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Honorable George H. Sheppard, Page 4
final District Court of Nueces, Kleberg, Kenety,
Willacy and Cameron Counties, in the Counties of
Nueces, Kleberg and Kenedy, shall, on the effec-
tive date of this Act be transferred by the Dis
triot Clerks of said Counties to the docket of the
28th District Court, and the Judge of said 28th
Distriot Court to which said cases shall be trans-
ferred, shall thereafter have power, authority,
and jurisdiction to try such cases so transferred
to such Court, and in addition to approve all
statements of fact, bills of exception, and to
make any and all orders, decrees and judgments
proper and necessary in any case theretorore tried
by the said Criminal District Court above named,
within said Counties; provided that any such ac-
tion or actions be taken within the same time lim-
its that would have governed the Judge of the Court
from which said cause or causes were transferred.
"'Sec. 3. All cases upon the docket of the
Criminal District Court of Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy,
Willacy and Cameron Counties, in the Ctities of
Cameron and Willay, shall, on the effective date
of this Act, be considered as on file in the 107th
District Court, as herein denominated, and the
Judge of said 107th District Court, as herein de-
nominkted shall have power, authority, and juris-
diction to try all such cases, and in addition,
to approve all statements of fact, bills of excep-
tion, and to make any and all orders, decrees,and
judgments proper and necessary in any cases there-
tofore tried by the said Criminal District Court,
hereinabove named, within said two Counties; pro-
vided, that any suash action or actions be taken
within the same time limits that would have gov-
erned the Judge of the Court from which said cause
or causes were transferred
"'Sec. 4. After the effective date of this Act,
the District Attorney for the Criminal District Court
for Naeces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron
Counties shall serve the 28th J-udic al District Court
as designated -by this Act, and shall thenceforth be
known as the District Attorney for the 28th Judic-
i-al District of Texas, and at the next general elec-
tion such office shall be fi lled by the election of
a District-Ao rrney for the 28th Judicial- District
of Texas for the CountieS of Nueces, Kleberg and Kea--
edy, said office to be voted upon by the qualified
voters of said three named Coynties only.,
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-34, text, January 27, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth264854/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.