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TRAVIS DISTRICT COURTS.
THE LAW PASSED BY THE TWENTY
SECOND LEGISLATURE CREATING
THE EXTRA COURT.

THE LAW PASSED BY THE TWENTY
SECOND LEGISLATURE CREATING
THE EXTRA COURT.
The Twenty-second legislature amen
ded section 26, chapter 20, of the extra
session of the Eighteenth legislature
to read as follows:
Section 90. The twenty sixth judi
cial district shall be composed of the
counties of Williamson and Travis,
and the terms of the district court
shall be held therein hereafter as fol-
lows:
In the county OF Williamson on the
first Mondays in January and July, il
each year, and may continue in SEES
sion six weeks.
In the county of Travis on the first
Monday in March of each year aud
may continue in session until the last
Saturday before the first Monday in
May,
On the first Monday in May of each
year and may continue in session
until the last Saturday in June.
On the first Monday in October In
sion until the last Saturday before the
25th day of December; provided that
grand jury for Travis county shall
not be drawn except for the May and
October terms of said court, unless the
district judge should deem 1t necessa.
ry to call grand jury at other terms
and should SO order.
Sec. 2. The county of Travis shall
constitute the Fifty third judicial dis
trict, and the district court shall be
held therein as follows: On the first
Mondays in January, April, Septem
Der and November in each year and
may continue in session until the bu-
siness is disposed Of; provided the
April term shall not continue longer
than the last Saturday in June, and
the November term longer than the
last Saturday before the 25th day of
December.
Sec. g. That the two said district
courts aforesaid in Travis county shall
have concurrent jurisdiction with each
other throughout the limits of Travis
county Of all matters civil and crimi-
nal OF which jurisdiction is given to
the district court by the constitution
and the laws of the state of Texas; pro
vided that the district judge of the
Fifty-third judicial district shall not
order drawn or selected grand jCry
unless in his judgment he thinks it
necessary.
Sec 4. Immediately after this act
takes effect the governor shall appoint
some suitable person Ms judge OF the
SOD judicial district, who shall hold
said Office until the next general cleo
ton for state and county officers. and
until the election and qualification of
his successor In Office.
Sec. 5. The clerk of the district court
of Travis county as heretofore consti-
tuted, and his successors in Office shall
be the clerk of both said district
courts 10 Travis county, aud shall per
form all the duties pertaining to both
of said courts, and the district attor-
ney of the Twenty sixth judicial dis
trict shall also represent the state in
all criminal cases in the Fifty third
judicial district.
SEC. 9. That either of the judges OF
said district courts in Travis county
may in their discretion transfer any
cause or causes civil or criminal, that
may at any time be pending in hi.
court, to the other district court IL
| Travis county, by order or orders en-
tered upon the minutes of bis court
and where such transfer or transfer
are made the clerk OF the distric
court of Travis county shall enter sucf