Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-21

DillsShOulu WV
d ACTUAL SETTLERS
~. Tine and The State VIII
~ ,rsr The Railroads Have
Proposed Amend
II b b. Constitution Relative
q. legislature and Pay
Il Members
,s.ti, r..
Tsi. May -u.-'op'Viul'
y :. i.ned proclamations today
,oin. two mea Nlrcs of the
"
5dilaie -
rsuT has very ful'E SET i"r'n
II q ne bills In question. and
,bem I'm his proclu-
w = - ,,i,a, 4, fnll.
Wiki are ne'' s,'e" ~ m
neasufe vetoed Is selih'c plIl
"a validate certain titles TO
~. r,to il accommodated
'nu wy w.
wing;
+ PR0Cl.AMATlON,
" Executive Once. 900.
4 ,Iain, Tex, May ~, 1873.
3 Il The authority vested ia
4 ~ under the constitution, l
+ h ro,ie and make public pro-
. bal dissent from aud dis
n safe bill No. lJO, which pro
. rihlaie certain titles TO lands
nnnp Of certificates issued to
,upanirs, and now owned by
: ariual good Faith, for value,
% assigns and actual settlers,
~ to the public Tree school
ssify or asylum funds, re-
~ executive office on the Sth
month.
: very sweeping In its terms
Eiping out the claims of the
Twas to all the lands Illegally
h iaily obtained from her by
lpanies. Indeed. II Is q virtual
y Z The companies and their as
sSeral million dollars worth
IA % which they have never
I'll whatever. l cannot CON
=
laW IN the courts ny appeal
ass In which the attorney
z nfovercd FOR the state lanus
~ by fallroad companies anu
- worth Today more imam
nus act would nave tue
.slnE the tltlei OF these lands
~ the state who never hud
h1alerer TO item. These coin-
" obtaining under the law,
: ior every mile OF completed
obtained that amount OF land
Z. :. every mile of sidings and
~ courts have held that they
hniled 70 this additional land.
! decision the state has
<srer at least a million and n
a. Of land, II there is any
flkf IN good faith. ON any OF
" they can abide their time
sac settles with the railroad
ga their corporate assigns.
1Auence should lead them to
sale to make the sacrifice de
~ by this law. then ! submit
II; blindness they should re-
y disappointment. In this
ule The state cannot be 30
I 70 make the appropriation
llliloh dollars worth of land
AIiacal corporation. The num-
frests il has ALWAYS been the
'le state TO protect, is very
i. ~ with the amount Illegally
l'lfoad companies and their
~ snort time ago the attor-
leeolered from the assignees
"a company, who most prob
W land in trust for the cor
Ky lio,OOO acres OF very
,n sa Without dcpriving 4 single
w, wv q any rights whatever.
' M. yotalned the full amount
, ~ s,al under the law for
.uuh anu equipment OF US
" s'yaenty 1t measured its side
witches and procured Ger
slNely Tor them, by virtue
eo, 1871 ms vast houy OF
n ' ,sa held that it was never
-. 1s grant, and the case IS
~ ~ 70 The court of civil ap-
Eu'LI terms OF this law the
Ia ~ Invested OF title to this
E',.osa5 'nas OF Justice eonse-
Iaif,..,,na
~ Ia,,' ~ which a large ma
49,, vs'Slat'lre and the eIccu-
AZ ~ III express terms com
4 Ia ss ul me public olhcinls
Vsissl 'g ~ the lands unlaw-
/ S.ij;a railroads. from the
iAe neaI,s anu . switches and
Idc F ,s that so long as the
~ siS feninined In power
4 /, racnS.,, ne Continued unll
4 N 9 AM, and returned 10
1 n S isa ms II pledged the
,iilers i H. ' purchasers ana
49, :" EpHu Iulin. inns law