The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-13

nesiep offered an amendment making the
punishment me or Imprisonment or both (
- I,isat, oI poth me and Imprisonment
,,.. az oiefed an amendment To the rules
ill., Wednesday afternoon Tor conSldcra-
, awn vi local bills aud gave notice that he
"9uiu call II up tomorrow.
tut mouse adjourned until $50 q o'clock ia.
morrow. 'N N'N" w
HOUSE BILLS
p' Merce-To amend article i4OT chan.
Ter ~, title XNN. OF the Revised ,Yvit
S'a'utes OF the State Of Texas. pertaining
:" appeal anu writ OF error ia district
49, Pfietice CIhe OH amends by pro.
to IS. Saa. no county snail I've Tequir.gl
:" slNe uohd on any appeal or writ OF error
'" hh " 4 IN any cnll easel
by lh'illps, stewart. Scaluicr and Wi.
cs4t,.ahIo nalnorize the Houston and Texas
own ~, naiiapad company to purchase.
,rau anu operate the railroad OF the Cen
tlal Texas and Northwestern Rail yay
v"ihpNlil, With It's iran hiscs aud appurle-
NH the railroad OF the Fort Worth
uuu New orleal5 Railway company, with
10 iinnSnises and aPpurtcnanccs; the Lam
$3.50 zap railroad, With it's franchises
guy uppurtenanccs; the railroad of the
, %, srih ana Northwestern Railroad com
nun!, with Its franchises aud appurte-
hnncts, upon certain conditions; Rnd the
I9lli Out OF The Granite Mountain and Mar.
pie falls city Railroad company with its
,t."nitn'seS ana lappurtpnances; and to nu-
u'lize ne owners of each OF said rail
fouus ana It's or their franchises and an
puitchanccs to sell the same to authorizes
sung sung houston and Texas Central Railroad
company TO Issue additional mortgage
honds to the amount of the value of tho
IAliWaYs, franchises and appurtcnances so
PNfcnaSed, and to the amount OF the Value
81 tue railroad SpcafteT constructed hy
II undcr the provisions OF this net MS
fixed, or as the same may he fxed nv rho
railroad commission of Texas AMI 10 reg
m,latc the reports of such properties and
the operations thereof: to provide for the
dismissal without nreludice OF the mend
iug suit To forfeit thu charter OF thc Austin
and Northwestern Railrnnd company, nnd
TO authorize the Houston and TcVos Con-
trail Railroad company to construct own
operate and maintain or 10 amend its mr..
tcles Of incorporation SO MS tc nuthoris,
u 10 construct. own. oncrNte and main.
ioin q railroad from connection with
the Austin aud Northwestern railrond In
Rurnet county to the town of T,ompasas
nv Rrowu-To amend articles SoT3d and
"a title lvvNvT chnntcr ~. ~ tho
Revised Civil Statutes Of the state OF Texas
Of is05. rotating to tho cxtcndInr Of the
| time of limitation on Teachers certificates.
THIS Hill amends article 3aTaa 20 MS to
provide that county boards Of examiners
shall hold nm examination. If necessary
on the third Friday and the SATURDAY
following ~ the months Of August Sep
tomter, October. November and DrccmNar
Of each vcar. The Law MS II now stands
provides that these examinations he held
on the days stated above Of cnch month
Of tho wear except January March. MAY
and July II amends article 1914 nv nro-
vidinr that n third grade ccrtlfcatc shall
b. valid for two Years from the date
of issue, and a second grade certificate
valid for four venrs from date Of Issue.
ard FIRST grade certificate valid for six
ytnrs from dntP ~ Issue.
Rv Pictctt-ro amend chnpter "a Of the
Hcts of tho Twentv-ffth LEGISLATURE nnssed
nt It's regular session 1907 nv ndling TO
tr'd act sHo''ons : G md provia'ne for
tho intcrchange o. cash for socurit'os or
securities for cnsh de0os'tod with tho
81 70 trNnsrror. OF thc ontIon or such com
pan'cs rs nrc mentioned In this act ona
author'zirr ~" Sto'N trcnsurer, unon tho
wrrrnnt ~ tho comntrc''"r IN return To
err er"h conr'nv ne 10 montionea IN th's
rot tho cash or securities danostcd with
'hc state tre"snrcr whom such compAnv
ccHFps 70 do business IN this state and
shall safety thn comntroller that II has
10 liabilities In th's state and declaring
ar cmerTencv. md nrovjlinG that this not
she'll take effect from and after its pas
sage
IL Of tho Revised Civil Statutes Of the
Stnte Of Texas. 1905. rrlrtinG 70 gnardiau-
shin NJ persons of unsound mind and habit
u9l druntards.
The hill amends tho law by adding
the following article:
Article 2T4la. when Information shall
he given 70 tho county judge Tint any
person within his county Is of unsound
mind, and ii shall nppcnr to tho satis-
faction Of spch county Judge that such
person has been found to bc NJ uneound
mind by Jury duly cmnnnclcd for that
/ purpose In nnv county in this State rs
uro-ided I'm the preceding articles OF this
/ chnptrr and that such person Is under
! restraint pursuant to snid. verdict such
/ county Judge may. either in term time or
vacation. appoint n guardian for such per
son without further notice and without
issuing n warrant ana having such person
hIought before him ana Jury oupnneled
ia inquire into the condition Of the mind
Of sail person. MS provided in the proceed
ing rFt'cIos of This chapter.
/ nv Murrow-To provide for the imposI
! tiun and collection Of tax on incomes
! and to imnoSe penalties for false swearing
I In relation thereto. and for refusal tC
render incomes. AMI TO repeal the oceu
nation taxes now imposed on hlwvcrs mcr
chants photngraphcrs ANA other callngs
and businesses as mentioned and tavod
in tho following subdivisions Of article
800 chapfer = title CIV. of the Revised
/ Civil statutes OF the State of Texas n,
amended h chautuY Is. OF tn acts ~ tn,
FIRST called session or the TWcntY.lcth leg
islature to-wit: Subdivisions l. o g.
Z 3 O. 10. II. 10 b. H. 2t. n. ~ nG 3s
8o.sl1 and so This hill provides for Ia,
az onc-hnlf Of per cent on net incomes o.
both persons and corporations, except cor
Dpratiors which h. law now nav tax ~
gross receipts defines the manner Of de
ftrminlng such incomes and repehls occu
pation taxes on useful occupations.
By GAry-To amend articles 40 ana 5Tb
chapter 6. title XIV, of the Peu1l Codt
Of the State Of Texas. relating 10 public
weirhers. and to persons weighing for tn,
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