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Jasper, Knox, Lampasas, Limestone, McLennan, Nacogdoches, Na-
varro, Newton, Orange, Parker, Sabine, Smith, Tarrant, Washing-
ton, Wise and Wood from the list of counties exempted from the
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82.

$1. Providing for the creation of the State Levee and Drainage Board, and

providing for surveys within this State for the construction of pools,

lakes, etc., to prevent overflows and to procure drainage, and for the

improvement of rivers, creeks and streams by levees or otherwise to

prevent overflows, and making an appropriation..
Authorizing the Governor to purchase for the State the papers of Presi-

dent Mirabeau Lamar, and making an appropriation...

83. Making it a criminal offense to send to a person an anonymous letter or

writing reflecting upon the good character or reputation or threaten-

ing the life of such person.

84. Changing and fixing the time of holding court in the Fortieth Judicial

85. Authorizing commissioners courts to establish improvement districts... 140

86. Amending Chapter 5, General Laws of First Called Session of Twenty-

seventh Legislature, reapportioning Congressional Districts..

87. Authorizing the purchase of the Reagan papers..

88. Providing that cities and towns may own land outside the city limits

for waterworks, etc..

89. Amending an act of the Thirtieth Legislature, defining and punishing

90. Amending Act of 1897, providing for boards of plumbers in cities.

91. Amending an act of the Thirtieth Legislature relating to State Mine

92. Amending Article 4978, Chapter 5, Revised Civil Statutes, preventing

certain animals from running at large..

93. Amending an act of the Twenty-ninth Legislature relating to bonds of

depositories of cities and towns...

94. Amending an act of the Thirtieth Legislature known as the Pure Food

95. Imposing an occupation tax on all persons selling cannon crackers or

96. Compelling railroad and railway corporations to maintain water closets

at passenger stations..:..

97. Enabling lunaties, idiots and persons non compos mentis to sue by next

98. Providing for the location and establishment of a cotton factory by

the Board of Managers of the State penitentiary...

99. Authorizing the payment of jury commissioners..

100. Defining what shall be a full crew on trains and engines of railroad com-

panies and providing penalties for violation of the same.....

101. Limiting hours of service of certain employes of railroad companies...

102. Requiring fire insurance companies not organized under the laws of

Texas to deposit securities with Commissioner of Insurance and

103. Providing for the speedy enforcement of mechanics' liens..

104. Amending Act of 1907 providing for issuance of bonds for the im-

provement of public roads...

105. Providing for committee to investigate the penitentiaries.

106. Permitting cities and towns of less than ten thousand inhabitants to

adopt the commission form of government..

109. Providing for perpetuation of evidence to establish the identity of Con-

federate veterans

108. Authorizing the incorporation of life, accident and health insurance

107. Validating patent to a section of school land in El Paso county and

eeding same to the Federal government..

110. Providing for the investment of the permanent school fund.

111. Relating to bonds of treasurers of printers' mutual fire and storm in-

surance companies and prescribing fees for filing annual statements. 219

112. Adding department of instruction to determine spinable value of cotton

to the Agricultural and Mechanical College.

113. Providing for the teaching of agriculture and domestic economy in State

114. Fixing the time in which corporations may have their right to do busi-

⚫ness revived

115. Defining the powers of corporations..

116. Extending time for construction of roads by railroad companies.

117. Defining and regulating the practice of nursing..

118. Making effective the constitutional amendment granting aid to Con-

federate soldiers

119. Establishing the West Texas State Normal College.

120. Exempting Bell county from the county auditor law.

121. Prescribing compensation of district attorneys...

122. Prescribing conditions for the transacting of business in this State by

life insurance companies...

Changing form of printed bills in the House of Representatives..

Authorizing Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds to rearrange

room occupied by secretary and stenographers of Railroad Commission.... 249

Requesting the Governor to return House bill No. 152 to the House for

Granting leave of absence to the judge of the Fortieth Judicial District of

Fixing time of sine die adjournment.

Submitting amendment to the Constitution in regard to formation and tax-

ing power of school districts..

Requesting the Governor to investigate an unsettled claim against the United

States by the State of Texas for the protection of her frontier..

Submitting amendment to the Constitution validating school districts and

their bonded indebtedness, and authorizing the levy and collection of taxes

to pay such indebtedness.

Requesting Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds to locate a site

for the erection of a monument to the valor of Hood's Brigade.....

Submitting an amendment to the Constitution authorizing cities and towns

with a population in excess of 5000 to be incorporated by special Act.............. 255

Submitting an amendment to the Constitution authorizing the establish-

ment of a home for wives and widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors.. 256

FIRST CALLED SESSION.

