Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 39
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, November 27, 1902
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
It
appearing to the court that a petition of 50 holders residing within the
subdivision of Falls County, Texas, herein after described, by metes and bounds,
having been filed with the County Clerk of said County on the 11th day of
November 1902, asking that an order for an election be made to determine whether
or not horses, mules, cows, jacks, jennetts, sheep and goats, shall be permitted
to run at large in said subdivision of said County, which said petition having
been presented to the Commissioners Court of Falls County, Texas on the 12th day
of November, 1902. It being at a regular term of said Court It is
therefore ordered by the court that an election be held within the following
described Territory as described in said petition, towit: Being at a point
in the Durango road on the line between the beats Four and Five, at the S E
corner of the Martha Forbes tract of land and homestead; Thence N between Forbes
and Jerry Baldwins places; Thence N between Baldwin's and Watkins places; Thence
N between Sims and Hailey places to the Mooreville (sic) and Marlin road to the
intersection of the Gurley road to the Cow Bayou bridge, situated near Ben
Keirsey's and Higwinbotham farms; Thence from laid bridge down Cow Bayou to the
Brazos river; Thence up the Brazos river to the League line on Palmo Island:
Thence West along the League line to the S W Corner of the Grant land thence in
a northernly direction up the east side of the Grant land to the Golinda road;
Thence up the Golinda road to the Falls and McLennan County line; Thence in a
Southernly direction along the Falls and McLennan County line to corner of Beat
8; Thence along the boundery (sic) line of Beat 8 to Deer Creek; Thence down
Deer Creek to Hedrick's S W corner; Thence S to Durango Road; Thence with said
road to place of beginnig; on 3rd day of January 1903. The object of said
election shall be to determine, whether or not horses, mutes, (sic), jacks,
jennetts, cows sheep and goats shall be permitted to run at large (o)n the above
described territory. It is ordered by the Court that said election be held
at the regular voting places within said subdivision and the polls shalle be
opened at 8 o'clock a.m. and shall be closed at 6 o'clock p.m. on said da.
It is further ordered that the regular presiding officers at said voting places
be and they are hereby appointed to hold said election all who are in favor af
(sic) preventing horses, mules, jacks, jennetts, cows, sheeps and goats
from running at large shall have written or printed on their tickets the words
for the Stock law those who oppose it shall have written or printed on their
tickets the words Against the Stock Law. The officers holding said
election not herein specified shall conform to existing Laws regulating
elections; and after the polls are closed shall proceed to count the votes, and
within ten days thereafter make due return of all the votes east, to the County
Judge of Falls County Texas.
THE STATE OF TEXAS)
County of Falls
)
Witness
my hand and seal of office
at Marlin this 25th day of November, 1092 (sic)
W. C. ROGERS.
County Clerk Falls County.
By R. S. McCoy, D. C.
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