The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
LAWS AT THE EXTRA SESSION.
Bills and SynOpses of Bills Approved
by the Governor.

Bills and SynOpses of Bills Approved
by the Governor.
THE SECOND AND THIRD JUDICIAL
DISTRICTS.
Senate bill No. 81.
An Act to amend "An Act to rediS-
trict the State into judicial districts
and fix the times for holding courts
therein, and to provide for the cleo
ton of judges and district attorneys
in said districts at the next general
election, to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in No
vember, 1884" approved April 8,
1883, in so far as the same relates to
the Second and Third Judicia! Dis
tricts.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Texas,
That the act of the Legislature enti-
tied " An Act to redistrict the State
into judicial districts and fix the times
for holding courts therein, and to pro-
vide for the election of judges and
district ATTORNEYS il said districts at
the next general be held
on the first Tuesday d.. the first
Monday in November, 1884 approved
April 8, 1883, in so far as the same re-
lates to the Second and Third Judicial
Districts, shall be amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 2. The Second judicial district
shall be composed of the counties OF
Sabine, San Augustine, NacogdocheS
and Cherokee, and the district courts
shall be held therein as follows: In
the county of Sabine on the first Mon
days of February and September, and
may continue in session two weeks.
In the county of San Augustine on
the second Mondays after the first
Mondays in February and September,
and may continue in session four
weeks. In the county of NacogdOcheS
on the sixth Monday after the first
Mondays in February and September,
and may continue in session SIX
weeks. In the county of Cherokee on
the twelfth Monday after the first
Mondays in February and September,
and may continue in session until the
business is disposed of.
Sec. 3. The third judicial district
shall be composed of the counties OF
Henderson, Houston and Anderson,
and the district courts shall be held
therein, as follows: In the county OF
Henderson on the first Mondays in
February and September, and may
continue in session four weeks. In
the county of Houston on the fourth
Mondays after the first Mondays in
February and September, and may
continue in session seven weeks. In
the county of Anderson on the
eleventh Mondays after the fist Mon
days in Febr dary and September, and
may continue in session until the bus
mess is disposed Of.
Sec. 4. A district judge shall be
elected in each of said districts, viz,
the second and third judicial districts,
at the next general election in this
state, to be held on she first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November
A. D., 1884, and the judges so elected
four years.
Sec. 5. A district attorney shall be
elected in the second and third judi
cial districts at said general election
in the year 1884.
Sec. 6. All'writs and processes, civil
and criminal, heretofore issued or
which may be issued and made re-
turnable to the terms of said district
courts, as said terms are fixed by law
now at the time this act takes effect,
shall be and are hereby made returna-
BILE to the next ensuing terms OF said
courts, as they are prescribed In this
act; and all writS and processes issued
by or from said courts after the adj
journment of the terms last held,
under the law as it exists at the time
of the passage of this act, shall be
made returnable to the terms as pre-
scribed in this act; and all such writs
and processes hereinbefore mentioned
are hereby legaliZed and validated to
all intents and purposes.
Sec. Z. The courts shall be held un-
der this act on and after the first
Monday in September, A. D., 1884.
Sec. 8. The governor shall appoint
a district judge for the third judicial
district during the month OF August,
A. d., 1884, who shall hold his office
until the election and qualification of
his successor. At the date of such
appointment the judge of the present
third judicial district shall be the
judge of the second district, as pre-
scribed in this act, and on and after
the counties of Henderson, Houston
duu 11uuOIOOh O1d11 COttoO W W u ROI-
ton of any other judicial district and
be and become the third judicial dis
trict of Texas, and the counties
of Sabine, San Augustine, Nacog-
doches and Cherokee shall be and be-
come the second judicial district OF
Texas. Until the said first Monday in
September. A. d. 1884, the district
courts shall be held in all the counties
in This ont nrQSnrihp6
by law, and as portions of the district
of which they are now part, except
that the terms of the court in Hen
derson county shall not be held IN
AuubSt, A. ID. 1884.
Sec. 8. The district-attorney of the
third judicial district, as it now ex-
lists, shall continue to be district-attor-
ney of the third judicial district as it
is herein established until the election
and qualification of district-attor-
ney at the general election in
the year 1884; land the district-attor-
ney of the fourth district shall
continue to be the district attorney
thereof until the election and qualifi--
cation of his successor at the general
election in the year 1884; and the gov
ernor shall appoint a district attorney
for the second Judicial district as mere
in organized, on or before September
l, 1884, who shall hold his office until
the election and qualification of his
successor at the general election in the
year 1884.
Sec. 10. The near approach of the
end of the session creates necessity
for the suspension of The rule requir-
ing this bill to be read on three several
days. and it is hereby suspended.
Approved January 80. 1884.
THE THIRTY-FIRST AND THIRTY
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Substitute House bills Nos. 56 and