Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-06-16


longing to the county in the county
treasurer's hands, and to make reports
of same, as well as an affidavit that
they have complied with the provis-
ions of this act,
Restoring civil and criminal juris-
diction Of the county court of Hardin
county.
Providing that any person selling or
giving to or procuring intoxicating liq-
uors for minors shall be fined not less
than S25 nor more than 500.
Providing for the attachment, wheth-
err they have disobeyed a subpoena or
not, in term time or in vacation, of
witnesses residing in the county of the
prosecution when such witness Is
about to remove therefrom.
Providing for the immediate trans
mission to the secretary of state after
the result has been estimated as pro-
vided in article 1853. of returns of cleo
lions for state, district and other Off
GERS.
Creating a more efficient road sys-
tenn for Rains county.
Diminishing the civil and criminal
jurisdiction of the county court of
Marion county.
Authorizing the commissioner of the
general land office to forfeit all lands
heretofore sold by the state under any
of the various acts of the legislature
for failure to pay any portion of the
interest thereon.
Authorizing the comptroller and the
state treasurer to transfer the sum
of 100000 from the organized county
tax fund account to state revenue ac-
count
Amending article 636, title 20, of the
revised civil statutes, so that it shall
hereafter read as follows: THE home
stead of the family shall not be sold
and conveyed by the owner, if a mar
ried man, without the consent of the
wife. Such consent shall be evidenced
by the wife joining in the conveyance
and signing her name thereto, and by
her separate Acknowledgement thereof,
taken and certified to before the proper
officer and in the mode pointed out in
article 1921"
Amending article 635, title 20. of the
revised civil statutes, so that it shall
hereafter read as follows: "The hus-
band and wife shall join in the con-
veyance of real estate, the separate
property of the wife, and no such con-
veyance shall take effect until the
same shall have been Acknowledged
by her privily and apart from her hus-
band before some officer authorized by
law to take Acknowledgement to deeds
for the purpose of being recorded
and certified to in the mode pointed
out in article 1921.
Making it a, misdemeanor, punish
able by fine of not less than IS nor
more than $1,000 or confinement in the
county Jail for not less than ten days
nor more than two years, to throw
missiles or discharge firearms at or in
to moving trains, etc,
Authorizing union depot companies
to own and maintain tracks for a dis
lance not exceeding three miles in any
town or city; rent portions of their
provide buildings on their property
provided buildings on their property
for express companies, ETC., all under
control of the railroad commission.
Authorizing the comptroller to assess
the county taxes of non-residents In
unorganized counties and limiting the
amount of collected taxes to be placed
to the credit of unorganized counties
to $4,000, all in excess of that sum tc
be paid over to the treasurer of the
county to which said unorganized
counties are attached for judicial pur.
poses.
Prescribing the time of holding court
in the Twenty-fifth judicial district.
Amending article 616a of the revised
civil statutes relating to the formation
of Independent school districts ant
prohibiting towns within such dis
tricts from assuming control of thu
| schools therein while the Independent
district exists, and to validate -srJaiI
Independent school districts heretofore
organized.
To prevent the payment of any def
cheney that may arise in any depart
ment of the state government or in
| stitution of the state unless an esti
mate of the same shall have been made
out, sworn to, and presented to ant
| approved by the governor, and flee
with .he comptroller at least thirty
days before such deficiency occurs.
Amending the Collin, Grayson, Will
| ,amsOn, Lamar and Bell county roa(
law ,said law passed by the Twenty
ton 10 in regard to the payment O
commissioners.
Authorizing private corporations u
lease, sell or subdivide real propert!
in unincorporated cities, towns or vii
| lagos and their suburbs.
| Amending the law relating to di
vorce so as to make husband and wifi
competent witnesses.
Providing that the board of pardon
advisers shall not sit to exceed 3Ol
days each year at salary of 81 pc
day.
Amending the act fixing the time 0
holding court in the Forty-second jul
dicial district.
Authorizing the railroad commission
to make emergency freight rates
Validating all Office forfeitures o
lands heretofore made by the commits
, sioner of the general land office.
Providing that the bonds of guar
dams may be made by corporations or