Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

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| or her legal representative, when THO
| genuinoncs Of the claim has been proved
under oath
There Is also another manner OF proof
provided. The comptroller is required,
as soon as practicable, TO furnish the
county judge Of each county with q list
OF those Ia bis county who paid the tux,
I and the amount they paid. This list is
hled IN the Office Of the county judge for
/ inspection, and public notice Of its re-.
ceipt IL required from the judge, who 10
also required at any time to hear rs to
the right Of those making claim, and
when satisfied Of the justice Of the claim
70 issue his official certificate stating how
the claim was established. for which GER
tshcate, the claimant pays two bits.
IN cases where neither Of the above
rules can be applied the comptroller Is
authorized TO prescribe suitable rule
for proof
Thus II will be seen that those VIII,
nave claims for the repayment Of the
direct tax can get their money by max.
lng g trip TO tho county seat expanding
Two BITS for certificate, and two cents
Tor q Postage stamp 10 forward IL 10 the
comptroller at the capital
There are hundreds OF honest citizens
Win good claim on this fund, who have
solu TIER claims for q very small per
cent. OF their face value. II now be-
hooyes these gentlemen to kick them.
selves vigorously around the barnyard.
30. Senate bill No. 1870. approved
March 10, fixes the fees Of district At
torleys county attorneys and attorneys
al litem in suits instituted by the state
Tor the recovery of interest due the
school fund or to forfeit school land for
non payment OF purchase money giving
10 the district and county attorneys
representing the state in such cases.
zee or $40 In each case In which the
state RECEIVERS judgment In cases where
one attorney brings the suit and his
successor in Office obtains the Judgment.
ench gets 10 Attorneys appointed 10y the
court TO represent the defendant. i'm eases
IN which the state RECEIVERS Judgment,
aud where The costs cannot be made ont
OF me defendant are allowed 50 by the
state
Under the old laws there were no pro.
vision whatever for paying the attorneys
rendering services TO the state in main
tanning such suits MS these.
81. Senate bill No. IS. approved March
20 went into effect at once
The bill extends the time for payment
OF the annual interest on purchase money
due on any of the public free school.
university or asylum lands, until the
first Of November.
But for the passage Of this act the
lands Of many Of the residents OF Wesf
and Northwest Texas would have been
forfeited the first Of April, the distress
Ing drouth of 1892 having rendered II
impossible for them TO meet their pay
meuts.
81, House bin No. IL. approved March
20 amends article 1863 Of the revised
civil statutes so that Il reads that in all
la NHh ole
served personally az least ten days be-
fore the first day of the term to which it
is returnRble, exclusive of the DAYS of
service and return, the answer of the de-
fcndant shall be hcd iu the county and
district courts on or before the second
day Of the return term, and before the
eau Of the appearance docket on said
The old law conaicted with article
1850, but the recently enacted amend
mcnt removes the friction.
80, House bill No 433, approved
March 81. restores 20 and confcrs upon
the counties Of Angelina, Shelby and
Coke, the civil and criminal jurisdiction
formerly belonging to them, the act going
into Immediate effect.
"a House bin No 205. approved
March u, reorganizcs the Fifteenth and
Forticth judicial districts, leaving the for
mer composed only OF Gruyson county,
while In the latter are embraced the
counties of Collins, Ellis, Kaufman and
Rockwell.
Under the bill Grayson has three terms
Of court, the first commencing the first
Monday In January until the last Satur-
day In March. the second from the first
Monday In April 20 the second Satur-
day In July, or until the business IL com
pleted, and the third from the first Mon
day in September TO the third Saturday
In December
In the Fortieth district the terms are
20 be held as follows: Kaufman, the
first Monday In February, five weeks,
and the first Monday In September, FIVE
weeks; Collins. the sixth Monday after
the first Monday In February, six weeks
and the sixth Monday after the first
Monday in September six weeks Rock
wall, the first Monday In May. two
weeks, and the fourth Monday in Novem-
Der, two weeks; Ellis, the third Monday
Ia May, seven weeks, and the second
Molday In December, seven weeks
30. Supplementary TO the foregoing Is
house bill No. OI9 approved March 2l,
In which Is the provision that 1.-THE pro-
vision Of the above act shall not apply to
the term OF the district court heretofore
begun In Ellis county on the first Mon
day i'm March, 1893, aud the first term of
said court In said county under this
act shall be that beginning on the second
regular term in Collins county under the
act shall be begun the sixth Monday at-
ter the first Monday In September, 1893
The court referred 20 being in progress
at the time OF the passage OF this act, the
reason for the supplementary bill is OBJ
yious.
30. House bill No Al, diminishing the
civil and criminal jurisdiction OF the
county court of McCulloch county, was
approved March "A.
81. Senate bill No. Is an act TO de-
fine perpetuihes, and prevent land mo
nopolies, 10 limit and regulate the own
ership OF lands by corporations, and TO
provide for the alienation, forfeiture,
aud escheat the laws of Texas,
Tho bill defines perpetuity as the
unrestricted ownership Of lands In the
state. by private corporations, and pro
hibits the existence OF such requiring
them II already existing to make bona
fde sale Of their lands within fifteen
years from the passage Of the act. III
they acquire the lands IN payment of
debts maturing after the passage Of
the act, they shall be sold within ff.
teen years, after their acquisition.
Corporations formed under chapter 10l,
acts OF 1894, which have or may have
acquired by lease or otherwise more
land than Is needed TO carry on their bust
ness are given fifteen years after the