Darkham, four dollars and fifty cents; G. W. Holliway, thirty-three dollars and eighty-four cents; W. S. Oates, forty-two dollars and sixty cents; Robert Simpson, one dollar and ninety-five cents; H. L. Moses, eighteen dollars and forty-five cents; A. B. Poer, forty-five cents; Cyrus Vandeares, thirty-nine dollars and ninety cents; Dabney & West, one hundred and twenty dollars; D. H. & N. E. Dabney, ninety-three dollars and ninety cents; H. L. Herring, three dollars and fifty-one cents; W. H. McElroy, three dollars; J. R. Herring, three dollars and fiftyone cents; John Archer, one dollar and forty-one cents; K. Leathers, eighteen dollars; D. G. Billington, thirtyeight dollars and forty cents; S. F. Dellis, six dollars and forty-five cents; W. W. Billington, two dollars and thirty cents; P. Kimmel, sixty-five dollars and seventy cents; F. M. Pitts, one hundred and eighty-eight dollars and thirty-one cents; E. Bryan, fifty-nine dollars and sixty-seven cents; E. R. Bryan, sixty-three dol lars and fifty-four cents; Mrs. E. P. Graves, fifty-three dollars and seventy-three cents; R. Crist, sixty-two dollars and thirty-seven cents; S. L. J. Chaffin, one hundred and three dollars and fifty-six cents; Daniel Crist, one hundred and eleven dollars and forty-five cents; J. D. Stovall, ninety dollars and sixty cents; G. W. Crist, two hundred and twenty-four dollars and one cent; Mrs. M. A. Hughes, forty-one dollars and fifty-five cents; G. W. Crist (guardian), twenty-one dollars; Stephen Crist, Jr., seventeen dollars and seventy cents: B. F. Wallace, fourteen dollars and ninety-seven cents; G. W. Crist, thirty two dollars and ninety-four cents; Benjamin Crist, one hundred and eight dollars and eighteen cents; Pitts & Harwell, thirty-six dollars; Solomon Rule, one hundred and eighty-eight dollars and twentyfive cents; H. R. Morris, thirty-two dollars and fiftyeight cents; G. W. Morris, thirty-one dollars and five cents; G. J. Dyer, thirty-nine dollars and sixty-three cents; W. S. Hillyer, six dollars and forty-five cents; Hardy Jones, fifteen dollars and sixty cents; Elizabeth Holloway, one hundred and thirty-eight dollars and three cents; Robert Harvell, seventeen dollars and fifty-five cents; W. A. Davis, eighty-four dollars and ninety-six cents; H. Clark, ninety-five dollars and twenty-two cents; W. R. Schead, ninety-nine dollars and forty-two cents; A. B. Wiley, thirty-one dollars and ninety-two cents;

C. B. Schead, eighty dollars and thirty-four cents; W. H. Delong, fifty-three dollars and sixteen cents; Jackson Albright, nine dollars and ninety-six cents; J. C. Costa, forty-nine dollars and seventy-one cents; V. S. Costa, fifty-seven dollars and twenty-seven cents; S. S. Rawls, sixty dollars and three cents; George Bennett, thirtytwo dollars and eighty-five cents; G. F. Parker, fiftyseven dollars and fifteen cents; Joseph Singletary, three dollars and ninety-six cents; R. P. Ward, seventy-three dollars and fifty-nine cents; S. B. Brewer, thirty two dollars and ten cents; Scott Hamilton, three dollars and fifteen cents; N. Z. Lacey, one hundred and sixty-three dollars and thirty-eight cents; A. L. Steele, twenty-three dollars and twenty-eight cents; which certificates so issued shall be receivable in payment of State taxes, and may be transferred by endorsement.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the like warrants issue to the citizens of Walker county who were assessed and had collected of them the amounts hereinafter specified, by reason of martial law having been declared and enforced in said Walker county during the year 1871-said citizens and said amounts being as follows: J. F. Kelly, two hundred and ninety-six dollars and eighty cents; H. M. Gant, six hundred dollars and thirty-one cents; M. Butler, four hundred and six dollars and sixty-eight cents; W. H. Webb, one thousand and sixty-two dollars and seventy-nine cents; L. A. Cox, four hundred and seventy-eight dollars and forty-three cents; R. M. Bankhead, seventy-four dollars and seventy cents; J. A. Cabiness, eighteen dollars; W. Whitley, two hundred and seventy-six dollars and forty-one cents; C. Briffirld, ten dollars; Sam Wilson, one hundred dollars; G. Luff, one hundred dollars; C. Hess, two hundred and fifty dollars; J. Ganett, one hundred dollars; Thomas Walker, one hundred dollars.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That said certificates, when issued, as provided for in the preceding sections of this act, shall be by the Comptroller placed in the hands of the county treasurers of said Limestone and Walker counties, for delivery to the parties entitied thereto, upon their filing with the Comptroller their receipt therefor; provided, the Comptroller shall not, in the meantime, have delivered the same to the parties entitled thereto.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That before said war

