SEC. 14. Each and every statement of facts to be filed in any cause as provided for in this act shall be approved by the court and filed within. thirty days after the final adjournment of the term of court at which such cause was tried. Provided that the appellant shall prepare or cause to be prepared as herein before provided such statement of facts and present the same to the opposite party or his attorney of record for his approval within fifteen days after the final adjournment of such court. And when presented to such opposite party or his attorney of record, such opposite party of his attorney of record shall within ten days thereafter, if he fail or refuse to agree to such statement of facts as submitted by the appellant, prepare or caused to be prepared as hereinbefore provided a statement of facts upon which he relies to be submitted to the court as hereinhefore provided, and from such statements and the record of the case, the court shall make up such statement of facts and approve and file the same as hereinbefore provided within the said thirty days after such final adjournment of such term of court.

SEC. 15. That Chapter 60, Acts of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Texas, and Chapter 112 of the Acts of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, providing for the appointment of official stenographers, prescribing their. duties and regulating their charges, together with all other laws in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby expressly repealed; provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be construed as preventing parties to suits from preparing statements of facts on appeal independent of the official stenographer; provided, the provisions of this act as to time of preparation, presentation to opposite party and approval by the court shall apply to all statements of fact; provided, either party may prepare such statement of facts for himself, and when submitted to the opposite party, agreed to by him and approved by the court, the same shall be filed as the statement of facts on appeal in said cause; and provided further, in case either of said parties to such suit shall prepare for himself such statement of facts independent of such court stenographer, and the same shall not be agreed to by the opposite party, then such opposite party or his attorney of record shall prepare and file with the court in time for such statement to be made up and filed finally and approved by the court within the time as required by this act for the filing and approving such statement of facts, the statement of facts. as desired by him, and the judge of such court shall then make such statement of facts, which when so made out by the judge of the trial court shall be approved by him and filed as the statement of facts on appeal in said cause. Provided no statement of facts shall be incorporated in the transcript on appeal, but the original shall be sent up therewith.

SEC. 16. Whenever either party to a civil cause pending in the county court shall apply therefor, the judge of the court shall appoint a competent stenographer to report the oral testimony given in such cause. Such stenographer shall take the oath herein prescribed, and shall receive such compensation as the court may fix, to be not less than five dollars per day, which shall be taxed and collected as costs. The provisions of this act with respect to the preparation of the statement of facts, the time to be allowed therefor, and for the presenta

tion to the opposite party, and the approval and filing thereof by the court shall apply to all statements of facts in civil causes tried in the county court.

SEC. 17. The fact that the present law relating to the appointment of official stenographers has caused, and is causing confusion, is unjust to litigants and onerous in its application to the business of the courts, and the further fact of the limited time within which to introduce bills and be acted upon at the present Special Session of the Legislature, 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 act take effect from and after its passage, and it is so enacted.

Approved May 25, 1907.

Takes effect ninety days after adjournment.

RESOLUTIONS.

PER DIEM PAY OF MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYES OF THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE.

S. C. R. No. 2.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, That the Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized to draw warrants to pay the balance due and to become due to members, officers and employes of the Regular Session of the Thirtieth Legislature out of the appropriation made to pay per diem pay of members and per diem pay of officers and employes of the First Called Session of the Thirtieth Legislature.

SEC. 2. The near approach of the end of the session, creates an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended, and this act take effect from and after its passage, and it is so enacted. Approved May 11, 1907.

RECALLING HOUSE BILL NO. 2.

H. C. R. No. 3.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Whereas an error has been committed in House Bill No. 2, relating to fees charged by certain State officers, which makes it necessary for said Bill to be returned for correction,

Resolved, that the Governor be requested to return said Bill to the body in which it originated for correction.

Approved May 11, 1907.

INVITING

UNITED

CONFEDERATE

VETERANS ΤΟ

MEET IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, IN 1908.

S. C. R. No. 1.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, That the Association of United Confederate Veterans, which will meet in Richmond, Va., on May 31, 1907, be and it is hereby earnestly invited to hold its annual reunion for 1908 in San Antonio, Texas.

The Legislature of Texas is assured that it voices the unanimous sentiment of the great constituency which it represents in extending this invitation to the survivors of that matchless army, a large part of which was composed of the heroic sons of Texas and the deeds of which Texas cherishes with unspeakable pride.

We would have them meet in San Antonio, the cradle of Texas liberty, a city forever consecrated by unmatched valor and heroic martyrdom, and would have them stand upon the spot where the blood of the sons of every Southern State mingled in the richest libation ever poured upon sacrificial altar of human rights, and where was set a standard of unselfish sacrifice and stainless chivalry matched and mated only by the deeds of those to whom this greeting and invitation is extended.

Be it further resolved, That State Senator R. B. Green, on the part of the Senate, and Representative W. P. Lane, on the part of the House, are hereby authorized and requested to personally extend this invitation.

(Signed)-Hudspeth, Grinnan, Cunningham, Greer, Murray, Barrett, Faust, Stone, Senter, Meachum, Paulus, Looney, Mayfield, Skinner, Terrell, Kellie, Green, Smith, Alexander, Chambers, Glasscock, Willacy, Brachfield, Watson, Harper, Stokes.

Approved May 11, 1907.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRANCH POSTOFFICE IN CAPITOL BUILDING.

H. C. R. No. 2.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

Whereas, There is now maintained a postoffice for each, the House and the Senate, and at an expense to the taxpayers of the State of $20 per day; and

Whereas, It is believed that upon a proper request the United States postoffice department would establish within the Capitol a branch postoffice to be maintained at the expense of the Federal Government; therefore be it

Resolved, By the House, the Senate concurring, that a committee of three members of the House and two members of the Senate be appointed to take the matter up with the proper officers with a view of having a branch postoffice established in the Capitol building, and if their efforts are successful that the Superintendent of the Public Buildings and Grounds be instructed and authorized to arrange a suitable place for said postoffice on the second floor of the Capitol building and that in the event said branch postoffice is established we recommend to the Thirty-first Legislature that the post offices maintained by the Senate and the House be abolished.

Approved May 13, 1907.

CERTIFICATE.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

I, L. T. Dashiell, Secretary of State of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that the foregoing laws and resolutions, passed at the First Called Session of the Thirtieth Legislature, have been carefully examined and compared by me with the original enrolled bills now on file in this Department, and are true copies of said original enrolled bills.

I do hereby further certify that the First Called Session of the Thirtieth Legislature convened in the City of Austin, on the Twelfth day of April, A. D. 1907, and adjourned on the twelfth day of May, A. D. 1907.

In testimony whereof, I have hereto signed my name officially and caused to be impressed hereon the Seal of State at my office in the City of Austin, Texas, this the Tenth day of June, A.

(Seal)

D. 1907.

L. T. DASHIELL,

Secretary of State.