Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-13
GAZETTE. WORTH, MARCH 49, 1895

feited by the secretary. 1t provides
that any private domestic corporation
chartered under the laws of this state.
whose charter has been declared for
feited because OF failure to pay its
annual franchise tax as provided by
law or for any other cause, may have
It's charter revived and reinstated as
| IL existed prior to such failure to pay
taxes and declaration OF forfeiture upon
the payment within ninety days after
| this act takes affect all taxes and PEN
altles due thereon, as provided by law,
together with 6 per cent per annum
on same from the date that such tax
or taxes became due. The provisions
| OF this bill do not apply to any cor
| poratlon whose charter has been de-
clared forfeited by judicial proceed
l Inc, Instituted for that purpose. there
| is an emergency clause TO the bill and
| by suspension OF rules II was put on
| final reading and passed with but one
amendment and that is that the clause
| conditioning such valuation upon the
| payment OF all taxes and penalties
| due be stricken out and In its stead
| penalty Of 50 be exacted,
This carried without opposition.
| House joint resolution No. Is 10y Nc
| Kinney was next taken up. II Is an
| other platform measure marked out
~ lAAt NAhNhEf anu ~ ~ AHAiAAh oNhH
ton 4, article Z, Of the constitution.
the people so electing at the next gem
eral election, so that the lands set
apart to the public free school fund
snail be sold under such regulation, at
such times and ON such terms as may
be prescribed by law, and the legisla-
ture shall not have power to grant
any relief TO purchaser thereof the
proceeds to be invested In United States
bonds, state and county bonds or such
other securities as may be prescribed
by law or In agricultural lands. for the
benefit OF the penitentiary system, un-
der ouch restrictions as may be pro-
vidrd by law. the state being respon-
sible for all such Investments. The
bill was ordered engrossed
House bill No. $40 (by Stubbs), pro-
vldlEg for the construction ana main
tenance Of bitches, drains and water
courses for the Improvement and en-
largement OF natural drainage of the
several counties within the state Of
Texas, was taken up and, under suspen-
sion OF the rules. passed.
ON motion or Mr.. Morrison the APP
Precipitation bill was made a special
order for Thursday In line with the
plan OF the caucus.
The following concurrent resolution
was adopted;
Whereas. the realization of the
hopes OF the city OF Galveston aud the
entire state Of Texas in the successful
results reached by the work of the
United States engineers In securing
deep water over Galveston bar marks
an epoch and establishes new era
In the commercial greatness OF the
great section Of the Union west Of the
Mississippi river; and
Whereas. the progress OF this great
enterprise, the patriotism and wisdom
of the representatives from the North
west have been nobly exercised in aid !
OF the representatives. from Texas, in
which state Hes the city OF Galveston |
one Of the leading and wealthlest entire
pots In the United States doing bust |
ness for years under restrictions i'm |
posed by nature, bur now happily re- |
moved under the influence Of a high |
purpose for the general good and rare
engineering SKIN has been brought to
the Egteway for 20,0O000O OF people to
the commerce OF the entire world and |
made her the sister to the cities OF New |
York and Liverpool; now, therefore,
be 1t
Resolved, that the legislature of the |
state of Texas express TO the repre- |
seniatiyes In congress from the North |
west and to those OF our own sta:c the |
thanks of the people OF our own state |
and congratulate the people OF this !
results obtained" (By Giddings).
House bill No. 404 (Armlstead's anti |
trust bid was then ON motion OF Mr. |
Peck taken up. Discussion Of the bill !
pending. tho house adjourned to .. |
m, the following business having been
previously transacted:
Notice by Blair OF the Introduction |
of the following resolution;
Resolved. that rule 80 be so amend |
~ "a ia. 1taW IAN
When motion has been made and car |
red In the affirmative or negative it
shall be In order for any member OF |
the majority or prevailing side to move !
for a reconsideration thereof: provided, |
II Is made on the same day or on the
next sitting day before the order Of the
day Is taken up; and provided further.
that " said motion shall not be dis
posed OF whom made one days notice
shall be given before said motion can
be called up and disposed Of"
Committee announced by the speaker
to investigate printing Of the supreme
court reports.
RMS introduced.
by Patterson Of Bell: Recurring dis
trct clerks to send to the comptroller
certified statement at each term Of
court and forbid pavement or same by
comptroller until such certified state
mcnt has been received "a bill intend
ed to prevent preparation OF fraud
upon the state.
Petitions
BY Wester of Jack; Petition OF the
bar OF Graham. Young county. asking
that the law requiring notice OF jude
ial sales to be made In newspapers be
repealed. tsigned by C. w johnson,
o. L. Flnlay. n. L. Adams, ]. w. Akin
and G.. NJ. Grnard),
niiia Sigucd iiy the speaker.
House bill No, n, providing n meth
Cd OF ascertaining the class OF mer-
chants Off the purpose of rating their
taxes.
House bill No. 1866. restoring the civn
and criminal jurisdiction to Delta
county
By Evans, OF Grayson; Concurrent |
rnaullIiIn.tl u.