The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-19

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| the district courts
| Takes set from and after pasfage
| An act 10 amond certain articles OF chapter =
Of titles ~ Of the revised clyll couei 49,,
| chapter 2 being entitled "hgrlculiuthi hh'
| Mechanical College
Article S,Osi amended Board Of directors
| snail co sist Of D memb rs.
| Article y, 6s5 amended Directors Bhall ID
| appointed by the governor, aud hold once 10
Article 3,gS7 anne ded Governor to call boar,
thus appointed togeth n, who SHAH reflect iron
thrir number pre- ident iot ,ne Woar" WIZ n.
deems 1t expedienti majority To constitute
Article 3 $50 amended Directors 10 receive
thei actual expen' es incurred in attending
meetings of the board. Accounts to be approy
ed by the governor, and paid out OF university
fund.
Ario,e3 60a amended SECRETARY. Of state 10
forward dir, ctors within 10 days after their a.
poiutment. notice OF appointments falling e
accept within tsD days, appointment void ana
another appointment made.
Article 3,692a. The college snall man aln
anI instruct, annually, free OF charge, three
students from each senatorial dlstIicl III the
STA zone to be app inted by the senator OF
the distr G. the Other two by the representa-
lives thereof One-haf of The students thus
appoint ed comreied 10 take au agricultural
co rise ths other half m cnanicai course Oh
study. 70 pay. expenses OF such sIeI. nls,
COMPTROLLER Shall upon proper vouchers Deihs
III u
ytate treasurer. against auy appropriation
made for that purpose.
Takes eject from passage.
An act to establish the University of Texas.
Approoe March 20, 1881.
Sec los Locally TO be determined by q
vote of the people. rhe medical departmrbt
to be located In dilerentlocalit from the wi
yersity proper, II so determined by vote OF TIE
people, also branch thereof. ,a,,
Seoton2 =. Election to fix ioca ion 10 be helu
Isl Tuesday In September, 1881, and governor
10 issue hs Proclamation
Section 3. Localities put in nomination Tor
location must be MADE ana iorWaroea W guy
ernor at least forty days before election, ana
names must be embraced In his proclamation.
Sec ion A. Locality receiving largest numner
O! 70 es shall be lected; provided the vote
cast for said locality ehall exceed one tnlru OF
the entire vote cast. If no locality receives
Ope-thild vote cast, another election shnit be
orieied within ninety days after first election; .
Section D. Government vestea 10 a oO ortio u,
of the state, to be nominated by the governor
and confirmed bJ the senate.
SECTION O. Board of regents divided lnto
four cases, holding 2, 4, and years. After
1st January. 1883 two msmbers sha be APP
pointed at each session OF the legislature W
supply vacancies. ~, ~, -
feciions 7, 8, aud 10. DENIES the powers
of the board Of regents.
s. elton IL Fee of admission to universe y
shall never exceed $50, and 10 open TO all per,
sons ia the state, male and female, on equa.
terms and wttnouL charge Tor tuitsoh uuuei
Inc regulations prescribed byIegen
section IL. treasurer Of the state TO be
ire surer OF the university.
Secu5u 49, Within thirty d Us after loca-
tionof the university governor sisti oG n '1 or
gar, re the board. end. 70 adopt regulations
for their government. ~, s.,r
Sccions IA, IL, l6 II, Is, 10 ana u lnither
nre-cri ne the duties of the board or rege u.s.
nnroyidlng for the construction Of the uhIvei-
sity building under thsir direction, pnrchase
furniture opp araius, &C. Inc DnilulnS hoI
to cost exceeding 90 wv ana snIli pe 81, 81
without marring the harmony OF architecture.
Interest accrued and hereafter 10 accrue Iran, !,
uutyer-ity fund appropriated 10 DC eN Pepu.u
nv regents for purposes specified in TINS act
ay1d maintenance of the ranches OF the uni
verslty. ,,e,,o,, ,ooos
sary for ad X is ion, nor snail any COURSE Oh
Instruction of u sectalian character be Taught
therein. al, r.,,Io, .as-
sion shall appoint board OF VISITORS o atteh9
annual examinations OF university ai.u
branches, and report TO Legislature.
