The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-06
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The following bills were introduced:
By Hogsett-To create a more efficient
road system for the counties in this State,
aud making county commissioners ex or
neio read commissioners and prescrib-
Ing their powers and duties as sgeh, and
providing for Their compensation as such
road commissioners, and providing for
the condemning Of material for the con-
struction and maintenance OF public
roads, and 10 provide for the compensa-
ton Tor the material used, and providing
Tor the working OF county oonvicts on
the public roads and the purchase OF sup
plies for such cunvicts, and rewards for
faithful service and good behavior, and
dehning the powers and duties of road
overseeIs. and 10 provide for the sum
moning OF hands and teams for road work
aud the allowance of time for service
OF hands and teams on public roads. and
fixing Il penalty for violation OF same,
and relieving them from the payment OF
such work by the payment OF 81. aud
providing further making this act COM
INITIATIVE OF the general laws now In
force. This bill Is intended for The rpr-
pose of creating a road system Tor all
the counties IN this State containing as
many as 10000 inhabitants as shown by
the United States census of 1900.
By Hogsett--'Providing that in case OF
divorce being granted In favor OF one
spouse, the other spouse against whom
the decree may be granted shall remain
under disability TO marry again, and pro-
vidlng for the removal Of disability after
ten years from date OF decree granting
divorce. and prescribing dhe mode OF pro-
ceduro in such cases.
BY Laue-To amend article 1878. chap
ter 3. title LXVIi OF the Revised Civil
Statutes, relating TO limitation u suits,
The object OF he bill IS TO amAni Tho
law so as to exempt married Ncmau
'froyl the provisions OF a'ti,le 1878. mich
article now provides that limitation shall
not run against such person.
By Callan-1o provide fo~ the use OF
tho International union label on all st "a
| printing, and providing a penalty FOR the
failure thereof. Tae bill provides that
all printing for which the S.Ite Of Texas
is chargeable. including reports Of state
officers. State boards, pamphlets, lat rs.
letter heads, onva.opcs AMI printed mat
ter Of every kind sn1 description. save
and except the certificates OF appointment
and election to Office, shall lear The let 81
OF the branch OF tho Intcr- ationnl Typo
graphical union OF the city IN whlca the
are printed. Tho bill PROV les a penalty
of fine Of $50 for each and every viola
| tion Of its provisions.
BY Henderson ,He1dersoul-~To define
the qualifications If electors in local Ur-
tiop elections, The bill provides that
such elector shall nave Necn bona 500
resident citizen sor period q: SIX rtntb .
next before the holdilg OF said elert OH
Of the locality, vicinity or territory In
sllich such election is halJ, and it pro-
vides that any maalger of sach election
shall have authority 10 administer taths
10 any one offering 20 vote as - his resi-
dence and qualifications 10 vote, at J any
one making such oath falsely shall te
deemed guilty OF perjury.
By Nicholson-To amend article 1883.
LII, ~ n
lCiyl Statutes, and TO aiG thereto arfiClG
10S9a, prescribing yhe proceedings of the
courts OF civil appeals IN max ~ an NJ
ing conclusions of fact and Law. Afiit. 20
| 1893 las amended). IN al ,ase5 bereat tr
decided by the courss Of civil appcais ia
which the supreme 5olrt has Jurisd'c.o on
OF an application for YrlS Of error,
snail be the duty OF tho court OF civil
appeals. within thirty days aftcs tho DE-
lesion OF the case, 20 make an tIe a
decision OF facts AID law upoa each lhs
tcrial point assigned IS error in that
court, TIE evidence need no. bt STATED,
except when necessary 10 determine upon
J tie correctness OF ne ruling ~ the
ccnrt. In eases whore the Judgment OF
the trial court shall BE reversed fnd 'hc
cause remlnded, the court Of ci9'l al =
lpeals shall state KS reason for tho judy
ment. Article l039a provides II at II
either party 10 case hereafter decided
by a court OF civil appeals shall be or
opinion that the findings Of fact ~. in-
sufficient upon any material Issue as
signed In that court 10 error, such PARTY
may, in his m5tion for a rehearng, specify
the point upon walsh thsre Is no iiLG.ng
OF fact or upon which The finding Iado
by the court is insufficient and ask tie
court Of appeals 10 make aai flle cun-
illusions OF fact upon he points Indicated
In the motion. II tadL court shall res, 80
to make such tiniisg, or 4 the finding
made be insufficient subj action may be
assigned as error In the application 10
the supreme court FOR writ Of error.
BY Nicholson-To amend article $40. OF
lchapter Q, title XXVlI, " the Revised
Civil Statutes prescribing the afucE OF
the supreme court upon petite for
writ OF error for that court. The till
provides that the supreme court may STU
pend action on the petition for writ o,
error and return The record to tha erurt
Ct civil appeals. with Ias,ructicns TO n AXE
and return cancellations Of Fact Ion the
points indicated by TIE supreme cart,
and when the supreme court. upol II e
examination of petition for Wi; et or.
ror. shall and that there is error ir the
udgment OF the court of civil appeals II
shall grant writ Of arror rotLrnah e
within the time ana In tina manner e..
sorlbed by the rules Of that court.
BY Robertson Uiarrison)--To regulate
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IN the state Of Texas. Tue bill pro-
yldes that such pipe lines shall be
! deemed common carriers for the trans
lpontation OF oil. and that oil as referred
, n 10 In this bill shall mean the product oi
wells drilled or bored In this State, and
) he Dill gives the railroad commiss ION
/ power to AK and establish reasonable and
r Just rates for such transportation, giving
the commission the same powers as are
conferred upon It for the regulation OF
railroads and express companies.
by Lane--To amend title xxx, chapter
I 49, Of the Revised Civil Statutes, by add
! ing thereto article 13S2a. providing that
, In certain cases the sworn report OF the
! official stenographer shall constitute the
statement OF faets, and regulating the
practice in such cases Article 1854 pro.
yldes that IA all elv.l cases where an Of
! flcial stenographer has been appointed be
shall Al the request OF either patty. make
, out and file in the papers OF tile case a
/ verbatim transcript OF the testimony
Questions and answers. as taken by him
and shalt attach thereto his affidavit that
the same Is correct copy OF HIS notes
aud that such evidence has been correctly
taken to the best OF his skill and ability
This article also regulates the practice Id