San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-22
BILLS PASSED
by The Legislature up TO March LIST.


The following IL q list OF the bills passed
through both houses of the Legislature VI
TO the first of the present months
An act 20 withdraw the public lands OF
tho State from sale approved Jan. ~ 'SS'
An act to amend articles, 2i5 and 2t7 oil
the revised statutes; approved Jan 2'th'
An act authorizing the commissioner OF
Of the general land Office TO employ six ex-
ira clerks; approved Jan. 20.
Joint resolution, appropriating four thou
sand five hundred dollars for repairing the
governors mansion.
An act concerning pubic lands heretofore
surveyed by railroads or corporations, or
any company or persons for the benefit Of
the public free schools Of this State APPROX
ed Feb. Sd.
An net to amend article 1864 Of chapter 8,
title 20, of the revised statutes approved
Feb. 9Th.
An act amending article 1000. of the re-
vised statutes approved Feb. 9th.
An act tn amend article 40 of title 8,
chapter, 6, of the first section Of on act en-
titled IAN act to adopt and establish q penal
code and code of criminal procedure for the
State of Texas" passed Feb. 2lst, 1879
approved Feb. 8, '83.
An act to diminish the civil jurisdiction
of the county court of Morris county, and to
conform the Jurisdiction of the district court
to such change approved Feb. 9th.
An act preventing certain county officers,
their deputies and employees from purchas.
ing property at tax sale; approved Feb. 9th.
An act making IN appropriation for the
deficiency in the amount appropriated for
public printing, for the year beginning
Feb. 81, 1882, and ending Feb. IS, 1883;
approved Feb. 18th.
An act to amend article 500 Of chapter
3, title 8, of the second section of IAN act to
adopt and establish code Of criminal pro-
cedure for the State of Texas; !" approved
Feb II.
An act requiring the publication of 25O0
copies of the general laws of the sixteenth and
seventeenth legislatures; approved Feb. II.
An act to amend article 1882, chapter l,
title %, of the revised statutes; approved
Feb ~.
An act to amend articles 669, and go of
the code of criminal procedure approved
Feb. II.
An act to provide for the purchase of
site for, and the establishment, location and
construction, brach asylum in north Texas
for the care and treatment of the insane,
and to make an appropriation therefor;
approved Feb. 16
An act making special appropriation for
the support of tine supreme court at Calves
@o,, nd QnnrnVp6
An act to provide for the improvement
and repairs of the lunatic asylum. and the
enlargement of the asylum grounds, and to
make an appropriation therefor; approved
Feb. IL.
An act 70 amend article 1888 of the code
of criminal procedure approved Feb. 10.
An act to amend article 1000, of chapter l
title 10, of the second section of an act to
adopt and establish penal code and code
of criminal procedure for the State of Texas;
approved Feb. 81.
An act to amend articles 3l4 and BIS,
chapter 3, title 8 of the penal code; ap-
proved Feb 10.
An act amendatory of an act entitled
IAN act to protect the wool-growing interest
of the State of Texas" with emergency
clause Not signed by the governor, but
took effect Feb. IL.
An act to repeal an act entitled "an act
granting to persons who have been perman-
emily disabled by wounds received while in
the service of this state or the confederate
states, land certificate for 1880 acres
emergency clause. Not signed by the gov
ernor. Took effect Feb. II.
Gan act to restore the jurisdiction Of the
county courts of Parker. Uvalde, Red River,
and Starr, and to restore criminal jurisdic-
ton to the county court of Henderson coun-
ty, and to repeal all laws in conflict there
with" Not signed by the governor.
Joint resolution, requesting the senators
and representatives from Texas to aid in the
passage of an act to equip and support an
agricultural experimental station in each
state.
An act to provide for the payment Of GER
tain debts of the state out of that half of the
proceeds of the sale of the public lands not
belonging to the common school fund ap-
proved Feb. ~.
An act act to amend title II, chapter 8, of
an act entitled AN act to adopt and establish
the revised statutes;" approved Feb. q.
| An act to amend article $50, chapter L,
title z, of the penal code approved Feb. 2S.
| An act amendatory of title SO and of the
supplement thereto of the revised civil stat
utes approved Feb. 2S. This law takes
effect immediately.
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