San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-03
GENERAL BILLS.

Senate bill No. /, An act to amend
section 3 of an act entitled an act to
provide for the holding of district
courts when the Judge thereof is absent
or is from any cause disabled or dis.
qualified from presiding, approved
August Is, approved. January II, 1879.
House bill No. IL, An act making
an appropriation to defray the contin-
gent expenses of the Sixteenth Lcgis-
lature, approved February l 1879.
House bill No. 1876, An act to make
an appropriation to pay the postage
and exppresage to the Comptroller's
Office for six months, Commencing
j January third, 1879.
Senate bill No. l, An act making an
appropriation for the mileage and per
diem pay Of the members and per diem
pay of the officers and employees of the
Sixteenth Legislature, approved JAN
urry "a, 1879.
| House bill No. 2, An act to repeal
an act entitled an act to levy tax on
the privilege of keeping Or harboring
dogs, and to provide Tor the assess
ment and collection of the same, .ap
proved February lO.lS79.
Senate bill No 15, An act to pro-
tect mechanics, laborer and operatives
on railroads against tho failure Of own.
ers, contractors and sub -contractros
or agents, to pay their wages when
due and to provide lien tor such
wages, approved February Is, 1879.
Senate bill No. 81. An act to provide
for designating, surveying and sale OF
three million and fifty thousand acres
of the unappropriated public domain
for the erection Of new State Capitol
and other necessary public buildings
at the seat Of government, and to pro-
vide fund to pay for surveying said
lands, approved Feb. 20. 1879.
House joint resolution No. 4, joint
resolution on yellow fever, approved
January 28, 1879.
Senate joint resolution No. 145,
Joint resolution instructing the Sena.
tors and and requesting the Represen-
tatives Of Texas in Congress to favor
commercial relations with Mexico, ap.
pro led February IA. 1879
House joint resolution No. 2f, joint
resolution authorizing and directing
the Attorney General to institute and
prosecute such legal proceedings as
may be necessary to establish the IT,
tie of the State to her university lands
in McLennan and Hill counties, and
to remove all clouds upon said title,
approved February 10, 1879.
House bill No. 8, An act making an
appropriation for the support of the
public free schools for the scholastic
ending August 81 1879. approved Feb.
ruary q, 1879. 200
Senate bill No. 98, An act to fix the
fees of the department Of state in GER
tain cases, approved February Fl, 1879.
Seuate bill No. 214, An act to set
aside the public lands embraced within
the territorial limits of the county Of
Greer to educational purposes aud for
the payment of the public debt, ap-
proved February 25. 1879.
Senate joint resolution Mo- 202,
Joint resolution making an appropri.
alton to pay interest on the bonded
debt Of the state to the first day Of
March, A. d. 1879.
House bill No. 141. An act maxim
appropriations for the support Of the
state government for the timebeeinins
January /, 1879, and ending February
%, 1879, approved Februarp rs. 1879.
Senate bill No. AZ, An act to pro-
vide for the care and protection Of the
East Texas penitentisry. approved
NJ arch 5. 1879.
Senate Bill No. -, An act TO regu
Ia te and Control the assessment of tax
es on real estate, approved March 8,
1879
House bill number s. An act for the
preservation Of oysters. add oyster beds
and for protecting the rights Of persons
q tI. came .nd .rrfnr ponaff;es an