Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-02

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WARDS, BREWSTER, LIPsCoMB AND CAR
son OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
| COUNTY COURTS DIMINISHED.
| Chapter I'LL House bill No. 132 An
act to diminish the civil and criminal liu-
Tisdiction of the county courts of Irion,
| Roberts. Ochiltree, Hansford, Edwards,
| Brewster, Lipscomb and Carson cOun-
ties.
! Section l. Be it enacted by the
| legislature OF the state of Texas:
That the county courts of Irion,
| Roberts, Ochiltree, Hansford, Ed
counties, shall have and exercise the gen
| eral jurisdiction of probate courts; shall
| probate wills, appoint guardians of minors,
idiots, Iunatics. persons non cOmpoS mentiS
and common drunkards, grant letters tesla
mentary and of administration, settle ac-
counts Of executors. administrators and
guardians, transact all business appertain-
ing to the estates of deceased persons,
minors, idiots, lunaticS, persons non COM
pos mcntlS and common druukardS lnclud-
ing the settlement, partition and distribu-
ton and settlement OF estates of deceased
persons, and to apprentice minors as pro-
Vided by law, ana issue writS necessary to
the enforcement of said Jurisdiction TO pun
ish contempt under such provisions as are,
or may be provided by general law govern
ing county courts throughout the state. but
the said county courts of Irion, Roberts,
Ochiltree Hansford, Edwards, Brewster,
Lipscomb and Carson counties, shall have
no other civil or criminal jurisdiction what
ever.
Sec. ,. The district courts of Iion. Rob-
ertS, Ochiltree, HanSfOrd, Edwards, Brew
ster, Lipscomb and Carson counties shall
have and exercise jurisdiction in all civil
and criminal matters, and causes over
which by the laws of this state. the county
courts of said counties would have iurisdic-
ton, except as provided in section l of this
act and all causes other than probate mat
tiers. and such rs are provided by section
of this act, be and the same are hereby
transferred to the district courts of lrion,
Roberts, Ochiltree, HanSford, Edwards,
Brewster LipSComb and Carson counties,
and all writs and process relating to any
civil or criminal matters not included in the
subject matter of jurisdiction prescribed in
section l of this act, issued By or out of
said courts of Irion, Roberts Ochiltree,
Hansford, Edwards, Brewster, Lipscomb
and Carson counties, be and the same are
hereby made returnable to the next term of
the district courts of said counties.
Sec 3 The county clerks of the counties
of Irion, Roberts, Ochiltree, Hansford, Ed
wards, Brewster, Lipscomb and Carson,
be and they are hereby required within
thirty days after the passage of this act, to
make fair and complete transcript of all
entries upon their civil and criminal docket
heretofore made in cases whereby section
two are required to be transferred to the
district courts of said counties, and de-
liver the same TO the district clerks of
said counties, together with all the papers
TO such causes pertaining, and all such causes
shall be Immediately docketed by said dis
trict clerks, and such civil causes SO trans
ferred shall stand on the docket of said
courts as appearance cases for the next sue
ceeding term, and all criminal cases shall
be docketed and disposed of in the same
manner as if the same had originally been
triable in said district courts.
Sec. 4. This act snail not be construed to
in any manner affect judgments heretofore
rendered by said courts OF lrion, Roberts, |
Ochiltree, Hansford, Edwards, Brewster,
Lipscomb and Carson counties, pertaining
TO matters and causes by which section of
this act are transferred to the district |
courts of said counties, but the county |
clerks of said counties shall issue all eXecu- |
tionS and orders of sale as the judgment in |
such cases require, and such executions and |
orders of sale and proceedings Hereunder, |
shall be as valid and binding to all intentS |
and purposes as though the change had not |
been made as provided in section OF this |
act |
Sec 5 All laws and parts of laws in con-
fict with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. e. The near approach TO the sitting |
of the district court in Irion county, and |
the short time required to make the |
transfer of the cases provided herein, |
creates an emergency and imperative pub
lie necessity that the constitutional rule |
requiring bills to be read on three several |
days in each house, be suspended and |
it is so suspended and that this act take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and it is so enacted.
[NorE.-The foregoing act originated in
the house, and passed the same by two
thirds vote, ayes 81, nays 0; and passed the
the senate by two-thirds vote, ayes "a,
February 81, 1891