The Laws of Texas, 1909-1910 [Volume 14] Page: 100 of 1,668

                                
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GENERAL LAWS OF TEXAS.

ceiver to retain, maintain, or establish a name for any railway station
or depot in any incorporated or unincorporated town or city, within this
State, other than the name of the town or city, which have, and bears,
the name of its postoffice so given by the United States Government.
SEC. 2. That the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall not ap
ply to two or more-incorporated or unincorporated towns or cities in
this State which now are situated within five miles of each other, and
which each have therein established postoffice named and designated
by the United States Government. Provided, that this Act shall not
apply to those cases where the postoffice name of the city, town, village
or settlement is so similar in sound or otherwise to that of some other
station upon such railroad, as that confusion in train orders and directions
may arise therefrom and provided further that where the name of
such place is changed by the postal department of the Federal Government
such railway shall not be required to again change the name of
its station, and provided further that all railways having stations affected
hereby shall have ninety days from and after this Act becomes
effective to comply therewith.
SEC. 3. Any officer, agent, or representative.of any corporation, or
receiver operating any line of railroad in whole, or in part, within
this State, who shall violate the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon a conviction therefor shall be punished
by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500) for such offense, or by confinement
in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety
(90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Provided that the
venue of,all suits originating under the provisions of this Act shall be
in the county where the station about which the suit occurs, is located.
Approved March 10, 1909.
Takes effect ninety days after adjournment.
POOLS, POOL ROOMS AND HORSE RACING-RELATING TO.
H. B. No. 90.}               CHAPTER 45.
An Act to prohibit the buying and selling of pools or receiving or making bets
on horse racing; to prohibit the leasing of premises for pool rooms, and to
provide a penalty for its violation and to repeal the Act approved May 2,
1905, and published and known as Chapter CLXV of the laws of the Regular
Session of the Twenty-ninth Legislature entitled "An Act to amend Sections
1, 2 and 3 and adding thereto Sections 4 and 5 of Chapter L of the General
Laws of Texas passed at the Regular Session of the Twenty-eighth Legislature
entitled 'An Act to prohibit the buying and selling of pools, or receiving or
making bets on horse racing; to prohibit leasing premises for pool rooms; and
to provide a penalty for its violation'; prohibiting horse racing and betting on
horse racing on Sunday," and providing that a conviction may be had upon the
unsupported evidence of an accomplice or participant, and exempting such witness
from prosecution.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State, of Texas:
SECTION 1. That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be
unlawful for any person, association of persons or any corporation, to