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 CSNs publicity law, which rec
orSniEes the press OF TEXAS ar the me
dium through which the state must
talk 10 the people, has finally DC
come law after fifteen years OF con
tinuous fighting. The batu" wa
made by K. r. Gates, sponsor tor TIC
measure. Gates Is the pIUIisAeF Oi tie
Bartlett (TeXD Tribune.
The Cites bill provides tuat pa, hc
notices shall he punished IN tn"
newspapers instead Of being poster
in prominent places. Hitherto ot
fetal notices have been pasted on 'A'
court house. in the postOftice, aud Oh
one or two trees that edked the rCad
way here and there. I his VAS WI
enough in days gone By, when IL
SparCe population gathered 10 mai
in the court house square. But In these
DAYS Of busy men II was obviously an
absurd method Of informing the PEG
pie of matters, OF public interest. In
this day. when every citizen WORTHY
Of the aame takes a newspaper, II -
silly 10 give public notice OF anything
10y posting little sheet OF paper
among hundred OF others on court
house door.
Long, Hard Fight
Ia spite Of the sound reason for this
Abill, however, II was greeted with a
spirited opposition. II wss first into
duced ) years ago aud was regularl!
put to sleep, but Gates never gave up
Az the result Of his tIreless effort ant
the good work Of other men who think
as be does., the bill was finally pass,
Under the old system had grown Gp
in certain parts OF Texas condition
that was Objectionable TO good citi'
zeRs. Because Of the inadequacy OF
the public notice with reference -
certain legal matters men could make
big profits merely by watching the
csuFt house door and getting news
that other persons overlooked.
Provisions OF Measure
The Gates publicity bill provides:
"Thlt whenever any law notice Is
required 10 be given OF any act or pro.
eesding, whether public or private, or
IeietiRg TO q judicial, executive, o.
legislative matter, which notice Is
COW 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 publics
ten thertet, IN asnewspaper of gener,
al eireulttien, which has been eontin-
uously and regularly published for a
period OF net less than one year, IN
the county. in which said act or pro-
ceeding 10 to occur; provided, that
nothing In this act shall be construed
tu require the publication of any gen.
srtl election notice, public road no
tises nor probate notices. when the
appraised. value or the estate In
which same Is issued Is less than
one thousand $4,000 dollars, and
provided further, that the provisions
Of this act thall not apply to sales
made under written contract where
ela It is provided that notice OF sale
hereunder may be posted.
All notices published under the
provisions Of this act shall be print.
Cd 81 least once each week, for the
period Of time now required 70 be
given, then such notices may be post.
co e. now provided by law. @
The price to be paid for all publ.
cations required by this act. shall be
net mere than one (sl.0o) dollar per
squSFeA Of one hundred ll0o) words
fer fifR Insertion, and not more than
fifty cents per one hundred (l00l
words for each subsequent insertion,
said publication fee to be taxed as
other costs In the case"