The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-31

has or may hereafter accrue from the Office fee
and dues OF the different state DE- partmentS.
, Sec. 9. That the governor shall appoint on,
commissioner to SAID exposition, who shall en-
: ter at once upon the discharge of his duty
I which shall be TO collect specimens of all the
4 products of this state, natural. artificial anC
I manufactured, agricultural and mechanical
and also 10 collect data appertaining to all the
the varied industries OF Texas, and To effect the
best possible arrangements with railroads and
/. other transportation companies for the con
: back.
Sec 3. He shall also appoint eleven assls
5 tant commissioners. one from each congress
SiOnal district who shall assist the commits
SiOner and shall perform all such duties as
, may be prescribed by I'm to carry out the
z provisions of this act.
his services the sum OF S200O to be paid quar-
terly upon his own warrant. approved by the
2 governor. and he shall be authorized to employ
a clerk, who shall receive for his services not
more than 5000, to be paid monthly upon
voucher approved by the commissioner.
see. .. Inc assistant commissioners shall
each receive 500 by filing his affidavit; that he
has devoted at least thirty days 10 the work in
dictated, and he may draw, 500 OF his salary
previous to The opening of the exposition, the
governor approving the same.
Sec. 6. The commissioner shall proceed at
once to New Orleans and arrange for ample
grounds and space for c Texas exhibit; he
shall attend i'll person the exposition and de-
vote his entire time in properly representing
the state; he shall perform such other duties as
may be prescribed by the Governor and Com
missioner OF Insurance, Statistics and History.
Sec. I. That all expenses incurred for the
carrying out Of the provisions of this act shall
be regularly accounted for by said commits
sioner, and Ill payments to him for such pur
pose shall be made ON vouchers, which shall be
| approved by the governor.
| Sec. s. Thai III the expiration of said expo
SltiOn, it shall nc the duty of the commissioner
to have returned to the city of Austin, and
| there have deposited with the Commissioner
of Insurance, Statistics ana History, all arti-
Giles of whatever nature, donated or purchased
by the state for exhibit, and the Commissioner
| OF Insurance, statistics and History, shall de-
post them in the museum of the state. The
| said commissioner shall make full and de-
| tailed report to the governor of the services
| performed by the commissioner. the expenses
| incurred and of the funds remaining on hand
If any there be, which shall be paid into the
| state treasury.
| to appoint twenty or more honorary members
| TO sail commission, who shall be authorized to
r. present the state at said exposition, but
shall not receive any compensation from the
| state Tor their services.
Emergency clauSe.)
President then lad substitute House bill
| No. IL before the Senate as the special order
| following the bill Just disposed of.
| Message received from the House stating
that the House had concurred in Senate
| amendment to House bill No. 3.
| The committee amendments to SubStitu te
| House bill No. Il, being three in IL ,mber were
| successfully passed. said amendments are as
Caption of said bill be amended by striking
out the word the where it occurs before the
| out of between the word Code and the
words and code OF criminal procedure and
| that section OF the bill be amended by striking
| out the words. the and revised between the
words establish and penal and inserting
| the word a. and striking out the word of
| between the words code and the and in
Sert the following: and code of criminal
procedure for "
Senator Traylor moved to suspend the rules,
| and the bill passed to its third reading Car
RED.
The bill was then amended by adding an
| emergency clause.
Senator Gibbs then moved to amend section
| l, on page =. line IL; after the words, "third-
| class roads" insert, (which may hereafter be
paid" in place of the words, has been paid"
Senator Davis offered a substitute for the
Gibbs amendment, that the entire provsio be
stricken out.
This was lost by vote of - to 10:
Senator Gibbs amendment was then lost by
10 to ID.
Senator Traylor offered an amend nent, adj
ding an emergency clause. Carried-I2 to q.
Senator Davis then moved a reconsideration
of the v'te on the Gibbs amendment, and
Senator Gibbs moved reconsideration OF the
vote on the Davis amendment. Both carried.
Senator Gibbs amendm mt lost and Senator
Davis carried.
The bill then passed 10 engrossment on the
motion of Senator Matlock,
Senator MualOck tn IL moved 10 suspend
the constitutional rul- and Put the bill upon
its fiual passage. Cariied-20 ayes to l no.
Question On the passage of the bill carried.
