ing unorganized counties shall be attached to this district for judicial purposes, viz: Edwards and Kimball.

SEC. 27. The twenty-seventh district shall be composed of the counties of Hays, Bastrop and Travis.

SEC. 28. The twenty-eighth district shall be composed of the counties of Brazos, Burleson and Milam.

SEC. 29. The twenty-ninth district shall be composed of the counties of Fayette and Washington.

SEC. 30. The thirtieth district shall be composed of the counties of Madison, Walker and Grimes.

SEC. 31. The thirty-first district shall be composed of the counties of Robertson, Leon and Freestone.

SEC. 32. The thirty-second district shall be composed of the counties of Williamson, Burnet, Lampasas, San Saba, Llano, Brown, and Mason; and the following unorganized counties shall be attached to this district for judicial purposes, viz: McCulloch, Menard, Concho, Coleman and Runnels.

SEC. 33. The thirty-third district shall be composed of the counties of Falls and McLennan.

SEC. 34. The thirty-fourth district shall be composed of the counties of Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Comanche, Erath and Bosque. SEC. 35. The thirty-fifth district shall be composed of the counties of Limestone, Navarro and Hill.

SEC. 36. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved July 2, 1870.

CHAPTER XV.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE CONTINGENT AND PRINTING EXPENSES OF THE TWELFTH LEGISLATURE.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be required, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any unappropriated funds in the treasury to defray the contingent and printing expenses of the Twelfth Legislature, and that the certificates of the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, to the correctness of and the approval of the chairman of contingent expenses committees of the

Senate and House, to the respective accounts against the two houses shall be sufficient authority for the Comptroller to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer for the several amounts charged against said. fund.

SEC. 2. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved July 8, 1870.

CHAPTER XVI.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for any citizen, resident of any county, who possesses the necessary constitutional qualifications to entitle him to register and vote, to appear before the proper registration officer during the days of registration, and make oath and subscribe the same, that he is a citizen, or that he has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States; that he has resided one year in the State of Texas, and sixty days in the county wherein he offers to register; or that he was a resident of the State at the time of the adoption of the constitution; that he is twenty-one years old, and not otherwise disqualified from registering or voting by any constitutional provision; and then to register as a voter; and it shall be the duty of the registering officer to register such qualified elector, and furnish him a certificate of such oath or registration.

The registration of voters made under the late Provi-sional Government by the military commander, is hereby declared valid, and persons holding certificates of registration shall be deemed qualified electors, and such certificates shall be deemed legal certi ficates to all intents and purposes; provided, such registration shall be subject to the revision of the boards of appeal, who shall have power to strike from the same the name or names of any person or persons who were wrongfully or fraudulently registered under said Provisional Government; and provided that no name shall be so stricken off, if the party is entitled to registration under the constitution of the State.

SEC. 3. The Governor shall appoint a registrar for each organized county in the State, who shall hold his office for two yearsunless sooner removed by the Governor for cause.

SEC. 4. The Governor shall appoint a board of appeals and revision in each organized county in the State, who shall also be judges of elections, to consist of three persons, whose term of service and office shall expire at the termination of each general election, unless sooner removed by the Governor for cause.

SEC. 5. Each registrar, and each member of boards of appeal and revision, shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed in section one, article twelve, of the constitution of this State, which oath shall be filed with the Secretary of State.

SEC. 6. The Secretary of State shall furnish the necessary books. of record, blanks, and stationery, and forward the same to each registrar in the State.

SEC. 7. The Secretary of State shall furnish from the record's of his office a list of the voters registered in each county, under the late Provisional State Government, to the registrar of each county, who shall make said list a part of the registration of each county, and submit the same to the board of appeal and revision.

SEC. 8. Each county, through its Police or County Court, shall provide a suitable room or rooms, fuel, and other conveniences for the use of the registrar during his sessions, and for the use of the appeal and revision boards during their sessions, and for the judges. of elections.

SEC. 9. The Governor shall appoint the registrars at least sixty days prior to any general election, and the boards of appeal and revision in sufficient time to enable them to enter upon the performance of their duties as herein set forth.

SEC. 10. The registrars shall begin registration three weeks prior to the day of election, and continue in session ten consecutive days, Sundays excepted.

SEC. 11. The registrars shall give at least ten days' notice of the time and places of the session of said officers, by publication for at least one week in some newspaper published in the county, if there is a newspaper so published, and by posting at least twenty handbills in public places in said county.

