Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-15

AN iCTf0 amend Me ssr0Rd ssi li0R Of an atl en-
= Mlfd" GR Gci 10 CRATE Ms IireHhslh Iudicia
D.'ir,d Of NE STATE ef T'ra'," epprorsd Januar!
= "a, 1850
& SEcrloS /, BE il enacted bv Ms Legisatr,r, o.
) ne Mdis Of 1sIas, That the ~ section Of th,
; ahlye entitled act, shall read as follows
Sac. 2. That the District Courts shall be held
, in tho Twentieth Judicial District IN each wear
as follows; In the county OF Collin, on the first
Mondays Of February and August, and may con-
tinue in session two weeks, In the county OF
Denton, an the second Mondays after the first
Mondays in February and August, and may con.
tinue in session two weeks. In the county OF
Montague, on the fourth Mondays after the first
Mondays in February and August, and may con-
time in session ona week. In the county OF
Cooke, on the fith Mondays after the first Mon
/ days in February and August. AID may continue
I IN session two weeks. In The county of Grayson,
an the seventh Mondays utter the first Mondays
In February and August, and may continue In
session two weeks. In the county of Clay, on
the tenth Mondays after the first Mondays In
February and August. and may continue in ses-
shn one week, In the county OF Archer, on the
eleventh Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb,
ruary and August, and may continue in session
one week. la the county of Thforkmorton, on the
twelfth Mondays after tho trst Mondays in Feb
runry and August. and may continue in session
one week In the county of Young. on the thir-
teenth Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
riary and August, and may continue in session
one week. In the county Of Jack. on the four
tccnth Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
ruary and August, and may continue in session
one week. In the county of Vine, on the fif-
teenth Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
runry and August and may continue in session
until business is disposed of.
SIC. . That so much of the above rccited
section us conflicts with tho provisions of this
act he, and the same il, hereby repealed
Approved January 2l, 1860.
AN ACT supplementary 10 an act entitled "an
act 10 ascertain whaf land certificates hare been u
legally issued By the county court, Of counties IN
PcicrS COloay, and 10 prOride for issuing patents
on such of SAID certificates ns are kgai.
SFcTTUS ]. Be IL enacted by The Legislature of
The State Of Teras, That the holders of such GER
tifcates are mentioned in the act to which
this il supplementary who did not present the
same to the Board of Commissioners provided by
said act, and the owners of such certificates rs
were presented and rejected by said Board, shall
have twelve months from the passage of this act,
in which to present their claims to the District
Courts, as provided for in the twelfth section of
the act to which this is supplementary provid-
ed a statement, under oath. is made with such
application, showing good cause why the same
was not presented to the Board of Commission
ers, or to the District Court. rs is provided in
said act and provided that in case the witnesses
by whom such applicant expects to prove the
validity of any such certificate, is not resident
Of Peters Colony, the proof may be made by dep
Dsition, before the Chief Justice in the county
in which the witness resides, and said officer ad-
the OATH shall certify that from his
,wn knowledge, or from satisfactory proof pro-
luced before him, the witnesses who swear, are
respectable persons. and entitled to credit, as in
'ther cases, in the Distriet Courts such dopo-
'tions to be taken alter notice served on the Dis
riet Attorney of the District in which the cause
8 pending, and in the manner provided for the
aking Of depositions in other cases.
Approved January "a, 1860.