The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 17, 1846 Page: 1 of 4
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-Il.wUlbefuR:tebelloeatxcribra at St.per o-
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thciTataHCif aatdtecisKilnTradeor Produce.
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M&agawafar the Kna icsCTlieB.aod fiy ceau for 4
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xuaaisitwe deHsraper aeaare will WitBwtfef.PUJRjavyi 01 we
court nf his coonty and on eon fiction by a
petit jury shall be reraoed from office.
Sec C Be it further enacted.- That each
constable shr-II be a conservator or the peace
lhrotighoc.1 his county and it shall be his du-
ty to suppress all riots routs.aflnjys.nahttngi
and unlawful assemblies and be shall keep
the prace and shall caute all offenders to be
arrested and taken before some justice ol the
peace to be dealt with according to Jaw and
1 AtUrmrsT imre will beTfeas
Tea;li&ssor aader tiM be eradeTedaeHSre.i
OaeJja Tr a sqaare will be considered Iwo.
rerTney iiars three &c
JJear)v;sdrcrleHieis not exceeding ica ;ine?
- 2l&iBertedi9i$liperDaara
pJatcsceeding traHvUBes J25:c-oBam.
oinxeeJU-gsiitj hae g5B ftx annam.
'SoiSireemeBt orcaBdidatai ror4ceS10eaeh.
ictrf&r CoaJy ofijca which wlltbe S3.
e Pehtijal addresses andoKtory article cbtrj"1
"TuiSrfrti-seHMBls.
Jl hberat ddoeSon as3e to lacebo ciihto
SrerlSe at IcBeth. Tor crauidetatte periods oftime.
iThe prftHece fawaal adrntiisra is lunitcd to
HaSrowu ImndiEte tu!nes and all 'advertise- j
advrlTmCii senilo by them mostie paid lor
j lbe3Bare.
No ailsertistmeat wai be gOTeraed by tfee yesr-
SJ$?5in& apecifi cocuact and ctjatntu
.llHenoasI aHeicatfoeijiraeB adosivsiWarswtesd
doibtjie Wbuat rales. '
rRerwrtrelaUoBs or proeetaTngsefaoy cor-
pirstiec Joeiety associatioa or-pablic meetiof
aaU'ecjaaanieetjona desigiied to call atuation jo
aaTaiatter&riuBiledcr individual inltreMCBi!nc
bejeseried salessyaid forasadTertiseiatiit.
A-ar1''12"? m adTeniseaiecls Mlerlhay
havcRwes 5eened nrfl csti&tilole new intertioai
Sd be.chsr?ftl as such.
' VheS Bdreriieer.ta are itaiHo the ccwilli-
ouUthtccniber oC lascrtloaj roarked opon ibeoi
their rilibe trpt ia natll stopped by the advertiser
aa'd charged stcurdipgly.
iNopaperwillbeducoEtinBed nntil allarreara-
wSaV psid oa!e at the option ol the proprietor.
Aji'tcHarsto iae untercvaaccKuniui wui
State ivbich shall come to
his Tfnovr'edge.
See. 7 Be it funher en ace J That when
any constcble shall meet with resistance in
the execution of any lawful process or inlhs
arrest ol orTexiders he may call to his aid
any citizen of the county who may be con
venient andaay person w ho shall fail or re-
fuse to obey such cst!) may be fiat d as for a
contempt by any justice of the peace in a
sum not ezceedjng tea dollars on motipn of
such constable thtce days notice thereof
having been given to the party ascused.
Sec Be it further enacted That each
constable shall execute and returnaecording
10 Jaw all process warrauU and precepts
to him directed by any lawful officer sod
hall attend upon all .justice courts held
in his precinct and shall perform all alich
hirae and plica appointed to ascertain sur.
vey and rasrk tha Hoe designated ia such or-
der and make return thereof to the county
court o their respective counties.
Sec. 4 Be it further enacted That each
person to appointed shall return to the coun-
ty coutl of his county a map or plat or the
me so run and marked.
