this State, it shall be the duty of the Governor to fill such vacancy by appointment.

SEC. 6. That all officers appointed by the Governor by virtue of this act, shall be qualified electors in this State, and otherwise eligi ble by the constitution and laws of this State; and shall, within ten days after notice of their appointment, duly qualify in all respects as is now or may be hereafter required of them by law.

SEC. 7. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved June 28, 1870.

CHAPTER XII.

AN ACT PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHING THE COUNTY SEAT OF HOPKINS COUNTY.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the town of Sulphur Springs, in the county of Hopkins, be and the same is hereby established as the county seat of said county of Hopkins.

SEC. 2. That the removal of the records, archives and all county books and papers of said county from the town of Tarrant to the town of Sulphur Springs, and the establishment of the latter as the seat of justice of said county by the military authorities of the United States, be and the same are hereby declared legal and valid; and all official acts done and performed by any and all officers of the State of Texas, judicial and ministerial, which are proper to be done at the county seats of the counties in the State, be and the same are hereby made lawful, valid and of binding force, whenever the same have been done in pursuance of law at said town of Sulphur Springs, since its said establishment by the military as the county seat of said county.

SEC, 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4 That this act take effect from and after its passage.
Approved July 1, 1870.

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CHAPTER XIII.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STATE POLICE, AND PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE SAME.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That there shall be established a State Police (in connection with the militia system of the State), to be composed of one chief of police, four captains, eight lieutenants, twenty sergeants and two hundred and twenty-five privates. That the pay of each private policeman shall be sixty dollars per month; that of each sergeant shall be seventy-five dollars; that of each lieutenant one hundred dollars; and that of each captain of police one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.

SEC. 2. The adjutant general of the State shall perform the duties of Chief of State Police, without extra compensation than that allowed by law to that officer; provided, however, that when there is no adjutant general, the Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Chief of State Police, who shall receive the compensation of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum. The chief of police, and the captains, lieutenants, sergeants and privates shall hold office for the term of four years, unless sooner removed.

SEC. 3. The Governor, or Chief of State Police, with the approval of the Governor, may, at any time, remove any of the members of the State Police for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetency or disobedience of orders. The State Police shall receive, in addition to their regular pay, the same mileage and other compensation for conveying prisoners as are allowed by law to sheriffs; provided that such mileage and other compensation shall not be due where a prisoner is not conveyed beyond the county where arrested.

SEC. 4. The Chief of Statc Police, with the approval of the Governor, shall make all needful rules and regulations for the government of the State Police. Each officer and private of the State Police shall provide himself with, and maintain ready for use, at least one good serviceable horse, and such arms, ammunition and equipments, as the Chief of State Police, with the approval of the Governor, may prescribe.

SEC. 5. All sheriffs and their deputies, constables, marshals of cities and towns, and their deputies, and police of cities and towns shall be considered as part of the State Police, and be subject to the supervisory control of the Governor and Chief of State Police, and,

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under direction of the Governor or Chief of State Police, may, at at any time, be called upon to act in concert with the State Police in preventing or suppressing crime, or in bringing to justice offendThe Chief of State Police, subject to approval of the Governor, may make all needful rules and regulat ons for the government and direction of these officers in matters looking to the maintenance of public peace, preventing or suppressing crime, and bringing to justice offenders; and any of these officers failing or refusing prompt obedience to such rules and regulations, or to the orders of the Governor or Chief of State Police, shall be removed from office, and suffer such other punishment as may be prescribed by law.

SEC. 6. The Chief of State Police, with the approval of the Governor, may prescribe a uniform for the State Police, and the State Police may, in part or in all, in the discretion of the Governor, be detailed for duty in uniform, or may be employed as detectives in ferreting out and bringing to justice offenders.

SEC. 7. When offenders, for whom a reward has been offered by the Governor, are arrested by any of the State Police, those making the arrest shall be entitled to the reward offered, in addition to their regular pay; but no member of the State Police shall receive reward from private corporations or individuals for performance of their duty, unless by consent of the Governor.

SEC. 8. The Chief of State Police and his subordinates shall, at all times, obey all orders of the Governor, in relation to the preservation of the public peace, or the execution of the laws throughout the State; and it shall be their duty to see that the laws of the State are observed and enforced, and use their utmost endeavors to prevent and repress crime of all kind. They shall be invested with the authority belonging to all peace officers, co-extensive with the limits of the State, and shall be empowered to act, either in conjunction with, or independent of, all local officers of the peace. They may, at any time, be detailed by the Governor, either separate or together, to do service in any part of the State.

