The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14

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Mondays alter he frat Monlr,Bin Jfnusry
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Hsy8 nuer the h'ft Mondays To- January
80 JglY, and may ejutinna In session
tilht weeks.
Ia tue county OF Van z ,ndt on the thir-
lteutn Mondays u % the ilr't Mondays ia
J hnlry aud JAY, and msy ooulaue Ia
session four weeks.
Ia the county az Rains on tho sever .
'eenth Mondays after the iiHt Mondays Ia
January end July, ann may continue Ia
SESSION two weeks,
In tie county Of Wood on tue nine
teengh Mondays after the hisg Mondays IN
January aud July, ana may continue IL
session four week.,
SEQ. 20. Toe Twenty judicial Dis
~
w Hanson ana Irdvl, ant tho dialfic
counts shall be held thvrein as follows
lu the county OF Wlllidm.0n on the Hf0'
Mondays In January nnd Ju OF each year,
aud may cont Iu- ~ session SIX wee h, suo
IN the equity OF frsyls GA the fret Mon
dAysi IN March ana OCTOBER OF eson year,
aud may continue Ia session tor the March
erm sixteen weeks, and for the OCTOBER
| tenn tweivs weeks.
Sec. 50. 0ns district Judge shall be elect
ed IN each OF the dis riots crested by this
act Mt the next general election III this
STATE, ~ be held IN The frs, Tuesday after
the tir,t Monday in November A, d., 1854
aud the judges SO elected sh II holi their
! oilicI Tor tue term OF Tour years; provided,
tnag the provisions OF tins section shall
Mt apply 10 The thlrii't1, thirty .hrst,
thirty bird and tnriy.six n Judicial dis
irics passed NJ the regular section OF the
Egntte"th legislature. ApprIved April
h, 1853.
Sec. 2. That oil laws and parts Of
Jews in conflict with tbs provisions of tlis
ac, be- and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. g. Where's, the short tine remnin-
ing OF the present session, and the fact that
the importance that this bal should be pass
ed AZ once creates u pu' @ emergency there.
tore, be IL enacted that tle cOnstitu ttonsl
rule requiring bills TO De read on three sew
erai dsys BIZ and the same Is hereby suS-
penieo.
COURT HOUSE B,NDs-CuAPrER XVI.
SECTION !. Be u ~ acted by the Ltg tia,ure
of tue s. ate OF Texas, That section Of
Chapter o 1T the lass OF .he regul lar se,-
sion of the seventeenth legislature be so
amended as to read hereafter as follows:
Sec l. That tho county commissioners
court of any county IL hereby authorized
and empowered TO issue the bonds OF sara
unity, with inter, ST. coupons attached, Ia
such amount rs may be necessary - erect
u suita Die building Tor II court house or all,
or both, sa,d oonus rnnuiEg not exceeding
fifteen years and redeemabe nj the pleas
IRE OF the county, aud bearing interes. at Il
rate not exceeding s per cent. per al
uum,
Sec, q whereas there ere many counties
in the state without suitable j aud
there Is no ltw u.hor2 Cg CouUlles To Is
sue bonds to pay Tor the construction OF tue
same; therefore, Rn imperative pubnc n--
ceseily and emergency CEisti n curing tlt
suspension Of this constitutional rule Ie-
curing bills TO be read on three several
oayo, ard that iris act tske elect and be in
iorce from and after IL passage, and is Is u
enacted.
BRIDGE BpNDs- CHAPTER TvIIT.
SECTION |. Be i,,na;teG b. he Leg sla
ture u, the sta u ri I.X.s, tat the county
commissioned courts %. the veral cOun
ties Of this state are hereby author zed and
empowered to issue he bonds III sad
county, with interest coupons attached, tor
such amounts as may be necessary tor the
purpose of buying or constructing bridges
Tor public Use within sand county, said
bonds to run not exceeding twenty years,
| and bear interest at any rate not TO exceed
per cent. per annum.
Sec. 2. The commissioners court shall
levy an annual ad vaiorem tax, not to ex'
coed Is cents on the 500 valuation, suffi.
Cient to pay the interest on and create u
hiking fund for the redemption of said
Donds The sinking fund herein provided
tor shall not be less than per cent. on the
full cum tor which the bonds are issued.
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall never be sold at
less than their face value, and the interest
on the same shall be paid annually on the
tenth day of April OF each year, and shall
be registered and an account kept by the
ubty treasurer OF the amount OF ss'd
bonds and the principal and interest paiu
on each, in weil-bound book for that put
pose: provided, that no county shs IL issue n
larger amount of bonds than u tax OF 10
cents on che 800 valuation OF property in
the county viii liguidate in ten years.
Sec. 4 Said bonds sha be signed by the
county Judge, and countersgued by the
county clerk, and registered by the treas
urer before they are delivered.
| Sc. 5. Moneys in the hands of the coun-
ty treasurer belonging to the sinking fund
of any county shall be first applied to The
PAYMENT of aid bonds, or be Invested in
other bonds OF that county, or other coun-
ties in the state, or in bonds OF this stats or
United States; provided, in no case shall
more than the face value be paid Tor the
bonds above mel toned.
Sec 6. All bonds heretofore issued for
the purposes named In this bill are hereby
validated provided, said bonds come WITH
in the limitations OF the provisions OF This
bill.
SEQ. 7. The near approach of the close OF
the session OF the Legislature and the i'm
portance of law authorizing the issuance
| of bridge bonds create an emergency and
cubic necessity that the constitutional
rula requiring bills to be read on three sew
| ersl DAYS be suspended, and that this act
| take effect and be in force from and after Its
passage, and it is 50 enacted.
REAL ESTATE BID OFF BY THE sTATE-cHAP.
TER XIX.
srcr1oN 1, Be 1t enact ed by the legislature
| of the state OF Texas that sections 3 and IL
| of an, act to provide tor tho sale OF real es-
| fate hid off to the state by tax collectors OF
taxes, at tax sales, the owners OF which
nave not RI deemed the same. approved
April Z, 1879, be SO amended as to read
follows. to wit:
Sec 8. The collector OF taxls sha prior to
the sale of any real estate That mas oeen
previously bid off to le state at tax sales,
the owners OF whica have failed to redeem
the same, advertise the real estate to be sold
| in some newspaper published therein, 9th.
erwse he shall post advertisements OF
said sale ct the courthouse door and
ct one public place In each justice pre-
cinct OF this county for at least six weeks,
giving in said advertisement, whether pup.
oh infI n
lands to be sold as snail be given on the
comntroller's list, and stating the time,