Sec. 5. Bj it further enacted That if ci
ther of the peisoas appointed to run and
mark such line shall bit to atlmd at the
time and place appointed the one in attend-
ance shall proceed alone to perform the du
ties assigned biin and make his report to the
county court which being approved by such
court shall be recorded as evidence or the
line in question and the line so surveyed
and marked shall thereafter be regarded as
the true line offne county.
Sec 0. Be it further enacted That the
expenses of rtinning and rnaikiog any such
line shall be divided and paid equally by tbe
counties interested and each person appoint-
ed to ran aid mark any sch line shall be
allowed the sum of two dollars per mile for
each mile run. Provided in all usances
that any !inc run as above directed shall he :
male in conformity with the existing Uvsj
creating and defining said county boundaries.
Approved lfch Way A. D. 1S46.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted That tbe da
trict jodgcij when the appropriate relief is
prayed for may grant all such orders writs
or ether process necessary to obtain suets
relief and may also so name tha judgments
cf the court as to afford all the relief whtcb
may be required by tbe nature of the esse
and rrhich is granted by contu of law or
equity.
See. 8. Bait further enacted Thit the
district courts ofcach county of this State
shall have a seal with a star of five points in
the centre and jhe wor is "District Court oi
County Texas" engraved ihereoa
other duties as may be required of him by
law
Stc 9. Be it further enacted That if
any constable shall fail to pay to the proper
person any money collected by him by vir-
loe cf any execution within ten day after
the seme may be demanded he shall forfeit
necfthepepermaslbepoitpaHorther wiHootj0 sucj pefs0ns double the amount collected
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I IU UC IIMUVCICU VII lUUUUll VI fcUG f t 1 0W U
whom the same belongs before the justice
jCk 9Snrtau l.Sabscribcrs who dn not
riTejesjirert couce to the coatrajyaro considered
Wsnmsie coctmae their sobsen'riioB.
31! jobseribers order the dfeooi.noance of their
faper.ths pebtuber maf centum to aend them
1 ill alf that doe be paid.
J. irstibscribers neglect or refuse totaie their
paper HoalbeorSce to which they are directed
- UTev'areVM respoSwbletHlthe have seUUd tbar
biU.aad order their riapr r di&ecntinned.
yf!fabieriber remove to other places without
iBfengTaslbe poblUbers and-tlis paper is sent to
tfTcfSrraei direelina.ihev are held reipoasible.
"KJie Ccortr-iave decided that refiuuiz to
utejj faper or penodicai from the oriicc or re-
inovTig aed levin?!t caeaHed for m -prvnajaae
crideacf. of inteatiocal traad!
Judge Tbompai of I tdiiaa decided reeentlj.
fThat here ubjenber to a periodical failed
to DffljTj ae ei ilt?rio ducoatinite the paper at the
cd rf the time Tor which he subscribed or pay Dp
lae'afrcarajes he was boaod for anotber rear "
tAyeararsrosiBcethc Ciretjt Courio. Pean-;
aiiix deeided
gUvhcre a Post M;ittr failed to notify the
iidbSpfer fll oewspapTSjihat their papcra Were col
afledTor taken oat cf the orliee he rendered him- i
-w. J3SrSIfefcr the sabseripUfie.
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eXSSFD Jl F TE1E FIRST LEGISLA
Tgjfe&cE OF THE STATE OF
JT- TEXAS.
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IenntS!r the otSee and duties cf Constables
mean i . . . .
I. Be 11 enacted by the Legisla-
(jofMs State ol Tesas Thai there shall
beeleeteaby the vi.iliEtd enters of each
JuStrs p'ttcwet cf this Statr ohe constable
w'hiJ'sSalFhoM his ofiifte for two years and
tiisToccessor sbaH be elected and qoah
fiSfrsoulS aajacancy occur in tbe olace of
colmCble an el'In shall bo ordered by
' lilerehipf justice of the county eonruo fill the
r xr3& n l P6103 olccfft shall contin
ue n oiBetr until a constable shall be elected
attnepsxt irgular election for county offi-
ceKafii.qaatify according-to 'aw
- Slc."2i -Beitt further enacted That every
pers6trw?B3ir1ay be elected to the office of
censutbte shall before entering upon the du
--tfes"!oiEce give a bond vith tvo ormoic!
