The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-04
OLD LAWS OF TEXAS r

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eammei's enterprise Of -. q (
''ws OF Texas is making ss:,.;.;
sress. The seventh volume J 4 Z
Of ten has just been issued ~ e
oil the venture is now Assures N -
In the present volume ths =. 8,
oraced Is from September. ~, :.
1873, including the laws
session of the Twelfth lesI,l.,..
OF the laws Of the Thirteentb :
This epoch was prolific = 49,
as this seventh volume OF NJ, y
pages is filled up with sbs an
Thirteenth and part OF tn r q n
iature during this crucial perios ', -
struction, quasi military ruIr ~ y sa
transition, u peaceful and s,,'s'. 3 q
methods, there is natusnlly
ne found many crude and cors-'
laws. But few have stood m ~. ~.
perience and come down to hs
( time. we M
Among the notable laws Of a. Z
was enc 10 enforce IT, y,
OF all persons, before the laus !, NJ =
ond session. II read ,hr, 49,
n,h,,. .ar,, i. IN
'','s S'ate aR "a
prohioited nom making any dis,b.,,
in the carrying of passsnger,.. -
4 made a misdemeanor ana
fine not less Than sion psa'ssulss
s5u0. or cour.e sucb a no!s
enforced az II was In,enass 1ula ~
10 nut the white. ana n.. - " ~
on a plane OF social eoraIs,. oss s,l1
tended to, intensity ,ss w" ssin 4:
7 Texas. ''Ss 'e'ias
/ An get 10 preyen, r,,..,,.,
! IL their ,o,rposa he IN a,sr -u' Mss1>l
/ anv person or narons snn - s ~ 'i;7l
I pu,se so thar The ra,, a''b t<
and assembling can mn, +, ,yas y ~
I with a penalty gnneyss =. sas'! tsf
Z sion nor more Than s,ooa - au esi -
occurred n, pigb, ~. n. sae ~
doubled. This act wa, NJ, y
against good men ami ~ NH y ~
/ ciety at thc dead hour =, ls.se y q
II was eyidentIv .inianaas 'ae us'l Y
KIux Khan natrio.;c sn,,. WI e y
in opposition IN tho Ioysi u:sAss
Ku Klux Klan.s. hovsysr 49,
with the cessation NJ .he e.,ss !. I s.
origin. the political WORT =, 49,. Y.
League on the Negroes A. 80 =.
vide for and regulate merbsris.
tractors. builders and other iisu. ~
to muster into service minuis ~, y y
the protection of the frontier ,,s,
term service twelve months, TO III,
y per DAY for services actually ~
exceod ton d.vs IN ne ar .,'I n.,. ~ ~ as
An act appropriating $4,000 for ~ y
ter protection Of the public buIldisH
o naeii,ses VI .ne eta.e' tnis act pM
bui,d two new ,, .u ai's g. Neu
yard. and $4,000 to buy a ir,. cls,, Il
nre engine. An act to encourap
manufacture or cosson ara %cal ~
state.
An act to amend me fres sthoo.
authorizing the Sta'e slpsr'u;sndsH
euusa'ion 10 ap,H.t io' essh y
."ei'e schooi districts SUPERVISE
noiu orhce ior ~. 'ear', ~ III ~
salary OF sisVo besides travelling sHea
and as much as 500 for postage
an educational system was costly. M
advantageously or not. An act TO ~
offenses committed on Sunday, IN
person laboring on Sunday or con-
ing his employees to labor should A.
viction be fined not less than 10 M
than $50.
An act authorizing a loan 10 mse
na,..;, ,s. r.v.n,,. a
ne ~ W NJ.
o'd'e' ih's ao' pio''ueu ~ =. :. =
and sale of bonds to the amcunt q
600. bearing interest at per cent ply
ser,;nrr,,,v Th;s was !, al. iDuys
DC
ton OF republican mlsruis y NV ~
ton-a deficit of 100000, in two y
besides tho most exorbitapt taxa 4
continuance of such an aamin .,s.'ss
pubic analrs ss m ts;n,.,n uor n,su without
tinction NJ Marty recognized the dspsu
state Of AFFAIRS in Texas. Durns
same line OF vicious leBisiatioa ~
laws exceeded the general laws
ratio of three to one. They covered
every conceivable subject from tns ~ q
of useful things to things imprstEs
Agricultural associations in Bell. nv
Dallas. McLennan and Travis cow
benevolent societies at Austin ~.
willie. Galveston. Indlanola and Nan
tbose al prownsyille and Navascts
for the Hebrews: that at Galveston y
p.sa peop,s' .'nars ana creeks ins1
able; dredging companies at Galvessel
Indianola (the one at Indisnos ~
stroyed by tidal Wv, ors -, sixtsss
nary nary powers n;.s 'a and 90 d, to tba =
ROAD compah'e e.s aa this our l.v-n
,ns cnap.e ,ncornorate the m