The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-16
M CAPITAL CITY
I.,,,ssr Has Entered Up
4 Franchise Values.
y, 70 Be APPOINTED SOON
!, new civil Court at
~ :. win BE Succeeded
a - s.,,.ferro Of Houston.

s ~ Of Houston.
August 1b.--Assessor
', ro,,ector knight of Dallas
!. = III. today on business s,ns : w saua
y rsil and CAV. tn, the ' s3,art ss-
corporations having their
: franchises Of the esti-
y. !, ,s7ooo.oOo have been as
Il NJ Turner.
law A NULLITY.
~, \, 4 the acts of the Twenty
Y satire, which are being dis
y d. secretary Of state, ,' appears an
's.,,on TO be IAN act to amend an
4, ] house bill No. 444' enacted
,s.sly.,Inth legislature, creating ling
..,,,p, system Of public roads and
b. Liberty county providing for
IN. Of bonds by said county ior
i construction of permanent
,ss., 10 authorize the investment
..,s,uent school funds OF the State
"a so,nty in such bonds; to pro-
~ sassue the powers and duties OF
=, s,ssIopsrs court in reference
~ ~ validate public roads here
IA IA ant and established In said
~ vcrhere among the atoremen-
n. aces It appear, however, that
N M ~, which chapter 1873 seeks
~ ~ aver became law or was MED
Il " .srrstary Of state. Consequently
4, i, arrendatory of an act which
:, NJ and therefore meaningless as
Imperative. 80 ,
! Mi No. 4i4 passed both houses
4, .rourh and went to the governor,
:. ,.iurn was requested after it had
INA latter's hands that 1t might be |
N IL meet certain objections there
IA would have led to Its being We
m request was granted an an
Bsny Bill passed, which is chapter
n uil No. li4 was never retrned TO
Msruor to take the constitutional
4 mich bills must follow to become
Asts chapter 1873 is nullity.
krGEs TO BE APPOINTED.
nyenor this evening announced
n would make the following ap-
kn,s on August &c: l.. j. Brooks
lntunio, Judge of the Fifty-seventh
4 district; E. D. Gavin of Galveston,
IL the Fifty-sixth judicial district,
ARlalr Taliaferro of Houston, judge
criminal district court of Galveston
i,rls counties. The Fifty-sixth and
seventh judicial districts were Gre
sy TIE Twenty-sixth legislature, the
/ In Galveston county and the lat
I Bsyar county.
IS SHIPPED TO MILIT1AMEN.
i&utant general today shipped arms
following militia companies: Wax
b Rifles. Shaw Rifles, p. c. Woods
! Rudd Rifles, Fannin Guards and
u Rifles
A,s also received notice of the ship
70 bis department. of 10000 car
! from the Philadelphia arsenal.
CHARTERED.
secretary Of state filed the follow
issrs today:
Steam Laundry of Bonham; capital
1900.
ande Cattle company of Gaines
apltsl stock 100000.
'en Cotton Oil company OF Farm
!, capital stock 100000.
AVer Warehouse and Gin company
'ss'llle' capital stock, 100000.
MODERATION POSTPONED.
70 press of other official bust
q governor did not today take up
asf Of the purchase of the bark
~ Quarantine purposes by the
'ss''n officer, but postponed con-
!. luereof until the latter part
INVESTIGATE SMALLPOX.
pfias Of Gauze, Milan county. has
ne'ed by the State health depart
proceed to Hearne and cooperate
Z Z. awih, the Robertson county
,ussf, 10 an investigation of small
a'u0ns in the Brazos valley.
! PENSION APPLICATIONS.
= patch of applications for Con-
Nns'ons under the act of the
a.
MAN, ,'a,u legislature was received by
my To-Day. 1t consisted of six
I.an from comal county and four
lAIRADITIoN ASKED.
' savers received a request from
d :, q ooahulla, Mexico, for the
Il s 4, matlas Chavarria, under ar
Vhio on charge of murder.
sanitary MEASURES.
Iters. VIII Visit North Texas
II, OF board of Health.
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