Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-04

Chapter Ii House bill No 3G5 l-An;act 10
create the county Of Sterling out of Tom
Green county.
section l. BE it enacted by the legislature
OF the state OF Texas. That a new county,
10 be called the county of Sterling, is here
by created out Of the present county of
Tom Green, in this state, the boundaries of
which snail be and are hereby declared 10
De as follows, to-wit.
Beginning n the northeast corner of
Glasscoc6 county. which shall be tine
northwest corner of Sterling county :
thence south along the east boundary line
of GlasscoCk county 10 the southeast corner
thereof, thence continuing said line south
10 the north boundary line Of section 10
Texas Central railroad company survey ,
thence east to the southeast corner OF sec
lion - OF block =, Houston and Texas Central
railroad company survey; thence north along
section lines to the southeast corner of sec
lion ;i3 OF block II. Southern Pacific rail
road company survey: thence east TO the
southwest corner of Coke county: thence
north along the west line of Coke county to
The northwest corner of Coke county;
thence west along the southern boundary
line of Howard county 10 the place of be-
ginning
Sec ,, The county of Sterling is hereby
attached to tine county of Tom Green for
Judicial. surveying ami recording purposes.
see = That the county hereby created i'm
The first section OF TINS act shah pay pro
rata share of all the existing legal debts
:lnd liabilities of Tom Green county. and
there shall De set apart annually so much of
the county taxes levied and collected on the
property within said new county as shall be
sufficient 10 speedily pay of and DISCHARGE
said pro rata share OF such legal debts aud
Liabilities, according 10 the requirements OF
tie contracts and obligations thereof. said
pro rata share shall be based upon the
value of the property of said county hereby
created for each year OF existence OF auy
of said debts or liabilities, 10 be deter
mined from the tax rolls of said county as
made by the board OF equalization, and
paid Is now required by law in other like
eases.
lSec. I. The county hereby created shall
be and the same Is hereby attached 10 the
Vhirty-htth judicial district Tor judicial
purposes, 10 the Eleventh congressional
district. the Twenty-cghth senatorial aud
Eighteenth representative district for rep
TrScutatlyc purposes.
Sec. ;. If there shall be 4 desire TO organ
IL the county hereby created before the
TtNt genera. election the citizens thereof
INA, petition the county Judge in The man
Ter required by the law then in force. in
reference 10 uuurgauiZed counties desiring
10 Organize. and NJ the same time they may
petition for the location Of a county seat
and II the election 10 organize shall be or
dered, The county seat shall be voted for
aud the result declared - provided by law
sec Il. The fact that il IS necessary to
5Hclddr tins county in the reorganization of
size Judicial district 10 e done before this
session of The legislature is adjourned and to
lruEIuc Tor nO.uIn@ courts in said county,
creates an emergency and an imperative
public necessity which requires the suspen-
sion of the constitutional rule requiring
bills TO DE read on three several DAYS, and
that this act shall take effect from and
piter lis passage, the rule is therefore sus-
Tended ana this act shall so take effect.
Note The foregoing act originated in
tie house, and passed the same by two
thirds vote-yeaS, 81; nays, 0: and passed
the senate by two-thirdS vote-yeas, II:
nays. o
Approved March !. 1891.