provided, that the recorder shall be ex officio collector of taxes of the said incorporation, and shall execute bonds as the mayor and aldermen may ordain.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That seetion four of said act shall hereafter read as follows: That the qualified voters, as defined in the Constitution of this State, residing within the limits of said incorporation, shall be entitled to vote for mayor and aldermen of said city.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That section five of said act shall hereafter read as follows: That any person qualified to hold office under the Constitution of the United States, or the Constitution of this State, shall be eligible to hold any office within the incorporation of the city of Jefferson.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That section six of said act shall hereafter read as follows: The said incorporation shall be divided into six wards, according to population. On the day fixed for the election of mayor for each of said wards, there shall be elected two aldermen; previous to the election the mayor shall appoint a manager, two clerks, and three judges of election, for each of said wards; each of whom shall take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution of this State, and shall be governed in holding the election by the general laws of this State; at the same time that the qualified electors may vote for mayor of said city, they may vote for aldermen. After the votes have been counted, the clerk, judges and manager shall certify under their hands the number of votes polled for each person and the office, and transmit the same to the justice of the peace within the precinct where the court-house is situated; said returns to be sealed up, noting the ward, and addressed to the justice aforesaid, and delivered to him, or the clerk of the District Court, within five days; and, as soon as practicable thereafter, the said justice, or in case of his absence or failure to do so, the clerk of the District Court shall open and count the votes, declare the result of the election, and give certificates of election under his hand and official seal.

SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That section seven of said act shall hereafter read as follows: That persons receiving certificates of election, as provided in section six of this act, shall, within five days after receiving certificates of election, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution of this State, before any officer authorized to administer oaths, and give certificates thereof; which oath shall be filed in the office of the district clerk for reference thereto; and thereupon the persons so qualifying shall. enter upon the discharge of the duties of their offices.

SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That in case the manager;

judges or clerks shall fail to attend or act as hereinbefore provided for, the officers to hold said election shall be selected in accordance with the general laws of this State, in such cases provided.

SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the first election held under this act shall be on the first Monday in May, 1872, and it shall be the duty of the presiding justice of the County Courts to order the election in accordance with this act, and general laws of this State.

SEC. 9. The present incumbents of mayor and aldermen shall continue to discharge the duties of their respective offices until their successors are duly appointed, or elected and qualified; and in case of vacancy in the office of mayor or aldermen, the same shall be filled by appointment by the Governor of this State, until the regular election provided for in section eight of this act can be held.

SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That officers of mayor and aldermen shall hold their offices for two years, from and after the first Monday in May, 1872, and until their successors are duly qualified, and that the salary of said mayor shall be thirty-five hundred dollars per annum.

SEC. 11, Be it further enacted, That contested elections under this act shall be tried before the Police or County Court, in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of this State.

SEC. 12. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the presiding justice of the County Court, every two years, to cause an election to be held in accordance with the provisions of this act.

SEC. 13. Be it further enacted, That during the absence or inability of the mayor to act, from sickness or other causes, the recorder shall perform all the duties of mayor, and the aldermen, from their number, shall elect a recorder "pro tempore," and when the recorder shall act as mayor, he shall receive such compensation or fees as may be allowed by the board of aldermen.

SEC. 14. Be it further enacted, That section eight of the said act shall hereafter read as follows: The mayor, under his hand and official seal, shall appoint the chief of police, subject to the approval of the board of aldermen, who, for sufficient cause, to be judged by the mayor and aldermen, may be removed from office; the other officers of this incorporation shall be elected by the mayor and aldermen, and, for cause to be judged of by them, may be removed. All officers thus elected shall hold their offices for two years, from the date of their qualification, and shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution of this State.

SEC. 15. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and alder

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cents; for carriage or wagon with two horses, SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the said Slaughter and Bristow shall enter into bonds, with sufficient security of one thou sand dollars, payable to the chief justice of Upshur county, or successors in office, for all damages that may accrue from neglect of duty; and shall pay to the said counties of Upshur and Smith an annual tax, not to exceed fifty dollars, to each of said counties.

SEC. 5. That this act shall go into effect from and after its passage.

Passed August 3, 1870.