"g0o4caralsaScicat secnriiirs to be approved
-L'ytheiC0uiUy ceau ol hit county fur such j
elfin as'lrsy:Le.directr.l by wid court not less
tba&Svestor'mcre than-fifieen hundred doi-
Janspaynbie to tbe governor and his sneccs-i
aorsSo ofSecc-cdiusBfd far tha faithful per j
forrcseccof .isil the duties required of him
byjkWrand shnH also rake and subscribe
Iseaatblo? BJBce prescribed by lbs constito-
jtisfivh1cb shall be endorsed en said bond.
toetRcYwtk the certificatffof the olBcer od.
iBKting the- same which bond and osih'fj
"shail'-jbcrrcardf d hi the office of the clerk
of the'estycoBrt.snd df porked in said ofEc
sildooaish&ilnot be roiden the first re
cover viBt may be surd 00 from tim to
tifflelMt;itc.fiae of the party injured until
-thsiwh9ic-.ai03stthcreof iirtcofered.
iSscSi Be-M farther enacted That when-J
eray?f iht securities of a constable
tkzllAte rxiE8e jjerroaeently fiom the
StaleorJecmBirlvefl or whenever the
eour.ty.ce-JKsJ$ derm the securities nf any
coiwtshJe te be iasa laciest safdcourl shall
who issued such execution against the said
constable and hi. securities jointly and aev
erslly they having ten days notice of such
motion.
Sec 10 Be it further enacted That if
any constable shall fail to return any exrcu
tion within the time prescribed by law he
shall forfeit and pay to the platnUU in such
execution tbo whole amount thereof to be
recovered with costs on motion before the
justice who istued such execo ion against
the said constable and his securities jointly
and severally they having ten day notice
of such motion.
Sec 1 1. Be it further enacted That if
any constable shall fail or refnso to execute
end return r.ccordin? to lav? nn process
warrant or precept to him lawfully directed.
he shall be fined for a contempton motion of
the party injured before the justice who is-
surd auch process warrant or precept tn
any s-stn net lers than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred with ccttr which fine
shall be for the benefit of the pnrty injured
and said constable shall have ten days notice
of such motir.n.
S-c 12. Be it lurther enacted That if
any constable shall receive frcLi any person
anv bonds. bi'Is. notes or accounts fcr'collrt
tion and shall give his rsceipttbercfor in
his erncial capicny end shall fall to pay to
such personon demand any amount he may
have col!o:ted on the same such constable
and his securities' shall be responsible on his
ofBciat bond for all such amounts as he may J
have collected on such bonds bills notes or
accounts not psfd over.
Sec 13 Be it fuitber. enacted That
whenever any constable shall vacate his of
fice all unfinished business rcmaining.in his
bands shall bo tiansferred to bis .successor
and completed by him in the same manner as
if commenced by himself.
S-c 14 Be it forther.cnactcd Tihat fcr
ery constable may execute any process civil
or criminal issued by a justice of the peace
or coroner throughout his county.
Sc. 16. Be it farther eaacicd. Thai
ibis act shall take rfieet and be in force from
and after the second Monday ia July I816
and from and after that day all laws and
parts cf laws conflicting with the provisions j
qf this ael be and they are hereby repeal
AN ACT
To organize tbe District Courts and to de
fine their powers end jurisdiction.
Section 1 Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Texas Thai the Gover-
nor shall nominate and by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate appoint one
judge for each judicial district Who shall
be commissioned by tbe Governor and
shatj reside in some one of the counties of
which his district is composed and shall
hold courts in each county at the court bousr.
or such other place as may be designated
by law at such times and in such manner as
may be prescribed.
