The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-03

| LOT the CpllNCtlpu Cl NSScSsiltiA
from adjoining land owners benefited b
such drainage system
Bill authorizing the Arkansas Pass Har
Dor company TO purchase from the stat
Harbor island. certain school waters an
flats IN front thereof aud In Red Fish BAY
and TO eNcavate a free channel along an
through Turtle Cove. etc.
Bill creating more efficient road system
for Montague. Red RIVER and Wichiti
counties.
pill restoring the civil and criminal ju
risdlcticu OF the county court Of Jeff ,rso1
county.
Bill fixing the minimum term OF imprls
onment for horse theft at two years and tn
maximum at ten.
Bin eNempting certain counties from tn,
sheep inspection law.
Bill amending article llSo. .itle 20. chap
ter l. Of the Revised Civil Statues, so thn
it shall hereafter read as follows. nc
civil suit shall be commenced nor shall
any process be issued or served. on Sunday
or on any legal holiday. except in cases OF
Injunction. attachment punishment. Sc
qucStration or distress proceeding"
Bill authorizing road overseers when *
pcdent 10 gravel public roads. to use such
gravel earth or stone or other necessary
| material as may be most conVenicp. there
for, the owner thereof to be Paid far
| price Therefor out Of the county treasury.
Bll amending the act fixing the time of
| holding court in the Thirty-ae ccud judicial
| district
Bill to set apart for free school purposes
four leagues Of land heretofore granted
10 Greer county and to authorize the at
torney general to institute proceedings for
| tho recovery OF same
| BIN creating II more efficient road sys-
| tom for Hopkins county.
Dill restoring tho criminal jurisdiction
Of the county court OF orange county.
Bill authorizing the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa Fc RAILROAD to acquire and operate
the Texas. Louisiana and Eastern.
Bill amending subdivision II. article 20,
OF tho Revised Statutes relative to the
time o. holding court in the Fifteenth tu-
dicial district.
Rnl providing for the construction ana
maintenance Of dfaigs. bitches and water
courses and Tor the Improvement and en-
larRement OF natural drainage Of the sew
era counties within The state OF Texas.
mn eliminating the punishment by i'm
prlsonment provided in the Penal Code in
cases OF disturbances Of public Worship.
Bill transferring Red River and Fayette
counties from the district to the community
school system.
Bin restoring the civil aud criminal jul
risdicrop OF the county court Of Leon
county.
BIZ providing that supplies for State asy-
N, .,inar.ntendenfs and managers OF said
asylms instead 81 by the comptroller,
Bill amending the Dallas. Lamar and
Medina county road law passed by the
Twenty fourth legislature.
Bin validating an ordinance OF the city
council OF Laredo cedtne to the Federal
,e,ery,r,snt certain streets iu.crsectiur
lands TO ~, purchased for tho pnrpos, of
providing new site for Fort Mcintosh.
VIII providing for tho alienation within
fifteen wears Of ali lands acnuirsd nv cor
Dnrs,ir,,s org,nigna for ,ba nurf,ose q,
constructing and maintaining lnrhee and
DRAINS according to the provisions OF the
DRAINAGE act rassad n, tbis session
p,u rastorin, mo ciyil and criminal In
risdirtinn ~ ,he rountv courts of Nano "A
and Atssrnso counti,s
nm regulating The terms and fixing the
time ~ holding tho district courts OF tho
Eighth h,aI,i1l district.
nil uroviiirp for the nurishncnt NJ por-
sons ,rilfull, ,nrni,e, on, or ,e,,uittipa ~
RIM AZ lar~a within = comfy or snhd,yision
~ a rouptv in y,hirb ,hp stoc,s Law has Noon
adortad INV stool, nrobibi,od bv law iron,
running at larre
mn ouietins title To lands located rrd
surveyed bv virtue Of lard oer,iflc,fes
rrorteo m narsons Who have ha,, nern,p
ncntly disabled biz reason Of wounds re-
reiyol In the service of this State or the
Confederate States land cer,Ificate for
1850 acres Of land. aud to validate ratents
ON such locations and SURVEYS
Bpl presrrihin, time of holding court
In tho Twartv-eiqhth Thirtv-sivth and
ITortv-pintb judicial dlstricts
pUl nf.,lisbIng the unoranuized countios
of Buchel and Foley ana incorporating their
Tertiary in the county NJ brewster
nm reneolipp article 1877 81 me Revised
statutes ami amending article 127S so os
10 ren,liro an affidavit ms TO the material;ty
nnnljcntien for n new trial may he hosed
nrovidrd thar on first pnniIcotion for
n shall mot he NECESSARY to
show that the absent testimony can not be
procurrd from any other source
pIt nrovidinr that when either Marty Ia
N suit Ia a cornoratfon neither marty there
10 rail- hn yornttted 70 taLc ey-nsr,a d.
rosttIons
p,i, oxtar1,r, tho terms of 5,stric. court
4, nv, r,aud whor,or pr,gorih and wal
ie, courtJoa
t,,u .ao,irir, hand Investment comma,