erection of suitable in provements thereon; and the raising of such live stock for profit only as the preserves of such club will maintain. Provided, also, that fishing and hunting clubs heretofore chartered in this State may amend their charters and take advantage of this law by complying with existing regulations for the amendment to charters of private corporations.

Subdivision 66. The auditing of books, accounts and transactions of persons, firms or corporations, private, public or municipal.

Subdivision 67. To construct, purchase, maintain and operate warehouses at one or more places in the State for the storage of products of the soil, with authority to issue negotiable receipts therefor. Any corporation organized under this subdivision shall by provision of its charter or by amendment thereof limit the amount of its capital stock that may be owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one stockholder and the number of votes that may be cast in any stockholders' meeting by one stockholder to not exceeding one thousand dollars of its capital stock.

Subdivision 68. To manufacture and sell denatured alcohol and its by-products. Any corporation organized under this subdivision may, by provision in its charter, or by amendment thereof, limit the amount of its capital stock that may be owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one stockholder and the number of votes that may be cast in any stockholders' meeting by one stockholder.

Subdivision 69. To guarantee titles to lands and indemnify the holders thereof against losses by reason of defects in titles.

Subdivision 70. The establishment, maintenance, erection or repairof a hotel, office building, opera and play house, apartment house, or steam laundry.

Subdivision 71. For the purpose of guaranteeing and assuring the validity of bills of lading and other contracts.

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 light 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; provided, that private corporations including more than one of the purposes mentioned in this article in their charters shall each pay the franchise tax as provided by law for each of the purposes included in their respective charters; and provided further, that the authorized capital stock of incorporations authorized by this article shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars. The provisions of this act shall not apply to cities of over ten thousand inhabitants.

SEC. 3. Subdivision 46, of Article 642, of the Revised Statutes of Texas shall be and is hereby amended so as to hereafter read as follows: Subdivision 46. For the organization of fire, marine, life and live stock insurance companies; provided, 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 provided further, that all insurance companies mentioned in this subdivision shall be in all other respects subject to and shall comply with all of the provisions

of Title 58, of the Revised Statutes of Texas, and any and all laws supplementary to or amendatory thereof.

SEC. 4. The near approach of the end of the session and the crowded condition of the calendar create an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and the same is hereby suspended, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.

Approved April 23, 1907.

Takes effect ninety days after adjournment.

CORPORATIONS-AMENDING SUBDIVISION 16 OF ARTICLE 642 RELATING THERETO.

An Act to amend Sub-division 16 of Article 642 of Chapter 130 of the acts of the Regular Session of the Twenty-fifth Legislature, entitled "An Act to amend Articles 641 and 642, Chapter 2, Title XXI of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, relating to Corporations," and declaring an emergency.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:

SECTION 1. That sub-division 16 of Article 642 of Chapter 130 of the Acts of the Regular Session of the Twenty-fifth Legislature entitled "An Act to amend Articles 641 and 642, Chapter 2, Title XXI of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas relating to corporations," be and the same is hereby amended so as to hereafter read as follows:

(16) The establishment, maintenance, erection or repair of hotel, office building, opera and play house, apartment house or steam laundry. SEC. 2. The near approach of the end of the present session of the Legislature, the crowded condition of the calendar and the importance of this act create an emergency and an imperative public necessity for the suspension of the constitutional rule which requires all bills to be read on three several days and said rule is hereby suspended and this act shall take effect 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 22, nays 0, and passed the House of Representatives with the following vote, yeas 90, nays 0.]

Approved April 23, 1907.

Became a law April 23, 1907.

CORPORATIONS-AUTHORIZING FORMATION OF, FOR TWO OR MORE DISTINCT PURPOSES.

An Act to amend Article 650b, Chapter 2, Title XXI of the Revised Statutes of the State of Texas, as amended by the Twenty-ninth Legislature, Chapter 53 page 73, with an emergency clause.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: That Article 650b, Chapter 2, Title XXI of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas be so amended as to hereafter read as follows: Article 650b.

Private corporations may be created for, or after being created, so amended as to include two or more of the following purposes, namely: The supply of water to the public, the manufacture and supply of ice. electric light 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, or cotton compresses; provided, that private corporations including more than one of the purposes mentioned in this Article in their charters shall each pay the franchise tax as provided by law for each of the purposes included in their respective charters; and provided further, that the authorized capital stock of incorporations authorized by this Article shall not exceed $200,000. The provisions of this act shall not apply to cities of over ten thousand inhabitants.

SEC. 2. Whereas there are many small cities and towns in the State where water and light plants could be more economically operated together than independently, to the advantage of the citizens of many localities; therefore, an emergency and imperative public necessity authorizing the suspension of the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days is created, and the rule should be and is hereby suspended, and that this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.

Approved April 23, 1907.

Takes effect ninety days after adjournment.

NATIONAL PARK-AUTHORIZING U. S. GOVERNMENT TO OBTAIN LAND FOR PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING PARK.