SEC. 9. The Governor shall have power, at all times, in any emergency, of which he shall be the judge, to assume command of the whole or any part of the municipal police of any town or city, or of the sheriffs, their deputies, constables and marshals of cities or towns, and their deputies, and may authorize the Chief of State. Police to command their assistance in executing criminal process, suppressing riots, and in preserving the peace.

SEC. 10. The judge of each judicial district shall be the chief conservator of the peace for his district; and it is hereby made his duty to see to the suppression of lawlessness within the same. this end, and to enable him to suppress lawless combinations and

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riotous proceedings, the said judge may call upon such of the State Police as may, at the time, be within his district, and also all sheriffs and their deputies, constables, city or town police, and city or town marshals or their deputies. The said judge is also required to report to the Governor of the State, without delay, all combinations for disturbance of the public peace within his district, too strong for suppression by the local civil authorities.

SEC. 11. That this act be in force from and after its passage. Approved July 1 1870. ·

CHAPTER XIV.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR DISTRICTING THE STATE OF TEXAS INTO

JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Teras, That the State be divided into thirty-five (35) judicial districts as hereinafter provided: The first district shall be composed of the counties of Chambers, Liberty, Jefferson, Hardin and Orange. SEC. 2. The second district shall be composed of the counties of Polk, Tyler, Jasper and Newton.

SEJ. 3. The third district shall be composed of the counties of Trinity, Angelina and Houston.

SEC. 4. The fourth district shall be composed of the counties of San Augustine, Nacogdoches and Cherokee.

SEC. 5. The fifth district shall be composed of the counties of Sabine, Shelby and Panola.

SEC. 6. The sixth district shall be composed of the counties of Rusk and Harrison.

SEC. 7. The seventh district shall be composed of the counties of Marion, Davis and Titus.

SEC. 8. The eighth district shall be composed of the counties of Bowie, Red River and Lamar.

SEC. 9. The ninth district shall be composed of the counties of Wood, Upshur, Smith and Rains.

SEC. 10. The tenth district shall be composed of the counties of Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt and Kaufinan.

SEC. 11. The eleventh district shall be composed of the counties of Hopkins, Hunt, Fannin and Collin.

SEC. 12. The twelfth district shall be composed of the counties

of Grayson, Cook, Denton, Montague and Wise; and the following unorganized counties shall be attached to this district for judicial purposes, viz: Archer, Wichita, Baylor, Wilbarger, Knox, Hardeman and Clay.

SEC. 13. The thirteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Johnson, Hood, Parker, Palo Pinto and Jack; and the following unorganized counties shall be attached to this district for judicial purposes, viz: Young, Stevens, Eastland, Throckmorton, Shackleford, Callahan, Taylor, Jones and Haskell.

SEC. 14. The fourteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Dallas, Tarrant and Ellis.

SEC. 15. The fifteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata and Webb; and the following unorganized counties shall be attached to this district for judicial purposes, viz: Encinal and La Salle.

SEC. 16. The sixteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Calhoun, Victoria, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio; and the following unorganized county shall be attached to this judicial district for judicial purposes, viz: Duval.

SEC. 17. The seventeenth district shall be composed of the counties of Goliad, Bee, Live Oak, Atascosa and Karnes; and the following unorganized county shall be attached to this district for judicial purposes, viz: McMullin.

SEC. 18. The eighteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Galveston and Brazoria.

SEC. 19. The nineteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Harris and Montgomery.

SEC. 20. The twentieth district shall be composed of the counties of Wharton, Matagorda, Jackson and Lavaca.

SEC. 21. The twenty-first district shall be composed of the counties of Austin, Colorado and Fort Bend.

SEC. 22. The twenty-second district shall be composed of the counties of De Witt, Gonzales, Guadalupe and Caldwell.

SEC. 23. The twenty-third district shall be composed of the counties of Bexar, Wilson and Comal.

SEC. 24. The twenty-fourth district shall be composed of the counties of Medina, Bandera, Maverick and Uvalde; and the following unorganized counties shall be attached to this district for judicial purposes, viz: Frio, Zavalla, Dimmitt and Kinney.

SEC. 25. The twenty-fifth district shall be composed of the counties of Presidio and El Paso.

SEC. 26. The twenty-sixth district shall be composed of the counties of Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall and Kerr; and the follow