The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-06
NUMBER OF NEW LAWS.
Governor Ssyers Signed Bills Left 10 His
Hands at Adjournment.
AMENDMENT TO THE ANTITRUST LAW
Giving Commission Power TO Pre-
muisate Emergency Rates With
out Notice ana Many Others.


sigred the following this morning:
Authorizing the sale of the states I'M
divided interest In ceytain lands in Nav
erick county, the proceeds 10 be paid over
to the financial agent OF penitentiaries.
Fixing the salary of the fsh and oyster
commissioner at $500 per year.
Validating the charters of Incorporated
cities and towns whose territorial limits
were improperly established, provided they
comply with article Ss6a of tho Revised
Civil Statutes within one hundred days
from the taking effect OF this act.
Aholishing the occupation tax on ply
sicians and surgeons.
Requiring manufacturers of and dealers
in wheat and corn products to mark con-
tents and net weight OF original packages
OF same and to prohibit the adulteration
OF such products,
To amend the antitrust bill so as to
make the penalties provided therein con-
form with those prescribed by the anti
trust law passed by the Twenty sixth leg
islature, which goes into effect January
81, 1900.
Making It penal offense for any person
20 alter destroy or mutilate any public
record or document required by law to be
kept by any officer,
Adding school trustees to tho list Of leg
islative and judicial officers, the bribinG
OF whom In any manner is penal oifense
Amending the Liberty county public
road act passed by the Twenty-siSth leg
islature.
To render more effective the present
road law In the counties of Calhoun and
Victoria.
To create n more efficient system OF
public roads in Dewitt county
| To authorize the ssrance OF patents tc
lands applied for and purchased as public
domain prior TO May %, 1885, under the
provisions OF title 81, chapter II, of the
Revised Civil Statutes.
Defining the crime OF burglary OF pri-
yate residence at night and fixing the pen
atty at not less than five years In the peni-
/ Tertiary
| Placing local boards OF health under the
| direction of the State health officer.
I Reducing the fine for injuring irrigntinG
/ cDrals from $500 TO $500.
/ Providing for the making of lists and in
/ veptories OF all of tie states personal
! property,
Authorizing the railroad commission tc
make emergency rates without notice.
Exempting Cook, Refugio. Arkansas ant
Bee counties from the provisions OF article
5COl OF chapter lO2 OF the Revised civil
| Statutes.
To diminish the jurisdiction of the coun-
! ty court OF Carson county.
! Exempting certain counties from the
provisions OF article 47S5a, chapter g. OF the
Revised Civil Statutes and placing Other
counties Hereunder.
Providing that commissioners courts
shall fix the value OF animals killed OF
account OF CHAMBERS,
Providing that any person who shall take
and use, as well as take up and use, ami
mails without the consent of the owne
shall be amcnable to the statute on tn
subject
Providing that contractors for work o
public buildings may, upon the approve
of the architect In charge and the boar
OF trustees In control Of the building, {
collect not TO exceed three-fourths OF tn
actual cost OF the work upon estimates G
completed work before it's completion an
acceptance
To prevent and punish the celebration o
marriages without license.
He also signed the following concurren
resolutions;
Petition to congress to call a conventio
for proposing amendments 10 the Fedora
constitution.
Authorizing the lease for ten years of
certain block of land in the city Of AUST
to the Auatn Dam and Suburban Rallwa
company and others.
Resolving that II II be ascertained as tn
result Of certain Investigations now beln
made In tho general land office, that IN
public DOMAIN is rot exhausted, the plede
10 al propriato 10000 acres for the benoG
Of a university for colcred youth shall u
made good
, The following bills were signed by th
governor this evening
Making an appropriation to retire stat
bonds held by private individuals matuifn
April 81. 1893, and creating sinking fun