An Act to authorize the government of the United States to obtain title to land for a national park to be located in the counties of Armstrong and Randall, in the State of Texas, and to condemn same and to define procedure for such condemnation.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:

SECTION 1. That the United States Government may purchase, acquire, hold, own, cccupy and possess such land in Armstrong and Randall counties in the State of Texas in the Paloduro Canyon and

contiguous thereto as they may deem expedient and necessary for the purpose of establishing a national park.

SEC. 2. That the provisions of Chapter 73, Acts of the 29th Legislature as to the method of purchase and acquisition and the procedure for condemnation, if such condemnation becomes necessary, shall apply to the acquisition or purchase of the lands mentioned in Section 1 of this Act.

SEC. 3. The near approach of the adjournment of the Legislature, and the crowded condition of the calendar, 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 bill take effect and be in force from the date of its passage, and it is so enacted. Approved April 23, 1907.

Takes effect ninety days after adjournment.

MUSTANG ISLAND-GRANTING LAND TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

An Act to grant and transfer to the United States Government land belonging to the State of Texas, situated on Mustang Island in Nueces County, Texas, on which to locate, construct and maintain all or a part of the South Jetty to be constructed by the United States Government in the improvement of the harbor and pass, or either, at Aransas Pass, Texas, and on which to construct engineers' offices and other necessary buildings, and forts and barracks, and to grant, cede and transfer to said United States Government the tide lands in front of and all future accretions and accumulations to all said lands, and all other lands heretofore acquired or hereafter acquired by the United States Government for the improvement of said pass or harbor, and for the cession by the State of Texas to the United States Government of jurisdiction over all such lands or the accretions thereto, or the accumulations thereof, and declaring an emergency.

Whereas, the Fifty-ninth Congress at its second Session appropriated $490,000 to construct a South Jetty at the harbor of Aransas Pass, Texas, and

Whereas, the construction of said jetty is of great importance to the development and prosperity of a large portion of the State of Texas, and

Whereas, the United States Government will not construct said jetty unless it owns and controls the land on which the jetty may be constructed, and also sufficient lands on said Mustang Island on which to locate engineers' offices and other necessary buildings, and for forts and barracks.

Therefore, be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That so much of the land belonging to the State of Texas, in amount one hundred acres more or less, situated on Mustang Island, in Nueces County of said State, described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the Gulf Shore on the boundary line be

tween Section 90 and the Wm. Little survey land scrip No. 20, from which Aransas Pass Light House bears N. 11 degrees 45 minutes W. 12,170 feet; thence N. 56 degrees W. 2,300 feet; thence S. 55 degrees W. 2500 feet; thence S. 50 degrees 5 minutes E. to low water shore line of the Gulf of Mexico; thence Northerly with the meanders of the low water line of the Gulf Shore to place of beginning; containing 100 acres more or less of land above high water mark, including all future accretions and accumulation as the result of nature, or the construction of public works for the improvement and defense of the harbor, be and the same is hereby ceded, granted and transferred to the United States Government on which to locate said jetty, engineers' offices, forts and barracks and other necessary buildings.

SEC. 2. That the United States Government Engineer, in charge of the improvements at the harbor of Aransas Pass, shall furnish a plat and field notes of said land ceded and granted by this Act to the United States Government, to the Commissioner of the General Land Office of the State of Texas, giving the correct location of said land with the number of acres contained in said field notes. After the said Commissioner has received and has examined the said plat and field notes and found them correct, he shall issue a patent to the United States Government for the amount of land designated in said field notes, and the Governor of the State of Texas is hereby authorized to sign said patent, ceding, granting and transferring said land to the United States Government.

Provided, that the tide lands in front of and all future accretions and accumulations as the result of nature, and resulting from the works for the improvement and defense of the said harbor or pass, or either, to all lands acquired by the United States Government under this Act, or under any Act heretofore passed, or hereafter passed, or otherwise acquired for the improvement and protection of said harbor or pass, or either, are hereby ceded and granted to the United States. Government.

SEC. 3. Whenever the United States shall acquire any lands in this State for any of the purposes authorized by this Act, and in the manner authorized by this Act, and shall desire to acquire constitutional jurisdiction over such lands for said purposes, it shall be lawful for the Governor of this State in the name and in behalf of the State to cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over any lands so acquired when application may be made to him for that purpose accompanied by the patent from the State of Texas authorized to be issued by this Act.

SEC. 4. No such cession or jurisdiction shall ever be made except upon the express condition that the State of Texas shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over the land so ceded, and every portion thereof, so far that all process, civil or criminal, issuing under the authority of this State, or of any of the courts or judicial officers thereof, may be executed by the proper officers of this State upon any person amenable to the same within the limits of the lands so ceded in like manner and with like effect as if no such cession has taken place, and such condition shall be always inserted in any instrument of cession under the provisions of this Act.