The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-04-14
IMPORTANT LAWS PASSED BY THE
SEVENTEENTH LEGISLATURE.
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An act repeats article 1884 OF
Revised Civil Statutes. making ex-
ceptions TO reading dispositions oil
witnesses.
An act creates sheep and wool
inspector, i'll counties where there
are 500 sheep assessed for taxation
inspector to be named by county
commissioners.
An act, amendatorv of title IL.
chapter l, article pa, Revised Grim
inal Code, provides that district at
torneys shall be. elected in the LIST.
ri, Sd, 4th, 9Th, 9TH, Sth, 9th, 18th,
18th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 10th, 23d, 24ih,
18th and Both; and the counties of
Galveston and Harris, but that the
Governor shall appoint district at
torney for the 30th and 18th districts,
until the next general election.
An act amendatory to article
375, chapter 4, title II, Revised Civil
Statutes, gives city councils exclu-
slve power over streets, alleys, pub
lie grounds, etc, and TO cause the
male inhabitants between the ages
of eighteen and forty-five years to
work on the streets not exceeding
six days in any one year, or TO fur
nish q substitute or pay a sum of
money not to exceed one dollar for
each days work demanded. Citi-
Zens 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. q
An act amends section IL of an
act protecting wool-growing inter-
ests of the state, approved March
20 1879, SO as to exempt from the
operation of the act the counties of
Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Cass,
Chambers, Cherokee, Calvin, Cook,
Dallas, Delta, Denton. Ellis, Fannin,
Fayette, Fort Bend, Franklin. Free
stone, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Har-
rison, Henderson, Jack. Jasper, JEFF
terson, johnson, kaufman, Lamar,
Lee, Liberty, Madison, Marion,
Montgomery, Morris, NacOgdoches,.
Newton, Orange, Pamela, Parker,
Polk, Raines, Red River, Rusk, Sa-
line, San Augustine, San Jacinto,
Shelley, Sommerville, Tarrant. Titus,
Trinity, Tyler, VanZandt, Wood,
Walker. Wharton, Young, CLAY,
Montague and Wise, together with
the unOrganiZed counties attached
to them for judicial purposes; also
unorganiZed counties attached to
Jack and Young.
An act granting q 1880 land
certificate to surviving soldiers of
the Texas revolution, and the sur
viving signers of the Declara-
ton of Texas Independence, and TO
the widows of those who fell at the
Dawson massacre; and repeating
the act giving $40 certificates to each |
of the INDECENT veterans engaged in |
the struggle for Texas independence |
prior to and at the battle of San |
Jacinto, enrolled under the
act approved July 18th, 1876. |
This law applies TO surviv-
ing soldiers who served in the army |
of the Republic of Texas at any |
time from 1885 to first of January, |
1887, for three months, and who re-
ceived, or were entitled to receive, a |
bounty warrant therefor. To each |
of the surviving signers of the Dec
laratiOn of the independence of
Texas, March 3, 1886. Also to each
of the surviving widows of such
soldiers or signers who remains and
has always been unmarried since
death of such soldier or signer.
The lands are to be patented to
grantee free of cost, and are to be
exempt from forced sale so long as
they remain in possession of grantee.
Those who have received GAO certili-
Gates under the repealed law, be-
entitled to another $40 certifi-
cate under this act.