1. Per diem of members of First Called Session of the Thirty-first Legis-

2. Contingent expenses of the First Called Session of the Thirty-first Leg-

Imposing an occupation tax on life insurance companies not organized

under the laws of Texas.

4. Relating to fees charged by the Secretary of State..

5. Coaferring on the county court of Concho county civil and criminal

6. Relating to appearances by brief of attorney in Courts of Civil Appeals. 270

7. Providing for improvement of public roads..

8. Providing for a system of Electric power, lights and water works for

all State institutions at Austin...

Providing for the maintenance of an agricultural experiment station for

the experimental culture of tobacco to be located in the Seven-

teenth Representative District..

Relating to the liability of railroad companies to their employes..

Amendment to the anti trust law.....

Relating to appeals in probate cases.

13. Fixing terms of criminal district court of Harris and Galveston counties. 283

Making it a felony to sell intoxicating liquors in local option territory.. 284

Providing for incorporation, organization and regulation of life insur-

17. Regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors.

Prescribing conditions for transacting business by fire insurance com-

Preventing the keeping of fruit trees when affected by certain pests

Limiting character of risks of insurance companies.

21. Making an appropriation for the enforcement of laws.

22. Fixing time for filing answer where defendant is cited by publication..

Relating to the duties of Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner.

Providing for additional agricultural experimental stations..

25. Amending Chapter 12, Title 51, of the Revised Statutes, relating to

statements of annual accounts by guardians.

26. Providing a home for lepers...

27. Amending the law relating to citations in the sale of land by executors

or administrators ..

28. Authorizing the State Health Officer to isolate indigent consumptives.. 337

29. Prescribing the form of ballot in local option elections..
338

Creating Texas State Board of Health and providing for its organization. 340

31. Diminishing the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the county courts of

Crockett and Edwards counties..
351

Empowering district judges to act in vacation.

33. Authorizing Commissioner of Agriculture to inquire into system of irri-

Relating to the granting of injunctions.

35. Prescribing penalties for selling or giving away intoxicating liquors in

local option territory..

36. Defining and regulating fraternal beneficiary associations.

Requiring tax assessors to make statements to the Comptroller.

Amending the law relating to the rendition, listing and assessment of

39. Providing for the appointment and compensation of official shorthand

Providing for the printing of the Texas Legislative Manual..

Authorizing the board of directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College

to accept the Adams Fund..

Requesting President Taft and Secretary of State Knox to give the cotton-

producing States equal representation in the appointment of diplomatic

and consular positions in foreign countries.

SECOND CALLED SESSION.

1. Per diem of members of the Second Called Session of the Thirty-first Leg-

2. To defray contingent expenses of the Second Called Session of the Thirty-

first Legislature

Making appropriations to cover deficiencies for the years 1905, 1906,

1907, 1908 and 1909...

Reorganizing the Fifteenth and Fifty-ninth Judicial Districts.

7. Relating to teachers' certificates...

Authorizing the incorporation of gas, gasoline, denatured alcohol or

naphtha interurban railways....

9. Relating to the sale of non-intoxicating malt liquors.

10. Conferring authority on the Raroad Commission to require railway

companies to construct union passenger depots..

11. Permitting redemption of lands or lots sold for taxes.

12. Transferring money to the credit of the pure feed fund to the general

13. Requiring railroad companies to construct suitable passenger and freight

14. Authorizing cities and towns to construct permanent street improve-

15. Providing for the guaranty of deposits of State banks

16. Regulating the manner of making payments for public lands

17. Providing method of apportioning, distributing and accounting of the

available school fund

18. Transferring Bee county from the Twenty-fourth to the Thirty-sixth Ju-

dicial District and changing time of holding court in said districts.. 434

19. Appropriating one hundred thousand dollars for iron industry at Rusk 436

20. Providing for refunding a portion of the public debt

21. Relating to the qualification, bond and duties of the State Treasurer

22. Relating to certificates of fraternal beneficiary associations....

23. Relating to issuance of bonds and levy of taxes in cities and towns

24. Providing for completion by the Penitentiary Board of the railroad

owned by the State

Relating to deposits of securities by life insurance companies incorpo-

rated under the laws of this State.

26. Relating to contests in primary elections and appointment of election

27. Prescribing duties of Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner and pro-

viding for hunting license.

28. Making appropriations for the support of the State government for two

years beginning September 1, 1909, and ending August 31, 1911.. 457

Proclamation by the Governor vetoing certain items in the appropriation

Appendix-Messages of the Governor submitting subjects for legislation at

the called sessions of the Thirty-first Legislature

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