vote of two-thirds of all stock issued, while for the transaction of ordinary business a majority of stock shall constitute a quorum. And it shall be lawful for the said corporation, after the expiration of the term for which it is incorporated, to use the corporate name and style and capacity for the purpose of suits for the final settlement and liquidation of the affairs and accounts of the corporation, and for sale and distribution of their estate, real, personal and mixed, but not for any other purpose, nor for a period exceeding three years after the expiration of the charter."

SEC. 2. That this act take effect from and after its passage.

Approved April 17, 1874.

CHAPTER XVII.

An Act to suspend the powers of an Act entitled "An Act to levy a Special Tax in the County of Angelina," passed May 23, 1873.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the powers granted in section one, of an act entitled "An Act to levy a special tax in the county of Angelina, authorizing the county court of Angelina county to levy a special tax for the purpose of erecting a courthouse and jail in the town of Homer, the county seat of said county," be and the same are hereby suspended until the first Monday in January, A. D., 1876.

SEC. 2. That this act take effect from and after its passage.

Approved April 17, 1874.

CHAPTER XVIII.

An Act relating to the Headright Claim of Louis Rosseau to three hundred and twenty acres of Land.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the grant of three hundred and twenty acres of land to the heirs of Louis Rosseau, by an act of the Legislature of the State of Texas, dated February 8, 1854, and erroneously granted to said heirs, be and the same is hereby annulled and made void.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Commissioner. of the General Land Office be, and he is hereby authorized and required to cancel the headright certificate issued under said act to the heirs of said Louis Rosseau, for three hundred and twenty acres of land as his headright, and thereupon issue to said Louis Rosseau his proper headright certificate for three hundred and twenty acres of land.

.SEC. 3. That the petition of said Louis Rosseau, the land certificate for three hundred and twenty acres of land, issued to said heirs of Louis Rosseau, and the evidences and papers accompanying said petition be duly filed by the clerk of this House with the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

SEC. 4. That this act take effect from and after its passage.

Approved April 17, 1874.

CHAPTER XIX.

An Act to amend Sections five (5), eight (8), seventeen (17), and nineteen (19), of an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Orange, Jasper, and Shelby Railroad Company, and to Aid in the Construction of their Road.”

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That sections five (5), eight (8), seventeen (17), and nineteen (19), of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Orange, Jasper, and Shelby Railroad Company, and to aid in the construction of their road," be, and are hereby amended as follows: That section five (5) of said act shall hereafter read as follows: "Section 5. The capital stock of this company shall be one million of dollars, to be increased to such an amount not to exceed three million of dollars, as may be requisite to carry out the objects of this company, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, each share to entitle its holder, or owner, to one vote in all meetings or elections of the stockholders; and a majority of the stock shall govern, except in cases otherwise specially provided for. The said shares of stock shall be deemed personal property, and shall be transferable by any conveyance in writing, recorded by the secretary in the books of the company, kept by him in his office or in such other or further manner as the by-laws of said com

pany may provide." That section eight (8) of said act shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 8. The said company is hereby invested with the right of locating and constructing, owning, operating and maintaining a railway, commencing at Sabine Pass, (Sabine city,) in Jefferson county, running thence to the town of Jasper, in Jasper county, thence through the counties of Jasper, San Augustine, Shelby and Panola, and terminating at Marshall, in Harrison county, or Jefferson, in Marion county; provided, the freight and passenger depots of said road shall be within a half mile of the courthouses in the town of Jasper or other county towns, when the direct line of said road passes within four miles of the courthouses of such towns; provided further, that each and every of said towns respectively, shall donate to said road, (the company owning it), the right of way with the necessary switches and turnouts, together with the necessary grounds for depots, not to exceed ten (10) acres." That section seventeen (17) of said act shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 17. That the gauge of this railway shall be three (3) feet or four feet eight and one half inches, at the option of said company; (provided, that should a three feet gauge be adopted, then only twelve sections of land per mile shall be granted by the State to said company, instead of the sixteen sections per mile that said company will be entitled to receive in the event of a four feet eight and one half inch gauge being adopted); its railings (rails) shall be of such weight, not less than twenty-four pounds per yard, as may be determined upon by said company; and said road shall be well and substantially built and fully equipped for passenger travel, and for the transportation of freight; and said corporation shall be subject to all laws now in force or that may hereafter be enacted by the Legislature governing railroads and railroad companies in this State, both as to rates of freight and passage, and as to the conduct of their officers and employees." That section nineteen (19) of said act shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 19. That eightyfive miles of this railway shall be completed within five years from the first day of January, A. D. 1874, and twenty miles each succeeding year, or this company shall forfeit all benefits from any land grants, except upon completed road. Said company shall also have authority to construct, own, and maintain, in connection with said railway, a line of telegraph along said route.

