Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25
IMPORTANT.
A QUARANTINE PROCLAMATION
By CHE GOVERNOR.
The sunday Law Knocked ont by n
Iudge of Travis County Other
Laws Said to he Void.

AUSTIN. Tex, Oct. 2i.-(Special, y.
The following proclamation was issued
by the governor today;
Whereas. II has been made known 90
me that there Is no longer Il necessity
for general quarantine; now, therefore
l. j. 3. Hogg governor Of the state of
Texas, do, by virtue of the authority
vested In me by the constitution and
laws OF the state, hereby revoke my
proclamation Of April 3, A. II. 1S!l3, i'm
posing certain conditions upon all yes.
sells from ports and places south of %
lcgrres north latitude, aud entering the
ports Of this stHte after May !, lS.l3, to
take elf,s't ON and after the 10Th day OF
Noyeber. A, u. lS'H
Il Provided that said, portion of said
proclamation applying to the entrance
into Texas ports OF vessels infected by
contagious diseases such as smallpox,
cholera aud yellow fever. or having had
either Of said named diseases On ship
board within q period of twenty days be-
fore such arrival ut said TcNs ports,
shall remain In full force, ana al such
vessels ARE hereby prohibited from land
ing persons or things at any town or
place on the gulf coast OF the state of
Texas until permission To do w shall
he given 10y the state health oihcer, or
the health officer of the port or place.
further declare quarantine on and
after November 10. 1893. against any
person or persons infected or liable %
bc infected with yellow fever, typhoid
fever, small pOx, or cholera In Mexico
or elsewhere, and hereby prohibit all
persons who have BEEN within period
of twenty days exposed to either Of slid
named Diseases from entering the state
The citizens of tho state and all health
authorities are earnestly requested TO
notify STATE health officers Of uuv out
break OF epidemic diseases or violations
NJ the proclamation and 10 give to said
officer any other information that may
promote che public health,
JAMES $. HOGG. Governor.
In the county court today In the case
| Of the state vs., n. Nossiek, q prosecu-
4 ton FOR violation of the Sunday law
nasScI since the adoption of the revised
statuteS in 1879 are unconstitutional
L and void because their captions do not,
| In his opinion. comply with the require
nents OF the constitution to the effect
that ,he subject Of every land must be
stated In che caption. The decision ap-
pears to have been unexpected by most
members of the hor, AMI Is though TO be
{ very far reaching in its effect On very
many laws now in force. The same oh.
| jections are said to De applicable 20 the
! present laws on the subject of diSnrlrrly
hc~io, and r,rrNi"- lcnllv wianpus.
II ppenrs that quite number Of laws,
civil as well as criminal, passed. by the
last legislature are liable 10 the same
objection and IN fact the same defect n
such il he. will be found in the acts of
every legislature of the state since lSf0
IL will be remembered thar the, old
Sunday law-,hnt of iS70--was practi.
cally a dead letter because Of applying
only TO proprietors, aud not 10 their
tgents " employees. The amendments
nov held by Judge Nos Rosenberg 10
he void aud OF no effect were designed TO
perfect the law OF 1879 and make its en-.
forcement possible. Under the law tho
oannot appeal 10 higher court. SO for
tie present at 10 st Judge Won Rovcn-
bcrg's decision will stand as the law, and
The Sunday law may be virtually multi.
lied IN Trvis county.
The Sunday law Of 1889 remained IN
force three years and was amended by
tue act 1881. now IN force. II the 20.
sltion Of Judge Van Rosenberg he cor
rect y would appear 10 be very strange
that the point has not been raised or IN
sisted on prior to bis time- Especnily
Us come Of the most important laws
OF the legislature were amended in the
same way.
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