Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-20

whether they shall have a city marshal
was PASSED.
The house adjourned to 10 o'clock to-
morrow the pending business being the
fee bill.
Petitions rcnd.
by Jaokson-From 100 voters Of Ma
son and Llano counties, asking for
amendments to stock law
BY O'Connor-From col0red citizens
OF San Antonio praying for the estab-
lishment OF a colored university.
BY Townsend-From $50 voters OF
Angelina county, praying to aaNe
county court Jurisdiction abolished.
by Watkins-t'rom eighty-two col
ored citizens praying FOR a colored uni
versity.
BY Moore of Morris-From forty citi-
zens OF Morris county In favor of trans
ferring Morris county from the DIS
! tflct to the community school system
! BY Beall--A memorial from 100 OF the
leading business men Of Reeves county
] asking the passage OF the joint feso-
1 luton requiring a voter to be clti-
4 zen OF the United States before he
l shall be entitled to vote.
I by Bailey From j. W. Hoff, Louis
| a Hahn. Charles Gerhardt, B. II.
Burns and eighty-thrce other citl-
zens Of YanktOWn and Dewitt county.
/ h'hAAk AAdA Aflt fOiNAANuAANA VI A'NaAl
be amended 10 as to make the pay
I ment OF n poll tax prerequisite to
! the right to vote
| BY Gddings-FrO $50 ladies OF
| Washington county asking that the
I penal law be 30 amended as 10 In
crease the age OF consent to eighteen
! years.
/ By Long-From commissioners court
[ of Pamela county asking for the repeal
/ OF articles 93j g35a. 955b. 935c and g35d,
acts Of May II. 1893. Twcnty-third Leg
stature. which said acts require the
[ county clerk 10 keep % finance ledger
I and TO make tabular statement
thereof under oath and provide PEN
hliiosi Tor failure 20 do So, etc. The
petitioners want the law repealed or
Pamela county shall be- exempt from
the operation Of said law. The petit
TONERS allcge that II ~ no benefit and
works hardship on taxpayers.
BY McBride-From $50 citizens Of
Hays county asking for Nhe passage of
Joint resolution knocking out Mexi-
cans.
by Brown-From ladies of Mills
county asking that the age of consent
be placed at eighteen years.
by Dnyls-FrOm teachers OF Tenth
senatorial district. for ak months
school tax.
INNS Introduced.
by Armlstead tby rcquesO-To pro-
vide FOR the reporting of the decisons
OF the supreme court, tho courts OF
clvll appeals and OF the court Of Grim
fnnl appeals for The state Of Texas,
by Bcall-An act TO prohibit the UNI
lawful fencing or inCloslng of the lands
of another and to prohibit the hcrdlng
or grazing Of certain stock upon the
lands OF another and providing penal
Ties for the violations OF this act.
By Morrison-A bill to be entitled
An act TO create a more efficient road
system for hin county
by Roy Statutory amendment so
that when the administrator or ONecu-
Tor sells an estate on time, he shall
take from the purchaser fully PAID
up Insurance policy on It's insurable
items.
By Burns Providing for cxamina- !
tlon of the AFFAIRS Of any corporation. |
company firm or person construct |
ing II railroad requiring them to main |
tain Offices whore all contracts. books, |
papers, etc, relating thereto shall be |
kept
BY FcngIu Amoudatory. so that a |
lnbOrer mny sue In his own county /
an employer for work performed and |
need not prefer such suit in county |
whore employer resides
BY O'Neal; AmCndHtory, so that tax /
assesgora shall visit the homes Of tax |
payers In their work instead OF hold. |
Ing assessment at polling place
by Morrison; Creating IL more ef- |
hclcnt rad system IN nill county.
by Roy: Defining building and loan |
associations and their powers, prcscrlb- |
ing conditions ON which they may
do business and fNing their rights and |
liabilities
By Greer: Giving Confederate Home
BOARD of managers power to dismiss 4
unworthy managers.
by Martin: Making It seduction to
ournully know any female under lG
years Of age, and a felony to seduce
on promise OF marriage woman be-
tween 10 and % years,
by Cough (By rcquesO: Defining
crime OF train robbery and prescribing |
u death penalty or confinement for |
ten years In the penitentary.
by Moody. Providing for Il prefer
enee lien upon mothers and prospect
i've onspring In favor OF owner OF
stallion, Jack or bull
by Turner! Authorizing owners of |
saw mills, cotton gins. mines and quar-
rieA To build tracks 20 neighbCring rail
roads,
by Murchison tby redueaO Requiring
owners and operators OF cotton gins 10
fence around same TO keep hogs and
other animals from seed
BY Chambers. Providing that I'm
suits coming within the Jurisdiction OF |
Justice courts trials shall he had la |
the county OF domiclle Of the defend- |
ant, though he contract in writing TO
pay elsewhere,
by Roy; Providing that admlnlstrn-
tors and executors In selling estates
may accept part cash and part on
time.
by Senbury: Providing nne OF not
less thhn W nor more than 800 for
hunting on the enclosed land OF an
other against his wishes.
by Fake ENemptng nremen from
mad tax, road ana jury service.
by Fcagln: Authorizing Hougton
East and West Texas Railroad com
pany TO lease and operate, maintain
ana control the Houston and Shreve-
port railway, situated IN Louism,,., ana
extending from the state boundary line
at l.oEansport through the parishes of
llesoto and Caddo into the city OF
Shreveport
by Wurzbnch; Providing that state
asylum presidents shall open bids be-
i"re the board OF managers and award
contracts TO lowest responsible bidders
By Rogers; Requiring county clcrFa
10 Keep their accounts in financial leug-
or ana balance same once every .uree
months: county commissioners TO eN-
amino same.