Sec 2. Be :t lurtner enacted. That tnr
judge of the district courts shall by virtue
of their offitces be conservators of the peare
throughout the State and the district courts
shall have original jurisdiction of all crim
inal cajr$o! all suits in behalf of tbe State
to recover penalties forfeitures and escheats
and ol all suits against the Stair which arc
or may be allowed by U'ff and shall have
power to hear and determine all prcsccu
lions in lbs name of the Stale by indictment
information or presentation jer treason
murder or other felonies crimes and misde
inranors committed within their respective
jurisdictions except such as may be exclu
sively cognisable srfbre janiees of the peace
or other courts 0! the State and snail in
criminal cases have and exercise ail power
incident and belonging to courts of oyer and
ternunerand gencraljaildelivery also of ell
sutis for the recovery oi land of all cases
of divorce and alimony and of all suns'
complaints and pleas whatever without re
gard to any distinction whatever between
law andrqeiir when the matter in contra
j versy shall be valued at or amount to on
bnndrtc dollars er rnore exr-lnsire of .in
terest and generally 10 do and perform a!lrx;hangef districts may be made whenever
ApprorcJ-12th May A D ISG.
site stU cble to appearjat-a time to be and mark such line
mzmiiJBBtck cKadBBr Jess than twenty dnfmaKing said ap
Bsr.iBoretba
cSalt09.SBd
teiiickmrec
AN ACT.
Regulating lh manner of running Coanty
Lin's.
Section t. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture ofthe State o: Texas That whenever
it shall appear to the satisfaction of any coun
ty court that the boundaries of the county
arenot ufEcirnuy special and well ascer-
taiuedsuch court shall appoint some compe-l SsdJ
teat person to procpea ana ascertain aurveyi
and ihe court in tbeor-
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ppoinlnirnt shall specify.
other acts ' pertainjeg to conns of general
jurisdiction.
Sec. 3 Beit fcnbr enacted. That the
district courts shall have and exercise ap-
pellate jurisdiction and general control oer
such inferior tribunals as have been or
may be established in each county (or ap
pointing guardians granting letters testamen
tary end of administraion. for settling the
recounts of executors administrators apd
gnardians. and for the transaction of business
appertaining to estates jnd original jurisdic-
tion in prelate matters on!) in cajrj where
trjij judge 01 cleik of probate is interested.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted That the
judges of the district conns and each of
them oitkrr in vacation or term time shall
hare authority to grant on petition to them
therefor writs of habeas corpus mandamus
injunction; sequestrations error and super
cedes) and &11 other remedial writs known
1 to tbe law. returnable according to law:
Provided that so mandamus shall he gran-
led on an rx parte herring and any peremp
tory mandamus granted without nonce shall
be deemed void ami further provided:
that all writs of mandamus ssed out against
the heads of any of the departments or bu-
reaux of government shall be retnrnsblr
(before the district court of tbe county in
which the seat ofrriivernment may be.
an impression of which seal shall be attach
ed to all writs and other process (xe?pt ink-
pen as) issuing from said court and shall be
used in tbe authentication of all official acts
of tbe clerk; said seal shall cejrocufed by
the coanty court cf the county and nnul pro-
cured tbe srals heretofore in usf or private
seats may be nstd
Sec 9 Be it further enacted That should
thrjudge of any district court not appeir at
ihe time appointed for holding tbe same the
sheriflTof the county or in h is absence or
in case of vacancy in thai ofilse the coroner
shall adjourn the court from day to day for
three dayi end if the judge should not ap
pear on the morning of tbe the fourth day
then be shall adjourn the court till the next
court in coarse
Sec.10. Be it farther enacted That the
judges of ihe dtxricl courts in their respec
live districts shall set apart particular days-
not earlier than the third day of term for the
trial of criminal cases.
Sec II. Beitfurthtr enacted That the
jadges in any case civil or criminal in
which a parly may swear that he is too poor
to employ counsel shalt appoint coonsel for
inch party who shall attend to the cause in
behalf of such n psity without any fee or re-
ward. Sec 12. Be" it farther enacted That the
records of the respective courts for each- pre
ceding day of the session shall be read in
open court on tbe morning of the succetding
day except an the last day of the term on
which day they shall be read and signed by
the judge presiding in open court.
