San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
NEW LAWS ENACTED
Al the Extra Session Of the Seventeenth
Legislature.

An act 10 amend article 1926, OF the
revised statutes of the state OF Texas.
Sycr1oN 1. Be il enacted by the leglsla-
nre of the state of Texas, That article 1896
of the revised statutes of the state Of Texas
shall hereafter read as follows:
"Article 1856. No railroad company shall
demand. or receive for transporting pas
seneer over its line of road exceeding three
cents for each mile or fraction of mile 1t
may transport such passenger, and any pas,
senper shall be entitled to have transported
with him baggage not to exceed one nun
dred pounds free of charge"
Approved April IT, A. d. 1882.
An act to extend the time within which all
persons whose lands have been sold for
taxes and bought in by the state may
redeem the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Texas, That all lands
which have been sold for taxes and bought
in by the state, shall be restored to the
owners of the same if within twelve months
from the passage of this act, said owners or
their agents shall pay to the state the orlgi-
nal taxes due thereon, and taxes due Tor
each year since said sale, with eight per
cent. interest thereon, per annum, from the
date of the account of each years taxes, and
all costs which have accrued thereon, and
five per cent. commissions to the collector
under such rule, and regulations as shall be
prescribed by the comptroller of the state.
SECTION 2. Whereas, there are persons
whose lands have been sold who are anxious
to redeem the same, an emergency exists
and an imperative public necessity demands
that the constitutional rule, requiring all
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suspended and that this bill take effect from
and after its passage, and it is 30 enacted
Approved April 20, A. d. 1882.
An act to provide temporary shelter for the
lunatics in the asylum, rendered necessary
by the recent burning of one of the lunatlc
asylum buildings.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the legisla
tire of the state of Texas, That the sum of
fourteen hundred dollars or SO much there
of as may be necessary, be and the same is
hereby appropriated to erect temporary
shelter for the lunatics who occupied the
asylum building which was destroyed by
fire during the present session of the legis-
lature Z,
Immediate shelter for said lunatics creating
an emergency and an imperative public
necessity for the immediate passage of this
act, and for the suspension of the constitu-
tional rule requiring bill to be read on
three several days in each house, said rule
is therefore suspended, and this act shall
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved April %, A. ID. 1882.
An act TO repeal all laws granting lands or
land certificates to any person, firm, cor
poration or company for the construction
of railroads, canals and bitches.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the state of
Texas, That all laws or parts of laws now III
force granting lands or land certificates to
any person, firm. corporation or company,
for the construction of railroads., canals and
bitches, be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
SECTION 3. The fact that the public do
main subject to location by the owners OF
these certificates has been exhausted creates
an imperative public necessity and an emer-
gency requiring the constitutional rule that
bills be read ON three several days i'll each
house be suspended and the same is there
fore suspended, and that this act take effect
and be in force from and after its passage,
and il is SO enacted.
Approved April %, 1882.
An act to authorize district judges to fix
times for holding courts in newly organ
lied counties
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Texas, That whenever
any unorganized county within this state
has become organized, or may hereafter be
come organized, there being no time fixed
by law for holding district courts in such
county, the district judge in whose district
such county is situated shall fix times to
hold at least two terms of court each year in
each of such counties. bya written declara-
ton, to be forwarded 10y the district clerk of
the county, and 10y him spread upon the
minutes of the district court; when they
are so fixed they shall not he charged except
by an act OF the Legislature.
SECTION ,. Owing to the recent Organi-
zation of Wilbarger county and there being
no time fixed by law for holding courts in
said county. an imperative public necessity
exists that the constitutional rules requiring
bills to be read on three several days be
suspended. and an emergency exists that
this act should take effect and be in force
from and after its passage, and 1t was SO
enacted.
Approved April %. A d. 1SS2.
Thousands of women bless the day on
which DIR. Pierce's "FavOrite Prescription
was made known 20 them. In all those de-
rsngements causing backache. dragging
down sensations. nervous and general debil-
itv. Il il a sovereign remedy. Its soothing
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