CHAPTER CV.

AN ACT CHANGING THE VENUE OF A CERTAIN SUIT HEREINAFTER NAMED.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the suit of Mildred Ann Waggal, vs. the State of Texas, pending in the Twenty-first Judicial District, in the county of Fort Bend, be and the same is hereby changed to the county of Travis, in the Twenty-seventh Judicial District.

SEC. 2. That the judge of the district court of the Twentyfirst Judicial District, in open court, in the county of Fort Bend, shall, upon application of the Attorney General of this State, or his legal representative, change the venue of said suit, and make all necessary orders and decrees to carry this act into effect.

SEC. 3. That this act take effect from and after its passage.
Approved May 19, 1871.

CHAPTER CVI.

AN ACT TO DEFINE AND ESTABLISH THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE COUNTIES OF LIVE OAK AND NUECES.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Teras, That the line dividing the counties of Live Oak and Nueces shall commence at the northeast corner of Duval county and thence shall run due east until it strikes the Nueces river.

SEC. 2. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved May 19, 1871.

CHAPTER CVII.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO APPOINT FOUR ADDITIONAL DRAFTSMEN FOR HIS DRPARTMENT, AND FIXING THE SALARIES AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION THEREFOR.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office, be and he is hereby authorized to employ four additional assistant draftsmen, whenever and for such length of time as the business of his office may require, with a salary at the rate of sixteen hundred dollars per annum each.

SEC. 2. That the sum of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of draftsmen employed under this act. SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved May 22, 1871.

CHAPTER CVIII.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SEVENTY-FIRST AND NINETY-SECOND SECTIONS OF AN ACT TO REGULATE PROCEEDINGS IN THE DISTRICT COURTS," APPROVED MAY 13, 1846.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That section seventy-first of "An act to regulate proceedings in the district courts," approved May 13, 1846, be amended, so as hereafter to read as follows: "Section 71. When a witness in any civil suit resides beyond the limits of the State, either party may take his depositions by filing interrogatories in the court where the suit is pending, and serving a notice with a copy of such interrogatories upon the opposite party, his agent or attorney in the same manner as required for the depositions of witnesses residing within the State, and on or after the fifth day of service of such notice; and a copy of the interrogatories, it shall be the duty of the clerk with whom such interrogatories are filed, upon the application of the party

filing them, his agent, or attorney, to issue a commission directed to any public officer of any town, city, district, county, or State, or other political division of any government beyond the limits of the State, having, under the laws of such country, authority to take depositions, or to any consul, minister, or secretary of legation of the United States, where it is stated in the notice, that such witness resides, requiring such officer to cause the witness to come before him, and to take his answers to said interrogatories, a certified copy of which shall be annexed to such commission; the commission shall be signed by the clerk issuing it and sealed with the seal of the court; the officer to whom any such commission is directed, upon the appearance of the witness before him, shall take his answers to the interrogatories, which shall be reduced to writing, and shall be signed and sworn to by the witness, when the officer taking the same shall certify under his hand and seal, if he have a seal, that the answers were signed and sworn to by the witness before him, and seal them up in an envelope with the interrogatories and commission, with his name across the seal, and endorse and direct the envelope in like manner as is required for depositions taken within the State; and all depositions so taken may be returned into court in like manner as depositions taken within the State; and all depositions which have heretofore been taken, or for which commissions have issued beyond the limits of this State, in accordance with the provisions of pre-existing laws, or of this act, or in accordance with the provisions of the act of the so-called Eighth Legislature of the State of Texas, at its extra session approved April 8, 1861, entitled "An act to amend the seventy-first, and ninety-second sections of 'An act to regulate proceeedings in the district courts,'" approved May 13, 1846, shall be as valid and effectual, as if the same had been taken as herein provided. Where depositions are taken in any State or country beyond the limits of the United States, the official character of the officer taking the same, as also his authority, under the laws of his country, to take depositions, unless he be an officer of this State, or of the United States, shall be certified to by a minister, secretary of legation, or consul, or vice-consul of the United States, or by the Secretary of State, or some equivalent officer of the State or country in which such depositions are taken."