Tile bill as amended is as follows
'Atblll to be entitled "An act TO amend article
413, chapter 2, title 10, Of an act entitled An
act to adopt aud establish penal code for
the state OF Texas passed February 81 1879, |
and to repeal all laws i'll conflict Herewith"
Section /. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State Of Texas That arIicle AIS. chap |
ter 2, title 10, of an act entitled "Al act 20 |
adopt and establish penal code and the code |
Of criminal procedure for the State of Texas"
passed February q, 1879, be so amended as to |
hereafter read as follows:
Article 413. Any person or persons placing |
gate on or across any third-class road, or on |
m hnSiTnntpG
article 412, chap I, shall be required to keep |
said gate and the approaches TO the same in |
good order, and the gate shall be ten feet wide |
and so conStrucel as to cause o unnecessary
delay TO the travelling public i'll opening and |
shutting the same, and provide fastening TO |
hold said gate open TIL the passengers 90 |
through, AID such person or persons shall |
place permanent hitching post and stiie
block on each side OF and within sixty feet OF
such gate.
Any person or persons who may hereafter |
place gate on or across a th'rd-claSS road, or |
on or across any road such as is designated in |
article 412, who shall wllfully or negligently |
fail TO comply with the requirements of this |
article, shall be deemed guilt OF a mtsdemea- |
nor, and on conviction may b. fined III any |
sum not less than five nor mere than twenty |
dollars for each OifenSe; and each week of |
such failure shall constitute separate Of |
tense.
Any person or persons who shall wiIfully or |
DesiisentlY leave omen any gate on or across |
any third-claSS road, or on OF across any such |
road as is designated i'll article Az, shall be |
deemed guilty of a miSdemeanOr, and on con- |
victiOn may be fined in any sum as above pro- |
vided for. And any person so obstructing such |
road shall be deemed guilty of a miSdemeanor. |
and on convection may be fined i'll any sum not |
less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars |
for each and every such offense, and each day |
such road shall be SO obstructed shall cOnSti- |
tute separate offenSe.
Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict |
herewith be and the same are hereby re- |
pealed.
Emergency clause.)
On motion of Senator Houston, Senate bill |
No. 70 was taken up This IS re Dill author
ness by issuing bonds therefor. A number OF |
amendments were successfully passed. Then |
the bill passed to engrOSSment. Then the en- |
grossment was recOnsidered, and the motions |
adopting the amendments were likewise recon- |
sidered. Then the amendments were repaSSed. |
On motion of Senator Collins, the enacting |
clause was stricken out, and the bill died |
thereby.
Adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate convened at 3 p. m.
Senate bill No 81 was amended and passed |
as follows to engrossment
A bill to be entitled An Act to Amend Article |
679 of the Penal Code of the State of Texas q |
Section /. Be it enacted by the legislature OF |
the state OF Texas That article 6Ig OF the |
penal code of the state of Texas shall mere |
after read as follows:
Article 679.If any person sha "'tully XII, |
MAIN, wound. poison or dlstigure a., horse, |
ass, mule, cattle, sheep, goat SWINE, DOG, 90 |
with intent to injure the owner thereof, he |
shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars, or for JurleS eX- |
ceeding twenty dollars, confined IN the |
penitentiary not less than two nor more than |
five years.
House bill No. 2S passed to its second |
reading, and engrOSSed rider was stricken out |
and passed to its third readiL5
House bill No. 13 was postponed I'm thls !
afternoon.
House bill No. 1 referred.
Substituted Senate bill No. q was amended |
and passed to engroSSment as follows:
A Bill to be entitled An Act to Prevent the |
Unlawful Use of the School, University and |
Asylum Lands
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislature |
of the State of Texas: That it shall be unlaw |
full for any person, firm or corporation to fence
or aid in fencing, or cause to be fenced, any
school, university or asylum lands within this
state, unless the same shall have been first
leased from the state.
Section 2. II shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation to herd or aid in herd
ing, or cause to be herded loose herd or de-
on any school, university or asylum lands with
in this state. unless the same shall have first
been leased from the state.
Sec. 4. Any person who shall knowingly vio-
late any of the provisions in section or of this
act, shall be guilty of a miSdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined one hundred dollars
for each year of part Of a year. for each sec
ton or part of a section, (meaning each $40
acres of land or less, whether surveyed in sec
lions or noD, which shall be used or tIespasSed
upon, contrary to the provisions of this act
Sec S. The owner Of the cattle, horses or
of one hundred dollars for each year or part
| of Year for each six hundred and forty acres
or less that may be used or treSpaSSed upon
| contrary to the provisions of this act, which