The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-12
THE DALLAS HEBAL THURSDAY MORNING MAY ~, 1881.

Of holding courts In tho counties composing
tho district. l
An act validating tho proceedings OF lbe
Oonntt Court NJ Jackson county. AppfoVod
February %, 1881. .-n., l..
Court was not hold ut umo prescribed py
law. .
An act 20 create the 3i.h Judicial as
trlct, and prescribing the time or holding
district courts therein, and TO provide Tor .be
appointment Of II distric. judge and dh'rc'
attorney therein. Approved February 20
1881. ,,.,.,
An act 10 diminish tho civil and criminal
iurisdic,ion of the county courts OF Hender-
son. Parker. L,mps.ss, Blanco, Be1ar. KIM
bali. Nueces, Gillespie, Kendall, Uvalde,
Wheeler, Oldham, Bsnders, Wharton, NC
Mullen, Medina, Frio, Dimmit', Lasalle, III.
dslgo, Star, Zsps,s Duval and Burnett
counties. and conform the juris"
dction of tho di.tric. and justice.
courts OF said counties 10 such charge.
Approved February 25ih, 1881.
This act takes from county courts, IN 'he
counties specified, jurisdiction conferred
under the general Law, and relega'es same
An act to provide for the payment OF the
interest due on the public cent, Msrch l.
1881. Approved February ~, 1851.
Appropristes $25, 445 for the purpose.
An act to amend an act entitled An Act to
change and define tho times of holding the
terms of the district court in the fifth Judicial
district of the state of Texas, passed by the
10th legislature and approved April 2ad,
1879. Approved February 26th, 1881.
Changes time of holding courts in Css',
Brown, Titus, Franklin, Camp and Marion
counties.
An act regulating the removal of the dis
abilities of minors. Approved March "a,
1881.
Provides that disabilities of minors may be
removed by district courts upon petition ana
cause shown.
Disabilities removed by district courts,
and DEGREES entered, minore for all legal pur-
poses, shall be deemed and held OF full age,
except as to voting. ,
An act TO amend chapter 8, of title II, OF
the penal code Of Texas, by adding after
article 6S9, article 6S3s Approved March
5, 1881.
Provides that the careless and reckless
handling of baggage by baggage masters,
express agents and olhers-public csrriers-
shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by hne
not exceeding 500.
An act to amend article 1854 and 365, of an
act entitled to act to adopt and establish a
penal code, and code ofcriminal procedure
for the State of Texas, presented to the
governor for his approval February n, 1873.
approved March s, 1881.
This act provides that any one who shall
bet or wager at any of the games numbered
in six preceding articles in penal code, or at
other games with dice, dominoes, &c, at
public places, shall be fined not less than ten
nor more than twenty-five dollars.
The proprietor OF the public house where
such games are permitted for wagers, &c,
shall be fined not less than $25 or more than
300.
An act to amend sections 20 and 81, of an
act entitled Gan act amendatory OK and
supplemental to an act entitled an act to
consolidate in one act and amend the several
acts incorporating the city of Houston, in
Harris county, approved April Fl, 1879"
Approved March 9, 1881.
Amend sections % and 81, of the law Of
1879.
An sct to release certain inhabitants in the
town of Savoy, county of Fannin, from the
payment of taxes assessed and now due for
the year 1880, in consequence of great
public calamity. Approved March IL, 1881.
Release certain persons (naming them) who
suffered in the cyclone OF 28th May, 1880,
for payment of state and county taxes, for
1880.
An act to amend article
1871, chapter IL, of the revised
civil statutes, providing for the disposal of
certain lands known as tho Indian reservs-
tions, and to repesl article 1912, 1913, 1874,
1916 and 1916, of the revised statutes upon
the same subject. Approved March ii,
1881.
Amendment provides that so much of the
II leagues known as the Indian reservation
"as has not been disposed of under article
1871, shall be set apart to common free
school fund.
Before it was amended article 1871 pro-
yided for setting apart one-half of these IL
leagues to common school and the other half
for pre-emptors and claimants Of homestead
donations.
An act to authorize and require the COM
missioner of the general land office to issue
certificate for one league of land to the heirs
of Moses Berrin. Approved March 9, 1881.
Original location forfeited and lost.
An act 10 amead sections 3 and ., OF ian
act to provide for the sale of a portion of the
uuappropriated public land. of the State of
Texas, and the Investment Of the proceeds of
such SALE" passed at the special session of
the 10th legislature. Approved March IL,
1881.
Provides that all vacant and unsppropria-
ted land in certain counties-designsted-
shall be set apart for public sale in tracts of
GAO acres, unless precluded by previous sur,
yeys, and no tract TO have grester frontage
on any navigsble stream or permanent water
than one-half the square OF such survey,
excepting where surrounded by older sur
veys. Presumption right reserved.
An &C. 70 be entitled an act TO amend title
IL, chapter /, article 24l, Of the revised civil
statutes Of Terss, adopted February Il,
1879. Approved March II, 1881.
Provides certain districts shall each elect
district attorney, viz: lst "a, "a, 4.h, 9TH,
7th, Sth, 9th, 12sb, l7ih, 18Th, 18th, 18Th,
2O.h. 23d, oath, 25ih and 30ih; and the
counties Of Galveston and Harris, provided
that The Governor shall appoint district
attorney for the 3Olb snd 10Th districts, until
the next general election.
An .ct 70 repeal ian sct 10 diminish the
civil jurisdiction Of the county cour, Of
Navarro county. and 70 conform tho juris-
4ictior of ID. district court Of said county %