CHAPTER XLVII.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CALVERT BRIDGE COMPANY.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Teras, That Wm. Burnett, Thomas Tindall, C. Anschicks, A. W. Terrell, James S. Hanna, John Pruss, Frank Barton, Stirling C. Robertson, J. W. Robertson, W. H. Hammon and P. W. Hall, and such other persons as they may associate with them and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby created a corporation, under the name and style of the Calvert Bridge Company, and may sue and be sued, may have a corporate seal, and may hold and own such property, both real and personal, as may be necessary to carry out the objects of this charter, not to exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in value.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of said company to build a safe and substantial bridge across the main Brazos river, at some point on the same, between the counties of Robertson and Milam, and westwardly from Calvert, said bridge to be commenced within three years from and after the passage of this act.

SEC. 3. That when said bridge shall be completed, said company are authorized to demand and receive from each and every person crossing said bridge, or crossing their property over the same, a toll not to exceed the following rates, to-wit: for each wagon, cart, carriage or other vehicle, drawn by more than two horses or other animals, twenty cents per wheel, and five cents for each animal by which the same is drawn; and where the same is drawn by two animals or less, ten cents per wheel, and five cents for each animal

by which the same is drawn; for each animal and rider, five cents; for each loose animal of the cattle kind, five cents; for each foot passenger, five cents; for each sheep, hog or goat, three cents.

SEC. 4. That no person or persons shall be authorized to construct any other bridge or ferry within five miles in a straight line above or below said bridge across said river.

SEC. 5. That when said company bridge shall, from any cause, become out of repair, and until said bridge is constructed, said company shall be authorized and required to provide and run a ferry for transporting persons and property across said river.

SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the Police Court of Robertson county, from time to time, to cause said bridge to be examined, and whenever they shall consider the same not to be in a good and safe condition for crossing, they may cause the gates thereof to be opened for the free crossing of the public, and to so remain until said company shall place said bridge in good repair; provided, that nothing in this section shall prevent said company from closing said bridge while running a ferry during the time actually required for making such repairs.

SEC. 7. Said company shall cause its bridge gates to be opened night and day for the passing of persons and property, and said company shall be responsible in damages for unreasonable delays and for injuries to persons and property, resulting from the bad condition of said bridge; provided, that nothing in this charter shall be so construed as to interfere with any chartered ferry, and this bridge company is to have no exclusive rights until after the completion of said bridge.

SEC. 8. That this charter of incorporation continue and remain in force for fifty years from and after the completion of said bridge; and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Passed August 3, 1870.

CHAPTER XLVIII.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE YOUNG MEN'S REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Teras, That C. R. Johns, L. W. Collins and T. B. Wheeler, and

delinquent stockholder may be sold at the company's office after giving five days' notice thereof in some newspaper published in the city of Houston, and the right and title to all such stock so sold shall be deemed good and valid in law and equity.

SEC. 6. Whenever as much as ten per cent. of the minimum capital herein provided shall have been paid in, the said association 'may procced to an organization conformable to the terms hereof.

SEC. 7. Service of all legal process upon the said association may be had in the manner now prescribed by law.

SEC. 8. This charter shall continue twenty years, and take effect from its passage.

Passed August 3, 1870.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Teras, That N. B. Yard, J. C Thrasher, Sidney Scudder, Philip C. Tucker, M. F. Mott, M. Whillden, B. Rush Plumley, N. N. Johns, S. H. Gilman, A. P. Lufkin, Hy. B. Andrews, their associates and successors, be and they are hereby incorporated by the style of the "Galveston Horticultural Society," for the purposes of encouraging and improving the science and practice of horticulture, and promoting the amelioration of the various species of trees, fruits, plants and vegetables, and the introduction of new species and varieties, and for no other purpose whatever; with power to make bylaws not inconsistent with the laws of this State, for the regulation of said society; to receive donations and bequests for promoting the objects of said society; to lay and collect assessments not exceeding twelve dollars per annum; to enforce the payment of such assessments by suit; to purchase, receive, occupy, hold and convey any real or personal estate which may be proper to carry out the objects of their association; to elect officers and appoint agents to transact the business, manage and apply the funds, discharge the functions and promote the objects thereof, and to commence and defend suits, and use a corporate seal.

SEC. 2. That said society be and they are hereby authorized to dedicate and appropriate any part of the real estate to be purchased