Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-04-17

Ilaltlng lanu ana reaulnS lanu mum
bers is required to be taught in tn
public schools.
A bill was passed to redigest tn,
laws of the state.
Provision was made for printing
volumes %, 29 and 80 of Suprem,
Court reports.
The office of Supt of Public Print
ing was created at salary of $1,000.
Pupils ale permitted to remain il
the Deaf Mute Institute 10 years. 1
was years.
School directors with the approya
of the Supt of Public Instruction are
authorized to purchase $25 worth ot
charts, maps, and other apparatus.
Hygiene and physiology are re.
quired to be taught in the public
schools.
The collector of privilege taxes is
required to pay the same to county
and state treasurer within 20 days
and make quarterly settlements.
The time was extended for paying
taxes in Desha, Chicot, Lincoln, La
fayette, Conway and portions of Mon
roe, Jefferson and White counties
The railroads which have acted in
good faith may extend their charters
by paying the regular fees to Secre-
tary Of State,
An act was passed which provides
that when one person is entrusted
with authority or superintendence
over Others they are not fellow SER
wants, and further that no contract ex-
empting railroads from liability for
same shall be binding.
Railroads are required to stop one
passenger train at every station one
time each day and they are also re-
quired to carry passengers on local
freight trains.
1t is made misdemeanor TO wan
tonly shoot, throw stones, sticks or
missiles at, into or against a railroad
car or locomotive.
On railroads more than thirty miles
in length partition of wood may be
placed in a car to separate white and
colored passengers.
Railroads are required, when re-
quested, to move wire fences from
within the limits of incorporated
towns.
Railroads are prohibited from inter-
fering with the navigation of streams
by bridges.
When county has a court house
that cost as much as $4,000 the coun-
ty seat cannot be removed until the
petitioners deposit $4,000 toward
building another
In misdemeanor cases the defendant
is permitted to submit a statement of
the facts to a justice of the peace who
shall enter the same upon record and
issue warrant for the arrest of defend
ant. He may send for witnesses and
examine the case, may postpone ii
from time to time, but his judgment
is u bar to further prosecution.
The selection Of jurors in justice
courts is so regulated that any person
may be challenged for cause who has
served in that court as juror within
three months.
Bond and affidavit must be filed in
justice court within GO days to take
an appeal.
One justice Of the peace must be
elected for every two hundred votes
cast at the previous election, provided
each township must have two justices
Justices Of the peace are empower.
ed to issue process in civil cases to be
served outside the county the same as
circuit courts.
Assessors fees are reduced from 25
to 20 cents per list.
When any mortgage or conveyance
intended to operate as mortgage Oh
personal property is properly endors
ed on the back and filed with circuit
clerk it is made lien on the property
described.
A mortgage is not n lien or encum
brance on crop to be planted unless
the crop is planted within II year from
the time the mortgage is given.
Removing, selling or disposing o
mortgaged property with intent to de
feat the holder IS made n felony.
County treasurers are required t
give bond one-fourth larger than th,
amount Of money that may come into
their hands in any one year.
County clerks are authorized to ap
point deputies for whose official act
they shall be responsible, subject tc
the approval Of the county judge.
Sherifs are given until the frs