The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-14

law by providing that no such election
shall be ordered for a less territory than
an election precinct, and II ordered for
more than an election precinct Il shall
Include an entire justice precinct. and II
more than Justice precinct II shall iu-
clude an entire commissioners precinct)
BY Lane--To define and declare what
the maximum fee for an attorney shall
be who may hereafter bring any suit
against any corporate ton in this State for
damages for personal injuries caused by
the negligence of said corporation, its
agents, servants or employees as such.
aud 10 declare all contracts for a LARGER
fee against public policy and void (The
bill provides that the fee OF such at
torney or agent representing the plaintiff
in such suits shall not be moro than 10
per cent on all Judgments recovered in
such suits in excess OF $1,000 and not ex-
ceeding $1,000. This bill declares an
emergency.)
BY Garner-House bill No. 500. bill
to be entitled. IAN act TO ascertain ana
adjudicate by suit against or by the
State certain claims against or In favor
OF the State for land lying between the
Nueces and the Rio Grande rivers. 10
adjust and settle the rights OF the State
and the owners or claimants thereof,
respectively of such lands, and II found
valid to confirm. as against the state, the
right and title for such claimants or
owners. and patent the same, or the re-
coyery Thereof by the State" (The bill
provides that all such causes or suits as
are in this act provided for shall be
brought within ten years from the time
that this act shall take eifectl
BY Blalock--'To amend article 1876 chap
ter 2, title VII. OF the revised penal code
OF the State of Texas, regarding working
on Sunday, by substituting two miles In
lieu OF one-half mile. tThis bin amends
the law relative to hunting game on sum
day by prohibiting such hunting within
two miles Of any church, school house
or private resldence)
BY Terrell CCherokee) Thy requestl-
To further dehae justihabe homicide,
and providing that when any person kills
another for using insulting language
about one OF his female relatives or for
| slanderlng any Of his fema'e relatives,
( the person charged with the oifense Of
killing for any OF the above cited causes
shall not be Indicted by and gram Jury
! or convicted by any court when It is
shown In the examining trial that the
Nling was for some of the causes emu
merated in this act. (ro establish de-
Tense under this bill the homicide mast
/ take place Immediately after the ofepse
] is committed or II the slayer is in
formed of such offense the homicide must
! take place the first or second meeting
I Any female who is in the permanent or
temporary care OF the SLAYER is constd-
cred relative and at the examining
! trial he general character of the female
may be inquired into)
/ By Plckett-To authorize and create
more efficient system OF pubic roads and
bridges for LIBERTY county Texas; for
the issuance OF bonds for said county for
rhe purpose o. constructing permanent
public roads; to authorize the Investment
/ of the public school fund Of The STATE
and OF said county in such bonds; TO pro
/ vide for and limit the expenditure Of
moneys arising from the sale OF sucn
bonds, to prescribe aud datine the pow
ers and duties OF the commissioner
court in reference thereto, and 20 vail
Date public reads heretofore laid Out AMI
/ established in said county.
BY Allred-To create a more eificien
road system for Pamela county Texas,
md making the county commissioners OF
said county eX-oiflcio read cGmmiSe!on
ers and prescribing their duties as such,
and providing for the appointment Of
road overseers and defining their duties,
and for the working Of county convicts
upon the roads Of said county. ana pro-
vding for working OF insoyent poll tax
payers upon the roads of said county, and
to provide for the summoning Of teams
for road work and for allowance OF time
for road service for same. and fixing pens
alties for violations OF this act. and to
repeal all laws in conflict with this aci
as to Pamela county.