APPROPRIATIONS-TO COVER DEFICIENCIES FOR THE YEARS 1906, 1907, 1908 AND 1909. An Act making appropriations for the deficiencies in the appropriations heretofore made for the support of the State government for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1906, August 31, 1907, August 31, 1908, and August 31, 1909, being for claims registered in the Comptroller's office in accordance with law, and for outstanding claims not registered, and to make additional appropriations for the support of the State government for the year ending August 31, 1906; August 31, 1907; August 31, 1908; August 31, 1909, and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same are hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for deficiencies in the support of the State government for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1906; August 31, 1907; August 31, 1908, and August 31, 1909, and contracted under the provisions of Chapter 46, Acts of the Twenty-fifth Legislature, and of Articles 1089 and 1093 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and to make additional appropriations therefor. Deficiencies approved by the Governor, for the year ending August 31, 1906: Postage, stationery, express, telegraphing, etc..... 250 00 Attorney General's Office— Postals, stationery, express, telegraphing, etc.... Traveling expenses State Orphans' Home Purchasing galvanized pipe. Fuel Repairs on steam plant. Treasury Department— Contingent expenses.. 350 00 600 00 75 00 1,800 00 1,500 00 140 65 To pay Dr. J. G. Smith for services rendered as quarantine .$ 200 00 1908 .. .... 600 00 Total.... $ 800 00 Deficiencies provided by law: Judiciary Department— Fees and costs of sheriffs, clerks and attorneys in felony cases; registered.. Estimated .$ 7,434 04 7,565 96 Total... To pay special judges for the year ending August 31, 1908; registered.. Estimated Total.... $15,000 00 $ 2,158 85 341 15 $ 2,500 00 Constitutional Amendments— Deficiency for publishing Constitutional amendments sub mitted for the two years ending August 31, 1909, as To refund the State portion of liquor licenses under Section 7, Chapter CXXXVIII of the Acts of the Thirtieth Legislature, for the two years ending August 31, 1909, $2,500 00 Official Stenographers— To pay fees of official stenographers for the two years ending August 31, 1909... Other Deficiencies .$ 2,500 00 .$3,000 3,000 00 Approved accounts filed in the Comptroller's office, for which the appropriation is exhausted and no deficiency asked 1907: To pay the Collin County Mill and Elevator Company, account of car of flour, received July, 1907.... Blind Institute Frank Doughty, broom material... Confederate Home Southwestern Tel. and Tel. Co..... Quality Mills, on support and maintenance account.. Robinson Bros. on support and maintenance account. 679 70 3 25 4 83 102 64 350 00 Von Boeckmann-Jones Co., on support and maintenance ac John Van Range Co., on general repairs account. Colored Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum W. H. Richardson & Co., support and maintenance account.. Total..... Supplemental Appropriations Additional appropriation for the support of the State government, for the year ending August 31, 1909: 1 30 25 53 6 08 9 66 19 69 $ 1,202 68 To pay W. T. Simmons, District Judge 67th District Court, $ 1,000 00 472 21 Department of Education— Salary of one general clerk from February 1, 1909, to August 31, 1909, at $100 per month... To purchase one adding machine. 700 00 375 00 State Tax Board Salary of one general clerk, who shall act as stenographer and secretary of the State Tax Board, and such other duties as may be required, for five months, at $100 per month 500 00 Contingent expenses, telephone and porter hire.. 125 00 Department of Banking and Insurance For postage, stationery, telegraphing, telephone and express 1,000 00 For the enforcement of the insurance law.. 150 00 For contingent expenses. 50 00 Salary of stenographer for one-half of each day at $50 per month 350 00 For the purchase of desk and chair.... Salary of one additional clerk for this department at $100 per month 100 00 700 00 Secretary of State's Office For additional clerk hire at not exceeding $100 per month. each ... 500 00 Public Health and Vital Statistics— To pay quarantine officer at Velasco for May, June, July and 400 00 To purchase furniture for the residence erected for the Quarantine officers and employees at Galveston..... 600 00 North Texas Insane Asylum To repair damage to building caused by fire and purchase beds and mattresses or so much thereof as may be neces Blind Institute For water and lights.... To pay salary of boatman at Pass Cavillo, at rate of $600 each year, amount unpaid for services rendered and to be rendered during the fiscal years ending August 31, 1908 and August 31, 1909. Total.... 19,400 00 350 00 1,000 00 .$27,772 21 SEC. 2. Whereas, there are no appropriations to pay claims against the State, herein provided for, which are outstanding and are legal claims against the State, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity, which justifies the suspension of the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days in each House, and this Act take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and is so enacted. [NOTE-The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing Act passed the House by the following vote, yeas 106, nays 3; was referred to the Senate, amended and passed by the following vote, yeas 25, nays 0; and that the House concurred in the Senate amendments by the following vote, yeas 98, nays 0.] Approved March 8, 1909. Became a law March 8, 1909. H. B. No. 316] COURTS-HENDERSON COUNTY. CHAPTER 37. An Act to restore the civil jurisdiction of the County Court of Henderson county and to repeal so much as applies to Henderson county of the Act approved February 25, 1881, entitled an "Act to diminish the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the county court of Henderson, Parker, Lampasas, Blanco, Bexar, Kimble, Nueces, Gillespie, Kendall, Uvalde, Wheeler, Oldham, Bandera, Wharton, McMullen, Medina, Frio, Dimmit, La Salle, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Duval and Burnet counties, and to conform the jurisdiction of the district and justices courts of said counties to such change; to provide for the transfer of certain causes now pending; to define the jurisdiction of said county court, and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. All of the civil jurisdiction which the County Court of Henderson county had under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas prior to the 25th day of February, 1881, shall be, and the same is, hereby fully restored, and so much of the Act approved February 25, 1881 entitled "An Act to diminish the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the county courts of Henderson, Parker, Uvalde, Lampasas, Blanco, Bexar, Kimble, Nueces, Gillespie, Kendall, Wheeler, Oldham, Bandera, Wharton, McMullen, Medina, Frio, Dimmitt, La Salle, Hi |