The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-19
Am. r..,rqh s.s '''" aso'''
c..u.n.ofao ~ ana special Laws
p...ed ny Legislature, ""b-e-
auent 60 ,IS4eRN ssh, 1881 VIZ" "''''
synopaifo eeaerni Laws
fl,nnllnned lrom Ye.lerhay.l

aot TO provide for the sale OF alternate seo',o"1
of 1 md In un organized counties'as surveyor w
railroad @ onpanies, and otno' worhS Il ~
t.rnel IN provemente, ann set apart io' '''
hsn.at az common school iuld; to pFoVlde ior
Tho Investment OF the proceeds, ana 10
ronsal nil laws In conflict tnerew 1h'
a,nroved July s, 1879. anu 10
nruyIde for the sale OF such lanus III unors W.
lied Counties APP ovci april w. 1884
The am, nded section provinces n. bs,e-
Sectionl Aitern ,Je eeitions now, o' neieo
after surveyed for raiirOuus or otne' l"o'do
works, ana set apart for common SCHOOLS are
TO he disp std Of as he elm proVlueu' , at,
See on =. Surveyors ui CDuulle NJ" u,1
trlct suryeyora olu oigtnlZed COUNTIES, hhlii
view and appraise gu a!terlnle ses'.'no W ~.
der uatn, fc,urA such aprrals met 70 lnn
county court approv" a. p.,. 49, shsi, mot he
. couuty cousJ y" ia yntue. Prlce snh,l n.y. Ne
Iesst an 81 per acre fJrsurveys having resii
water on Them, or bolde log on thei aru
for other scnool ySynrs &, no' receive S,
ST Der sec ion but IN 10 case TO exec 'u eiuo iod
apprastng all school l"n9s In ms cVen.S ~ -
maid out Iirst Ne Of lands under inns ac'. lei-
sons having improvements on tchooi ian ~
Sove ,,rferrnce as pai cnasers for next SIX
mon rs al; er the value 10 hieu, ~ Naiua'io w.,
price, exclusive Fof Improvements. no ar
prdisrm nt ny surveyor in unoI -,
rra,,nIv valid mil such surveyor fl les alhdavit
stal ng he Snows tue locallly' mas pe''oN''''J
Inspected the and, anh wlen. ,,ot, conrtv
Sec ion3 AppralseMtht po,' 20 u,,,.tss go
tinp out: hulnber OF survey, BLOCK qushllSy
in each survey, neme OF coihPei"S IL, 80 10,
yiual To whom certificate lssueu, tiloe PEI
ace f,r zach section or quartef he'eoi,
AIR moe exI,t;: value of Improvements ana
rem trEs, giving general scrlp,Loh y. soi,,
water aud timoer. Copies OF sucn iepVro W
be fled in county OF dS'r.ct su,v9So ncioe md
and copies forwar1eo " i"n" "'00 ''A>
treasurer. ,oP,o,d ofica shall
q ,t,iN-n
examine such reports ma y ,bs motieS NO
nrnnoSiton for purchase OF land can DE enter,
taiaed by rurveyor Commlss'oher o. fdnu
office shall require supplemental IePorS ~ no
believes the lard Is valued too low, mas H.
creased In value since appralhenent, OF Is I'M
properly desert ed; or, instead OF requirring
fundamental report, he may sehn IN 'nPlo9e
from his otfics or appoint some su 'aole per
any m visit tha county view the and and
make report. From 1nformau,h aequltet'
Commissioner may correcJ tabulated report;
return copy Of same 10 county safVeyor' anu
file couy with the treasurer.
Se,ii1n 4 After above nOtcels ecelVel by
survey or, he may receive applications 10 . pur-
chare OF said land, not less tnan too ac Is IN ~.
