio obtained by dividing the population of the State, as ascertained by the most recent United States census, by the number of members of which the House is composed; provided, that whenever a single county has, sufficient population to be entitled to a Representative, such county shall be formed into a separate representative district, and when two or more counties are required to make up the ratio of representation, such counties shall be contiguous to each other; and when any one county has more than sufficient population to be 'entitled to one or more Representatives, such Representative or Representatives shall be apportioned to such county, and for any surplus of population it may be joined in a Representative district with any other contiguous county or counties. Sec. 52. The Legislature shall have no power to authorize any county, city, town or other political corporation or subdivision of the State, to lend its credit or to grant public