Title CV, Vernon's Civil Statutes

Art. 5326i. REINSTATEMENT OF PURCHASES IN HUTCHINSON COUNTY. Sec. 1. In cases where lands belonging to the Public Free School Funds located in Hutchinson County, Texas, stand forfeited on the records of the General Land Office, and where said forfeitures have been made by the Com…

Art. 5330a. REGULATING SALE AND PATENTING OF LANDS FORMERLY PART OF OKLAHOMA; SPECIAL LAND BOARD ABOLISHED; POWERS AND DUTIES OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE. Sec. 1. LAND OFFERED TO CLAIMANTS; CONSIDERATION. All of the lands along the 100th degree of west longitude on the East side of th…

Art. 5330b. SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS ALONG WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND EASTERN TEXAS BOUNDARY AUTHORIZED. From and after the effective date of this Act all public lands in this State situate along the western boundary of the State of Oklahoma and the eastern boundary of the State of Texas a…

Art. 5337-2. EXECUTION IN FAVOR OF NUECES COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 4 FOR WATER SUPPLY. Sec. 1. The Commissioner of the General Land Office is hereby authorized and empowered, acting for and on behalf of the State of Texas, to execute any and all grants of…

Art. 5341d. EXTENSION OF LEASES ON UNIVERSITY LAND; WAR AGENCY RESTRICTIONS. Sec. 1. In the case of any non-producing oil, gas or mineral lease on University land, if one hundred twenty (120) days before expiration of the primary term there be in effect any restrictions issued by…

Art. 5341e. SUSPENSION OF RUNNING OF TERMS OF LEASES WHILE OWNER IS DENIED ACCESS BY UNITED STATES. If the owner of any valid oil and gas lease granted by the State covering University lands is denied access to or is denied a permit to drill upon or produce from the leased premis…

Art. 5366a. EXTENSION OF OIL AND GAS LEASES ON AREAS COVERED BY COASTAL WATERS OR WITHIN GULF. Sec. 1. In each case in which an oil and gas mineral lease has heretofore been granted or may hereafter be granted by the State of Texas on an area covered by the coastal waters of the …

Art. 5414a. VALIDATING PATENTS ON LANDS LYING ACROSS OR PARTLY ACROSS WATER COURSES OR NAVIGABLE STREAMS. Sec. 1. All patents to and awards of lands lying across or partly across water courses or navigable streams and all patents and awards covering or including the beds or aband…

Art. 5414a-1. VALIDATING DEEDS OF ACQUITTANCE ON LANDS LYING ACROSS OR PARTLY ACROSS WATER COURSES OR NAVIGABLE STREAMS. Sec. 1. All deeds of acquittance to lands lying across or partly across water courses or navigable streams and all deeds of acquittance covering or including t…

Art. 5414c. EFFECT OF JUDGMENT IN ACTION TO RECOVER ABANDONED LAND TITLED BEFORE ADOPTION OF COMMON LAW. That in any case where any land in the State of Texas was titled prior to the adoption of the Common Law on March 20, 1840, and there has been a judicial finding that the orig…

Art. 5415e-4. DREDGE MATERIALS ACT. Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Dredge Materials Act. Sec. 2. POLICY. (a) It is the declared policy of the state to seek, to the fullest extent permissible under all applicable federal law or laws, the delegation to the state …

Art. 5421b. WITHDRAWAL FROM MARKET OF LANDS ADJACENT TO CADDO LAKE. Sec. 1. All public land lying beneath or adjacent to the waters of Caddo Lake in Marion, Harrison and adjoining counties, and all such public lands heretofore sold by the State that may hereafter revert to the St…

Art. 5421b-1. LEASING FOR MINERALS OF LANDS UNDER AND ADJACENT TO CADDO LAKE AND TRIBUTARIES. Sec. 1. All or any part of the Public Lands belonging to the State situated in and under the bed of Caddo Lake and the tributaries thereto and all or any part of such lands adjacent ther…

Art. 5421c. REGULATING SALE AND LEASE OF SCHOOL LANDS, PUBLIC LANDS AND RIVER BED; BOARD OF MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CREATED. Sec. 8-A. The beds of rivers and channels belonging to the State shall be subject to development by the State and to lease or contract for the recovery of petr…

Art. 5421c-4. EASEMENTS OR SURFACE LEASES OF GULF LANDS TO UNITED STATES FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE; AUTHORITY OF SCHOOL LAND BOARD. Sec. 1. The School Land Board, created by House Bill No. 9 of the Forty-sixth Legislature (being Title: Public Lands, Chapter 3, of the General Laws of t…

