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

| Count Court OF Jackson county. approved
February %, 1881.
Court was not held at time prescribed by
law.
An ACT to create the 3lth Judicial dis
trct, and prescribing the time of holding
district courts therein, and 10 provide for the
appointment of district judge and district
attorney therein. Approved February p,
1881.
Local to counties embraced in district.
An act to diminish the civil and criminal
jurisdiction of the county courts of Hender-
son, Parker, Lampssss, Blancc, Bexsr. kim>
ball, Nueces, Gillespie, Kendall, Uvslde,
Wheeler, Oldham, Banders, Wharton, Nc
Mullen, Medina, Frio, Dmmitt, Lss,le, Hi
dalgo, Star, Zspats, Duval and Burnett
counties, and conform the luris-
diction Of the district and Justices
courts Of said counties 10 ouch charge.
Approved February 25.h, 1881.
This act takes from county courts, in the
counties specified, jurisdiction conferred
under the general law, and relegates same
to justices court.
An act to provide for the payment Of the
interest due on the public Gebt, March |,
1881. Approved February 26, 1881.
Appropriates S25, AS for the purpose.
An act to amend an act entitled An Act &c
change and define the 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 23d,
1879. Approved February Goth, 1881.
| Changes time of holding courts in Cass,
Brown, Titus, Franklin, Camp and Marion
counties.
| An act regulating the removal of the dis
abilities of minors. Approved March I'd,
1881.
Provides that disabilities of minors may be
removed by district courts upon petition and
cause shown.
Disabilities removed by district courts,
and DEGREES entered, minors for all legal pur-
poses, shall be deemed and held of full age,
except as TO voting.
An act to amend chapter 3, of title II, of
the penal coda of Texas, by adding after
article 6s3, article 6S3s. Approved March
s, 1881.
Provides that tho careless and reckless
handling of baggage by baggage masters,
express agents and othcrs-public carriers
shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine
not exceeding 800.
An act to anne, d article 1854 and 1865, of an
act entitled to act TO adopt and establish n
penal code, and code ofcriminal procedure
for the State of Texas, presented to the
governor for his approval February u, 1879
| Approved March g. 1881.
This act provides that any ono who shall
bet or wager at any of the games numbered
In six preceding articles in penal code, or at
other games with dice. dominocs, &c, at
public places, shall be fined not less than ten
nor more than twenty five dollars.
Tho proprietor OF the public house whore
such games are permitted for wsgers, &c =,
shall be fined not less than S25 or more than
500.
An act to amend sections 90 and 81, of an
act entitled "An act amendatory of and
supplemental to an act entitled az &C, 10
consolidate in one act and amend the several
acts Incorporating the city of Houston, in
Harris county, approved April q, 1879"
Approved March 0, 1881.
Amend sections % and 81, of the law of
1879.
An acIto release certain inhabitants in the
town OF Savoy, county of tannin, from the
payment OF taxes assessed AMI now due for
the year 1880, in consequence of great
public calamity. Approved March II, 1881.
heeAse certain persons (oaming thcm) who
suffered in the cyclone OF 2Sth NAV. 1880
1880.
An act TO amend article
1871, chapter II, of the revised
civil statutes, providing for the disposal of
certain lands known as the Indian reserva.
lions, and to repeal article 1872, 1913, 1914,
$40 and 1910, OF the revised statutes upon
1881.
Amendment provides that so much of the
II leagues known as tho Indian reservation
AS has not been disposed of under article
s9n, shall be SGT apart TO coulmon free
school fund.
Before ii was amended article 1911 pro-
vided Tor setting apart one-half of these IL
leagues to common school and the other half
for pre-emp,ors 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 Herrin. Approved March 0, 1881.
Original location forfeited and lost.
An act TO amend sections 3 and 6, of ''an
act to provide Tor the sale of portion of the
unappropriated public lands of the State of
Texas, and the Investment of the proceeds of
such sale" passed at tina special session Of
the 10Th legislature. Approved March IL,
1881.
Provides that all vacant and unappropria-
ted land in certain counties designated -
shall be set apart for public sale in tracts of
GAO acres, unless precluded by previous sur,
vcys, and no tract to have grsster frontage
on any navigsble stream or permanent water
than one'hslf the square of such survey,
excepting whore surrounded by older sur.
veys Pro emp,ion right reserved.
An act to DO entitled an act to amend title
IL. chapter l. article PAL, of tho revised civil
statutes of Texas, adopted February. q,
1879. Approved March IL, 1881.
Provides certain districts shall each elect a
listrlc. attorney, viz: lst "a. 30, 4th, 9th,
9TH, S.h, 9th, 18th, l7th, 18th, 10Th, 10Th,
ooh, pa, 9th, 25th and 3O,h; and tho
counsies Of Galveston and Hsrris, provided
that tho Governor shall sppoint distric,
attorney for tho 30lh and 10Th districts. until
the ncSt general election.
An act TO repeal IAN act TO diminish the
civil jurisdiction OF tho county court of
Navarro county, and 10 conform the iuris.
diction Of tho district court Of said county 60
such change" approved July ., 1870. and 10
prescribe tho Jurisdiction OF said county
court Approved March IL. 1881.
Rercals special act approved July "a, 1879,
and prOyidps spec,fic inrisdiction