The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 303
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Minutes of the Ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin 303
the list was immediately posted in the most public place, and it
was agreed that attested copies should be taken from this to be
sent to the Government, forwarding by conducto of Citizen
Stephen F. Austin the official advice which article 1034 of the
above superior order.
The said Sefior Stephen F. Austin read a translation of the
laws of the state on the administration of justice,5 on the political
administration of towns, and a discussion of the powers and duties
of the ayuntamiento.
The proceedings continued. A general list was formed of the
persons who received votes for the position of commissaries of
police and sindicos for the districts of Victoria. and Mina. This
showed that Thomas Barnett received 45 votes, G. B. Hall 35 votes
and M. B. Nuckols 1 vote for commissary of the district of Vic-
toria; and that Thomas Barnett received 38 votes, John D. Tay-
lor 33 votes, William Harris 18 votes, and M. B. Nuckols 1 vote
for sindicos of the same district. Barnett having received the
greatest number of votes for commissary was declared elected to
that office, in conformity with article 1016 of law No. 37. In the
same way, Taylor having received the greatest number of votes,
after Barnett, for sindico, was declared legally elected sindico in
conformity with the said article 101. For the office of commis-
sary of the district of Mina William Kincheloe received 14 votes,
Amos Rawls received 14 votes, and [p. 2] Daniel Rawls received
one vote for sindico of the same district.
In virtue of which, Thomas M. Duke was declared to be elected
alcalde, Thomas Davis and Humphrey Jackson regidores, and
Rawson Alley sindico procurador for the new ayuntamiento of the
said jurisdiction of Austin; Thomas Barnett commissary of police
and John D. Taylor sindico for the district of Victoria; and Wil-
4"Art. 103. The President of the respective ayuntamiento shall give an
official notice to the persons who, in conformity with article 165 of the
constitution, are elected for the municipal offices."
said law No. 37 requires, and in fulfillment of article 4 of the
MSee above, p. 246, note 83.
"'Art. 101. Should the same individual receive votes for alcalde, regi-
dor and procurador, he shall only be set down on the list of the one for
which he received the highest vote, -and should such individual receive
an equal number of votes for two or more of said appointments, that of
alcalde shall take precedence over that -of regidor, and the latter over
that of procurador."
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