SEC. 2. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 20, 1874.

CHAPTER XX.

An Act to incorporate the Southwestern Railroad Company, and to grant Lands: to aid in the Construction of its Road.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Mifflin Kennedy, Richard King, Robert Dalzell, Francisco Yturria, Jeremiah Galvan, Edward Downey, Wm. Kelly, of Brownsville; A. S. Thurmond, R. A. Upton, of Rockport; W. T. Norton, of Austin; J. W. Goodwin, of Bryan; J. H. Doran, of

; Santos Benevides, of Laredo, Texas; Joseph Cooper, of New Orleans, Louisiana, and James Stillman, of New York, and their associates, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to open books and receive subscriptions to the capital stock of a corporation hereby created, and to be styled "The Southwestern Railroad Company.'

SEC. 2. That a majority of the commissioners shall constitute a board for the transaction of business, and shall hold meetings from time to time until directors shall be be elected as hereinafter provided for, and such commissioners may be represented by proxy under power of attorney. SEC. 3. That at the time of subscribing to the stock of this company, five per centum of the amount subscribed. shall be paid in.

SEC. 4. That the subscribers to the capital stock of this company are hereby created and established a body corporate and politic under the name and style of "" The Southwestern Railroad Company," with capacity to contract; to sued and be sued; to plead and be impleaded; to have succession and a common seal; to grant and receive; to hold and alien such real estate as may be granted by the State and individuals to aid in the construction of the road; to make and enforce by-laws for its general government and the management of its business; and to do and perform generally all such acts as may be necessary and proper for the fulfillment of its obligations-the carrying out successfully the objects of this incorporation and the

maintenance of its rights and franchises under this act, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this State.

SEC. 5. The capital stock of this company shall be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be increased by a vote of a majority of the stock to such an amount not to exceed five millions of dollars, as may be requisite to carry out the object of this company, divided into shares of one hundred dollars; each share to entitle its owner and holder to one vote in all meetings or elections of the stockholders, and a majority of the stock shall govern, except in cases otherwise specially provided. The said shares of stock shall be deemed personal property, transferable only on the books of the company, in such manner and under such restrictions and regulations as shall be provided in the by-laws of the company.

SEC. 6. That the commissioners herein named shall solicit subscriptions to the capital stock of said company; and whenever one hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, and five per cent. thereof paid to them, they shall at once proceed to the organization of this company by calling a meeting of the subscribers, giving thirty days' notice thereof, and holding such meeting in the city of Brownsville, Texas: said notice to be published in one or more newspapers of the said city of Brownsville, and on the organization of the company said commissioners shall pay over any and all moneys in their hands to the treasurer of the company.

SEC. 7. That the organization of this company shall be effected by the election of a board of directors, of not less than seven (7), chosen by and from the stock subscribers, at the first meeting called for that purpose, in the manner and within the time indicated in this act; and the said directors shall hold office until the next regular election, which shall take place annually in the city of Brownsville, Texas, at the company's principal office, which is hereby made the legal domicile of the company, on the first Tuesday of January of each year; and in the board of directors so elected the direction and control of this corporation and all its affairs shall be vested.

SEC. 8. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum to do business, and at their first meeting shall elect one of their number president, and one vice-president, and shall appoint a secretary and treasurer, and as required, from time to time, such other officers and employees as may