Sec 13. Be it further enacted That when
intherccoid of any judgment or decree of
any court there shall be any rnutake the
judge of said court may in open court amend
sach judgment or decree according to the
truth Jnd justice ofthe case but in all cases
the opposite party shall have notice of the
application for such amendment
Sec H. Ej n futther enacted That the
district courts may order a change of venae
for the trial of any suit civil or criminal
aader the rules and regulation j prescribed by
(aw.
.Sec 15. Be itfurtkerenaclrd.That when
any judge "of ibe district court maybe inte'r-
ested in causes pending in his district or
wh're any of the parties may be connected
with him br consanguinity or affinity wkh
Lin ihe third degree or when the judge has
bren of counsel in the causes he roiy x-
cbange districts with any j'idgc who is not
su!jct to tbe disabilities; any judge may
hold court with any other distrk1 judge and
ercor ofthe State for the use ofthe party or
parties injured and shall cot bcomn void
on the recovery of part of the penalty thereof
but shall be deemed to extend to the faithful
discharge of the duties of his office nod
mey be sued oa from lime to time by ihe
party or parties injured nnitt the whole
araouot ofthe penalty is recovered.
Sec 21. Be it further enscfed That ea:h
clerk elected or eppoioted shall bTc power
to appoint one or more depctietj by a writ-
ten appointment under his hand end seal of
the court which shall be filed and recorded
in the office of the clerk ofthe coanty court
Sec 22. Be 11 farther enacted The the
clerk shall have the custody of all the mm-
tries records books papers and seals now
deposited cr that may hereafter ba deposited j
in their respective offices and itsh'all be their
duty carefully to attend to the arrangements!
and preservaliorrofthe ssmeand ihe cmitt
f shall order the procurement of the necessary
presses cases and office furniture books and
ruftonary and seal at the expense ol tbe
respective conoties.
Sec 23 Be itfurther enacted. That clerks
electrd or appointed anJ their deputies shall
have power to administer oaths in all cases
required in tha discharge of tbo duties of
their office.
Sec 24. Be it further enacted That k
shall b; the duty cf tbe clerks of the district
courts to keep a fair record of ell acts done
and proceedings hid in their respectivscoaru
to inter all judgments of the coart under the
direct iou ofthe judge and also executions
issued and retains thereon made in the re-
cord books furnisned fcr these purposes'.
Sec 25. Be it farther enacted That the
clerks of the district coart at the expiration
of each term shall make oat a statement cf
all fines imposed penalties and forfeitures
incurred and judgments rendered at sach
coart In behalf of tbe Stair; and report the
same to the coropetroller ol pabtic accounts
Sec 2a B: ft further enacted Thai all
records of judgments and all proceedings in
so its heretofore had in the district courts of
(be Republic of Texas shall be trasnferred
to the district courts of the State organized
under tis set and tbe sme proceedings may
be had thereon as if the said records had been
made and tbe said suits been' commenced in
th! district courts ofthe Stite.
Sec 27. Be it fanner enacted That all
records cf judgments in the county courts of!
lae Republic of Texas made anJ entered
previous to the first day nf Febrnnry 1839
and all papeis and proceedings in region to
sach judgment shall be transferred to th?
district couits ofthe same county organized
under this act where the same has not al-
ready been done and the.satnc proceedings
shall be had .hereon in the district courts as
coatd be if such jadgments had been rsnder-
ed in such district court.
