SECTION 4. That all process issued or served before this act goes into effect, returnable to the district courts in said judicial district, shall be returnable to said courts as fixed by the terms of this act, and said process is hereby legalized and validated, and all grand and petit jurors selected and drawn under existing laws in any of said courts of said judicial district shall be considered lawfully drawn and selected for the next term of the district court of the respective counties held after this act takes effect, and all appearance bonds and recognizances taken in and for said courts shall bind the parties there obligated to appear at the next term of said courts held under this act.

SECTION 5. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act shall be and the same are hereby repealed; provided, however, that in the event any term of the district courts in any of the counties herein affected be in session when this act takes effect, same shall in no manner affect said term of court, but same shall continue in session under the old law for said term, and this act shall only affect subsequent terms of court in said county.

SECTION 6. The crowded condition of the docket in Burnet county creates an emergency and imperative public necessity that the rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended, and said rule is suspended, and that this act take effect from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.

[NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the Senate by a two-thirds vote, yeas 23, nays 0; and passed the House of Representatives by a two-thirds vote, yeas 96, nays 0.]

Approved March 24, 1905.

Became a law March 24, 1905.

COLORADO COUNTY-DEFINING BOUNDARY LINES.

H. B. No. 438.]

CHAPTER 38.

An Act to more definitely locate and define the boundary lines of Colorado county, and to repeal all laws in conflict therewith.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That the boundary lines of Colorado county shall be hereafter known and definitely described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the Austin county line where a line running from the south corner of a league of land granted to Wm. Burnett, to the upper corner of the J. Duty league on Colorado river crosses the same; thence southwesterly with said line to said corner of J. Duty, and continuing in the direction of the upper corner of the Wm. Ponton league on Lavaca river, to the Lavaca county line; thence with said line down the Navidad river, with its meanders, to the upper corner of the A. W. Breedlove survey on the east bank of said river; thence with the upper or north line of said Breedlove survey east 4600 varas to a point on said line; thence south 39 degrees east 40,700 varas to the east corner of Lavaca county; thence south 39 degrees west with the southeast line of Lavaca county 16,309 varas to the northeast corner

of Jackson county; thence south 45 degrees east with the east line of Jackson county to the northwest corner of Wharton county; thence north 58 degrees 27 minutes east twenty miles and 1640 varas to the lower corner of the Cartwright league on the east side of the Colorado river; thence along the lower line of said Cartwright league to its northeast corner; thence north 45 degrees east to the main San Bernard river; thence up said river, with its meanders, (being the county line of Austin county) to its head, and thence with the line of Austin county to the beginning.

SEC. 2. That the lines as defined in the preceding section shall be hereafter recognized and observed by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and all others as the boundary line of Colorado county, and that all laws heretofore enacted defining the boundary line of said county, in conflict herewith, be, and they are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. From the fact that through an error in the original description of Colorado county a small strip of land situated near the southwest corner of the same has been considered by the Commissioner of the General Land Office as vacant, and not belonging to any county, an emergency is created, and an imperative public necessity exists that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended; and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.

[NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the House of Representatives, no vote given; and passed the Senate, no vote given.]

[NOTE. The foregoing act was presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval, on the 24th day of March, A. D. 1905, but was not signed by him, nor returned to the house in which it originated, with his objections thereto, within the time prescribed by the Constitution, and thereupon became a law without his signature.-O. K. SHANNON, Secretary of State.]

Takes effect 90 days after adjournment.

CITY OF BRYAN-AUTHORIZING DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC

GROUNDS.

H. B. No. 95.]

CHAPTER 39.

An Act to authorize the city of Bryan to dispose of certain public grounds within said city.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That the City of Bryan be and is hereby authorized to sell and convey the public grounds within said city described as follows, to-wit:

1. All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the corporate limits of the City of Bryan, Brazos county, Texas, towit: Lying along the east side of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, the length of four blocks, and known as the city plaza; bounded on the north by Moseley street, on the east by city blocks 5, 6, 7, and 8, on the south by Lamar street, and the west by the main line

of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad and Cheapside street. Said last named street runs along with and parallel to said Houston and Texas Central Railroad, according to the map of the City of Bryan, and on record in the record of deeds of Bryan, Texas.

[NOTE. The foregoing act was presented to the Governor of Texas. for his approval on the 24th day of March, A. D. 1905, but was not signed by him, nor returned to the house in which it originated, with his objections thereto within the time prescribed by the Constitution, and thereupon became a law without his signature.-O. K. SHANNON, Secretary of State.]

Takes effect 90 days after adjournment.

SCHOOLS-FIXING RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHILE AT AUSTIN.

