and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars. SEC. 6. Whenever the commissioner of the General Land office shall deem it to the best interest of the State to cause to be made a survey or resurvey of any land or lands which are now or which may be owned or claimed by the State of Texas or which Commissioner may deem it expedient to have surveyed, or resurveyed in order to determine whether such land or lands are owned or should be claimed or sued for by the State of Texas, he may designate and employ one or more competent and experienced surveyors, each to be known as "Special State Surveyor," to do such work, and shall be authorized to allow and pay as hereinafter provided, reasonable compensation for such services, the amount of such compensation to be determined by such Commissioner, not exceeding in any instance the rate of $200 per month, and may also incur and pay as hereinafter provided, any and all reasonable expenses which may be incidentally involved in or connected with the making of any and all such surveyors and resurveys. SEC. 7. Any such designation of any and all such surveyors shall be evidenced by a written instrument which shall be signed by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, officially, and attested by his seal of office, and such written instrument shall designate, in at least general terms, the land or lands which such surveyor or surveyors may be so designated and employed to survey or re-survey; and before doing any such work such surveyor or surveyors shall take and subscribe before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths within this State an affidavit to the effect that affiant will faithfully, impartially and to the best of his knowledge and ability make the survey or resurvey called for in such instrument, of designation; and such affidavit shall be endorsed upon or attached to such instrument of designation. Such instrument of designation, together with such affidavits shall be filed in the General Land Office before any such work shall be done thereunder. SEC. 8. Field notes and a plat of any and all such surveys and resurveys, signed by such Special State Surveyor or surveyors, shall be returned to and filed in the General Land Office and shall thereafter have the same force and effect as if made and returned by a district or county surveyor under existing laws. SEC. 9. For the purpose of carrying the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this act into effect, there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury not heretofore appropriated, to be expended within two years, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, the same to be paid out upon accounts which shall be verified by affidavit and approved by the Commissioner of the General Land Office. SEC. 10. The provisions of this act are and shall be deemed and held to be cumulative of existing laws. SEC. 11. The fact that the land lines and surveys in the mineral bearing school land territory is in great confusion, uncertain and of doubtful location, and the further fact that the State has no adequate means of knowing upon which tracts of land the effective or commercial value is growing, nor upon which tracts of water is located; and the facts that such lands and substances are coming in demand. Also for the further fact that there exists no law making adequate provision for the survey or resurvey of lands which are owned or claimed by the State of Texas, and the fact that the title and right of possession of many tracts of land, which probably belong to the State, but which are claimed are held by adverse claimants, cannot properly be determined, settled and established until such surveys or resurveys shall have been made, creates an emergency and demanding the suspension of the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three separate days in each house, and that this act be put on its third reading and final passage and take effect from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. Approved April 19, 1907. Takes effect ninety days after adjournment. TAXES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF CERTAIN OCCUPA- An Act to allow any person, firm, company or corporation hereafter required to pay a tax for the year 1907, for pursuing any occupation upon which the tax is repealed by an Act of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, entitled "An Act to repeal subdivisions one (1), five (5), six (6), eight. (8), eleven (11), twelve (12), thirty-one (31), thirty-three (33), thirty-eight (38). fifty-one (51), fifty-five (55), fifty-nine (59), and to amend subdivisions thirteen (13), of section one (1) of an Act entitled 'An Act to amend Article 5049, Chapter one (1) Title one hundred and four (104) of the Revised Civil Statutes relating to general occupation taxes," Chapter eighteen (18) of the Acts of the First Special Session of the Twenty-fifth Legislature, relating to taxes on certain occupations, approved March 21, 1907, to pay such taxes for that portion of the year 1907 unexpired at the date when such person, firm, company or corporation became liable for such taxes, and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That any person, firm, company or corporation hereafter required to pay a tax for the year 1907, for pursuing any occupation upon which the tax is repealed by an Act of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, entitled "An Act to repeal subdivisions one (1), five (5), six (6), eight (8), eleven (11), twelve (12), thirtyone (31), thirty-three (33), thirty-eight (38), fifty-one (51), fiftyfive (55), fifty-nine (59), and to amend subdivision thirteen (13) of Section one (1) of an Act entitled 'An Act to amend Article 5049, Chapter one (1) Title one hundred and four (104), of the Revised Civil Statutes relating to general occupation taxes, Chapter eighteen. (18) of the Acts of the First Special Session of the Twenty-fifth Legislature, relating to taxes on certain occupations," approved March 21, 1907, "shall have the right to pay said tax for that portion of the year 1907 unexpired at the date when such person, firm, company or corporation became liable for such tax, to be paid in proportion to the amount that would be due for the full year, and shall receive a receipt therefor for such unexpired portion of the year; provided that any 1 such person, firm, company or corporation shall not be relieved from the payment of any occupation tax which has already accrued. SEC. 2. The fact that there are many persons, firms, companies and corporations in this State whose occupation license has expired and many more will expire before the end of the year 1907 and the further fact that such occupation license is now required by law to be paid for a full year in advance, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Constitutional rule which requires bills to be read on three several days, and said rule is hereby suspended, and this Act shall take effect immediately and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. [NOTE. The enrolled bill shows that the foregoing act passed the Senate with the following vote, yeas 26, nays 0; and passed the House of Representatives with the following vote, yeas 98, nays 0.] Approved April 20, 1907. KINDERGARTENS-PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF. H. B. No. 332.] CHAPTER CXLIX. An Act to empower the trustees of any school district to establish and maintain free Kindergartens, for the training of children between four and seven years of age, and to provide for trained teachers for the same. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. The trustees of any school district in the State of Texas may establish and maintain free Kindergartens in connection with the public schools of said district, for the training of children between four and seven years of age, residing in said district, and shall establish such courses of training, study and discipline, and such rules and regulations governing such Kindergartens as said trustees may deem best. Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to change the law relating to the taking of the scholastic census, or the apportionment of State and county school funds among the several counties and districts in this State. Provided further, that the cost of establishing and maintaining such Kindergartens shall be paid from the special school tax of said districts. Said Kindergartens shall be a part of the public school system, and shall be governed, as far as practicable, in the same manner and by the same officers as is now, or hereafter may be, provided by law for the government of the other public schools. of the State. SEC. 2. The trustees shall be empowered to employ to teach such Kindergartens only those who hold diplomas or certificates as follows: (a) A diploma of graduation from a State Educational Institution of Texas, which maintains, or may hereafter establish and maintain, a department for training Kindergarten teachers; such diploma to certify that the holder thereof has, in addition to a regular course, completed the Kindergarten course, said course to consist of not less than two years training with daily practice in Kindergarten. (b) A diploma or certificate of graduation from a well established Kindergarten Training School or department, provided that the name of such school or department is on the State Superintendent's list of approved Kindergarten Training Schools. A list of approved Kindergarten training schools and departments shall be kept and revised from time to time, by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction; it shall be his duty to make thorough investigation of the merits. of all schools and departments applying for recognition, and to decline to recognize those in which the standard of training is lower than that indicated in (a) of this section. Certificates or diplomas of approved schools or departments shall be valid for a term of four years; provided, that the State Superintendent, on the receipt of satisfactory evidence of successful practice of the holder of such certificate as a Kindergarten teacher, may extend the term of validity of such certificate for four years; and, provided further, that at any time during the validity of said certificate or diploma, as provided herein, and following three years successful practice of the holder thereof as a Kindergarten teacher, the State Superintendent may issue to the holder of such certificate or diploma a permanent State Kindergarten certificate on presentation of letters from city or county superintendents, or other school authorities under whose supervision the said holder has taught, giving satisfactory evidence of her success as a teacher. (c) A Kindergarten certificate, which shall be issued by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to any candidate who passes satisfactorily an examination which said State Superintendent shall offer to those who applv. Said examination shall be equivalent to the examination for a first grade certificate in the State of Texas, and shall also include examination in the theory and practice of occupations, theory and practice of gifts, mother play, program and psychology. Said certificate to be valid for a term of four years from date; provided, that the State Superintendent is authorized to renew said certificate for a term of two years on receiving satisfactory evidence that the holder thereof is in every way qualified and deserving of such renewal. SEC. 3. The fact that there exists no provision for maintaining kindergartens in connection with the public schools of this State, and the near approach of the end of the session create an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that this act shall take effect from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. Approved April 20, 1907. Takes effect ninety days after adjournment. CORPORATIONS—AMENDING SUBDIVISION 46 OF ART. 642 OF CIVIL STATUTES AND ADDING SUBDIVISIONS 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 AND 71 THERETO. An Act to amend Article 642 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended by Chapter 130, Acts of the Regular Session of the Twenty-fifth Legislature; Chapter 43, Acts of the Twenty-sixth Legislature; Chapter 43, Acts of the Twenty-seventh Legislature; Chapter 129, Acts of the Twentyeighth Legislature; Chapter 62, Acts of the Twenty-ninth Legislature by adding to said Article 642 new subdivisions to be known as Subdivision 65, providing for the establishment and maintenance of fishing, hunting and boating clubs, the protection, preservation and propagation of fish and game; the purchase and ownership of such lands and bodies of water as may be desirable in connection therewith; the erection of suitable improvements nereon; and the raising of such live stock for profit only as the preserves of such club will maintain; and Subdivision 66, providing for the creation and incorporation of corporations for the purpose of auditing books, accounts and transactionsof persons, firms or corporations; and Subdivision 67, providing for the creation and maintaining and operating warehouses for the storage of products of the soil, with authority to issue negotiable receipts therefor; and Subdivision 68, providing for the creation of corporations for the purpose of manufacturing and selling denatured alcohol and its products; and Subdivision 69, providing for the creation of corporations for the purpose of guaranteeing titles to lands and indemnifying the holders thereof against losses by reason of defects in titles; and Subdivision 70, providing for the creation of corporations for the purpose of the establishment, maintenance, erection or repair of hotels, office buildings, opera houses and play houses, apartment houses or steam laundries; and Subdivision 71, providing for the creation of corporations for the purpose of guaranteeing and assuring the validity of bills of lading and other contracts, and amending Section 46 of said Article 642, relating to the organization of fire, marine, life and live stock insurance companies and providing that such live stock insurance companies may be organized with an authorized and paid up capital stock of not less than ten thousand dollars, and by adding a section providing that a private corporation may be created for, or after being created, so amend its charter as to include two or more of the following purposes, namely, the supply of water to the public, the manufacture and supply of ice, gas, electric lights and motor power or either of them to the public and the manufacture, supply and sale of carbonated water, and the operation of cotton seed oil mills, and providing such corporations shall pay a franchise tax, and limiting the capitar stock of such corporations, and providing that the provisions of such section shall not apply to cities of over ten thousand inhabitants, and providing an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That Article 642 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas amended by Chapter 130 of the General Laws of the Twenty-fifth Legislature; Chapter 43, Acts of the Twenty-sixth Legislature; Chapter 43, Acts of the Twenty-seventh Legislature; Chapter 129, Acts of the Twenty-eighth Legislature; Chapter 62, Acts of the Twenty-ninth Legislature be amended by adding thereto Subdivisions 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71 and by amending Subdivision 46 of said Article 642, to read as follows: Subdivision 65. For the establishment and maintenance of fishing, hunting and boating clubs; the protection, preservation and propagation of fish and game; the purchase and ownership of such lands and bodies of water as may be desirable in connection therewith; the |