Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-05

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Ht. g4 mo lfaislalufa shall have pug
fr i1 provide ~ lev fir ttomriInn from
iHthtlnh two hundred and MIS- dollars
worth of iho household mfniinra Df oiief
property belonging 10 eaoh family in thll
FiHte.
900. 2p Tie Assessor and Collector Of
HKcs, shall be appointed In such manner,
mud under fnrh regulations, o. Tho Lcgis.
lAue may direct.
sEc an. No corporate tody shall horonr
Ter he created, renewed or extended, with
banking or dscouniiRg privileges,
SrC 81. No private corporation shall ho
created, unless the hill creating II shall DO
passed by two.thirds Of both Houses Of the
Legislature and two.lhirds Of the Legis-
laturo shall have power TO revoke and re-
| peal all private corporations, by making
compensation for the franchise. And the
| State shall not DO part owner Of the sIo-k,
or property, belonging to any corporation
! SIC. -. The Legislature shall prohibit
| by law individuals from issuing bills,
| checks, promlssory, notes, or other paper to
! circulate ~ money.
Size. 80, The aggregate amount OF debt
! hereafter contracted by the Legislature,
shall never exceed the sum OF one hundred
| thousand dollars, except in case Of war; to
repel invasion, or suppress instructions
! And in no case shall any amount be bor-
rowed except by vote OF two-thirds OF
| both Houses Of the Legislature.
Size. "a. The Legislature may, from time
| to time, establish new counties, for, the
convenience of the inhabitants Of such
now county or counties; provided, that
no new county shall BIO established which
shall reduce the county or counties or
either Of them, from which IL shall be Ia
ken, to u less area than nine hundred
square miles, unless by consent Of two
thirds Of the Legislature, nor shall any
county be organized Of less contents; pro-
yided, further, that all counties heretofore
created are hereby declared TO be legally
constituted counties. Every new county,
as TO the right Of suffrage and representa-
ton, shall be considered as part of the
county or counties from which il was Ia
! ken, until the next appointment Of repre-
scntation thereafter: provided, ALSO that
no new county shall be laid off, when less
| than one hundred and twenty qualified
jurors are at the time residents therein.
SEC. 80. No soldier shall in time of peace
be quartcrcd in the house or within the en-
closure of any individual without the CON
sent OF the owner, nor in time of war, but
in manner prescribed by law.
SEC. SO. A well regulated system Of in
tern al improvement, is calculated to devel-
ope the resources of the State, and promote
the happiness and prosperity Of her citi-
zcns Therefore the Legislature shall
have power, and it shall be its duty to en-
. courage the same and the Legislature
! shall have power to guarantee the bonds Of
railroad companies, to any amount not ex-
ceeding in any case the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars per mile: provided, that
in no case shall tho State guarantee the
payment Of the bonds of any railroad COM
pnny, until such company shall have pre-
viously graded and prepared at least TWEEN
! ty-fve miles Of its roadway, ready to lay
the iron rails thereon, and go on contnu-
oualy, on each additional section Of ten
miles so graded and prepared, after the
preceding section has been finished and in
operation, until tho whole road shall DO
completed: further provided, that the Leg
islature shall require that the company or
companies which receive aid from the
! State, shall! use the same exclusively for the
purchase of iron rails, fastenings and roll
ing stock, and placing the same upon the
road, and upon the failure to do so, shall
forfeit all their rights under this provision,
! together with their property and franchis-
cs; and it shall be declared felony for
any officer or agent Of any railroad compa
| ny, to inappropriate any funds granted
under the provisions of this section, or
any other funds or property of the compa-
ny. The State shall always be secured for
all bonds guaranteed for any railroad COM
| pany, by q first lien or mortgage upon the
road, rolling stock, depots and franchises
of the corporation whose bonds may be
guaranteed. The Legislature shall provide
by law, that the managers of railroad COM
panies shall make reports periodically, of
their acts, and the condition of the corpo-
ration affairs, which shall be officially pub
lished for public information. And in no
case shall the State guarantee the bonds of
railroad companies, as herein provided, ex-
cent by vote of two-thirds of both 1lous-
es Of the Legislature: Provided the Legis
lature shall have no power, directly or in
directly, TO release any railroad company
from the payment in specie, of the princi-
pal or interest of the obligations or debts
due to the school fund or to the State. An
act entitled GAN act supplementary and
amendatory of an act to regulate railroad
companies, approved February It'll, 1853"
approved 2lst December 1857, be and the
same is hereby repea ed, and of no further
effect and the franchise corporate privi-
leges of any Incorporated company shall
not be sold under judgments, except for
the foreclosure of mortgages or liens, Gre
ated in the manner prescribed by law.
The Comptroller of the State is author
ICED to take possession of any railroad, in
default of paying any bonds which may be
guaranteed by the State, under such regu-
latons as may be prescribed by law.
SEC. 81. The Legislature, by vote of
three-fourths of all the members of each
House, with the approval Of tho Governor,
shall have power to call q Convention Of
the people, for the purpose Of altering,
amending or reforming the Constitution of
this State; the manner of electing dele
gates to the Convention, the time and place
of assembling them to be regulated by
law.
SEC. SO. The Legislature at any biennial
session, by vote of two-thirds of all the
members of each House, may propose
amendments to the Constitution, to be vot-
ed upon by persons legally qualified to vote
for members to the House of Representa-
tives to this State; which proposed amend
ments shall be duly published in the pub
lie prints of this State, at least three
months before the next general election for
representatives to the Legislature, for the
consideration of the people; and it shall
be the duty of the several returning officers
st said general election, to open a poll for,
and make returns TO the Secretary Of State
of the number Of legal votes cast at said
election, for and against said amendment,
and if more than one be proposed, then the
number of legal votes cast for and against
each of them; and if it shall appear from
said return that majority Of the votes
cast upon said proposed amendment or
nrnendmenfa have heen cast in fnrnr of