The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-17
Bills Passed at the Called session
sixteenth Legislature.
Senate.

An act making appropriation for
mileage and per diem pay of members
and per diem pay of officers of the two
houses.
An act defining aud prescribing
what funds shall constitute the availa-
BILE school fund and rcpealing all other
laws in conf ct with the same.
An act to enable municipal auth lri-
ties of towns and cities to cooperate
with county authorities in making i'm
provements necessary for sanitary reg
ulations.
An act to amend section 9 of an act
entitled an &C; to provide for printing,
binding and distributing the Revised
S atutes, Penal Code and Code OF
Criminal Procedure.
An act prescribing the times OF hold
inc courts in the twenty-second judi
cIal district.
An act to exempt from taxation
horse racing for over 450 yards.
An act amending article 3692, chap
ter 10, title 10. Revised Civil Statutes,
An act to amend articles 1867, 1858
and 1859, Code Criminal Procedure.
An act making provision for return
to the Comptro ler's Office, before meet
ing of each session. of the Legislature,
of shenffs', attorneys, and other ac-
counts against the State for which war
rants may not have been issued, and to
provide against o. X. claims.
An act to define who are agents of
insurance companies, and to fix their
liability for NJ ting without authority
of law.
Az act to create commission Of ar
bitTation and awards and define duties
and powers thereof and 10 pay salaries
of judges thereof.
An act amending charter of toe city
Of Dallas.
An act prescribing character Of build
Ing to be erected and articles TO be
manufactured at the East Texas peni-
tentiary.
An act providing for an ad valorem
tax of fifty cents on the 800 for sleep
ing and psrlor cars, and repeating con-
flictlng laws.
An act supplementary Of an oct max
ing appropriations for the conduct OF
the State government for the years be-
ginning March l, 1879 ana ending
February %, 1881.
An act ameddst 1ry OF an act provid-
ing for the Incorporation of sssocia-
tions that may be organized for the
purpose of constructing railways and
maintaining and operating the same,
prescribing and defining duties and
limiting powers Of such corporations,
approved August Is, 1876.
An act supplementary of an act TO
provide for the organ Zttlon of the
Sts'e penitentiary, approved Ma ch q {,
1879.
An act to amend chapter 3, title 10,
Code of Criminal Procedure, passed
at the regular session Of the s xteenth
Legislature, creating articles 1915 and
1876. relating to costs paid by counties.
An act defining the boundary lines
Of Montague county.
An act providing for the sale OF in
jlrcd and worthless property belong
ing to the State.
An s,t amending article 1888 Re-
Vised Civil S atutes, passed aud ap-
proved April 10, 1879.
An act to amend article 4759, Re-
vised Civil Statutes, approved April
%, 1879.
An act authorizing the Governor,
Comptroller and Attorney General TO
purchase additional lands for the use
OF the peniteptisries.
An act prescubinga a remedy and reg
ulating proceedings in quo wsuaDto,
and conferinR the jurisdiction in certain
cases upon the district court of Travis
county