Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-10
THE GENERAL LAWS.
Continuation Of the Synopsis
Given Last Sunday,
MORE OF THE NEW LAWS.
The Local Option Law Is Prominent Among
the Lot
As Well as Many 0lhsr Measures Of lnssrssi
10 me General Publlo--irrIaa-
lion ans olhg Matters
Of Moment
MORE OF THE NEW LAWS.


Herewith The Gazette presents its read
ers with the second instalmeut OF laws
as enacted by the state legislature now
In susson.
20 far as they have been at present eX-
amined and approved by the governor
There are. Of course, number Of other
general and special laws yet pending In
the two houses or still In the executive
office and thsre are several special laws
Ia tho custody Of the secretary Of state
These The Gazette viii give 10 the pub
hc ia good tiino.
Continuing az the point arrived az IN
the last list published, the euactmentA
are ss follows.
4O-scnatc bill No. 30 was approved
March ~ fang the timCs for holding
court ia the Fory-seyenth judicial dis
trict as follows.
Donlcy. first Mondays IN February and
nnd August; three weeks. Armstrong
third Monday after the hrst Monday in
February aud August; two weeks; Bris-
Coz. fifth Mondays after the hrst Mon
days in February and August one week
Swishrr sixth Mondays after FIRST Mon
days la February and August two
weeks. Castro. nghth Mondays after
the first Mondays Ia Fcbruafy ana Au'
gust, one week Deaf Smith. ninth Mon
days after frat Mondays iu February
and August: one week. Randall, tenth
Mondays after first Mondays ia Fcbru
nIy and August two weeks. Oldham,
twelfth Mondays after FIRST Mondays in
February AMI August; one week Hart
los. thirteenth Mondays after urst Mon
days la February aid August two
weeks. Dallum. hf,Ccuth Mondays after
hrst Mondays iu February aud August;
one week sherman, hXtcruih Monday
after first Mondays in February ana
August. one week. Moore, seventeenth
g. a.. Ia
ary aud August. one week Potter,
ciehtccnth Mondays after first Mondays
~ February aud August; six weeks
d1-House bin No 100, approved
March -. operates 20 bring certain coun-
ties within the operations OF the game
aud fish law.
- Sornt- hir 80 81. approved March
20 cxempts the following counties from
til oieiaiIce ~ the gto,- Inspection law.
C1maut'.o Niiurgcr, iiuNvmun, Arch
ar. Bailey. Deaf Smith. Dallnm, Oldham,
Hartley, Hockey, Cochran, FonW aud
Wichita.
43-scnate bill No. 2iS. approved
March %. extends the time IN which the
owners and pronrlctors Of ditches,
fumes, reservoirs and wells for irrigntiug
purposea shnll file sworn statements
showing the name of the ditch, the point
AZ which It's hcndgatc N situated, hs
size In width aud depth, and curryiur
capacity Ia cubic feet per second, the
name VI the stream IL taps, the time
when the work WAS commenced, the
name of owner aud map of route.
The new law gives ninety days from
the commencement Of the work or from
the passage Of the act. Tor Hing the
statement, and also gives The owners a
preference lien on crops raised hy the
q ID
contract which uust he mudc iu writ.
Jag acknowledged Wy both PARTIES ana
filed with the clerk of the county whore
IN the water vs. used
Senate bll No IS embraced the
much moOted question and ~ AFncd and
approved hy the governor The 2ath Of
March IL amends the revised civil
statutes ON this subject 40 that article
3.21 gives 60 the county commissioners
courts power when they deem Il cX-
pelirnt 10 order an election in any jus.
tce'B precinct or such subdivision Of q
county as they may deai nate 10 deter
mine whether or not intoNlcnnts shall be
sold therein. The courts are required TO
order the election whenever pptitioned by
$50 voters Ia any county justices pre-
einct or sUch subdivision as the court
the ease may be, provided that If the
precinct or subdivision embrace any pnrt
OF an Incorporated city or town. the
petitioners must constitute al least 10
per cent. OF tho vote east for governor.
Article 322S permits the sale of sacrn.
mental wines and aumullnts Tor mcdi-
cal purpoacs preserving rules and rcguln-
ton therefor
Article $40 provides the mode and
nNnuer Of the eleciion, 10 bc held within
thirty luys, and not sooner than fifteen
days after being ordered
Article $3.50 provides for the posting
OF nte sup!uh ga the election order AT
lcaa, twelve days before the day Of the
election.
Article 1921 describep the character Of
ticket To be voted. "For Prohibition
and against Prohibition"
Article 32i2 provides that the officers
holding the election shall make their re
port Within ten days after the election.
Article 32S3 provides that the COM
misslcpers courts shall, eleven dny,
after tho election hold q special session
count the votes and II majority an,
Cor prohibition, Rt oucc Issue an order
declnring the result and putting absolute
prohi'Htioa into effect until majority OF
the voters, at somc succeeding election
may dooldo otherwise
Article 1924 provides for the pnblica