SEC. 2. That section 92, of the act aforesaid be so amended as hereafter to read as follows: "Section 92. That the printed statute books of this State shall be evidence of the private acts therein contained, and the printed statute books of the United States, and of the several States and Territories of the United States, purporting to have been printed under the authority of such governments, or either of them, and a certified copy under seal of the

Secretary of State of this State, of any act or resolution contained in the printed statute books of the United States, or of any State or Territory thereof, purporting to be printed under the authority of such government, State, or Territory, and copies of private bills certified to by the Secretary of State, and attested by his seal of office, being deposited in the office of Secretary of State of this State, shall be evidence in like manner.

SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved May 22, 1871.

CHAPTER CIX.

AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE STOCK RAISING AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF STOCK RAISERS.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That each crganized county of this State not hereinafter excepted from the operation of this act shall be created an inspection district, for the inspection of hides and animals, and that the Governor shall be authorized to appoint in each district an inspector of hides and animals, who shall hold his office for the term of four years unless sooner removed by the Governor, and in case of vacancy the presiding justice of each county may designate one of the justices of the peace to act temporarily until a successor is appointed by the Governor.

SEC. 2. Every person appointed to the office of inspector of hides and animals, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall enter into a bond, with two or more good and sufficient securities, to be approved by the county court of the county constituting his district, which bond shall be in a sum to be fixed by the county court, for not less than one thousand and not to exceed the amount of ten thousand dollars, payable to the county court of the county constituting the district and their successors in office, conditioned that he shall well and truly perform the duties of his office in accordance with the provisions of this act, and shall also take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, before some officer authorized to administer oaths, which shall be indorsed on or attached to said bond, together with the certificate of the officer administering the oath, which bond and oath shall be recorded and de

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posited in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county: The bond herein provided for shall not be void on the first recovery, but be sued on, from time to time, in the name or names of any person or persons injured by a breach thereof, until the whole penalty shall have been recovered. Each inspector of hides and animala provided for in this act shall furnish himself, at his own expense, with a seal of office, having upon it the words "Inspector of Hides and Animals, .... county, Texas," the blank to be filled with the name of the proper county, and all the seals shall be of the same design, which design shall be specified and duly announced by the Governor. Each inspector of hides and animals shall certify all his official acts as such inspector with the seal herein provided for. SEC. 3. Every inspector of hides and animals shall have power to appoint as many deputies as he may deem necessary to perform the duties imposed upon them by this act, who shall have the same power and authority to perform the duties of their office as their principal. and the inspectors shall require bond and security of their deputies for the faithful performance of their duties; and the said deputies shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the Constitution, which shall be indorsed, together with the certificate of the officer administering the same, upon their bonds, and such appointments and oaths of office shall be recorded by the clerk of the district court of the county, and filed in his office. The appointment. of said deputy shall be in writing, with the seal of the inspector attached thereto, and shall also be recorded by the clerk of the district court of the county; and the said inspectors shall be responsible for the official acts of their deputies, and they shall have the same remedies against their deputies and their securities as any person can have against the inspectors and their securities. The clerk of the district court of the county shall give to each of the deputies of said inspectors a certificate, with the seal of his court attached, of his appointment by the inspector of said county, and that such appointment has been duly recorded. Each deputy inspector of hides and animals, during his terra of office, shall have a seal of office of the same kind and description as that of his principal, and shall certify all his official acts with the same.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the inspector of hides and animals to faithfully examine and inspect all hides and animals known to and reported to him as sold, leaving or going out of the county for sale or shipment, and he shall keep a record, in which he shall record a true and correct statement of the brands and marks of such hides and animals, and the name or names of the vendor or vendors, and the purchaser or purchasers thereof, and he shall return a certified of the same to the clerk of the district court of the coun

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