An Act to amend Article 3993b of the Revised Statutes of 1895, so as to provide that the children of members of either branch of the Texas Legislature, who reside with their families in the Capital city for the purpose of being in attendance upon any session of the Legislature, shall be considered to reside in such city for school purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That Article 3993b of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1895 be and the same is hereby amended so that as amended it will hereafter read as follows:

Article 3993b. Every child in this State of scholastic age shall be permitted to attend the public free schools of the district or Independent district in which it resides at the time it applies for admission, notwithstanding that it may have been enumerated elsewhere or may have attended school elsewhere part of the year, and children of members of either branch of the State Legislature residing with their families in the Capital city for the purpose of attending any session of the State Legislature shall be deemed to then reside in said city; provided, the children of such members of the Legislature shall not be included in the census rolls of the city of Austin; and provided further, that white children shall not attend the schools supported for colored children, nor shall colored children attend the schools supported for white chil- . dren in this State; provided, that the following counties shall be and the same are hereby exempted from the district system provided in this Act, to wit: Freestone, Limestone, Robertson, Van Zandt, Smith, Montgomery, Trinity, Cass, Bowie, Bosque, Lee, Burleson, Washington, Bastrop, Cameron, Hidalgo, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton, Raines, Shackleford, Callahan, Guadalupe and Angelina; provided, that any county exempted from the district system may be transferred from the community system to the district system by the commissioners court of said county passing an order to that effect, and in such case it shall be the duty of the county clerk to notify the State Superintendent of Public Instruction of such action; and nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal any of the laws now

in force as to said counties for the government of schools in counties under the community system, but said laws are hereby expressly continued in full force and operation in the counties above specified.

SEC. 2. The fact that there is now no law by which a member of the Legislature may have his children transferred to and admitted into the public free schools of the Capital city without being subjected to an unfair expense, creates an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution, and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three separate days should be suspended, and that this bill should take effect from and after its passage; and it is so enacted.

[NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the House of Representatives, no vote given; and passed the Senate, no vote given.]

[NOTE. The foregoing act was presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval on the 24th day of March, A. D. 1905, but was not signed by him nor returned to the house in which it originated, with his objections thereto, within the time prescribed by the Constitution, and thereupon became a law without his signature.-O. K. SHANNON, Secretary of State.]

Takes effect 90 days after adjournment.

GRAND SALINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT-CREATING SAME.

An Act creating the Grand Saline Independent School District in Van Zandt County, Texas, and defining its boundaries; providing for the election of a board of trustees to manage and control the public free schools within said district; investing the said district with the rights, powers, privileges and duties of a town or village incorporated for free school purposes only, under the general laws; conferring upon the board of trustees thereof and charging them with the rights, powers, privileges and duties, which, by the general laws of this State, are conferred and imposed upon trustees of independent school districts incorporated under the general laws; and applying to said Grand Saline Independent School District all of the general laws now in force, applicable to independent school districts incorporated or created under Article 616a of the Revised Civil Statutes; and declaring an emergency.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That the Grand Saline Independent School District is hereby created and established in Van Zandt county, Texas, including within its limits the following described territory by metes and bounds as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at the north-west corner of the Sam Bell survey, situated in Van Zandt county, Texas; thence east 1470 varas to the south-west corner of the Jas. Ralles survey; thence north with the west line of said Ralles survey 1460 varas to corner on said west line; thence east 4274 varas to corner on the north line of the D. S. Lacy survey; thence south 3815 varas to Saline cheek; thence in a south-westerly direction with the meanderings of said Saline creek 2250 varas to its junction with Cox branch in the C. Lane survey; thence in a southerly direc

tion with the meanderings of said Cox branch to a point in said branch 290 varas south of the north line of the William Cox survey; thence west 4804 varas to corner in the A. Wheat survey; thence north 940 varas to the corner in the A. Wheat survey; thence east 1740 varas to corner at a point in the J. P. Henderson survey about 1090 varas south of the south west corner of the Sam Bell survey; thence north to the south-west corner of the Sam Bell survey at 1090. varas; thence north with the west line of said Sam Bell survey about 3845 varas to the place of beginning.

SEC. 2. The management and control of the public free schools in said Grand Saline Independent School District is hereby vested in a board of trustees to be elected under the provisions of Chapter 7, General Laws, of the first called session of the Twenty-sixth Legislature, approved February 21, 1900.

SEC. 3. The said Grand Saline Independent School District shall have and exercise, and is hereby invested with, all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of a town or village incorporated under the general laws of the State for free school purposes only, and the board of trustees of said Grand Saline Independent School District shall have and exercise, and are hereby invested and charged with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties conferred and imposed by the general laws of this State now in force, upon the trustees of independent school districts created and organized under the general laws of this State, including the right to levy taxes, and issue bonds of said district to the extent, for the purpose, and subject to all the provisions, limitations and conditions that said powers may now be exercised under the general laws of this State by the trustees of independent school districts incorporated and organized under Article 616a of the Revised Statutes; and all of the general laws of this State now in force, applicable to towns or villages incorporated for free school purposes only, are hereby applied to and declared to be in full force and effect with respect to the said Grand Saline Independent School District.

SEC. 4. The deplorable condition of the public schools within the territory comprising said independent school district, being now without adequate school buildings, and wholly insufficient equipments, and without funds to provide for the same, creates an emergency, and an imperative public necessity exists, requiring the suspension of the constitutional rule requiring that bills be read on three several days, and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its passage; and it is so enacted.

[NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the House of Representatives by a two-thirds vote, yeas 89, nays 0; and passed the Senate by a two-thirds vote, yeas 22, nays 0.]

[NOTE. The foregoing act was presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval on the 24th day of March, A. D. 1905, but was not signed by him nor returned to the house in which it originated, with his objections thereto, within the time prescribed by the Constitution, and thereupon became a law without his signature.-O. K. SHANNON, Sec-retary of State.]

Became a law April 5, 1905.