The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-05

heretofore flied in his Office IN &C.
cordance with section i2is, revised
civil statutes. A penalty Of not
less than $500 or more than $1,000
to be recorded in any county
through which the road passes. is
fixed upon the IA lroads in the event
of a violation of the act and each
day Of failure to conform to its
provisions is to be considera.ed a
separate offense. Approved May Ii.
No. ia contains the act to eI.
empt from all State advslorem tax
for the year 1928 all citizens Of
Eas,,and county. who we're INJURED
in person. family or property BY the
cyclone of April y, 1898. The aft
dayit Of the injured party before
the county clerk is to be considered
a voucher for full payment of all
state taxes and as such is to be for
warded to the comptroller. APP
proved May H.
No. IL amends the law provid-
ing the fees Tor the clerks of dis
trict courts in order TO allow a
charge CT rs cents for each copy for
writ of citations issued Ap.
proved MAY II.
The chief of the las. ont resolu-
tions approved by the governor is
that submitting to the people at the
next general election a constitu.
tional amendment in regard to the
election OF the railroad commission
ers. The amendment proposes to
make section 80, article IL of the
constitution read as follows:
Section 30. The duration of all
offices not fixed BY this constitution
shall never exceed two years, pro-
vided that when railroad commits.
zion is created il shall be composed
of three commissioners, who shall be
elected by the people at general
election for state officers, ard their
term of office shall be six years,
provided that the railroad commits
sioners first elected after this amend
ment goes into effect shall hold
flee as follows: One shall serve
two years, and one four years and
one six years, their terms to he de-
cided by lot Immediately after they
Shall have qualified. Ard one rail
road commissioner shall be ele 3ted
every two years thereafter In case
of vacancy in said Office the govern.
or of the state shall fill said vacancy
by appointment until the next gen
eral election. Approved May II.
Senate Joint resolution No. II
recites the fact that the Colorado
river, one of the most important
streams in the state, and susceptible
of being made navigable, is OBJ
structed at its mouth by great
mass of raft wood and debris, and
the fur her fact that the opening of
such stream is matter Of national
Importance, and requests that Texas
representatives therein urge upon
congress the necessity of an appro.
priation from the United States
government to remove the obstruc-
tions. Approved May IL.
Senate concurrent resolution No.
Is rec;tes very much the same facts
as to the Trinity river, and requests
that Texas congressman urge upon
congress the necessity of making an
appropriation to secure its naviga.
ton. Approved May IL.
The last is house concurrent reso.
luton No. 81, which refers back to
the capitol grounds board the plans
and specifications for the improve
ment of the capitol grounds submit
ted to the legislature with the direc-
ton that said board select any of
said plans deemed suitable, and to
pay the $4,000 provided therefor, or,
if it sees proper, to reject all of the
plans submitted. Approved May
L.