Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
THE CALLED SESSION.
The Work Done at the Called Session OF
the Eighteenth Legislature.
A Good Showing for Thirty Days, De-
spite the Specializing.
Some Work, the Benefits of which viii
be Apparent Later on.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.


FIFTH, SEVENTH AND TwENTY-sIxTH
DISTRICTS.
An act TO amend sections5, z, &c and
80 of an act entitled IAN act to re-
district the state into judicial dis
tricts, and flx the times for holding
courts therein, and to provide for the
election of judges and district at
torneys in said districts at the next
general election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1884; approved April
8, 1851
Section |. BE 1t enacted by the legis-
lature of the state of Texas that sec
lions 5, Z, 20 and 80 of an act entitled
An act to re-district the state into ju-
dicial districts, and fix the ii nes tor
holding courts therein, and to provide
for the election of judges and district
attorneys In said districts at the next
general election, to be held ON the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1884; approved April 8, 1885,"
be so amended so rs to hereafter read
as follows, to-wit:
Sec. 8. The Fifth judicial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus,
Franklin and Camp, and the district
courts therein shall be held as follows;
In the county of Cass on the first
Mondays in February and September
and may continue in session three
weeks. In the county of Bowie on
the third Monday after the first
Mondays in February and September.
and may continue in session three
weeks; in the county of Morris on
the sixth Monday after the first Mon
days in February and September, and
may continue in session two weeks;
| in the county of Titus on the eighth
Monday after the first Mondays In
February and September, and may
continue in session two weeks; In the
county of Franklin on the tenth Mon
day after the first Mondays in Febru-
airy and September, and may continue
| in session two weeks in the county of
Camp on the twelfth Monday after the
first Mondays in February and Sep
TENDER, ard may continue three weeks
in the county of Marion ON the fif-
tenth Monday after the first Mondays
i'm February and September, and may
continue in session six weeks, provided
that no jury shall be
| impaneled in Marion county
after the 4th weeks of said terms, UNI
tless the judge shall, in term time,
| make an OTueT W bc eutSTeu oIi VIC
minutes of the district court directing
that juries be drawn for a longer time
at the succeeding term.
Sec. 7. The Seventh judicial district
shall he composed of the counties of
Upshur, Gregg, Smith, VanHandt,
Rains, and Wood, and the district
court therein shall be held rs follows:
In the county of Upshur on the first
Mondays in January and July, and
may continue in session two weeks.
In the county of Gregg on the second
Monday after the first Mondays in
January and July, and may
continue in session three weeks.
In the county OF Smith on the fifth
Monday after the first Mondays
In January and July, and may con-
tinue in session eight weeks. In
the county of VanZandt on the
thirteenth Monday after the first
Mondays in January and July, and
may continue in session four weeks
In the county of Rains on the seven
teenth Monday after the first Mon
days in January and July, and may
continue in session two weeks. In the
county of Wood ON the nineteenth
Monday after the first Mondays in
January and July, and may continue
in session four weeks.
Sec. 20. The Twenty-sixth judi
cial district shall be composed of the
| counties of Williamson and Travis,
and the district courts shall be held
| therein rs follows: In the county of
| Williamson on the first Mondays in
January and July of each year, and
may continue in session six weeks; and
| In the county OF Travis on the
first Mondays in March and
October of each year. and may con-
tinue in session for the March term
sixteen weeks, and for the October
term twelve weeks.
See. 80. One district judge shall be
elected in each of the districts created
by this act at the next general election
in this state to he held on The first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
| November, A. d., 1884, and the judges
20 elected shall hold their Offices for
! the term of four years. Provided that
, the provisions of this section shall not
apply to the Thirtieth, Thirty-iirst,
Thirty-third and Thirty-sixth judicial
districts passed at the regular session
of the Eighteenth legislature, APPROX
ed April 8, 1888.
Sec. 2. That all laws and parts of
laws In conflict with the provisions OF
this act be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 3. Whereas, the short time re-
mining of the resent session, and the
fact that 1t Is important that this bill
should be passed at once, creates
public emergency; therefore,
be it enacted, that the constitutional
rule requiring bills 10 be read on
three several days be and the same IL
hereby suspended. 49,
Approved January 0, 1884.
l2ru, 10TH, nth, 18TH, Bath AND
18th DIs1 RIOTS.
An act to amend section of an act
entitled "An act to reorganize the
Twelfth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth,
Invent -Nintb. Thirty-Fourth and
Thirty-Fifth judicial districts and to
Gx the time OF holding the courts
therein; to change the time for hold
ing the district courts in the Seventh
and Fourteenth judicial districts and
in the counties Of Kaufman, sabine,
San Augustine and Nacogdoches,
and to provide for district attorney
in the Sixteenth judicial District"
approved March ~, 1883.
Section J. BE IL enacted by the leg
islature of the state Of Texas that sec
| ton A Of an act entitled IAN act 70 re-
organize the Twelfth, Sixteenth, Sew
.s,,.a,.tI, fY,yanty-Ninth Thirty