NxwsurKRs. A great' mawSelbrU
j hare been made to fiad oat wajsjSTread the
characters of people and to 'esMmate lha
power of their intellect and'the degree of
their cultivation by some sharthand process
that may anticipate tha slower methods of
long acqaaintaace and lam.itarity. .Laraj
j ter gives os the physiogoray a.-vd later times
larauSi us with the researches ofthe pbreriol.
ogist lo enable us to comprehend onr fethr'
mortals; and while willing to coacede-tharl
the expression of the coantenanceandl ih'o
conformation of the head may ha vTintimate
relationship to oar interna! oalarolfweare
of opinion that judgment in this sptcfjj?
nata It'Hle Bttfed by a glance ronnd'tbe'ror
to ascertain lb nature and the nainoercfjjj
newspapers iKatarc Circulated rnitffajnjjy)$
Books are often kept ai ornament ilicey
bare an air of respectability; and-s3fjriiyof
books tn tb booso proves nolhfncrunieisit
appears that they aie soraetfmSs rwC?
newspapers are net often sabjcr&jSasa
embellishments people either read nswspa
pers or avoid tbe.nv altogether; and therefore
A is.ihat the stgacioos observer loo&sharpfy
after the journals in the damici! cf'a he"i?
acquaintance. People who dofnot read the
newspapers regularly and those DMplejryi
particular for there are saeh who seem to
pride themselves on the fact that they do'nof
read them nuy be very correct peopIeand
all thai; bat i: is scarcely worth whfle "on
your parto take mtich trouble in cultiyatingj
their friendship if the object be to derive ei-
. . . . . m fMWfcf
iaer enienainmeni or instruction
jneit.
minds are stagnant they lack 3ro?fesfon..
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mm uii.uc movements ci tne world arejo-
"jmj9ft
jg .
tacm a blank and utterly unknown Where
as if good -newspapers are abontTejjjsr fy
oouea ior careru-read and passing'
throogh every hand in theljoase male and 1
female from ihe gvay-headed'sraroPdawntto
the school-boys nndfsshoof girl dependent
onitthstthis isa sicie'.y to whhh itiVafc
privilege to be admitted.
Why do we think- so? ' BecnuM with
gol newspapers at hand the workof edu-
cation is constantly going on. Every dliTg
adds to our stock of varied knowledge andL
expands the range of oar intellect. Readinjr
a newspaper may look like aransemeatj but.
it is muchr more It is schooling quite as
valuable as that which comes from the nrc-
wina .earner lurnijiitng os tiny by day
wwn tne puuosopny tsri
tare the politics and ih
timr and we contend tfcv
foundation n earlier ya
Approved I Ith May A. D 18-1G.
s afterissning sncrJjhSlae to be ran and the time when the
re ajew bond wkh SgPBdJsaine stall be run and the place of com-w.ad.-if
sach constable-shall 1 mnv-raini!.
j- - "j i --r -"-.-
Regbrstef rafoce so taie his office shall be! Sec 2. Be it farther enscledThl it shall
ckckrrd vacsat - I bo the duly of tha coarf making such order
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SecI4 Be it farther asacted Thst when- j to caesa a copy thereof lo be presented to ihe
t!BV
t
sjScTer
telectcd cowaible shall neg
crtnrsbmd bm take the oath
ired by this act wkhjn twen-
?
Me eeeasta ntesat.
zJS. Bs it far tber eaacteet. Tbat anv
cmtmble wh sfcall be raHiy af any tfia!
ceunlr conn ofthe adjoining county cr the
conaty iEterested al least ten dajis before sh! at law sad give judgements and order ex
lima sppwiniea ior the rynning end awtkia
Mr aslk-e &f his eteclioatae efScej sneh line; wherecpen sach cocrt s receiw
fcei
pr
m
icgaeepyof each order shall aepetet a
ctnapHest pers&n resist al m ec cesnty to
proceed at the time &s fAUwmli aed
aseisitn jcnmngaadatarkMf sc h..
Sec S. Bs k farifcer eBeWJ Tfert jtbe
exefor bya grand jsry in the district JpefsofttMoppointed 3sil fttcwti l the
ert Inrthcr enacted That tbe
sisrfiCMrjSishsil-have power to hear and
determtaeaBil TBoHonsr three day's notice
bsifig gTrrn to tbe adverse party against
sheriffj coroners or other officers for mon-
ey received under execution or other pro
crss or order of court which shall not
havatrcpn paid to tbe party entitled to tbe
same his agent or attorney on demand or
for other defalcation of duty and also all
motions against attornies end counsellors
eeutfon according to tha laws in such cases
made jjgd pi.orided.
Sec 6. Be 'k farther enacted That said
canrl shfti! bare paxer to impose a fine not
If - L. -J J-t -
5 wo aamira u-jirtiii jor con
CQnrtad way in their discretion.
any person guilty of eonlcmr
gthrd.f-t2rfELDj&co
the judges exenaneing may deem exrdieai
Sec. 1G Be ilfanhcr enacted That when
nny jndge is dirqualified the parties may by
consent choose and appoint some other per-
son to try the cansr and the acts and decis-
ion nf sach person so appointed; shall be as
valid as if done by the-jndge.
Sec 17. Beitfartherrnacted.Thaiitsh&iij
be the d'ty of the judges of each conit to
cause the judgments sentences and decrees
of the court lo r carried into execution
agreeably to IaT.
Sec. 18. Beit futlher enacted Tbatthere
shall be a clerk of the district conn for each
county who shall be elected by the qualified
electors for members of the Legislature and
shall hold his office for four years and until
hitsnecessor Is qualified; but svery clerk
who it guilty of any nonfeasance malfeas
ance corruption or partiality In his office
shall on indictment by a grand jury before
the district court ofthe county and conviction
by a petit jcry. be removed from office
Sec 19 Is it farther enacted That tn
case of vacancy the district conrt shall np-
The Late Wm. M. PuiccThcNew
Yurk pipers continue to-ditcuss tne preba-
Wa causes that ltd this Jcdividual to com-
milsti'f destruction. They: agree all that
pecuniary difficulties were the principal
prompters The Police Gizcue speak-
ing of this 'lamentable occurrence and ol
the letters which the deceased left bsbwd
htm explanatory ofthe causes which led la
it Iks ihe following in regard to Mr. Price's i
LssVteommunjcaticn to tbe Coronsf.
This letter reveals a mistety. known to
bat few end wefeelmobeonr duty to make
known its contents in order that his tatt
words may not fcr misunderstood nor that
none of bis "frUndt" except the os men
tioRtd therein should receive his dying
ecsere. The letter commences by stating
to his creditors that many of them won-
dered why he did not cancel bis debts on the
dftith of his father and brother. To this
afford a!mol as much i
need to maintain a resa
ligent soetey. drc ;
then place w the- hand
canrage children to the
be surprised to find bo
eiwy will their increase j
genaral sagacity. One
difference between a
the newspapers and s fai
and if there be a diiluahy bsff. ihe first
word removes u and you arft enabledMto
f hsar ih&dif&rence very distinctly: -.:
.Veif GSzattt. -
loesaoq-
bewys that in 1816 hejentand. tecam 'nf3 reman oat at " eDd of ra.D
secarkyfor Wtilis. Bradford o! tbiscKy. In ft firh year the remaining fniaJ lecth
iha .nm QrS3 000. aed that he alterward arc os' ana oc WB0 lroM '"
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extended futther accommodations to him
by which means Bradford realized several
hundred thousand delists; and that in re
turn for all the means he bad thus placed
tn the bands' of Bradford be had received
nnl f nam of A3 0001 He then close
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! the Utter br statin? that ha had recentl?
Aoe or Snxr. The are of.a sheen
asay be known by examining tne front I6fjb.
raej are eight in number and appear
daring the hrst'year. all of assail size.
mincwajnujarnemo miflaicqneiliil;
ont nod ineir place is supplied by two. new
teeth which are easily distjfloi3hedby
being of a larger 'sizi. In the third ygjr
two other small teeth one from each side
drop oat and arc replaced liy t.wp; Inrge
oes so that there are now four Jarga icotjw
in the roidJlj.- and two pointed onesjoq-
1. M. . .t.... .. . v "r-
caca aiue. in incjourtn year inewgg.
