Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-12

Allison Requiring parties who
have built or may build wire fences TO
place n plank on the same, with u
penalty of $25 for failure to do so,
every ten days to constitute new
oflen.e.
Wurzbach-Bil regulating the in
vestment of the public school fund,
etc IL provides that the board OF
education shall be required TO invest
ali school, university and asylum
funds under the provisions of this act.
Available funds, not heretofore invest.
ed, may be invested in United States,
state bonds of Texas, bonds
of counties in Texas, bonds
of cities and towns, but no premiums
shall be paid therefor. The interest
shall be not less than four per cent. in
| United States and state bonds, and on
county, city and town bonds not less
| than five nor more than eight per
cent. Bonds shall not be purchased
unless they show, if county bonds.
that they are payable to the governor
! for the use of the respective funds,
| that they are payable ia not lie than
| twenty years, that sinking fund of
/ not less than two per cent. is provided,
! that the rate of interest is rs provided
/ in this act. payable annually on SEPT.
| /, at the city of Austin, and that the
! debt created by such bonds does not
exceed - per cent. of the valuation
of such city. If city or town bonds,
they shall not be bought unless they
show in addition to the above that the
charter authorizes the issuance of the
bonds, and the levy OF tax to pay in
ter,st and sinking fund, and that every
| provision OF the charter has been COM
| piled with. School districts may use
the fund for building school
houses in such districts, pro-
+, vided the interest and sinking
fund be levied and collected in such
school di .trict. IL provides for sus-
pension of the rules requiring the bill
10 be read on three several days, and
contains an emergency clause.
Archer, for judiciary committee No,
/, reported back house bill No. Q, in
troduced by MIR. Swan, to prevent the
destruction of fences, and requested its
reference to the committee on stock
and stock-raisng.
Mr.. Swan-"As this Is my bill, !
move to refer i to the special commit
tee of twenty"
Mr.. Cochran--"I move that all bills
that refer to that question go to the
special committee"
Mr.. Acker-We wish to send il to
| the committee on stock and stock
raising as the committee has Mr..
Wurzbnch's bill on the same subject.
Mr.. Nash raised the point of order
that the motion of thegentleman from
Dallas was an amendment to the re-
port of committee. This point was
sustained.
The house refused to refer to the
committee on stock and stock-rai g.
ing, and or motion of Mr.. Taylor the
! bin WAS referred to the school con-
mittee.
Mr. Robertson from judiciary com
mittee No. reported back house bill
No. ~, introduced by Mr.. Phelps, linn
ting power of corporations 10 acquire
and no real estate, with the recon-
mendation that il do not pass because
not included in the proclamation of
the governor
Same from the same committee re-
ported back the house bill to amend
the penal code, with recommendation
that it pass, and that two hundred
copies be printed.
The committee on roads, bridges and
fences reported back house bill No.
2S, amending the road laws, with re-
COMMUNICATION that ii pass. and that
one hundred and fifty copies be
printed.
The committee on judicial districts
reporte back house bill No. 30 TO
amend section 40 of AN act to redistrict
the state in judicial districts, with the
Recommendation that ii pass.
Browning, from the committee on
stock aud stockraising, reported back
Mcrriwether's bill to prevent trespass
upon the lands of another, with the
recommendation that ii do not pass
House bill No 5, being Labatts bill |
for the change Of time OF holding court |
in Galveston county, was placed upon |
its third reading and passed.
House bill No. 80 was taken up. Mr.. |
Mckinney explained that it only af-
fected the Twelfth judicial district. |
Passed to engrossment.
House bill No. 90. introduced by |
Mr.. Merriwether and reported back
adversely. was taken up. The bill
provides a penalty for permitting stock
Of any kind to trespAss upon the lands
of another.
Mr.. riwether-"In introducing
this bill, / did so with the honest con
viction that 1t would meet every de-
mand of the stocknen throughout
Western Texas, ms well AZ OF the
farmer, merchant, railroads and every
class aud industry which we are here
to represent, The bill introduced by
the Hon. Mr.. Wurzbach, with the ex-
ception OF one section, is almost identi-
cal with mine. IL only differs in the
fact that made distinction between
large and small stock. This bill, If
adopted, becomes remedy for fence
cutting, because in addition TO the
y" nallies already imposed by law for
cut ing fences, the passage of this
bi would impose greater penalty In
the shape of a fine for every he d of
stock tresiassiDg on aDother's land,
and who will be so insane as TO cut u
neighbor's fence when it will only !