Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-03
said home must show on the oath of APP


said home must show on the oath of APP
plicant:
l. Name OF applicant.
9. His age.
3. His residence County and postofice
address,.
4. The company, regiment, brigade and
army in which he served.
). That he is disabled and INDECENT, and
is now a bona fide citizen of Texas, and was
a resident of this state on the lsu day of
January, 1891. Proof of the honorable
service of applicant as stated by himself
must be made by affidavit OF two reputable
persons, or by his written discharge, duly
authenticated, with sufficient peOof Of
identity. The application must also be ac-
companied by Il certificate of a regular
practicing physician that the applicant is
unable to provide 4 support for himself,
giving the character of the disability, and
that the applicant is not a lunatic, and is
not afflicted with any contagious or in
fectious disease.
Sec. !. All applications for admission to
said home shall be referred to and passed
upon by the board of managers.
Sec. s. For the purpose OF carrying into
effect this law, so much of the proceeds
arising from the rentals from all vacant
lots or parts of lots and blocks in the city
OF Austin belonging to the state, not now
occupied by the state and used by it. or oc-
cupied by church editice, which shall be
leased by the superintendent of public
buildings and grounds for long term, the
proceeds of the sale of about six and a half
acras of land on the south side of Colorado
river in Travis county, known as the Fish
pond, which land the superintendent of
public buildings and grounds is hereby au-
thorized to sell, all fees OF the commissioner
of insurance, history and statistics in ex-
cess Of the expense of his Office, all money
now in the state treasury to the credit Of
escheated estates, and all money arising
hereafter from the sale of eScheated estates,
all lands hereafter purchased by the state
under execution, and the proceeds from the
sales of all personal property belonging to
the state, not used by other state institu-
tons to which it may belong, all money de-
rived from the lease of the temporary capt.
toll and the fees received by the secretary
of state in excess of the expenses of his of
fee, as shall not exceed the sum of S65, 900,
or so much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby set aside and appropriated for adj
ditional buildings and grounds and improve
ments of the grounds and the support and
maintenance of the said Confederate home,
for the two years ending March 81, 1893,
and the money arising from all the above
mentioned sources shall be placed as re-
ceived in the state treasury to the credit of
the Confederate home, subject TO with
drawal, as needed, upon requisitiOn by the
the comptroller.
Sec g. Whereas, there is now a large
number Of worthy applicants for admission
to the home who are without homes and
necessary means of support, but who can
not be admitted on account of the want Of
room; and, whereas, it is important to said
applicants that this bill should become
law at an early day; therefore, an emer-
gency and imperative public necessity ex-
lists requiring the suspension of the con-
stitutional rule requiring bills to be read
on three several days, and said rule is
hereby suspended, and this act shall take
effect and be in force Immediately from and
after its passage, and it is so enacted
[Note-The foregoing act originated in
the house and passed the same by two
thirds vote-ayes as, nays 16; and passed
the senate by two-thirds vote-ayes %,
nays O.
Approved February %, 1891.