lass than l5) acres No persons or corpora
lions can purchase NOR than one sec'ions
vince the isnd ia clased rs araple anu
suitable for farming purposes Whe classsu
os suitable tor III z sg only, c1n pe sou IN
ouartity to suit. No tract less than 100 acres
or more than three secti naOi 6iO esch, 'ylhs
lie
the lunty, to bs I'D to any one person OF
cornoraIion; or on any water II NJ, or more
than seven sections at any other place
Section Prisons wisnlug ~ purEnaSo i tis'
make auplic tion in writing to county or as
trict surveyor, giving mum Der OF survey
block name of company or indiVioual 10 W noli
certificate was issued and surN @! ma s, status
the quantity wanted, and If less lhan sec'loh,
yyhai part OF said sec ion, (out no iraction OF a
section less than 100 acres snali be ielt'l anu
no fractional section less than 320 atI. shhll
ltalrn
snrvevor 81 who shall record application anu
return same TO applicant
Section7 Purchaser must forward DIS APP
nlicaton after record of raao, TO Stale tieas,
prror topelh L vita one-twentieth of ap raised
vains Of land designaJ,d. II la d is chiefly
valued for tlmosr / whole value ID pe palu
state treasurer shall g.vs pure oaser prop
credit, Issue his receipt tor amour, Pad a,
IF land Office, who shall file application anu
recent, and ISSUE his certificate IN neu there-
of wh ,ch certificate snall aithorZe surnet ~
10 survey the land applied for ana enter tns
same on hi. books as sold; and shali not enter,
tain any other application Tor puIchase unsii
notified of yr;eiture. lfapp amt ial,s 70 pay
tba amount required to treasurer. ana presani
cer,idcate to con mseioDer of gensfal lahu
Office, and return same within ninety uays
from dat. OF his application 10 Ihe surveyor,
then the land shall again bs 1or sale, auu
Snryavor authorized TO recei.e other appl!ca-
tions. Persons cApnot renew their nles OF NE
on same land more than once In IL months ~
a
..nH,I,cations for nurchass snail be in the real
name OF person intending to Ds Inc ac'uai pur-
chaser. ,,a.,,, ha,no roc,iv- n
Section 8. Upon application peing rec0i no, q
by the surveyor, applicant shall eAecuie n9le
f9r balance of appraised value OF ana ne oe-
aires to purchaye, payable one-twenuetn on
LIST January of each year WI inse, az io o,
ner cent note to embrace description Oh lahu
Pnrcha ser can pay entire amoutt OF purchase
moaey az time of pur,ha,e, or TAX NJ ms hote
anv time by payin principal ana lnterest uus'
g 4 I'm hrst N p-fWA
stalnent paymeats upon the clpal may
be defer ed for one or more years, Out lnieIest
must be d id annually, on or Dei re tue ISL uay
of March of each year. No timber can % CUT
and removed fir m any land sold under this
law until The purchase money mas peen pan" IA
full.
An at 10 amend article numbers $40. 3A,
I'D SO and -, OF tAO revised sS-tules oi sue
state of Texas. relaiing 10 cities ana Towns
Approves Apiii5, 1881.
Article 3,G as amended: Provides that cities
of /. 900 inh ali ant, now incorporate1' may
accept the pr vi sions Of this It'll, ana pr
scribes he nece sary proceedings by city coun-
ell. Cities hereafter lncoroofaseu shNh ooih
ply with the provisions OF this act. .
xr,tcio at4 amended: Relates 10 the munic,-
pal government, its management and ltS ON
Article $40 amended; Provides for the cleo.
tion of mayor and board of aldermen. the
latter 10 be elected 10 hold Office for lo5g and
short terms 49, h.uha
article $50: How vacancies In once sn'l DC
Article $50 amended: Relates to the mayor
Secti1n Passage of this acs shall not oper-
ate Ell sct the Organization OF any CITY or town
already chartered by general g special ems
ter Jaw, nor 10 require election OF ne" Oh
dcers. - ,....o, ,,,aar
general charter law shail De elected TOT one
wear; at subsequente ectOns Two years.
Taxes effect 81 days after asssRe
An act o relieve the inhabt nts OF cameron
connty from "a, ment state t-x Tor the year
issa Approved April sth, 1881. Relief from
tsres err1neousiy assessed A-d partly c'l-
1ected.
An act 20 authorize and require the issue OF
,.ot.nts l-pda situate between the Mo
Ersnde and Nusces river, the titles 10 which
49, Isen confirmed under actef February ii,
lsGD Approved Apfli = ir3l. -,
Conmtssioner ofg neral land once required
10 pateDt rtan land- IN above olslrict,
aithourn titles 10 same wrs moi nnal' alya-
dic.tsJ' and .sft iei within three year. afier
osss.g. ~ ,cf II February II. 1850, AS required
nv AID act. Titles when finally connrmrd Dy
nroDer dIsfrirt nour. lands TO be pAten ed.
Trres fleet ninety days sfter passage
Anac, for the relief e the heirs Of Henry !.
Ta-nssrd. tecstspd. Approved ADril y lssL !.
Grams 20 heirs q Townsend go acre. oi lana,
t,.sari1btf 4, winch be was entitled and did not
TsEss eject 90 days amer psssags.