SEC. 12. The office hours of registrars shall be at least eight hours per day, from eight o'clock, A. M., to five o'clock, P. M., with a recess from twelve o'clock, M., to one o'clock, P. M.

SEC. 13. The registrar shall have power to examine under oath, any person applying for registration, as to his qualification as a voter, and he shall, before entering the name of any person upon the register of qualified voters, diligently inquire into his qualification. Persons of foreign birth shall produce their citizen papers or certificate from the proper court that they have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, or shall prove to the

saticfaction of the registrar, that they have taken out such papers, but have lost the same. Native born citizens, when not known to the registrar, shall produce, at least, two known citizens, who can swear to their being worthy of credence. If, from his own knowledge, or from evidence brought before him, the registrar shall feel satisfied that a person is disqualified from registering, though he may have taken the oath of loyalty and citizenship, he shall strike the name of such person from his list of qualified voters, if enrolled, and shall enter the name of such person on a separate list of persons rejected as voters, and in connection with such entry, shall state the grounds of rejection, and shall note every appeal from his decision opposite the name of the person appealing; and if, on appeal, it shall be determined that the party appealing is entitled to vote, he shall be considered as properly registered from the time of his application to register. The registrar and members of boards of appeal shall have power to administer oaths to all persons applying to register, or to witnesses coming before them.

SEC. 14. The registrar shall enter in the register of qualified voters the name of every person who shall prove that, though not entitled to such registration at the time he applies therefor, he will be so on or before the day of the next ensuing election.

SEC. 15. On the five days next preceding an election (Sundays not included), the board of appeals and revision shall meet at the county seat to hear appeals and revise the lists. They shall decide the claims of all persons who have been unable to appear before the registrar, and those of persons who consider that injustice has been done them by the registrar, and shall strike from the lists of voters the names of such as they shall consider improperly registered, and enter the names of such as they may consider improperly refused registration, and those who were unable to appear before the registrar on the registration list. All objections to persons whose names have been previously registered, shall be made on or before the first day of the sitting of the board of appeals and revision, and the name of no person previously registered shall be stricken out from the list of registered voters, unless such person shall have had three days' previous notice of the time when, and the place where such objection would be heard and considered. Such notice shall be given in either of the following methods: First, at the time such person is registered, by any one interested, and if such notice be then given, it shall be the duty of the registrar to mark opposite the name of such person the words, "objected to," and the name of the objector; second, by notice in writing, signed by the person objecting, or by a member of the board, to be served as an ordinary summons is served; third, by

posting up such notice, signed by the party objecting, or by a member of the board of appeals, conspicuously in the office of the district clerk, and at the voting precinct where the person sought to be affected resides. The fact of notice may be shown by the affidavit of the person putting up the notice, or by the affidavit of any other person knowing the fact.

SEC. 16. Each registrar shall, immediately upon the conclusion of registration in each county of the State, deposit the registry books with the district clerk of the county, and shall make two fair copies of the list of registered voters, which shall be sworn to and subscribed by him, one of which shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, and the other shall be delivered into the hands of the board of appeals and revision, or some one of them, on the day ensuing the revision. If, on said day, there have been no board appointed, the said registrar shall retain said list until a board of revision is appointed, and the registrar shall attend upon the sessions of the board of appeals and revision. If the registrar shall refuse or neglect to del ver the list as required herein, to the board of appeals and revision, or any one of them, or to produce the same before the board of appeals and revision, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction on an indictment in the District Court of the county where such offense is committed, he shall be fined in a sum of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or shall be confined in the county jail for the term of not less than two months nor more than twelve months; and should any member of the board of appeals and revision, to whom said list may be delivered by the registrar, refuse or neglect to produce the same, he shall be subject to the same penalty as mentioned in the case of a registrar so refusing..

SEC. 17. If the registrar should fail to furnish the list of voters to the board of appeals and revision, or any one of them, or should such list, after having been furnished by the registrar, be kept back by one of said board, the persons appointed as members of said board, or any one of them, may give notice of the fact to the district clerk, who shall thereupon immediately furnish to them, or him, a certified copy of the list in his possession.

SEC. 18. The list furnished by registrars shall be alphabetically arranged, and no person shall be permitted to vote at any election unless his name shall appear upon the registration lists, and the presentation of the certificate of registration at any election shall be taken and deemed as evidence of the elector's right to vote; and every voter is hereby required to exhibit his certificate of registration at the time he offers to vote, which certificate shall be marked or stamped "voted," by the election officer, together with the date