The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-21
OTHER BILLS SIGNED.

vi HEX DlLlo OlNllNEU.
Austin, Texas. June l9.--The followins
bills passed at the extra session have beer
signed by the governor and are now laws
An act to amend Article 5051 of the Re.
vised Civil Statutes of 1885, relating tt
county warrants and the payment o.
taxes, and to repeal all laws in conflict
| herewith.
| Be II enacted by the legislature OF thu
State of Texas:
Section i. That Article 5O5l shall here
after read as follows:
Article 505l The taxes herein levied h,
this chapter are hereby made payable IN
| the currency or coin of the United States
| provided, that persons holding scrip ISSUED
to themselves for services rendered the
| county may pay their county ad yalorem
| taxes With said scrip
Sec. O. All laws and parts of laws in
| conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
| An act TO fix the venue and regulate the
proceedings in prosecutions for rape
BE it enacted by the legislature of the
state OF Texas:
| Section /. Prosecutions for rape may be
| commenced and carried on in the county in
| which the offense is committed or in any
county OF the judicial district In which the
| offcnse is committed or in any county OF
| lIlt JuulNlii ulstllUI lue luNst Oh WHICH re-
| sides nearest the county seat Of the coun-
| ty in which the offense Is committed When
| the judicial district comprises only one
/ county, prosecutions may be commenced
, and carried en- in that county II the Of
| Tense be committed there. or in any ad
! Joining county. When it shall come to the
! knowledge of any district Judge whose
| court has jurisdiction under this act that
| the ollense of rape has probably been COM
1 mitted, it shall be his duty Immediately, IL
| the court bn in session, and II not in ses-
/ sion. then at the first term thereafter in
any county of said district, to call attention
of the grand Jury thereto and, II his court
be in session but the grand jury shall have
been discharged he shall Immediately re-
call said grand Jury for the consideration
OF the accusation. Prosecutions for rape
shall take precedence OF all cases in all
courts, and the district courts are hereby
| authorized and directed to change the
venue in such cases, whenever II shall be
uecessasy to secure a speedy trial
An act 10 prescribe and define the liability
OF persons. receivers or corporations
operating railroads or street railways,
for injuries to their servants and en-
ployes, to define who are fellow servants
and to prohibit contracts between en-
ployer and employe, based upon the con-
tingency of the injury or death of the
enploye, limiting the liability of the EN-
ployeT for damages.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature OF the
State of Texas:
Section !. That every person, receiver
or corporation operating a railroad or
street railway, the line Of which shall be
situated in whole or in part in this State
shall be liable for all damages sustained by
any servant or employc thereof while en-
gagged in The work Of operating the cars,
locomotives o. trains OF such person, re-
coiver or corporation, by reason of the neg
ligence Of any other servant or employee OF
such person, receiver or corporation. and
the fact that such servants or employees
were fellow servants with each other shall
not impair or destroy such liability.
Sec. 2. III persons engaged in the ser
vice Of any person. receiver or corporation,
controlling or operating railroad or
street railway. the line of which shall be
situated in whole or in part in this state,
who arc intrusted by such person, receiver
o. corporation with tho authority Of super
nteudence, control or command Of other
servants or employees OF such person, re-
ceiyer or corporation, or with the authority
to direct any other cmploye in the perform
ance OF any duty OF such employe. are vice
principals Of such person, receiver or cor
poration. and arr not fellow servants with
their co-employes.
Sec. 3. All persons who are engaged In
the common service of such person. re-
CtiNcr or corporation cohtrCllinG OF oncFdl-
ing a railroad or street railway. and who.
while so employed are in the same grade
Of employment. and are doing The same
character Of work or service, and are work
| ing 10 gcther at the same time and place
aud at the same piece OF work, and to a
commoa purpose. are fellow servants with
each other. Employees who do not come
I within the provisions OF this section shall
not be considered fellow servants.
Sec. 4. No contract made between the
employer and employa based upon the con
tiugeucy Of death or injury OF the employe
aud limiting the liability of the employer
under this act, or fixing damages to be re-
covered shall he valid or binding.
Sec ., Nothing in this act shall he held
10 impair or diminish the defense of con-
trihutory negligence, when the injury of
the servant or employe Is caused proXl-
mately by his own contributory negli-
gcnce.
An act TO amend Article SO5l. Chapter 2. OF
Title LNlll of the Revised Civil Statutes
OF tho State OF Texas. giving the commits
sioner Of insurance power to examine In
TO the condition Of any insurance COM
pany OF this state or OF any other State,
and to revoke the license Of such COM
pany or companies upon refusal to sub
init to such examination.
BE it enacted by the legislature Of the
state OF Texas,
Section l. That Article 3O5l. Chapter .
OF Title LNIIt OF the Revised Civil stat
utes be amended as 10 read fol-
lows: