Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-30
CORPORATION BILL.
TIE Full Tex. of the Measure as il
Has Passed Both Houses of the
Twentieth Legislature.
The Various Purposes for Which Pr
Vate Corporations Yay be Formed
Set Forth In Detail.
ISIS Also Enacted that the Blu Take Eject
and be IN Force From and AZ
ter Its Passage.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, April 29-The following
is the text Of the corporation bill q Is
passed both houses:
A bill to be entitled an set to amend
srticle s66, chapter 2, title Xxx, of the
Revised Civil Statutes OF the State Of
Texas, as amended by the Twentieth
Legislature, approved March rs, 1887.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legis-
lsture of the State Of Texas: This. an set
to amend chapter SO, article SOS, Of the
RevisedI Civil Statutes OF the State Of
Texas, approved March %, 1887, be so
amended IS to hereafter read IS follows:
Article s66. The purposes for which
private corporations nsy be formed sre:
l. The support Of public worship.
2 The support Of any benevolent, char
liable, educational or missionary under
taking.
8. The support Of any literary under
taking, the maintenance of library, OF
the promotion Ct painting, music OF other
fine arts.
The encouragement OF agriculture
and horticulture by associations for the
maintenance of public fairs AID exhibi-
tons Of stock and farm products.
8. The maintenance OF pubic or pri-
vste cemetery.
s. The construction and maintenance of
sny species Of road, except & railroad and
bri6ge in connection herewith.
Z. The construction aud maintenance
OF 8 bridge.
g. The construction and maintenance Of
6 telegraph or telephone line.
9 TIE establishment and maintenance
of ferry.
10. The establishment and maintenance
of line ct stages.
II. The building AID navigation of
steamboats, and the carriage OF persons
and property thereon.
IL The supply Of water to the public.
1S. The manufacture and supply of gas
or the supply Of light or hest to the pab-
lie by any means.
IA. The transaction of shy msnufactur-
ing or mining business.
Is. The transaction of q printing or
publishing business, and In con, ectlon
herewith the sale of goods, wares and
merchandise of stationery and blank
book mznufsctuFing business.
16 the establishment and maintenance
Of .otel.
II. The erection OF buildings and the
ACCT mutation and loan Of funds for the
purchase Of real property in cities, towns
ard villages.
Is. The transportation of goods, wares
spd merchandise, or any valuable thing.
10. The promotion of Immigration.
20 The construction and maintenance
of sewers.
81. the construction and maintenance
Of street railway.
% The erection and maintenance Of
market houses and market places.
% The construction and maintenance
ot canals for the purpose of irrigstions
navigation and manufacturing.
"a The purchase and sale of goods,
warea sDa mHrchsrdise and farm pro-
Guess. Zoo number Of persons incor-
p-raiing for such purposes shall in no in
stsnce be less than ten, nor shall any
person hold or own more than $500 Of
such stock, and any person owning or
holding more han $500 of such stock
shall be liable for all the debts of such
corporation.
rs. The construction OF harbors and ca
nails on the cosst Of the Gulf of Mexico.
26 The growing, purchasing and selling
seeds, plants, trees, etc -, for agricultural,
horticultural and ornamental purposes.
p. The construction and maintenance
of ellis and gins.
%. The accumulation and losn of
money; but this subdlvlalOn shslI not
permit Incorporation with banking or dis
counting privileges.
% The construction and maintenance
OF stockyards and pens. \
90 Tee construction and msintenance
OF establishments for slaughtering, re-
frigerating, canning, curing and packing
meat.
81. The construction and maintenance
Of establishments for the preserving and
canning OF fruits, vegetables and Hsh.
Sec 2. Whereas there exists such q
state OF sfisirs as creates an imperative
public necessity and emergency for the
suspension Of the constitutional rule re-
curing bills to be read on three several
days in each house, and that this bill take
effect and be in force from and after its