The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-10

| work on the streets not exceeding
six days in any one year, or 10
| furnish a substitute or pay sum of money
not to exceed one dollar for each Days work
demanded. Citizens Of cities and towns
working under the provisions Of this act shall
not be required to work upon public roads
outside the corporate limits of such city or
| town.
An aclto amend section IL, of an act en-.
titled an act TO protect the wool growing
interest of the State Of Texas, approved
March % 1879. Approved March 9, 1881.
EXempts the following counties from the
operation Of the act approved March %,
1879: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie,
Csss, Chambers, Cherokee, Calvin,
Cook, Dallas, Delta Denton
Ellis, Fsnnin, Fsyette, Fort Bend Frank
lin, Freestone, Hardin, Harris, Harrison,
Henderson, Jack, jasper, Jefferson, john
son, Kaufman, Lamar, Lee, Liberty, Madison,
Marion, Montgomery, Morris, Nscogdocbes,
Newton, Orange, Psnola. Parker, Polk,
Raines, Red River, Ru.k, Saline, San Jscinto,
Shelley, Somervle, Tsrrsnt, Titus, Trinity,
Tyler, Van Zsndt, Wood, Walker, Wharton,
Young, Clay, Montague and Wise, together
with the unorganized counties attached to
them for Judicial purposes. Also morgan
lied counties attached to Jack and Young.
An act to regulate tho sale of spiriluous,
vinous or malt liquors, or indicated bitter
to fix the rate of occupation tax upon
persons, firms or associations, engaged in Il
sale of spirituous, vnous or malt liquors, o
medicated bitter.; to define the manner anG
time of collecting such tax, and to stfix pen.
allies for failure to pay the same, and to re-
peal all laws and parts of laws in conflict
with the provisions of this act. Approved
March IL, 1881.
Section /. Imposes an annual tax upon
ell persons engaged in selling spirituous,
vinous or malt liquors, in quantities less than
quart, $500; for selling such liquors or
indicated bitters of one quart and less than
five gallons, 5000; five gallons or more, $500;
for malt liquors exclusively, $50; provided
act shall not be construed to prevent whole
sale liquor dealers or merchants who pay
occupation tax as such, from selling un-
broken packages less than five gallons,
without being required to pay an additional
tax as quart dealers.
Section 2. Provides that county com,
missorer's courts may levy a tax equal to
one-hslf the state tax, and Incorporated
towns and cities also one-hslf state tax.
Section g. The state, county and city
taxes must DO paid in advance and for not
less than twelve months, provided that
any persons now engaged A. liquor dealers
under authority of "ihe Bell Punch law" ap.
proved April 3, 1879, shall no! be deprived of
any right, privilege or immunity 10 which he
or they may be entitled under said law, but
may continue their occupations for the full
lmc for which they have paid occupation
tax under said "bell punch law or may, at
their option, take out lice, so under provisions
Of this act, and when so doing shall have
credit for any balance due or payment mado
under said Act April 3, 1879.
Section 4. Retail dealers selling less than
a quart, required to give bond with two
! securities, payable to and approved BY the
county judge, In sum of $1,000 conditioned
than such dealer, shall keep an orderly house
'nd thai they will not knowingly sell or give
or permit to be sold or gwen any
spirituous, vinous, or malt liquor 10 any
minor or 10 students OF any Institution of
learning or TO any habitual drunk.rd, or TO
any person after having been notified in
writing by the wife or the daughter of the
person not 10 sell TO such person; and also that
such dealers shall rot permit any games pro-
hibited by the laws of the state to DO played,
| dealt or exhibited in or about such place of
business, or permit any minor TO enter and
remain upon tho premises. Bond may be
sued upon at instance ofany party aggrieved.
If bond sued on is exhausted, another in
similar smount shall DO given; if not given
and dealer continues business, he shall be
gulyt Of a n.isdemesnor.
Snciinn X Eonntv oloyka ,hsO pot ;,a,o
state license until county and city licenses
are paid,
Section 6. Provides that If collectors Of
taxes shall knowingly permit ary person to
engage in any of the occupations named
in this act, in violation of law, he shall be
guilty of misdemeanor unless no reports
such violation Immediately to tho county or
district attorney.
Section I. Comptroller required to fur.
nish county clerks necessary blanks and
blank forms for receipts.
Section 8. Requires license TO be posted in
some conspicuous place in the house where
business is carried on with penalty for fail
ure to do so.
Section 10. Repeats all laws in conflict.
etc
An &C, authorizing aud requiring owners
OF lands between the Nueccs and Rio tiranae
rNcr under grants or titles thereto from the
former governments which were recorded in
Ii" respective counties before the adoption
oi tho present constitution, 10 dcrosi. and
archiyc SAINT in the general land office. AID.
proved March l6, 1881.
Titles thus requiring TO DO archived &C.
quiro no greater validity Than they before
hsd, MS titles recorded in the proper county.
An act to procure from the publishing
house owning the copyrights certain
volumes of the early reports of the supreme
court of tho state, ana 10 make appropriation
therefor. Approved March 10th, 1851.
section l. Authorizes secretary of state to
purchase three hundred copies for use of
st.,e, of each of the volumes of decisions of
supreme court, now out of print, or needed
by 10 state, at price not exceeding four
dollars per copy. Appropris!cs Sl2,'oO for
the pnrposc.
Section ., Requires that character OF work.
binding, style of type, o'c., shall DO same as
volume SO, of Texas reports.
An act to. amend article
1914, and TO establish articles
lS0a, and 1929, of the revised civil statutes
VI Il q state of roIas, concerning cetsles of
dcrc' cd pcr,on'. Approved March l5
1891
This amendment provides that Judges Of
county cour, msy, on his own motion or on
mpl,inN OF Interested parties, remove
Executors and administrators in tho follow
il &, cases, In addition to those enumerated in
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