. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . GOV. RICHARD COKE CHAPTER XLV. COKES FIRST ADMINISTRATION. Governor Coke in 1874 appointed George Clark, Secretaryof State. The people had elected Stephen H. Darden, Comp-troller, Andrew J. Dorn, Treasurer, and J. J. Groos, Commis-sioner of the Land Office. Under an amendment to the Constitution, the SupremeCourt was so remodeled, as heretofore shown, as to consist ofa chief justice and four associate justices. Governor Cokenominated and the senate confirmed, Oran M. Roberts aschief justice, and, as associate justices, Win. P. Ballinger,George
. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . GOV. RICHARD COKE CHAPTER XLV. COKES FIRST ADMINISTRATION. Governor Coke in 1874 appointed George Clark, Secretaryof State. The people had elected Stephen H. Darden, Comp-troller, Andrew J. Dorn, Treasurer, and J. J. Groos, Commis-sioner of the Land Office. Under an amendment to the Constitution, the SupremeCourt was so remodeled, as heretofore shown, as to consist ofa chief justice and four associate justices. Governor Cokenominated and the senate confirmed, Oran M. Roberts aschief justice, and, as associate justices, Win. P. Ballinger,George F. Moore, Reuben A. Reeves and Thomas J. Clark resigned as Secretary of State, and was ap-pointed Attorney-General, A. W. De Berry succeeding him inthe former position. The legislature proceeded to reform the laws in force, stillfurther correcting the wrongs of which the people had com-plained. By far the most important was the act of the twelfthlegislature, granting a bonus to the International RailroadCompany of $10,000 per mile
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