The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-13
THE DAY At THE CAPITAL
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fraud upon their part; either party may
have processes for witnesses rcturnable To
the court at the day fixed by the court Tor
the hearing Of the CASE, and the court viii
proceed TO try said cause as other cases
provided that In all such preferences tho
burden of proof shall be upon such pre-
ferred creditor to show the justncss OF his
claim.
Sec. a. That the trustee or other per-
son taking charge OF the estate shall. with
III five days from tho date of the execu =
ton OF said trust deed or chattcl mortgage,
inakc a complete inventory. his bond equal
In amount 10 said stock, with two Or more
sufficient sure,ies. to be approved by the
county Judge OF said nty.
Sec. A. II any person shall make any
false affidavit TO any chattcl mortgage or
deed OF trust. or TO any claim preferred
therein. he shall De deemed guilty of felony
and upon conviction thereof shall be con
fined In the State penitontiary at hard Ia
Dor Tor Il term ol not less than two ror
more than five years The trustee shall
receive In fun for his services the amount
fixed by the court not to exceed 2M per
cent of the estate 30 assigned. and the at
iornoy may receive the amount fixed by
the court not 10 exceed 2ls per cent OF the
value OF the estate so assigned
Sec a. That an act entitled an act in
relation to assignments for the benefit of
creditors and to regulate the same and
proceedings hereunder approved March a
1879. approved April Z, 1885, be and the
same Is hereby repealed.
Sec. 10 That all laws and parts of laws
In conflict with this act he and the same
are hereby repealed
On motion of Mr. VOTERS consideration
o! the abovc was postponed until next
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by vote
Of 81 TO 81.
f.n ion ne NJ Ilg
red in senate amendments to house hill re
storing civii and criminal Jurisdiction 10
county court OF Hardin county which pass.
ed last Saturday with the emergency clause
attached
s'nbstituts house bill to prevent the
blacklisting OF railroad and other employees
was laid before tho house on second reading
with penudl'R amendment by Mr.. Rogiu
excepting farm employees from It's pro-
visions. whercupon Mr.. Welch offered a
substitute fer the entire bill modifying It
In vsral particulars and the Rogan
amendment was Withdrawn An amend
mont by Mr.. Shropshire providing that the
act shall not apply to private individuals
or officers OF corporations giving truthful
Information an to tho character OF employees
was adopted. whersupon MIR Welch asked
the friends Of the bill TO vote against his
substitute with the aforesaid amendment
attached as II was worthless in that shape.
The question recurring upon ,he original
bill the house refused to cnEross the same
and It went By the board
Mr., Turner's bill providing for receivers
for the estates of insolvent debtorr. which
WAS special order for today was postponed
until next Tuesday under the agroem
rostponing consideration OF bills regulating
assignments To that day.
Mr. Peorys bill providing for the re-
domption within two years Of real estate
sold for debt was laid before the house with
adverse majority and favorable minority
committee reports. pending discussion OF
which tho house adjourned until .. IN.