Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-26
THE SIX-COUNTY BILL.
The Bill TO Create Six New Counties
Out Of a Portion Of Tom
Green County.
Its Full Text, and Some Arguments
Why It ShOnld be Enacted
into Law.
Deteated In tbs Nineteenth Legislature
tho bll VIII be Presented to the rwen
ueth General Assembly.

| Presented TO the Nineteenth legislature
March II, 1885, Passed the house, tive
votes only being recorded against It. De.
feated In the senate by two votes, oy re.
quested courtesy OF the senator repre-.
senting the district of which the pro,
posed new counties are part. Through
the annexed petition the people ask the
same relief from the Twentieth legisla.
ture.
A bill TO he entitled an act 10 divide the
western portion of Tom Green county
into six new counties, VIZ. Rctor, Wink.
Ter, Loving, Upton, Crane and Ward aud
declining the boundaries thereof.
Section /. Be II enacted by the leglsla.
ture OF the state OF Texas; That the fol,
lowing new counties shall be and are
hereby created gu. OF the western por-
tion OF Tom Green county, aud the
boundaries thereof shall be as follows,
The county OF Estorj Beginning at the
northwest corner OF Midlsnd county, run.
ming thence south with the line OF Mid.
Ian county thirty miles; thence ives.
thirty miles; thence north thirty miles 10
the south boundary line OF Andrews
county, thence east thirty miles with the
southern boundary line Of Andrews
county 70 the place OF beginning.
The county of winkler: Beginning at
the northwest corner of Ector county /;
thence running south with the west
boundary llne Of Ecior county thirty
miles, thence west thirty one miles;
thence north twenty.seven and one-half
! (21dl miles to the south boundary line OF
New Mexicoi thence east with the south
boundary line OF New Mexico thirteen
miles to the southeast corner OF New
Mexicoi thence north with the east
boundary line OF New Mexico two and
ono-half miles TO the southwest corner OF
Andrews county; thence east with south
boundary line OF Andrews county eighteen
miles to the plsce OF beginning.
The county OF Loving, Commencing at
the northwest corner OF Wlnkler countv,
running thence south with the west bound
airy line OF w mixer county twenty seven
tnd one-hslf (274) miles thence miles
duo west 10 tns P5cos river; thence
northwesterly vita the meauderlngs of
the Pecos river to the point at which the
south boundary line OF New M, xico
crosses the Pecus river; thence east with
the south boundary line OF New Mexico to
the place OF beginning.
a point o. the south boundary line OF
Midland county six and eight-tenths
(6 8 l0) miles west Of the southeast cor
ner Of Midland county; thence west With
the south boundary line Of Midland aud
Ec'or counties twenty-five miles; thence
south thtrty-slx miles 20 the north bound.
airy line Of Crockett county; thence east
with the north boundary line Of Crockett
county twenty-five mics; thence north
lhrty-siY miles to the place OF beginning
The county Of Cranes Commencing At
the northwest corner OF Upton Couniy;
thence running west with the south
boundary line of Ector county tweaty.sx
and one-half miles, thence due south ----ss
miles TO the Pecos river; thence In
southeasterly direction with the meander-
ings OF the river cos 10 point where
the north boundary line of Crockett
county touches the Pecos river; thence
east with the north boundary limo Of
Crockett county --- miles to the south
west corner OF Upton County; thence
north with The west boundary line of
Upton county thirty.six miles TO the place
Of beginning.
The county OF Ward; Commencing al
the northwest corner Of Crane cuuniy;
thence due west with the south boundary
lines Of Winkler and Loving counties ----
miles 10 the PecOs river; thence In a
southeasterly direction with the meander-
ings Of the p, cos river 10 the southwest
corner Of Crane county; thencc north
with the west boundary line of Crane
couoty -- miles 10 the place Of begin
ming
Sec. 2. The county Of Bctor is named
In honor Of Gen Mat Ectur, commSRder
ot Ector's brigade and judge Of the court
of appeals OF Texas,
The county Of Winkler IL named In
honor VI G N. Wirkler, q distinguished
statesman. soldier and jurlst OF Texas.
The county OF Loving isuamed In honor
OF Oliver Loving, brave pioneer OF West
Texag, who fell at the hands Of the In-
dams IN the territory designated by his
name.
The county Of Upton is named In honor
OF Col Joha Upton, who was killed at the
head OF his regiment before the evacuation
OF Richmond.
The county OF Crane Is named In honor
of VIM. Carey Gran the author OF the
life Of GeR. Sam Houston, and twenty
five year president OF Baylor university,
ihis state.
The county OF Ward Is named 10 honor
Of Thomas William Ward, 4 commission
er OF the general land office and Unitad
States consul 10 Panama, under the adj
ministration OF Buchanan.
Ste. 3. That the counties OF Winkier,
Loving aud Ward and the same are here
by attached 10 the county Of Reeves for
judicial, surveying and eli other purposes.
Sec 4. That the counties OF Rotor,
Crane and Upton be and the same are
hereby attached 10 TIE county OF Mid !
land for Judicial, surveying and all other
purposes.
Sec. g. The expense Of running aud |
marking the lines Of the new countieA |
thus TO be- created by this act, shall be |
paid by the new counties; and each per |
s1n appointed 70 run and mark any line |
or liues of any Of the said new counties, |
shall be allowed three 1879 Dol per |
mile for each mile run aud designated.
Sec. 6, That the new counties 20 be |
created by this act shall pay pro rats
share Of the existing debt of the county |
OF Tom Green, contracted fOr public |
buildings; and there snall be set spart 20 |
much OF the county tax levied and coll !
lected upon the proper situated IN the
portions 20 taken from the county Of
Tom Green annually a. shall be eDfl lent
70 ~, edIly llquidate said debt, II any.
Sec. 7. Whereas, the fact that another
re gulsr session Of the legislature VIII not
be held for TWO years, aud the iurtoer
fact that the present session ~ drawing
20 close, and the isolated condition Of
The people Of the proposed new counties
amounts 70 practical denial of lasilce,
creating an emergency and an Imperative
public necessity, wbich requires thet tns