San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-24
TEXAS LEGISLATURES.

Bill introduced in the senate rails
ing the occupation tax on liquor and
billiard saloons.
Franks bill came up by general
consent and passed, it validates the
corporate existence of certain towns
in Texas and the acts performed by
them.
Senate coDcurs in the house amend
ment to bills amending charter of
Houston.
Senate passes house bill amending
Galveston city charter.
Bill, allowing counties to refund
existing indebtedness at lower rate
of interest passed.
Act, to provide for the speedy en-
forcment of the liens of mechanics,
was amended as to section Is so as to
read:
1.-THE lien created by this act shall
cease to be operative after twelve
months after the same is fixed, unless
suit is brought within said time to
enforce said lien, provided the pro-
visions of this section shall not apply
to contracts where the date of pay
| ment or maturity of claim is fixed
| therein at longer period than twelve
months from the date thereof, in
| which latter case suit shall be brought
| within twelve months after the
| maturity of such claim"
Bill fixing salaries of receivers, at
| tOrneys forreceiverships aud other off,
| GERS connected Herewith, was amend
| ed and as passed is:
Section |. Whenever the receiver
fer any railway corporation may be
| appointed by any court within this
state, said receiver shall not be al
lowed more than five thousand dollars
| as annual salary; the enersl attorney
not more than five thousand dollars,
and the master in chancery not more
than five thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. Not more than one receiver
shall be appointed for any railway
corporation, nor shall there be more
than one person or firm of lawyers
appointed as general attorneys under
said receiversnip.
Senator Townsend's bill 276 was
amended and passed. This Is an act
to regulate corporations engaged in
| guaranteeing or acting as security for
the fidelity of persons in public or
private offices, employment or posi-
tions, and the agents of such corpora
tons. The bill is very volumlnous.
1t requires such corporations to file
articles of Incorporation and all
amendments thereto at Austin, to-
gether with its bylaws and names of
its officers; must have capital stock
of at least 100000 market values;
must deposit So, 900 with the state
commissioner Of insurance to be held
as security for judgments and which
cannot be withdrawn while suit is
pending. Any person acting as
agent for such corporation, by name
or in fact, who shall SO act without
the corporation having compl' o. with
the provisions of this act, is subject to
fine of from $500 to $1,000, and to inn
prisonment for from three to six
months, and parties doing business
with such corporation or agent shall
be fined $1,000. Commissioner may
revoke authority for such corporation
on Its failure to comply v it'll section
IL, which requires said corporation
explicitly to show cause why it has
cancelled bonds of indemnity, or re-
fuses to issue them.
House meets and discharges one
half of it's committee clerks. q.
| House Teconsiders and passes sem
ate amendn ent, which provides for
publication of opinions of court of APP
peals same as supreme court.
| House consumes forenoon session in
discussing land grant to university
and free schools without reaching
| conclusion.
| In the afternoon session Currey's
amendment was adopted, giving one
| fourth of the lands to the university
and three fourths to the free school.
Bills were presented regulating
road service and quarantine.