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authorized by law to levy and collect a special tax, upon all the taxable property of said county, not to exceed eighty cents on the hundred dollars of valuation for the building of a court house in said county.

SEC. 2. That this act take effect from and after its passage.
Approved May 12, 1871.

CHAPTER XC.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF SHERIFFS AND CLERKS PRO TEM. IN CERTAIN CASES.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Teras, That in all cases wherein any sheriff or clerk in any county in this State is, or shall hereafter become, a party to any suit pending in the district court of their respective counties, the district judge shall, on application of either party interested, appoint a sheriff or clerk pro tem., is the case may be, to execute or serve all necessary process in the case for which said appointment was made, and who shall be sworn as required by law, and give bond in a sum to be approved by the district judge.

SEC. 2. That any sheriff or clerk so appointed shall discharge and perform all the duties usually incumbent upon sheriffs and clerks, and shall be held responsible and liable upon his official bond for any failure thereof.

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

Approved May 12, 1871.

CHAPTER XCI.

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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE GENERAL INDEX OF SPECIAL ACTS," AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION

THEREFOR.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to have

the "General Index of Special Acts" continued, and that the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars out of any moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, be and is hereby appropriated to pay for said work.

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

Approved May 13, 1371

CHAPTER XCII.

AN ACT REPEALING AN ACT ENTITLED, "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GENERAL APPRENTICE LAW, AND DEFINING THE OBLIGATIONS OF MASTER OR MISTRESS AND APPRENTICE," APPROVED OCTOBER 27, 1866.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That an act entitled "An act establishing a general apprentice law, and defining the obligations of master or mistress and apprentice," approved October 27, 1866, be and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. That this act take effect and be in force from the passage thereof.

Passed May 13, 1871.

The foregoing act, received in the office of Secretary of State May twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one having been presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution, has become a law without his approval.

JAMES P. NEWCOMB,
Secretary of State.

CHAPTER XCIII.

AN ACT TO REPEAL AN

ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT REGULATING

CONTRACTS FOR LABOR,' APPROVED NOVEMBER 1, 1866.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That an act entitled "An act regulating contracts for labor," approved November 1, 1866, be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. That this act take effect and be in force from the passage thereof.

Passed May 13, 1871.

The foregoing act, received in the office of Secretary of State May twenty-three, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, having been presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution, has become a law without his approval.

JAMES P. NEWCOMB,
Secretary of State.

CHAPTER XCIV.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF PERSONS SUMMONED AS WITNESSES BEFORE THE SENATE, SITTING AS A HIGH COURT OF IMPEACHMENT, IN THE CASE OF WM. H. RUSSELL, JUDGE OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION THEREFOR.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Teras, That the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated for the mileage and per diem pay of witnesses in the impeachment case of the Hon. W. H. Russell, Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial District.

SEC. 2. That the certificate of the Secretary of the Senate, approved by the President thereof, shall be sufficient evidence to the Comptroller upon which he shall audit the claims, and draw his

warrants upon the Treasurer for the respective amounts due said witnesses, at the rate of two dollars per diem, for each day while going to and returning from their homes, allowing twenty-five miles for each day, and fifteen cents per m.le for each mile traveled in going to and returning from their homes.

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

Approved May 16, 1871.

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CHAPTER XCV.

AN ACT TO REPEAL A PORTION OF "AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAMES OF THE COUNTIES OF CASS AND BUCHANAN," APPROVED DECEMBER 17, 1861, AND TO DESIGNATE THE NAME OF THE SO-CALLED

COUNTY CF DAVIS.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That so much of "An act to change the names of the counties of Cass and Buchanan," approved December 17, 1861, as relates to the so-called county of Davis, be and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. That the so-called county of Davis shall hereafter be known as Cass.

SEC. 3. That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to invalidate processes heretofore issued, or deeds performed in the name of, or in anywise affecting the so-called county of Davis.

SEC. 4. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Passed May 16, 1871.

The foregoing act, received in the office of Secretary of State May twenty-three, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, Laving been presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution, has become a law without his approval.

JAMES P. NEWCOMB,
Secretary of State.

CHAPTER XCVI.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRST, THIRD AND FIFTH SECTIONS OF ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO REGULATE THE DISPOSAL OF THE PUBLIC

LANDS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPROVED AUGUST 12, 1870.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Teras, That the first section of "An act to regulate the disposal of the public lands of the State of Texas," approved August 12, 1870, be so amended as to read in the following words, to-wit: "That every head of a family, who has not a homestead, shall be entitled to one hundred and sixty acres of land as a homestead, out of any part of the public domain, not included in any railroad reservation, nor in any State section of land surveyed by virtue of a railroad land certificate, nor upon any island, upon condition that he or she will select, locate and occupy the same for three years and pay the office fees on the same. And single men twenty-one years of age, shall be entitled to eighty acres of land out of the same public domain, upon the same terms and conditions as are imposed on the head of a family."

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That section three of the aforesaid act, approved August 12, 1870, be so amended as to read in the following words, to-wit: "Any person who shall hereafter in good faith actually settle upon any part of the public domain not included in any railroad reservation, nor in any State section of land surveyed by virtue of a railroad land certificate, nor upon any island, and shall occupy any part of such public domain not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, and furnish to the Commissioner of the General Land Office satisfactory evidence, that he or she has in good faith so settled, shall be entitled to purchase the same from the State, at the sum of one dollar per acre; and the certificate of the surveyor of the county or district in which the land is situate, that such person is an actual settler on said land, shall be deemed satisfactory evidence thereof."

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That section five of the aforesaid act, approved August 12, 1870, be so amended, as to read in the following words, to-wit: "The holder of any genuine land certificate or other valid land claim against the State, including railroad and colony certificates, and all other certificates that have not been declared void by some competent authority, shall have the right to locate the same on any part of the public domain of the State, not included in any railroad reservation, nor in any State sec

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