The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-03
4 NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Houston Bar Getting Papers Ready
tor the Legislature.
H. BILL DRAFTED LAST NIGH.
T'hat and n Report will he Presented
ut an Attorneys Meeting FRI
siu. Night, 7i:iU O'clock.

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| lic3 clay avenue. las. night to attend to
| that detsil There we're present Presley
X Esins. Norman G. ki,trel. Frank :
burke. " ". Holland. f. X. aputts, major
William II. Crank. an ex-officio member
OF tie committee. and senator Waller
Burns. Representatives Holland and
I brown wel. u.,e\otAAuly absent
| bill hsu been previously drafted aud
after beng discussed by sections was de-
| ,ided upon as follows
- act 10 cieate "a Ju,Icidi district IN Harris
county duoI,ionai to the Eleventh JUDI
cidi disNI.L ,AIsUus lnetein. 10 pe tne
fltty- IL judicial district. TO establish
a court ana provide Tor judge and
Nlcie o. sucn ucN district. auu 10 regu-
late tue venue OF tie cJnlts OF ssid re-
sicCtN, dit i,ts aud the disposition OF
business tier, IN, ana define thv lutisdic-
tiOALi JouEgarios aud terms tneIcot.
be ii Enacted by the Legislature of the
state ut 1cNas.
section !. hat the county OF Harris
shall compose. III addition TO the Eleventh
judicial district now cNis.lns 10y law ana
continued in lorcc. the rlfty-Gourth judicial
district rs veil, and the jurisdiction OF the
district courts in ami 20. said Eleventh
aad said fi.ty fourth judicial districts shall
be concurrent and coextensive with the
limits Of said Harris county.
section >. That the terms OF the district
co-rt 81 laid Eleventh judicial district shall
be begun and hold / as now provided by
law, to-wit, in said county OF Harris on
the tifst Monday IN February. April. June.
October and December OF each and every
year. and may Continuo in session unul
the business OF the court is disposed Of
Section 3 The terms of the district
court q the said Fifty fourth judioia! dis
irict shall b. begun ana holden In said
county Of Harris on tho first Monday m
ionrory, March May. September ana 30
vember OF each and every year. ana may
continue in session until the business of
the court is dlsposcd Of
Secii,n I. The judges OF each and 10th
ci said 'ourts shall De elected at the times
ana in the manner provided by law. hy the
qualified rutrrS OF Harris county but the
JUDGE 81 tho distri I court OF the Eleventh
judicial district shall continue AS judge
thereof holing his orfie. as provided ty
law with tho tenure thereof unaffected ~
TINS act. and Immediately after this act
shall become law the governor shall an.
point Judge OF the Fitty-fourih judicial
district having the necessary qualifications.
VINO shall hold his office under such ar
poiniHeut until the next general election
ana until mis- successor shall have been
elected and qualified
Section .. Immediately upon the fading
enc, "l ms act the cases upon the docket
o' 'he Shlu court OF IN" Eleventh judicial
lsflct snail be divided between that count
and the court of the Fifty fourth judf,i,l
district a. equally as may be- by transfer
ing every alternate cJsc to the court OF
The Fifiy-fourth Judicial district. leivtug
IN" first undisposed % case oldest in mum.
per IN inc court OF the Eleventh judicial
district and thereafter. in subeeoucn, s,,it,
OF actions or proceedings it shall he suf
fi-icnr In every instance for .bo ,dtrn.,
oi designation to be rre-cl,. ~. ,I,s,,,1,
court II Harris county and tho cIe,.,, y,
said courts shall file mud oo,l."t H. ~. ="
numbers thereof i'm ,h1, ,l., '. wv"
Eleventh judicial diatr,c, ,,T " "a,
numbers theroof in tho o,,- ""' 1"r n''l
fourth judicial ft.trt,, ,,,' W Wv I"t5
ing i'm said ro,,r,s ,,,a, 'u' 'aSe P.n''
of mo resncc,i,.a To- ~ W. "'scr''ioA
f,rrcd f,ot, a., - 1870. ne trans
,bc o,r, ,,1 ''u "F'Vlut courts TO
,,s.,',, 49,, ,, ~ i,1"' .iue 10 tlinc. ana IN
,i,ror -" Sp,,",''! non oi the judge of
-, So 49, '"' ~ ~ any case such case.
tan, III. II