The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-01-20

ton ought to 10 whether


mitted Ia murder ut allvJOl lQ
application for bail Is rnsdo. AMI l. just|(
OF the peace should not be permi I'd 10 sN
Judge Of court of record, with cldAly and
seal, should possess this power.
2. The law against carrying arns should be
changed 80 as to make Il felony 10 carry
concealed weapons at all, and misdem eanor
to carry them in any way exseptss permitted
by the coda. At present the vicious 20
armed while the good citizen is dsarmed
8. Perjury, forgery and the making of
false entries, should be more clearly de-
fined.
4. The statute Furnishing persons for per-
suing occupations taxed by law, without FIST
obtaining license, should DO emendod by
striking out article liz Of the penal code.
AS the law stands persons prefer TO take the
| risk of being caught rather than pay Il 9 tux.
THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
LIST. The law authorizing attachment of
witnesses ought to be amended so that where
proper steps have not beon taken to procure
writs of attachment, the clerk who issues
the writ should be held liable for the officers
costs.
I'd. Tho sffirmance of judgments in mis-
permitted by re-enactment.
Sd. III the jury law, tue talesman in capi-
tai cases should be drawn from the jury eox
by the Judge and clerk, and not summoned
by the sheriff IS now.
9TH. The attorney general also recon-
mends Amendments of Arts. 6S5, 652, 6S6,
oS5, 525, 526, TT, 722. These four last arti-
Giles ought 10 be amended so as 10 protect the
country from the effect of the advantages Of
ten taken of the law by the plea of insanity.
The HERALD has time and again pointed cut
that the trouble iii certain notorious criminal
cases lie in the defect of tho law, AID these
suggested amendments propose the romedy.
CIVIL STATUTES.
Article 4068 revised statutes saght to be 80
amended rs TO declare forfeiture urges the
attorney-general, in all cases whore phr-
chasers in a reasonable time fail to comply
with the terms of the purchase.
Article 4l67, permitting railroad companies
to use the material on the school lands il. the
construction of their roads, he holds ~ re I'M
constitutional. And the statute giving hem
the right-of-way over these laOds sh ,uid be
amended.
RAILROADS
The following railway compRnis have
been chartered during the past year. viz:
Capital
East Texas, April 2e.............. ....st, 0,o0o
Galveston Is Csmargs, May 4............. tc),O0s
Sakise Pass & DesisoE, Sept. 3. ...... loo, 900
Chicago, Texas 4 Mexican, Sept, 49, :. 7,t00, 900
Rio Grsnde d 81 Psso. cot. 2S. $500. Lacey
N Y, Texas y Mexican, Nov. Is...... 2,Oc0, 900
San Antonio & Gulf Air Llne, DSc. 70 900 coo
G., &C. 4 3. Fl. railroad amendment. Oct. J..
The attorney general says Aa refused last
November to permit en- amendment TO the
n r.
isg the tire for building. he contends il
the Legislature.
In regard to the Houston 81 Texas Central,
he SAYS that company will no! furnish its an
nual reports as required by law that it is
extremely coniumacious snd its Atfairs
should be carefully examined into that it
has received several millions of acres of pub
lie lands from the state, and has failed to
uliena.e them az required BY the terms of the
grant that it has also refused to pay. the
taxes Oh tho lands il ownsin the unorganized
counties until compelled by law.
The attorney general says that he believes
the legislature should so control corpora
tions ss to prevent them frem becoming the
masters of the people, and now in the rail-
way prosperity is this time to act.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
He Gays this corporation refused to make
the reports and pay the taxes required, aud
no had 70 institute suit to enforce the law.
FoRGRRIRs TO LAND TITLRs, ETC.
The Encouragement urges the folio wing
amendments TO the registration laws:
LIST. Justices of the peace and deputy
clerks should not be authorized TO take &C.
knowledgments or proef of deeds.
%. The number Of notaries SHOULD be re-
ducsd.
| 8rd. No one but notary or clerk OF o
| court should be permitted TO take ncknowl'
edgmsnt or proof of execution of deeds in
this state. -
4th. No one should be authorized to take
such scknswlsd gments out Of this state for
| record within it, except judges and clerks OF
courts Of record.
9th. Ali such certificates to be written on
the same paper on which the deed is vritten.
These are the chief features, amendments,
recommendations, ETC., that have occurred
10 Attorney General Mccormick through
experience in his department, ard 1t ~ill lie
vita his wostay suseessor, AeCronry, 10
place the proper value and attention 10 ,hsns