The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-14

is to be held, as shown by the last
assessment roll Of such city or
town, shall be entitled to vote at
such election; and il a majority Of
such qualified voters, voting at
such election, shall vote to abolish
such corporation, the county judge
shall declare such corporation
abolished, and enter an order TO
that effect upon the minutes Of the
commissioners court, and from
the date Of such order said ctrpor-
alton shall cease to exist.
Sec. 4. When any corporation
is abolished as provided in the
preceding sections, all the proper.
ty belonging thereto shall be
turned over TO the county treas.
rrer, and the commissioners court
Of the county shall provide for
the sale and disposition Of the
same, except the property pertain
ing to the public free schools, or
devoted exclusively TO public use;
the commissioners shall also pro-
vide for the settlement Of the
lebts due by the corporation, and
for this purpose shall have the
power to levy and collect a tax
from the inhabitants OF such city
or town in the same manner as the
said corporation would be entitled
10 do under its charter or the laws
of the state; aud any surplus re.
naming in the hands Of the coun.
ty treasurer after the payment Of
the debts Of said corporation shall
be paid TO the tresiees OF the pub.
lie free schools situated in said
city or town, for the benefit Of
such school
Sec. .. When the public free
schools of any such city or town
are under the management Of trus.
tees appointed or elected by the
voters OF the city or town, or by
the city or town council, at the
time its corporation is abolished
under the provisions Of this act,
such trustees she I constitute the
management Of uid schools for
the remainder G the term for
which they wei appointed OF
elected, subject 70 The supervision
OF the commission re- court, un-
unless such city " town shall
sooner become incorporated for
school purposes only.
Sec. 8. All taxes for municipal
or school purposes which have
been levied at the date Of abolish.
ment Of such corporation, and
which have not been paid, shall
be collected by the collector Of the
county in the same manner pro.
yided by law for the collection of
state and county taxes, and paid
into the county treasury; but the
portion Of such taxes levied for the
purpose Of maintaining the public
free schools os such city or town
shall be paid over 10 the trustees
OF public free schools Of said city
or town. and applied by them 10
the purposes for which they were
levied.
Sec. Z. When any corporation
is abolished under the provisions
Of this act. and shall at the time
Of such abolishment own any pub
lie buildings, public parks, public
works or any other property, and
the same shall no, have been sold
or disposed Of as provided in this
act, the same shall be managed by
the commissioners court Of such
county for the purposes to which
same were originally used and in
tended, and for this purpose the
commissioners court shall have
ard exercise, with reference there
to, the powers originally conferred
by charter upon the mayor and
aldermen Of such city.
Sec. s. The fact that there ex.
lists no law for the abolishment Of
of the corporation Of cities and
towns incorporated under chapter
1, title IL, Of the Revised Statutes,
aud the further fact that many
cities and towns OF the state desire
Y s2eorporate for school purposes
ot..ss and provide means to aid
the public free schools within their
limits, hut are prevented from do
ing so by existing laws, and the
burthens Of maintaining a useless
municipal government, create an
imperative public necessity requir.
ing the suspension Of the consti.
lnlional rule reauiTing bills 70 be