The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-11

for that purpose, and the certificate OF
the attorney general to the validity of
such bonds shall be preserved OF
record for use in the event of litl-
CATION.
SEC s That such bonds, after
receiving the certificate OF the attor =
ney general and having been regis
tered 10 the cornptroller's office as
provided herein, shall thereafter be
held in every action, suit or proceed
ing in which their validity is
or may be brought in question, to be
valid and binding obligations and
conclusive against such county, city
or town, and such certificate shall
operate as an estoppel Of all defences
growing out of alleged irregularities in
the execution Of said bonds, the Ger
tifca,es of the attorney general or a
duly certified copy thereof shall be
admitted and received in evidence of
the validity Of such bonds together
with the coupons thereto attached
SEC Q II any mayor, county judge,
tax assessor, or any person or officer,
for the purpose of securing the
certificate of the attorney general,
provided for in this act, shall make or
be concerned in making or forwar ling
to the attornsy general, false certlt.
cate ss to the amount OF taxable va ue
of the property in such county, city or
town, as shown by the off cia assess.
ment for the last previous year, or
falsely ceriif, as to the an cunt of in.
deb,edness OF such county, city or
town, or the rate OF tax levied to pro
vide interest and sinking .und for such
indt btedness or other facts required
by the attorney general, he shall be
guilty of a felony and upon con =
vicrion tt erefoy, shall be punished by
confinement in the peni,entiary not
less than one nor more than five years
SEC. 10 That all laws and parts of
laws in conf ct herewith be aud the
same are hereby repealed.
Whereas, The near approach Of
the close of the present session of the
legislature and the crowded condi-
ton of the calender and the impor-
lance of having a law regulating and
restricting the issuance of bonds by
counties, cities and towns, creating an
emergency and an imperative public
necessity, that the constitutional rule
requiring bills to be read on three
several days be suspended and it is SO
ordered.
The house committee on judicial
districts has reported back Represent =
alive Rogers bill creating an add.
tional district tor McLennan county,
with the recommendation that it pass
over the veto of the governor.
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TIE legislature adjourned today as
soon as convened so as to give mem.
bers an opportunity to attend the
cotton conference IN session at the
board OF trade rooms. Many Of the
m embers were in attendance. la fact
some Of the farmers mplained
privately that the members of the
legislature monopolized fine meeting
almost to the exclusion Of the boys
from the forks, but this is perhaps
overdrawn. 1t should be remembered
that some of tbs strongest members in
the two houses are practical farmers,
and had a right to the floor in their
private capacity.
The convention at this writing has
not accomplished much if anything.
In fact there is great diversity OF
opinion as to the best course to pur.
sue in T. e mater of growing cotton.
Farmer Shaw, whose plantation is in
the heart OF Dallas, where he plows
with a pencil and spades with a pen,
took the floor, advocating continu.
auce of the present plan Of planting
as largely az possible of cotton, con-
tending that cotton at five cents is q
better pa! ing crop than corn at thirty
cents.
The great polltico agriculture Jour
nalistlco was arrayed in the very latest
wearing great spreading pants, with
crinoline attachments. He is thing
of beauty, even if Harry Tracy anc
Judge Clark don't consider him a 10y
forever.
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,;uaPantaed Cupa