The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-11


1 of Kendall, Kerr, Btnd-Fa, Medina, Uvslde,
I kinney, Maverick, Comal a Il Edwards.
Terms OF court: Maverick county, lst Mondays
| March and Septem ueri and the ether counties |
after Isl Mondays in March and september, as
follows: uvaide Nunty, ith Mondays alter;
Medina, 6tn MONDAYS after; B'ndera. stu
Mondays after; Kerr, 9th Monday after; Ken
dali, nth Monday after; Comsl, 18Th Monday |
after. Unorgarized county of Edwards at
,ached TO the county Of Kerr for judicial pur-
Takes effect nom passage.
An act for the reiei II Thomas b. Hearne. |
/ Approved March 80. 1881
An INDECENT aud invalid veteran. Donates |
| 30 acres of land. |
Auact tovalidate donation land certificate |
issued 10 Joseph Floyd. Approved March ~,
lSsl. .
Certificate not having been approved is vail |
dated, and order 10 commissioner OF land Office
to issue.
An act to amend sections l and 1,
of an act entitled an act to regulate the sale
OF spirituous, vinous or m1l! liquors, or
meticsted btters; to fix the rate of occups-
ton taxes upon all persons, nfms or assOCls-
tons of persons engaged in the sale Of spirit
uous vinous or malt liquors and medicsted
bitters; TO deins the actions OF persons engaged
In the sale of splrltuous, yinous or matt
liz ors or medicated bltters; to define the
manner and time of cOl!ec Ing such tax, and
affiN penalties for failure To nay the same, and
10 repeal all laws and parts of laws In conflict
with the DIVISIONS OF this act. Approved
March II. lSsl.
This act amends sections and Of &C
p.,sed nth March, 1871. se,t,on is amended
80 as 20 require liquor dealers to pay upon
separate establishment. Amendment to
cient prosecution OF dealers, for vio-
lation of conditions of bond required to be
given, and makes 1t the duty OF county and
district attorneys and county treasurers 10
prosecute.
An act to amend article 1858, of the revised
civil statutes,pf the state of Texas, adopted
! February q, 1873 and to provide for the reg
lstraton of instruments relating TO real estate
In unorganized counties. Approved March
80, lSSl.
Article 4.333 amended. Provides LIST: All
| deeds. conveyances, &c relating to real estate,
su be recorded in the county where such real
estate or a part thereof, is situated. Where
county Is unorganized such deed, etc, shall be
recorded in county to which said unerg inlzed
! county Is attached for judicial purposes Upo.
, the organization Of anew county, the county
commissioners, within two.years the date of
, organization, shall, procure atranscrlpt OF the
, records from the county to which said unor-
! transcript shall be taken and held as
| notice OF existence of such instruments
Act not to be construed to effect tn q
: registration of any such instruments hereto
:. fore made in either land district or organized
county, to which such unorgani1sd county had
been attached.
Takes effect from passage.
y An net making the office Of county surveyo or
l., Section l, requires surveyors to record In a
y well bound book all surveys in the county or
}, district, for which thsy were respectively
: elected, with plsts thereof, made by him,
: whether private or off rial. Record to be open
o TO the 'mblic. Additional fee for recording,
- zoe. per 100 words.
n section2 2. Certified copies ofsuch record may
It be used in evidence In any state court.
II Section 3, Commandments court to furnish
@ record book to surveyor.
n Takes effect 80 days after passage.
y. ,e An act &c, for 1n. holding S,l, a special
: the couuty of Freestone, Tor the trial OF Grim
y inal causes, and for such other business of 4
o criminal nature as may be lawfully considered
In the district court. Approved March 80, 1881.
I; snecial term provided for, Is to be held on
u N5d Monday In April, 1881,
x takes eilecl from passage.
i, An act to make an appropriation for the per
N diem pay OF the officers, members and en-.
V. Texas, Approved March 80. 1881.
Approprates $1,000.
:, An act to provide for tn. projection OF the
y title OF the stats 10 the university lands wing
"a In McLennan and Hill counties. Approved
" March 30, 1881.
Authorizes the governor and attorney gem
). ersl - mploy competent counsel TO defend the
@ title of the state tc university lands, lying In
, McLennan and Hill countless and appropri.
/ a'es o., 900.
Takes effect from passage.
~ An act authorizing district courts TO trans fer
l. cases OF administration OF estates of deceased
persons, and guar, isnship OF minors, per Ons
In pending before them, to the county courts
. Approved March 30, lSSl.
10 Section /. Gives authority to the district
courts to make transfers Of cases reclted IN
y capt. N, upon al plicatOn Of parties interest
l, ed, 10 the county courts.
Section 2. Transfers heretofore made of
n similar cases from district to county couris
10 are validated
section ,. Prescribes the duties OF district
IS clerk In making such transfers and his fees
ii therefor.
Takes effect from passage.
An Act to authorize town, and villages
id heretofore incor roraied by the congress, of Inc
republic or the Legislature OF tue state to
ID amehd their charters. Approved M.rch lst
7. lssl.
b. Section /. Towns and villages may, by res.
olution of The board OF Aldermen and two.
u thirds vote OF voters ut election held therefor
to amend the'r charters In any particular not In
conflict with the constitution, or the revised
n Section =. Such amendment, before polnS
BIO into effect, shall be approved by the attorney
3, general and died In oiiics Of the secretary O
~ state.
In Takes effect from passage.
ell An act to amend article 1, sos, tile 81, chap
o. ter 1, OF the revised statutes Of the state oi
o. Texas, to provide for preventing certain an
m mails from running at large In counties an 4
subdivisions. Approved March 81 1851.
cd Amendment to article ,6OS provides; If nj
owner can be found Of SIC elk so imponnded
the Is er up may after the expiration of Nv,
days, make atlidsvit before justices Of the pencs
describing the stock imp unded and that In,
n owner is unknown to anlaut ,IustIcs OF tn,
NO peace shah, forthwith. deliver sucl
NJ a0idavit to county clerk. After 1lin,
y such aNd,ylt the taker up may sci
such stock MS In case where owner
Is KIN wn; and If anything remains after salts
- fyinS hts fees aud damages, the amount .hsl
III he reported, under oath, to county clerk, and
=, paid To county treasurer. Or takcr up NAV. n
" his oItion, Mt expiration of days. estray sucl
o. stoct according to law.
an Taxes effect nom passage,
~ Auact,o amend section 5, of nm act an
An Tilted IAN act to establish tho University N
Texas" passed At tho present session of IN,
IN legsat Approved April |, lSSl
An rdmt MT provides: Government OF IN,
university to vsst In board of regents of
=, numbers, selected from different porl,ons q
y the state, TO be appointed by governor and con.
w nrned by senate; any Vacancy to he ii led h,
q, governor unless legislature Is In session.
sV Takes elect from passage,
M An act 10 make appropriation for the prona.
Wv CATION rnd pfoSeIN alton OF fish, and 10 huII,
"A tl'h ways aud fish ladders, anil to aulhorlz
~ the governor to appoint Dish commissioner
Al aud 80 repeal all laws In conflict herewith
"a Appru ed March 81, 1881
wv section l. Requires NIL owners of mllllam1
M wa or aces, or o'ller o'S,rucilons ON streams
wlthiN months sftsr passage Of this net |,
m copeuuCtUnd kc.p In rrpalr fish ways or dSl
W. lad ''-s ~ such dana, etc, so that st ali sen
M s'n>A hmay accent The stream. Penalty 10