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Laws of the State of Texas.
for the payment of Grand and Petit Juries, passed February, 1850,"
be and the same are hereby repealed; and that hereafter a jury fee
of five dollars upon all civil causes, which are now pending, or that
may hereafter be commenced, in any District Court of this State,
be taxed in the bill of costs, to be collected in the same manner as is
provided by law for the collection of other costs; Provided, that
said fees, when collected, shall be paid to the County Treasurer,
and by him disbursed in accordance with oertificates of Clerks of
District Courts.
Sec. 2. That all laws, or parts of laws, conflicting with the provisions
of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed; and that
this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Approved November 6, 1866.
CHAPTER CIV.
An Act amendatory of and supplemental to an act to adopt and
establish a Penal Code for the State of Texas.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas,
That the Penal Code be and the same is hereby amelded by inserting
therein the following additional Article, to wit:
Article 154, a. Whenever a female is sentenced to the Peniten
tiary, nho has an infant child, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent
to receive the child with its mother, if under two years of
age; and when it shall arrive at the age of two years, it shall be the
duty of the Superintendent to report the same to the County Judge,
that it may be dealt with according to law regulating minors.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November 7, 1866.
CHAPTER CV.
An Act to confer the Office of Librarian on the Clerks of the
Supreme Court.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Texas, That the Clerks of the Supreme Court are hereby cre(1016
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 5, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6727/m1/1032/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .