Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-25
PANHANDLE COURTS.
Text Of the New Law Making Changes
in Panhandle Judicial Districts.
The Three Old Districts Reorganized and Two
New Ones Created-The TiRe for
Holding Court Fixed
corregpondence Of the gazette.


the Twenty first legislature and now a
law:
A bill to be entitled an act to reorgan-
ize the Thirty-first, Thirty-seoond and
Thirty-ninth judicial districts, and to
/ create the Forty -sixth and Forty-seventh
| judicial districts of the state of Texas, TO
fix the time for holding courts therein
and TO provide for the appointment and
election OF judges and district attorneys
in the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh ju-
dicial districts, and to repeal all laws and
parts of laws in conflict herewith
Section /. Be it enacted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Texas, that the
Thirty-first judicial district shall be COM
posed Of the counties of Wheeler, Hemp
hill, Lipscomb, Carson and Roberts, and
the unorganlzed counties of Gray Ochil-
tree, Hansford and Hutchinson, and the
terms of district court shall be held
therein for each year as follows:
In the county of Wheeler the first Mon
days in April and October, and may con-
tinue in session two weeks.
In the county of Carson on the second
Monday after the first Monday in April
and October, and may continue in ses-
sion two weeks.
In the county Of Roberts on the fourth
October, and may continue in session
two weeks
In the county of Hemphill on the sixth
Mondays after the first Mondays in April
and October, and may continue in session
two weeks.
In the county of Lipscomb on the
eighth Mondays after the first Mondays
III April and October, aud may continue
in session two weeks.
Sec. q The unorganiZed counties of
Ochiltree and Hansford are hereby at
tached TO the county of Lipscomb for
judicial purposes. The unorganiZed
county of Gray is hereby attached to the
county of Wheeler for judicial purposes.
The unorganized county of Hutchinson is
hereby attached to Carson county for
judicial purposes.
Sec. 3. The Thirty-second judicial dis
trict shall be composed of the counties of
Nolan; Mitchell, Howard, Martin, Mid
land, Fisher and Scurry and the unor-
ganiZed counties of Andrews, Gaines,
Dawson, Borden, Terry, Yoakum, Kent
and Carr land terms Of the district court
shall be held therein each year as fol-
lows:
In the county of Midland on the first
Mondays in February and September, and
may continue in session two weeks
La the county of Martin on the third
Mondays in February and September, and
may continue in session one week.
In the county of Howard on the fourth
Mondays in February and September, and
may continue in session two weeks.
In the county of Fisher on the fifth
Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
ruary and September, and may continue
III session two weeks.
In the county of Scurry on the seventh
Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
ruary and September, and may continue
in session two weeks.
IN the county of Nolan on the ninth
Mondays after the first Mondays in
February and September, and may con-
tinue in session three weeks.
In the county of Mitchell on the
twelfth Mondays after the first Mondays
in February and September, and may
continue in session until the business is
disposed Of.
Sec. 4. The unorganized counties of
Games, Terry and Yoakum are hereby
attached TO the county of Martin for
judicial purposes. The unorganized
counties of Borden and Dawson are
hereby attached to Howard county for
judicial purposes. The unorganized
county of Andrews is hereby attached to
the county of Midland for judicial
purposes, and the unorganiZed counties
of Kent and CARA be and are hereby
attached to Scurry county for judicial
purposes.
Sec s. The Thirty ninth judicial dis
trIct shall be composed Of the counties of
Knox, Baylor, ThrOckmorton, Haskell,
Jones, Stonewall, Crosby and the unor-
gauized counties of King, Dickens,
Motley, Lubbock, Lynn and Floyd, and
the terms of the district court shall be
held therein each year as follows:
In Jones county on the first Mondays in
February and August, and may continue
in session five weeks.
In the county of Haskell on the fifth
Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
ruary and August, and may continue in
session three weeks.
In Throckmorton county on the eighth
Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
ruary aud August, and may continue in
session two weeks.
In Baylor coonty on the tenth Mondays
after the first Mondays in February and
August, and may continue in session
three weeks.
IN the county Of Knox on the thirteenth
Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
ruary and August, and may continue in
session two weeks.
In the county of Crosby on the fifteenth
Mondays after the first Mondays in Feb
ruary and August, and may continue in
session two weeks
in the county of Stonewall on the
seventeenth Mondays after the first Mon
days IN February and August, and may
continue in session two weeks
The unorganized county of King is
hereby attached to the county of Knox
for judicial purposes. The unorganized
counties of Dickens, Motley, Lubbock,
Lynn and Floyd are hereby attached to
Crosby county for judicial purposes.
Sec. Z. The Forty-sixth judicial dis
trict shall be composed of the counties of
Donley, Greer, Childress, Hardeman and
Wilbarger, and the unorganized counties
of Cottle, Hall, Briseoe, Armstrong and !
COllngswOrth, and terms of the district
court shall be held therein each year as
follows:
In the county of Donley on the second
Mondays in. January and July and may
continue in session three weeks
In Childress county on the fourth Mon
days after the first Mondays in January |
and July, and may continue in session