GENERAL LAWS

OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS

PASSED AT THE

SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE

REGUN AND HELD

AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN,

January 12, 1875.

[BY AUTHORITY.]

HOUSTON:

A. C. GRAY, STATE PRINTER.

1875.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

An Act making an appropriation for mileage and per diem

pay of the members, and the per diem pay of the offi-

cers and employees of the Fourteenth Legislature...

CHAPTER II.

An Act to create the county of Crockett, and to estab-

lish the boundaries thereof.......

CHAPTER III.

An Act to authorize the Secretary of State to employ an

additional clerk or clerks, and to make an appropria-

tion to pay the same.....................

CHAPTER IV.

An Act to amerd "An Act to create the county of

Waller," passed April 28th, 1873, and to better de-

fine the boundary between Grimes and Waller coun-

ties.......

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CHAPTER V.

An Act to provide for the disposal of certain lands belong-

ing to the State of Texas, known as the Indian

Reservations

CHAPTER VI.

An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to organize the

Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Judicial Districts of

the State of Texas, and to fix the times for holding

the courts therein," approved April 17th, A. D. 1874.

CHAPTER VII.

An Act making an appropriation to defray the contingent

cxpenses of the second session of the Fourteenth

Legislature

CHAPTER VIII.

An Act making an appropriation to pay F. Voigt, Custo-

dian of the public halls of the Capitol, the Public Lib-

rary, Capitol Grounds and State Cemetery......

CHAPTER IX.

An Act to amend "An Act to amend the tenth section of

an act entitled 'An Act prescribing the times of hold-

ing the district courts in the several Judicial Districts

in the State,'" approved August 10th, 1870; approved

April 29th, 1874.

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CHAPTER X.

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An Act to repeal an act entitled "An Act to release certain

taxes to the residents of the counties of Montague,

Wise, Parker, Hood, Erath, Hamilton, Lampasas,

Burnett, Blanco, Kendall, Banders, Medina, Frio,

McMullen, Duval, Starr, and all the counties lying west

and southwest of the same," passed April 30th, 1873.. 10-11

CHAPTER XI.

An Act supplemental to "An Act to create and provide

for the organization of Tom Green county," approved

March 13th, 1874.

CHAPTER XII.

An Act to amend "An Act to adopt and establish a Penal

Code for the State of Texas," approved August 28th,

1856.....

CHAPTER XIII.

An Act making an appropriation for the purpose of pay-

ing an occulist for treating inmates of the Institute

for the Blind.........

CHAPTER XIV.

An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to amend

section one of an act entitled 'An Act to amend the

the thirty-fourth and thirty-sixth sections of an act

prescribing the times of holding the District Courts.

in the several Judicial Districts in the State,' ap-

proved August 10, 1870; approved February 6, 1871;

approved May 31, 1873 ...

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CHAPTER XV.

An Act prescribing the time of holding the District Courts

in the Sixth Judicial District of the State, and re-

pealing all laws in relation thereto.....

CHAPTER XVI.

An Act making an appropriation to complete the buildings

and enclosures of the Agricultural and Mechanical

College of Texas....

CHAPTER XVII.

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An Act regulating the times of holding the District

Courts in the Twenty-fourth Judicial District ......... 15-16

CHAPTER XVIII.

An Act to attach the county of Crockett to the county of

Kinney, for judicial purposes.................

CHAPTER XIX.

An Act to organize the Fourth and Fifth Judicial Dis-

tricts of the State of Texas, and to provide for the

time of holding the courts therein..............

CHAPTER XX.

An Act to provide for the proper auditing of the accounts

of the Public Printer in certain cases...

CHAPTER XXI.

An Act to establish a Criminal Court in and for the cities

of Paris, Clarksville and Bonham, and for the

counties of Lamar, Red River and Fannin; and

defining the duties and powers thereof....

CHAPTER XXII.

An Act to improve the navigation of the Neches river,

in the State of Texas, from Weiss's Bluff on said

river, to Bunn's Bluff......

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CHAPTER XXIII.

An Act appropriating five thousand dollars to improve.

the Capitol Grounds...

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