Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-11


the development &c mines on onc section
he shall have the right 10 purchase any
other section regardless Of lis contiguous
location In the further development Of the
mines. Approved May 2.
Chapter as, of the general laws Of
the aSrd Legislature will contain the act
TO extend the time within which lands
that have been sold for taxes and
bought in by the state, cities and towns.
may be rcdeemed. IL Is provided that II
within twelve montha frum the date on
which this act takes effect. the owner
OF the property or his agent desires 10
redeem Il, he shall pay TO the state or
the city or town, as the case may be.
the original amount OF taxes for which
the land was sold. aud all costs, with
y per cent interest thereon, and the taxes
due each year since such sale or from
the day of the nccrual Of such subee.
Quent taxes. The comptroller IL required,
In the ease Of rcdempuons from the
state. to remit TO the county interested
that portion of the redemption money
due IT, Approved May ?.
Chapter 20 embraces the law providing
that all sales of real estate within this
state, which have heretofore been made
by executors Of wills. which prior TO such
sale had been prohated accorling TO the
laws of another state of the Union and
which wills possessed the requisites TO
pass title to real estate MS required by
the statutes Of this state. where such
wills conferred upon the executors
power TO sell the real estate, in-
dependent of the probate court,
these sales are validated except that
the valuation Of such sales shall not
defeat the creditors Of the testators "
such wills nor effect the title OF purchaS-
tara al lao, lntpu MT.
of the testators of such Wills where such
purchases were made prior TO the enact
mont OF this law. Approved May >.
Chapter so Of the general laws Is an
net authorizing the holding Of special
terms of the district court of the Twenty
sixth judicial district, for the trlnl 1T
civil eases only The judge Is authorized
TO order the time for the opening and
close of the special term. which order
is TO be exposed IN the usual manner
by the sheriff for twenty days prior 10
the opening of the term and printed
three times In weekly Newspaper, All
civil cnses the service Of which was 50
perfected that they might have been
lawfully tiled at the regular term, as
well ms all cases brought before snch
term begins, or while it IL In session,
all the parties thereto agreeing, may be
tried At the special term. The jurors
selected ut the regular term for the next
regular term shall be summoned to serve
at the speclai term, aud new jury COM
missions shall be- appointed to select
jurors for the next regular term. Be
came a law without the executive sigma
ture.
Chapter 81 contains the act to amend
sections 30 and II Of the act Of April O.
1851, to iedistrict the state into Judicial
districts The amendment 10 section o
provides that the Ninth judicial district
shall be composed Of the counties of
Montgomery. Liberty, Chambers. Hardin.
San Iacinto and Polk, aud designating
the time of holding court therein as
follows:
In Montgomery county on the second
Mondays In January and July. to CON
tinue In session four weeks. In Liberty
on the fifth Mondays after the second
Mondays IN January and July, TO con.
tinue In session four weeks. In Cham
bers ON the ninth Mondays after the
second Mondays In january und July
TO continue In session two weeks, In
Hardin on the eleventh Mondays after
the second Mondays in January and
July. TO continue Ia session three weeks.
In San lacnto on the fourteenth Mon
days after the second Mondays In jan
uary and July, to continue In session
five weeks. In Polk on the ninctcenth
Mondays after the second Mondays IN
January and July, to continue In session
until the business Is disposed Of,
The amendment to section II provides
that the Eleventh judicial district shall
be composed Of the counties Of Harris
and the terms Of the court 70 be held ON
the first Mondays In January. April aud
October, In each year. continuing eight
weeks or until the business Is disposed
Of The act is to take effect on July l.