The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-08
HOUSE BILLS.

The following bills were Introduced;
BY Heslep--To amend chapter 5, OF tit'e
102, of the Revised Civil statutes, rela.-
ing to the mode Of preventing certain
animals from running at large In coua-
ties and subdivisions OF counties by adj
ding article 500ia thereto, and repeal all
laws and parts Of laws in conflict vita
this act. The bin amends by providing
that upon the petition Of 100 fire sho defs
OF a csuuiy or of twenty-five freeh9idcss
CT a subdivision OF county whore hogs
arc prohibited from running at large the
commissioners court shall order an cleo
tlon to be held in such county or sub
division to determine whether or not
hcgs shall be allowed 70 run at large
dufang the months OF November, De-
cember and January Of each year.
BY Kyle and Heslep--To amend articles
S1S9 and 37i2. OF chapter O. and article
S74i, chapter 10, tile 10, OF the Revised
Civil statutes, relating to the hiring OF
county convicis and working them upon
public works. and the payment of costs,
etipulating the minimum amount to be
allowed said Sonvicts for their services
and the manner OF the payment thereof.
This bill amends article STSa so as TO re-
duce the amount to be allowed such con-
vlcts for work from 80 cents to IS cents
per day. 1T amends article S742 so as to
make the county liable 10 officers aud
half, as the law now provides The bill
also provides that such eonvlcts shall in
no case be hired out for a longer period
than one year for failure to pay fine or
costs.
BY Prince-+To appropriate SIS 900 to
buld and maintain an orphans home f5r
colored children in Texas and for the
purchase OF 100 acres Of land; TO provide
tEr the appointment of board of man
ayers, superintendent and maitron for
said home. and 10 define thoir duties.
BY Meece-iTo amend section 20 chapter
., CT the General Laws Of the State Of
Texas, passed at the first called session
of the Twenty-ffth legislature OF tho
State of Texas approved June %. 1897,
fixing certain civil fees to be charged by
certain county aud precinct officers Sea-
ton 20 provides that all laws and parts
OF laws In conflict with this act are here
by repealed. 1t is not intended however
ny this act to repeal the present laws
with regard to amy fees except where
there is conflict between the fees pre-
Serfbed by now existing laws and the
fees prescribed by this act, nor in coun-
ties having a voting population Of less
than 5000 al the las, preceding election
for president of the unIsed States. Az
emergency Is declared
By MoAnally-FiXing the venue In suits
upon written contracts where the amount
in controversy is less than $500. The ban
provides that all such suits shall lie
brought in the county IN which the prin-
cipal obigator defendant or In which
one az them, II there be more than one,
resides, or in which he resided at the
time said contract Was made, and 1t de-
fines principal obligator'' as here used.
BY Evans tby requesD-To quiet tho
titles to lands In persons holding under
patents issued by the state Of Texas in
good faith, which in fact belonged 10 the
public free school fund. The BIZ appro-
pirates the sum of $4,000. or so much
thereof as may be necessary. TO cover the
value of any and all such Ian Is as may
be found To be embraced in or c0lortd
by the provisions Of this act, this eail
money to be paid over to the permanent
free school fund.