Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-19
STATE OF TEXAS
Will ADVERTISE
in newspapers
Legal Notices to Be Published
in Papers Instead OF Being
Posted Publicly

The Gates publicity law. which rec
orgniZes the press OF Texas as the me
dunn through which the state must
talk TO the people. has finally De
come law after fifteen years o. con
tinuous fighting. The battle Was
made by Il. r. Gates. sponsor Tor the
measure. Gates is the publisher Of the
Bartlett tTexD Tribune,
The Gates bill provides that pH"hc
notices shall he published in ihe
newspapers instead OF being posted
in prominent places Hitherto OF
fetal notices have been pasted on lh'
court house, in the pOstOftiGe. and Oh
one or two trees that edged the read.
way here and there. This VAS wei
enough In days gone by, when IT,
sparce population gathered TO d man
in the court house square. But IN these
Gays Of busy men IL was obviously an
absurd method of informing the PEG
pie of matters of public interest. In
this day, when every citizen worth!
of the name takes a newspaper, II u
silly 10 give public notice OF anything
by posting a little sheet OF paper
among hundreds of others on a court
house door.
Long. Hard Fight
In spite Of the sound reason for thi"
bill, however, ii was greeted with
spirited opposition. Ii was first init o
duced years ago and was regularly
put to sleep. but Gates never gave up
As the result OF his tIreless effort and
the gooe-5ork OF other men who think
as he doeS, the bill was finally pass
cd.
Under the old system had grown up
in certain parts of Texas a condition
that was Objectionable TO good citi.
zens. Because Of the inadequacy OF
the public notice with reference ID
certain legal matters men could make
big profits merely by watching tho
court house door and getting news
that other persons overlooked.
Provisions Of Measure
The Gates publicity bill provides:
That whenever any law notice Is
required to be given OF any act or pro-
ceediRg, whether public or private, or
relating TO a judicial, executive, o.
legislative matter, which notice is
now authorized by law or by contract
to be made by posting notices in one
or mere public places, such notices
shall hereafter be given by publica-
ton thereof, In newspaper Of gener.
al circulation, which has been contir-
uously and regularly published for a
period OF not less than one year, In
the county In which said act or pro.
IN De hot
nothing in this act shall be construed
to require the publication Of any gen
eral election notice, public, road no.
tices nor probate notices, when the
appraised value of the estate in
which same is issued is less than
one thousand $4,000 dollars, and
provided further. that the provisions
of this act Shall not apply to sales
made under a written contract where
in it IL provided that notice OF sale
hereunder may be posted. sen: =.
rAll notices published under the
provisions Of this act. shall be print
ed at least once each week. for the
period OF time now required 10 be
given, then such notices may be post.
ed as now provided by law. - Il
The price to be paid for all publ.
catiens required by this act. shall be
not, 1fore than one ($1.00) dollar per
square OF one hundred (l00l words
for first insertion, and not more than
fifty cents per one hundred t100)
words for each subsequent insertion,
said publication fee to be taxed as
other costs In the case"
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