We The Undersigned People of Texas, this twenty-sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord, nineteen-hundred and ninety-seven, in the Town of Sherwood, in Irion County, in Texas, do hereby Proclaim:

That all human beings are created free and equal in the eyes of
Almighty God, and that they are given the precious gifts of Life,
Liberty, and Ownership of Property, as their Natural Rights, to
be used as they see fit.

That in order to secure these rights, and for this purpose only,
governments are established, and derive their authority solely
from the consent of those they govern.

That when a government seeks to mortgage, subvert, subdue by force, or otherwise usurp these rights; that when it shuns the blessings
of our Creator, then it ceases to be a legitimate government, and
it is the sacred duty of a righteous People to alter, reform, or
abolish it in any manner in which they may deem expedient.

It is towards this end, with heavy and contrite hearts, in full command of our mental faculties, with complete understanding of the possible consequences of our actions, That:

Section 1. We Call a convention of delegates, to commence on the Fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord, nineteen-hundred and ninety-seven, in the Town of Sherwood, in Irion County, in Texas, for the purpose of writing a New Constitution for Texas; and

Section 2. We Cite as our authority, Article 1 Section 2 of the Texas Constitution of 1876, Article 1 Section 1 of the Texas Constitution of 1866, Article 1 Section 1 of the Texas Constitution of 1861, Article 1 Section 1 of the Texas Constitution of 1845, the Second section of the Declaration of Rights of the Republic of Texas Constitution of 1836, and the Words and Deeds of our forefathers who fought and died in order to secure Liberty for themselves and their posterity; and

Section 3. We Proclaim that the delegates be clothed with ample, unlimited, or plenary powers as to the form of government to be adopted, provided
(a) that said government be a Republican form of government, and
(b) that said government and associated Constitution shall not go into
effect, unless submitted and subsequently approved by the People,
as prescribed by the Constitution; and

Section 4. We Require that the delegates shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, shall have domiciled upon the land of Texas not less than six months prior to the date of the Convention; and

Section 5. We Require that delegates must present to the chairman of the Texas Constitutional Convention Coordinating Committee Delegate Qualification Subcommittee, not later than the twenty-fourth day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen-hundred ninety-seven, a signed affidavit witnessed by at least two other people that the delegate presenting the affidavit is representing those people.

Signed in the presence of each other and Our Lord,

Wesley W. Burnett, moderator
Gregory B. Scales, vice moderator
Cloyce Williams
Charles W. Duncan, publicity, advertising and fundraising
Karen Williams
Donald Dale, Henson

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