teeth are six in number and only two sroafl
ai&tex-
I.. t- . r.i .u t.i-. Vr
aigc. in itjjiiu year.ine WB0ier:2KlBk-
to be worn; and in the seventh. sossetimMA
sooner some fall oat or are broken
MiTznlsln SJlrpheriTi Manual
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point a clerk who shall hold the offico nniilf
the next r rgular election for coanty officers.
and until bis sorcessor it qualified and if
fiom any cause the clerk ofthe court and his
deputies shall be absent or unable or unwil
ling to perform Ihe duties of clerk at a term
thereof the court mSyappoint a temponry
clerk by Morder to that effect and any ap-
pointment madc.tni.-let'lhij section shall he
iccorded . ia t a c office ofthe clerk of the
county cewrt Jf
Sec 20'Beii farther enacted The ihe
clerks ofthe district conns shall give bond
with security to be approved by the coanty
conrt payable to ihe Governor cl the State
of Texas and hs successor in office in the
sum of fire thousand dollars for the safe
keeping of the records and the faithful dis
cbarge ofthe duties of bis office and sha
also fcsk-t s4 sabscribe the oath of office re.
nirtdbytncoBftkutiotf; ivbich shall bs
tndortedea his1 bead a ad tec bond and
ex&
tao
juay
applied to Bradford for some partial assis
tance to itltevc his necessities and being
refused: the act he was about to commit had
thus been decided. We have thus presented
facts and leave the community lo make their
own comments.
To the community too says tha Tele
graph; we leave all comment bat for icii
lions we woald not wear the nine ol him
whose base ingratitude and beartlessness is
thus perpetuated.
Serums the Cisukck Belt. roe. Dear
Th Barre'(Mass) Gazette seys ibebeir
sn the Universalis! Church at Petersham
was sold on execution a few days since to
satisfy ife debt of the former minister of the
parish. Tb's bll was given to the wciety.
several years sinciby iwa citizens of Pe j
tertbam.
J33-A Fourth of July toas? jn J3asIon:
THKLB:KSTrThjirisAocrijtof taore
3iSJait tk aed approved tisll fee filed jpsbtic:
and recorwd in lb oCce of the clerk or the
cuanty cosrL.st certified c-spy of which boad
be pW i sari hlhe name ef he Gey
They iirHowilliBf tiwinSBj rnanaWsid
beffee-sIllMy.JjWoVrkbt'Ut( all him
equsL
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k.
"Pontlvtly Siocttsg ' The Kniektr-
bocker Magazine has the andacity tojaalign
Hhe sex" both sexes ia hcl by tellragh
following story "As if any body woald -believe
it f The hills are. natso otd.asls
j the joke bath is one of tho whichcan eru
dure repeating without injury tj t orthe
. $ 1JSBCP
A young; genilenarfra member: of.ojncaiai
lege was expelled for the criBft'OJidrawwgJSa
young ladies nj lo'hts roamiatsBigStandfn
letting them dawn in thetm&rafBfJJy sseaM
ofa ropeefrfcaskeXarrangel from his'wJBdajf.i.-
Cf course a great deal ofgoMiraaj c&Yerst-tf-
tion was the conseqaence. The fcHow&yf
coucqiy eccarre& at t ween tTva Teanjfl4-Hr
dies: "Jaac dc yo Teally believe thet4d
dents draw gtrlj ap ia their toaeuT "Cerivi
tainly my dear; mora thaa that 1 hnatc the
doT "HowF WelltlwsgeiBjrbfihfe .
iceHege csa tcsnimf; it w$ 'just befers
hgbtj 'twas tarty m Jhe pMrsaad I har4
a nom in the aireciift oTea of thit ecrtgs
plafa as I seyor noWt I-jw tttprlisx
bwletaWst- halftrav frK titfeMCitaarv;
Iwmddw'tetce-grwKwt; and jast 'rMt!M '
repe. broke and dttx I iei" cOtf Ja.il" -
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De Morse, Charles. The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 17, 1846, newspaper, October 17, 1846; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80610/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.