Section 20 The reasonable expenses OF boa ds
of regency and visitation, IL the discharges o.
their ia les, shall he paio from available uni
yerIitv fund ,,.
SECTION "a Repeats all laws in conflict.
Takes effect 90 days alter pas age
An act for the relief OF persons whose lands
have been rendered for tax ton, ana also
placed upon the unrendered rolls. ApproVeu
lands have o. en- rendered for taXation, whether
TIL same were RENDERED in the name OF lne
rea grsntor or not; and have also Deen piac1''
upon unrendereu rolls ior saiho Se''' "a
tied to relief.
Section O. II such lands are sold for taxes
charged upon unrenderen rolls and Dought
state. the nwuer or age-t shall present to the
collector of county where lanus are ~ :,
an me land had been rendered for laxauon
and placed on Lh. regular roiis lor aie
wear mentioned. Said afi1avlt 10 contain
accurate description of the land and be &C
com uaoied with certificate OF lax assessor
thai same Is true and cyrfect; am Tue tax col,
lecIor snail give such person q written oihciai
statement that said tax has Deen cance,Ieu,
and m AXE note of same on rolls. PROVISION Oh
this section to apply to such lands at any time
after the collector shall receive toe rolIs, III I'll
IN , ame shall have gone into the hanus OF u
nriy te purchaser; and II owner snail nave
nn.id the taxes charged upon the surrendered
rrnIls at any time previous to the paes ge o.
this act, he shall be entitled TO warrant Oh
compt -oller for amount 50 pid, IN Ha HI,ne
provided In section 3, Of this act Tax coilec-
Tor to make no charge for bis duties Eersin
mentioned.
sections. When the owner Of such lands
shall have redeemed same from private pur-
era er, tax collector shall furnish MN % &c tS,s
certificate comptroller to issue q
WsTraln. on the tIea' ef .OI 40
amount { such tax, which warrant shail pe
receivable for all 'xes. For Issuing above
oert ficate, lax collector TO be entitled to 81
cent?, 20 be paid by applicant.
Taxes sf 5ct from passage
An act 10 establish the 18th, 18th, 2Oth ana
a2I iu1ic.aI districts, and prescribe Times oil
ho ding courts 10 SAID districts, and la the
ann distr ct; TO provide for the Al pointment
of a district attorney N tue 10th aud dtstrict
iudgs IN tue s'd jIdicial distrl I, aBd q pro-
vi re- for holding terms OF the district court In
certain counties now ganized
seetion1: u n distriot. Composed OF conn
tie of ) te phens, Shackelford, Mitchell, Nolih'
TayI n, Caliah an aDd Eastland.
section 2: 18th district. Counties of VIII
tamson Burnett Lampasas, OCmanche,
BROWN. Cdeman and Runnels.
section 8: 20 h district. Counties OF Pecos,
Preside and III PssO. -,
section 4: SD district. Composed Of
the countirs OF San Saba, Llano
Gillespie, IHtmbe, Mason, Mensrd, McOul-
loeb, Concho and Tom Green.
lime OF holding auris-l2th distfiet; ste-
phenson county, lst Mondays II February
and septemb r; slackleford, d Mondays 10
Fsbsuary q septe u bert Mitchell, 4tn MOD
day after LET Mondays m Februay ana sep
tetnbsr; Nolan, 6ih Monday after LIST Monday
IN F.bruAry and SeptemDer; Tayl1r, on SIN
Mordsv after lat Mondays IN February ano
S.utefnbef. Callahan. 1lih MOrday alter IL
MONDAYS in February aud september; "a uapd
on 18Th Monday alter lst Mondays In February
ana September.
ec.ton e-ITth district. Wiliamson county,
lat MONDAYS In January end Julyt Coma - bs
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