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28 Laws of the State of Texas.
ARANSAS COUNTY.
Sec. Sec.
1. Defining county boundary. 2. Emergency clause.
.CHAP. 40.-[H. B. 451.] An Act to amend Article 711 of the Revised Statutes,
defining the boundaries of Aransas County.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That Article
711 of the Revised Statutes be so amended as to hereafter read as follows:
Article 711. Beginning at the boundary of the State on the Gulf of Mexico
opposite the center of the channel of Aransas Pass, betveen the islands of St.
Joseph and Mustang; thence in a direct line to the John Robinson survey at the
head of Red Fish Bay; thence with the meanders of Corpus Christi and Nueces
Bays to the southeas. corner of the John N. Seguin Survey No. 4, which fronts on
Nueces Bay; thence with the east line of said Survey No. 4 to the southeast corner
of Survey No. 5 in the name of John N. Seguin; and thence in the same direction
with the east line of said Survey No. 5 to the northeast corner thereof; thence in
a direct line to the southeast corner of the Larkin Martin survey; thence with the
meanders of Puelto and Copano Bays to the center of Aransas River; thence down
the center of said stream to Copano Bay; thence with the channel of said bay
parallel with the shore to the east end of the same at the mouth of Copano Creek;
thence up said creek to the mouth of Alamito Creek; thence in a direct line to the
southeast corner of J. C. Salberg's survey on Espiritu Santo Bay; thence in a direct
line to Cedar Bayou; thence through said bayou to the boundary of the State on
the Gulf of M2exico; thence with said boundary of the State to the place of beginning.
Sec. 2. The fact that as the lines bounding said Aransas County now run, a considerable
portion of territory contiguous to said county is left without any county
lines whatever, creates an emergency and imperative public necessity that the
constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended,
and that this act take effect and be lin force from and after its passage, and it is so
enacted.
Sec. 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
[Note.-The foregoing act originated in the House, and passed the same by a vote
of 7S yeas, no nays; and passed the Senate by a vote of 26 yeas, no nays.]
Approved, March 17, 1887.
LIMITATION S.
Sec. 1. Limitation not to run against State, nor favor adverse holder of street,
road, etc.
CHAP. 41.-[S. B. No. 4.J An Act to amend Article 3200 of the Revised Civil
Statutes of the State of Texas.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That Article
3200 of the above recited act shall hereafter read as follows.
Article 3200. The right of the State shall not be barred by any of the
provisions of this chapter, nor shall any person ever acquire, by occupancy
or adverse possession, any right or title to any part or portion of any road,
street, sidewalk or grounds which belong, to any town, city or county, or
which have been donated or dedicated for public use to any such town, city( 826)
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