The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-27
THIS is THE LAST DAY.
The legislators Have Agreed to Go Home
al Noon.
FOUR YEARS. LIMITATION ON TAX SUITS
iii Passed and Now in the Hands
of the Governor--A Number
of Bills Signed.
Tho Pest Bureau.

Austlui iBHdh, May 20.
THE SENATE this morning adopted the
house concurrent resolution providing for
sine die adjournment at noon on May
q, and the regular session Of the
Twenty-slxth legislature will end to-
morrow in consequence, In other par
ticulars todays session was devoid Of
interest, except that bill Of more than
average Importance was passed finally
by the house and sent to the governor.
II provides that in all suits for State,
county and municipal taxes hereafter
brought defendant may plead a lmita-
ton OF four years; or, IN other words,
that all taxes, suits for the collection Of
which arc not brought within four years,
shall be presumed to have been paid.
THE GOVERNOR this evening signed the
bill requiring county commissioners
courts or city councils to submit propo-
sitions for the issuance Of county or
city bonds TO a vote Of the qualified tax
payers of their respective counties or
cities. The bill goes into effect ninety
days after the date OF adjournment Of
the legislature and does not apply to
funding bonds issued or to be issued OF
any valid outstanding bonds nor to
bonds Issued for a sum less than $4,000
for the purpose Of repairing buildings
or structures for the building Of which
bonds are allowed to be issued The
governor also signed the bill amend
ing section 40 OF the Houston city char
ter so as to limit to four years the time
within which suits for the collection of
city taxes may be brought; the bill also
adds two new sections to tho charter.
one provides for the appointment Of
boiler inspector and the other for the
refunding Of paving taxes collected I'M
der the front foot rule. The bill car
rles the emergency clause and received
the necessary vote to put it into effect
Immediately. The governor signed The
following yesterday; Concurrent reso-
luton requesting the governor to in
vestigate the facts connected with an
unsettled claim in favor Of the State of
Texas against the Federal government
ipI lIpulleT ueienbe IN 1904 ana Subse-
quent years and to take such steps for
the collection of same as said facts may
justify. Bill extending the limits OF the
city of Houston so as to include certain
lands along the banks of Buffalo bayou
for the purpose Of enabling the improve
ment of said bayou. Bill amending ar
tlcle 1880 of the Revised Civil Statutes
so as to exempt from Its operation citl-
zens OF Texas who have suffered loss
by the occupation or taking OF their
property by troops enlisted in or belong
ing to the United States army Bill
providing that when a majority of the
property taxpayers OF any city or town
who are taxpayers is less than one hum
dred in number an election shall be
ordered by tho county Judge upon peti-
ton Of said majority to determine
whether the municipal corporation shall
be abolished, Bill providing for the is
suance of process for witnesses residing
in the county before the meeting OF the
district court to testify before the grand
jury.