rants shall be delivered, the persons to whom the same is issued shall take and subscribe the following oath before some officer authorized to administer oaths: I,.. do swear (or affirm) that I did no illegal act, nor incited any other person to do any illegal act, which caused the declaration of martial law in the county of Limestone (or Walker, as the case may be), nor did I do, say, or write anything for the purpose of procuring martial law in said county.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Passed May 30th, 1873.

[NOTE. The foregoing act was presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval on the second day of June, A. D. 1873, and was not signed by him, or 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.JAMES P. NEWCOMB, Secretary of State.]

CHAPTER CCXXXIV.

An Act to authorize the County Court of Hays County to issue Bonds for the purpose of funding the indebtedness of said County, and to provide for their payment.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the County Court of Hays county is authorized to issue, from time to time, interest-bearing and coupon bonds, for such sums, and in such amounts, and payable at such times as said court may see proper; provided, that the bonds hereby authorized shall be issued only for the purpose of funding the present outstanding indebtedness of said county, of every character whatsoever, due and to become due.

SEC. 2. Said county shall, at the time such bonds are ordered to be issued, provide for the payment of the interest on said bonds, and a sinking fund to meet the principal, and for that purpose may levy an ad valorem tax

not exceeding one-eighth of one per cent. annually upon all property situated in said county, and subject to taxation by the State.

SEC. 3. When said bonds are issued, they shall be signed by the presiding justice, and countersigned by the clerk of said court.

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

Passed May 30th, 1873.

[NOTE. The foregoing act was presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval on the thirty-first day of May, A. D. 1873, and was not signed by him, or 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.-JAMES P. NEWCOMB, Secretary of State.]

CHAPTER CCXXXV.

An Act to authorize T. C. Jordan to purchase One Hundred and Sixty (160) Acres of Land situate in the County of Hood, being a part of the land surveyed for the County of Milam for the purposes of Education.

WHEREAS, Charles E. Burnard did, at a very early period, locate one hundred and sixty (160) acres of land, situate in Hood county, believing the same to be vacant, and did file a certificate thereon, and built thereon a large grist mill at much expense, which conduced much to enhance the value of the lands in the vicinity; and, after the construction of said mills, said land was found to be a part of the land surveyed for the county of Milam for educational purposes; and after the discovery of his mistake, the county of Milam, by its chief justice, and by other means, assented to said Burnard's continuing in possession, and agreed that his right to the land should be always recognized; and,

Whereas, T. C. Jordan has purchased of said Burnard his right in said land and mills, and has made further valuable improvements and additions to said mills, and thereby further promoted settlements in the vicinity and

enhanced the value of said lands to [so] set apart for educational purposes, and the rights of said T. C. Jordan have been recognized by the county of Milam; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That T. C. Jordan be and is hereby authorized to purchase of the State of Texas the following described land, situate, lying and being in the county of Hood, being a part of the lands located and surveyed for the county of Milam for educational purposes: Beginning at Rock Mound, from which a live oak marked x bears N. 40° E. 3 varas, the same on the south bank of Poluxy line of J. A. Hernandez survey; thence N. 60° E. 390 varas to Montgomery branch, in all 950 varas; thence N. 30° W. at 460, Poluxy, in all 950 varas, to rock mound; thence S. 60° W. 950 varas to mound; thence S. 30° E. recrossing Poluxy to the beginning, containing one hundred and sixty acres (160) more or less.

SEC. 2. That upon the presentation of the receipt of the Treasurer of the State for the sum of four hundred and eighty dollars, being at the rate of three dollars per acre for said land, to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, said Commisioner is required to issue a patent to said T. C. Jordan, for the said land; provided, nothing in this act shall be so construed as to affect the rights of any other person in and to said lands.

SEC. 3. That said sum of four hundred and eighty dollars shall be kept and held by said Treasurer as a part of the public school fund.

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

Passed May 30th, 1873.

[NOTE. The foregoing act was presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval on the second day of June, A. D. 1873, and was not signed by him, or 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. -JAMES P. NEWCOMB, Secretary of State.]