The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-09-04

b Is. X 1. hallrohr was
out. Section Sd was amended by ~
on tho LIST day Of March /
A d. 1888" Section Of the dee .
Iaratiou, il regard to the " Houston .
Tap Railroad" was stricken out
The 81 section Of lst declaration
was amended, so it read thus
IL shall be the duty Of e Cover
nor a. soon after the passage OF this
declaration a. may be consistent with
hi. other official du;ies, to cause said
railroads to be advertised for sixty
DAYS in the following named news
papers, TO wit
The San Antonio Express, the
Mckinney Messenger, the Austln
Republican, Flakes Galveston bni-
ls.ir. the Galveston News, the Ma
,ional Index, at Tyler Smith county,
aud some newspaper in the city Of
Marshall, Harrison county and also
for forty days in some leading paper
IL the city Of New York. The sale
shall take place on the steps Of the
capitol. in the city of Austin, be-
tween the hours Of 10 o'clock \. "
and 2 O'Clock p. ", under the d.,
rection Of the Governor. The said
roads shall be sold separately. The
sale shall transfer TO the buyer all
the property in the road and OF the
company to which the bonds exc.
cutea for the loan Of the Special
School Fund are a lien, as set forth
in the Sd section Of the act Of the
18th of August, A, D., 1886, con
corning the loan Of the School Fund,
On motion Of Armstrong Of
Lamar, the News was struck out aud
the Paris indicator put in its place.
You know the News is rebef paper,
and also that these " trooly loil
sheets must be sustained.
The sixth section Of the first de-
claration was amended to read thus
And any person or persons who
may purchase said roads, or either Of
them, from the Governor under the
provisions of this section, shall be
required toideposit in the treasury of
the State, Tor the Texas and New
Orleans roads, tho sum of one huns
Ared thousand dollars IN United
States currency and for the South
orn Pao.ic road the sum of twenty
thousand dollars in United States
currency Said depos is shall be
upon The consideration which shall
he expressed in the c attracts, that
vher ' urchnsrr Of either of said
have ended an amount
eq. the Im,ult deposited in
mu,iY. proper repairs upon the roads,
said purchaser shall have the right
To withdraw one half Of the amount
deposited. upon the certificate Of the
Governor, and when further sum
equal to the whole amount Of The
-um originally deposited shall be
expended by the purchaser 10 max ing
proper repairs upon the roads, then
sueb purchaser shail have the risht
IA v;thdraw the reminder of he
de,osit mon the certificate of the
Governor And i, shall also Ne .tip.
Mated that If the purchaser NAL ilw
Tho denosi, a. above provjdel sbali
hn 10 make proper repairs upon the
road purchased eau,l In value TO the
amonnt deposited within six months
frnn tho time such np,ebaser shall
obtain nosaession Of the road pur.
chased then the sum deno,i,ea hail
he ABSOLUTELY forfeited 10 the state,
and Il hall further he nroviled in
any contract which the Governor
-..-...- ---'-'. -.-..-y rs v'sss,vr %
either Of aid roads, that if said pur-
chaser shall fail TO comply with the
engagemontto put the road purchased
in good running order for tie use Of
the public within the time agreed
upon IN the contract, then the road
shall be forfeited to the State, and