The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
NEW LAWS ENACTED
AT the Extra Session OF the Sew
venteenth Legislature.

venteenth Legislature.
An act to amend article 1856, of the
| revised statutes of the state OF
| Texas.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state of Texas,
That article 1856 of the revised stat
utes of the state of Texas shall here
after read as follows:
"Article 1856. No railroad COM
pany shall demand, or receive
for transporting passenger
over its line of road exceeding three
cents for each mile or fraction of a
lnile it may transport such passen-
ger, and any passenger shall be en-
titled to have transported with him
baggage not to exceed one hundred
pounds free of charge"
Approved April II, A. d. 1882.
An act to extend the time within
which all persons whose lands
have been sold for taxes aud
bought in by the state may re-
deem the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by
the legislature of the state
OF Texas, That all lands
which have been sold for taxes and
bought in by the state, shall be re-
stored to the owners of the same if
within twelve months from the pas
sage of this act, said owners or their
agents shall pay to the state the
original taxes due thereon, and
taxes due for each year since said
INT
thereon, per annum, from the date
OF the account OF each years taxes,
and all costs which have accrued
thereon, and five per cent. commits
sions to the collector under
such rule, and regulations,
as shall be prescribed by the comp
troller of the state.
Section 2. Whereas, there are
persons whpse lands have been sold
who are anxious to redeem the
same, and emergency exist and an
imperative public necessity de-
mands that the constitutional rule,
requiring all bills to be read on
three several days, be suspended
and that this bill take effect from
and after its passage, and it is SO
enacted.
Approved April 20, A. D. 1882.
An act to provide temporary shelter
for the lunatics in the asylum, rem
dered necessary by the recent
burning of one of the lunatic
asylum buildings.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
legislature of tie state of Texas,
That tho cun1 IF fonrfaan b,oI,o1
dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, be and the same is
hereby appropriated 10 erect tenn
porary shelter for the lunatlcs who
occupied the asylum building which
was destroyed by fire during the
present session of the legislature.
Section 2. The necessity of provi.
ding immediate shelter for satd lu-
natics 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. d. 1882.
An act to repeal all laws granting
lands or land certificates to any
person, firm, corporation or COM
pany for tie construction of rail-
roads, canals and bitches.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
state of Texas, That all laws or
parts of laws now in force granting
lands or land certificates to any
person, firm, corporation or COM
pany, for the construction of rail-
roads, canals and bitches, be, and
the same are hereby repealed.
Section 2. The fact that the public
domain subject to location by the
owners of these certificates has been
exhausted creates an imperative
requiring the constitutional rule
that bills be read on three several
days in each house be suspended
and the same is therefore suspended,
and that this act take effect and be
in force from and after lis passage,
and it is so enacted.
Approved April %, 1882.
An act to authorize district judges
to fix times tor holding courts IN
newly organized counties.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state of Texas,
That whenever any unorganized
county within this state has become
organized, or may hereafter become
organized, there being no time fixed
by law for holding district courts in
such county, the district judge in
whose district such county is stu
ated shall fix times to hold at least
two terms of court each year in each
of such counties, by a written decla-
ration, to be forwarded by the dis
trict judge to the district clerk of
the county, and by him
spread upon the minutes of
the district court; when they
are so fixed they shall not be charged
except by an act of the legislature.
Section 2. Owing to the recent
organizatiod of Wilbarger county
and there being no time fixed by
law for holding courts in said county,
an imperative public necessity ex-
lists 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 it
was so enacted.
Annrovad Anril Ok IL 1900