The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 9 Page: 3
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SPECIAL LAWS OF TEXAS.
CHAPTER I.-An act to legalize the sale of real estate which belonged
to Stephens county, in and near the town of Breckenridge, Stephens
county, Texas.
Whereas, Judge E. L. Walker, who was appointed by the proper authority
as commissioner to sell the real estate which belonged to Stephens
county, located in and around the town of Breckenridge, did sell
a portion of said lots and lands at private sale; and whereas, the. general
law of the state requires that all such sales be made at nublic auction;
and whereas, it is deemed proper and expedient that every doubt as to
the legality of the sale be removed; therefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That
all sales, transfers and conveyances of all lots, tracts or parcels of land
in and near Breckenridge, in said county of Stephens, made by the said
E. L. Walker, as commissioner for the sale of said real estate, be and the
same are hereby legalized and declared to be as legal and valid as if they
had been made in strict conformity to law.
Sec. 2. That the county clerk of Stephens county be and he is hereby
authorized to record a certified copy of this act in the books kept in his
office for the record of deeds.
'Sec. 3. The great importance to the citizens of Breckenridge and vicinity
that the titles to all' of said real estate be at once settled, and the
clouds on the titles of purchasers from the commissioner be removed,
creates an imperative public necessity and emergency that this act take
effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.
Approved February 24, A. D. 1879.
Takes effect ninety days after adjournment.
CHAPTER II.-An act to amend section seventeen of "an act to incorporate
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway company, and to grant
land in aid of the construction of the same," passed March 28, 1873.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That
section seventeen of the above recited act shall be amended so as to hereafter
read as follows:
Section 17. That the organization of this company shall be perfected
within six months from date of the passage of this act, and eighty miles(3)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 9, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6729/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .