The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-14


nearest neighbour is being ruined by this
latitudinous extension of rights to the COM
mon people. They are grid-ironing the
country with railroads and telegraph wires,
and, ii not checked, will soon get into
that deplorablc condition now experienced
in these United States, where every laborer
can read. vote and become pestiierous
thorn in the side of those virtuous classes
who, by right, ought to rule. Hoping for
n favorable consideration of and action on
these questions, we herewith tender the
proposed bill and subscribe ourselves your
enlightened patriotic and virtuous fellow
RICHARD SANCTIFICATIoNIsT,
John JESSE HOLINESS,
ISAIAH MORALITY,
WAITsTILL RoGERINE,
And thirteen thousand others.
SECTION |. Be il enacted by the legisla-
ture Of the state OF Texas, That from and
after the passage of this act, 1t shall not be
lawful for any man in this state to vote
ut any election, state, county, city
possessing the qualifications now required
by law, does not also own ten thousand
dollars worth of real estate, or who cannot
read and write speech in favor of the
rights, privileges and immunties of the
moral, the elect and the rightlully ruling
class of this state. Nor shall even such be
allowed to vote if within five years prior to
the passage ofthis act he shall have been
guilty of the crime of chewing tobacco,
ofsmoking 4 pipe, cigar, cigarette cubebs,
mullen leaves, sumach or other herb, drug
or plant. And the same restriction shall
apply if he shall in the same time past
have given his wife, mother, daughters or
sisters, an airing, on foot, in coach, chaise,
sprlng board, or on'h0rse, mule or donkey
on the Sabbath day; nor if, when in health,
he has failed to attend all temperance re-
form, holiness and sanctiiication meetings
within ten miles of his residence, provided
however, that where two such meetings
may have been held at the same time with
in the said area OF ten miles and he shall
have attended one he shall be exonerated
Tor non-attcndance at the other
The penalty for violation of any of
the provisions of this section shall be, for
the FIRST offence, cropping of the ears, brand
ing ", uor npstarU on the cheek and
thirty-nine lashes on the bare back. For
the second offence, he shall be banished
from the state, on pain of death for re-
turn.
Sec. ?. That any person who shall import
into or manufacture in this state any of the
liquid of apples, called cider, whether by
express, compress, old.fashioned pole lever.
age or the dog tread-wheel, shall be dsiran-
chised for - years, branded "I"Qor imperti-
nence) on the cheek and receive 2Sl lashes
on the bare back. 1fhe sells or gives the
destructive liquid to another, he shall in adj
dition, serve at hard labor in the peni-
Tertiary for five years; provided, neyerthe-
less, that one who roasts his apples, bakes
them or allows them to rot in Il tub till fer
mentation takes place, and eats or drinks
the resultants, shall not be deemed guilty
OF an otfense under this act
Sec. 3. That the eating of grapes in rens-
onably quantity whether native or i'm =
ported, IS permitted, provided the party
first gets permit from the High Lonesome
OF his county, hereinafter provided for; but
any one who shall himself or herself express
the Juice of the grape in liquid form,
whether from native or imported grapes
and drink, sell or give away the same, shall
be punished by u crop and undorbit in the
right ear, a swallow-lorll in the left, and A
brand OF IS" (sacrement between whore
his or her horns ought to be
Sec. |, That if any person shall
extract the juice of corn, rye
walnuts' cabbages, plums, aprieo,s n ",ctN
rines, black.haws, red -haws, back.berres
dewberries raspberries, Strawberries
pears, wheat, old-maids, or possums, ana
drink, sell or give away the same, he or She
shall be punished by $50 stripes on the bar,
back, driven through the county seatet
face backwards on donkey, swung by th,
thumbs three hours and branded in Ia,
forehead "'C,"' flor coming Through IN,
rye.hl tits allowed. however, for men [,
grind, bake roast toast, or eat raw any o
these elementary products or Gods bounty
hut when in liquid state their use is forbid
den to any who are not rich enough /,
smuggle them in from abroad by brides o,
custom-house officials.
Sec. o, No man who has with
in. the five years next pre-
ceding the passage of this ac
imported, manufactured or dealt in any q
the articles, liquids, extracts or spirits /,
this act mentioned, shall be allowed To yot
or hold office prior to the year 1902, an,
then only on condition that he shall prov,
before the High Lonesome Of his county
that for the ten next preceding ycars-tha
is TO say from 1892 to 10O2-he had not vic
lated any Of the provisions OF this act, and
moreover that for the five preceding years
lS97 TO l0O2-he had attended all sanctitica
ton, holiness, Mormon and reform NEE,
ings in his vicinity, contributing thereto h
proportion to his means, of which the Hiyl
Lonesome shall be the judge without ap
peal.
Sec. o, That all similar or kindred crimes
ioN hNi'tN htNh'i'hNNs oilull tOllt unupr tn
jurisdiction ot the High Lonesome and b
punished nj their discretions.
Sec. I. That a state board to be Gallo
the High Lonesome shall be appointed /
consist OF nine members, three to he A,
pointed by the governor, three by the ser
ate aud three by the house of representa-
tives with full power, ministerial and iud
cial to carry into effect this act. Their |,
risdiction shall he co.cxtensive with III
state, extending TO the middle of the RI
Grnnde from its mouth to the ed degree
north latitude, along the Gulf three marin
leagues rom the shore, to the center of y
bine bay aud river from their mouth 10 M
32d degree, TO the center of Red from ii
northeast corner of the state TO the lO0l
degree of west longitude, and elsewhere
the known and marked boundary of n
state. The state board Of Hiph l.oneson
shall appoint locsl High Lonesome boa,
Of three for each comfy, 10 act und
them and enforce this law. Both the sta
and county Boards OF High Lonesome Mn
have the power, az any aud all hours of II
day or night, without warrant, to enter af
search any and all houses In their iurisdi
tion, whether pnrporting to be used
stores, shops, residences, stables. halls, G
hibition rooms or pertaining 10 the rear
domestic premises. II not satisfied an
inQusition, the county High Loneson
may send the accused under guard, al h
expense, Ia the state High Lonesome
~ Austiu. aud Tia doe, sim ul,ail Ia U,,.l nj