The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-05
HOUSE BILLS.

The following bills we're introduced:
BY Looney--To create more efficient
road system for Leon county. Texas. This
bill is a copy OF the road law enacted by
the regular session OF the Twenty sixth
legislature for McLennsn county, Texas,
By Seabury-To amend article 1884 of
the Revised Civil Statutes of the Safe
of Texas OF 1906, and TO define a quorum
Of the commissioners court. The bill
provides that the county judge and any
two commissioners. or the four commits
sioners without the county judge, shall
constitute quorum of said court for
the transaction OF any business. except
that OF levying county tax; but in case
or the resignation or death of the county
judge and any one or more of the COM
missioners, the remaining commissioners
snail constitute a quorum of the said
court for the purpose alone OF filling the
vacancy in the office OF county Judge
BY billiard TO REGULATE the collection
of cost in case of transfer from the sew
ersl courts of civil appeals of the st4te
OF Texas. and regulating the cost OF the
clerks Of the said courts In such cases
The bill provides that the clerk of such
court shall not charge for any item OF
cost that has already accrued and has
been ch lrged for by the clerk of the
court OF civil appeals from which cause
may nave been transferred excepting the
item OF docketing the case in the court
to which II has been transferred
by Dtllard-To provide for the taxation
OF the proportion OF capital stock en-
proved N this State by telegraph com
pinles. telephone companies and express
companies. The bill provides an annual
TAX OF p cents on the $40 Of the prom
erty valuation OF such comp mics on the
PROPORTION of can'tal stock EMPLOYED In
tnls state. The bill is copv of chapt Ell,
lS' articles 1920, 5221, 5222 522S ana 1924
OF the bill prepared bv the tax commits
sion. submitted 10 the first called session
OF tne Twenty-sixth legislature.
Bv kyle--Authorizing the appointnan t
OF commission to ascertain AMI exactly
uetermine the position OF Texas troons
IN the campaign in the defense of Vicks.
ourg' and to make an appropriation IN
Ply the necessary travelling expenses ~
the members of the commission The hill
1 provides Tor the appointment Of this com
mission by the governor, tie Same ~
consist of five members. one member fo-
each Texas organization participating in
me campaign and defense of Vicl5shurr
ana II appropriates the sum az $500 10
pay the necessary travelling EXPENSES of
me members of the commission.
by Tharp-To create more efficieut
o ,Uau system for Corvell county. TEXAS
ms is bill IN aking the county commits
sioners OF said county ex-officio rad
~ ,,m.ihlssloners, and prescribing their
uuIles as such. providing for their con-
pensstion as such road commiss;oror.
providing for exclusive use of road and
prIuse iund for ssid fund. ana the order.
ing OF an election for a road tax under
uerI an conditions providing for the nav.
mem OF tax by road hands IN lier ~
WORKING, providing for comnensat,nn for
use OF teams on public roads nrovidins
LOT condemnation of land for nnhIic
royIs. providing for working delinquent
p p,1i saN PAYERS ON the public roads. pro-
nulns Tor the amount Of money n No
paid road hands, and provIdins g., ~ De
h9Ing this law cumulative OF the son
eral laws OF the State. '"e gem