Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-01


plications for tong license. (6) ell fees
and licenses received. "a all amounts
OF fines collected. t0 These records
TO be public records. Tho commissioner
shall make a report to the governor
upon June 80. each year relating %
In oyster or fish trade, 90 number.
acreage and place OF location OF all
private oyster beds. (3) the number OF
seine and set-net licenses issued dur
ing the year. ~ number OF tong
licenses, t5) amount Of fees received
go amounts Of fines collected, % OBJ
eervauons and remarks. the COM
missioner is Unable for contempt for
not making this report by October !.
in not less than $50 nor more than
$3.50, and receives as pay for his services
all fees Cor locating private oyster
beds. one-half OF all fees collected for
licenses for selnes. sot-nets and tongs
Is per cent of all fines collected for all
attractions OF the fish and oyster
laws. He shall be allowed out OF fish
and oyster fund $50 for seal and record
book and such seal and record book
are the property OF the state. All
moneys derived by the state from such
nnes, foes for licenses and taxes on
private oyster beds shall be kept by the
comptroller under the head of "F'lsh
and oyster" All moneys derived by
counties from fines for infraetion Of
fsh and oyster laws, fees. etc. shall
20 10 the general fund OF the county.
Ten per cent OF all fines for intraction
OF law shall go to the prosecuting at
torncy 25 per cent 10 the hsh and
oyster commissioner. one-half OF the
residue to the state and one-half TO the
county. or fees for licenses, one-half
ahall go TO the commissioner and
one-half 10 the state FISH and oyster
fund. Commission Is to appoint one
mr. J..Ittlaa "a a4a
such deputy to exercise his functions
and make report to the commission
on August 1. and furnish bond Of
$1,000. In making arrests. summoning
witnesses, etc, commissioner or deputy
shall receive same fees and mileage as
sheriffs. Commissioner shall be re-
sponsiole on his bond for his deputies
official acts.
This bin was passed to engrossment,
a number Of Amendments being offered
and defeated. An emergency clause was
added
The speaker announced w. NJ Peck
10 succeed Turney, resigned. on the
committee TO revise the civil code.
Simmons. the gentleman from Gray
son, who recently captured Calves
ton belle. was honored with tho gayel
by Speaker Smith for awhile this morn
ing and TRAY. Hendersou's bill (hOuse
bin No. 412) was pissed and a resolu-
60 as far as preachers were concerned
was Inferred 10 the committee on
rules. HeudersUn's bill imposes an
occupation tax upon general and local
agents OF life, IRE marine and acct
dent insurance companies doing busl-
ness in this state. Tho general agent
10 to pay an occupation tax OF 800.
Local agents are TO pay an annual oG-
rupRtiou tax OF so. This was amended
on motion OF SIR. Cough to 81,
The house adopted this somewhat
novel method 81 adl0urulng: Where
as. three honorable members OF this
body. VIZ, Hon. u. Il Simmons. Hon.
II. e L. Roy, Hon. Il. e. Turney. have
recently married, therefore. be 1t re-
solved. that out OF respect to these
gentlemen that this house do now
stand adjourned until tomorrow morn
lug at $3.50 o'clock tSlgHed by) Hram-
lette. Plemmons, Giddinga. DashlelL,An-
drews. Turney Good, a standing vote
of 100 ayes ana no nays adopted this
complimentary resolution Of adjourn
ment,
The following communications were
read before the house adjourned.
Palestine, Tex. Feb. q MIR. John $
Doughtie, Sergeant at Arms. House OF
representative, Austin. Tex: In re-
ply TO your letter OF the 10Th Inst, beg
to advise that our Mr.. Price asslstant
general passenger agent. has ARRANGED
TOT a rate OF one fare for the round
trip. Austin to Laredo. which, I truat
Will be satisfactory Yours truly,
az NJ, CAMPBELL
General Manager"
university or Texas, Austin, Tex.
ron. ss'--Hon II 3, Smith: Dear Sir
You and the members and officers OF
the house are respectfully invited 10
attend the third annual recital OF the
University Glee Club Ia the UnIyorsifv
building tonight at $40 Admission
Tree y, r. sCHOCE,
Pres Of U. OF r. Glee Club.
W. A. JAMES.
Secretary and Treasurer.
me excursion 10 Monterey leaves
Austin Saturday morning next. NJ h
a. m, and returns Monday morning
The following bills were introduced.
BY oConnor OF Bexar tPop: ReRulat
ING the stretching OF wires By mag
hetle telegraph companies In counties
OF TINS state OF ten thousand inhabi-
thnts or over and TO provide penalty
for the violation thereof.
duced: "''o
BY Burmoistcr; Three petitions from,
etock men OF In Sale county. pro-
resting against any bill exempilnr La
\ sale county from the inspection law
BY Cough; Protest OF oIilzena 30
Nueces county against the pssnage NJ
( house bill No. 81. FOR the preser,,a,
+ ton of tlsh, turtle and terrapin. Also
house bill No. GO,
BY Ward: Petition from thirtv.,r,
4 eolored eitizena OF Travis county 10 es-
tahlish a university for colored youth
+ By Brown: Joint resolmtiop
amending article l5 OF the state eonsti.
tuition as follows.
Section l. BE It enacted by the lev
ialature OF the atnte OF Texas that ar.
4 uele 10 OF the state or Texas be 40
amended ma to include section BS. which
bhail hereafter read aa follows:
section S. The legislature shall MAKE
4 provision for the erection and main.
tenanee Of state prisons. reformaforirs
ana the purchase OF state farms 10
!. be worked by convicts under state SD.
Il pervislon. ''e Su-
by Moore or Morris Petition from AZ
citizens OF Morris county In favor ~
the establishment OF branch t,niver,
slty Tor colored youths
ny Moore OF Morris: Petition from
~ eltlzens OF Norris county in favor
OF restoring the ciyil Jurisdiction To- ne
Y county court " '''u
ny Wester; Petition OF teachers ~
sack county. asking tho Twenty. fo,irth
legislature to make some provisions 10
pay teachers' salaries. Also Ia rafse
r the school tax to the oonstt,,,.,I.sa