Art. 5421c-6. PATENTS VALIDATED. All patents issued prior to the effective date of Article 5421-c as amended by House Bill No. 9 of the Forty-sixth Legislature, such effective date being September 21, 1939, by the authority of the State, under the seal of the State and of the Lan…

Art. 5421d. PATENTS TO LANDS FORMERLY CLAIMED AS IN NEW MEXICO. Sec. 1. That the Commissioner of the General Land Office is authorized and requested to prepare and issue, and the Governor is authorized to execute and deliver, patents for the lands and accretions thereto, heretofo…

Art. 5421f-2. REINSTATEMENT OF CLAIMS TO LANDS FORFEITED UNDER ARTICLE 5326. The purchasers or their vendees, heirs or legal representatives who have used, occupied, and made improvements on lands prior to the date of forfeiture, and which lands have been forfeited under the prov…

Art. 5421j. GRANT OF FILLED IN LAND TO CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. Sec. 1. All right, title and interest of the State of Texas in and to all land within the area hereinafter mentioned, hitherto lying and situated under the waters of Corpus Christi Bay for and in consideration of the …

Art. 5421j-1. LEASE OF FILLED IN LAND BY CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. Sec. 1. All property transferred by the State of Texas to the City of Corpus Christi by the provisions of Chapter 253, Acts of the 49th Legislature, Regular Session, 1945, and Chapter 68, General Laws, Acts of the 3…

Art. 5421j-2. LEASE BY CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OF SUBMERGED LANDS PREVIOUSLY RELINQUISHED TO CITY BY STATE. Sec. 1. The City of Corpus Christi is hereby authorized and given the power and authority to lease those certain submerged lands described in Section 4 herein and heretofore…

Art. 5421k. SUBMERGED LANDS ACROSS NUECES BAY AND PASS CONVEYED TO STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. Sec. 1. In order that the Texas Transportation Commission may have title to and control of the more or less submerged right of way necessary for the construction and maintenance of a prop…

Art. 5421k-1. CONVEYANCE OF LANDS TO WIDEN STATE HIGHWAY NO. 24 IN DENTON COUNTY. Sec. 1. In order that the expansion and improvement program of the State Highway Commission may be carried forward in an orderly and expeditious manner the title to and control of that certain narro…

Art. 5421k-2. SUBMERGED RIGHT-OF-WAY ACROSS CAYO DEL OSO IN NUECES COUNTY, CONVEYANCE TO STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. Sec. 1. In order that the Texas Transportation Commission may have title to and control of the more or less submerged right of way necessary for the construction, re…

Art. 5421k-3. SALE OF LAND IN CAYO DEL OSO TO CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; VALIDATION. Sec. 1. CONFIRMATION AND VALIDATION OF SALE. The sale by the State of Texas to the City of Corpus Christi of 986.97 acres of land in Nueces County, known as Tract C, as shown on a map entitled Sheet…

Art. 5421l. CONTROL OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN AUSTIN TRANSFERRED TO UNIVERSITY REGENTS. From and after the effective date of this Act the control and management of, and all rights, privileges, powers and duties in connection with the property owned by the State of Texas and located …

Art. 6077h-3. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE WORK WITHIN PARK; FORCE LABOR. After the effective date of this Act, the Wood County Commissioners Court, including the County Judge and each of the four (4) Commissioners representing the four (4) Commissioners Precincts of said County,…

Art. 6077o. LEASING FOR OIL AND GAS. Sec. 1. BOARD FOR LEASE OF STATE PARK LANDS CREATED. A Board is hereby created to consist of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, one (1) citizen of the state, appointed by the Attorney General with the advice and consent of the Senate…

Art. 6133. SUIT IN COMPANY NAME. Any unincorporated joint stock company or association, whether foreign or domestic, doing business in this State, may sue or be sued in any court of this State having jurisdiction of the subject matter in its company or distinguishing name; and it…

Art. 6134. SERVICE OF CITATION. In suits against such companies or associations, service of citation may be had on the president, secretary, treasurer or general agent of such unincorporated companies. Acts 1907, p. 240.

Art. 6135. JUDGMENT. In suits by or against such unincorporated companies, whatever judgment shall be rendered shall be as conclusive on the individual stockholders and members thereof as if they were individually parties to such suits. Acts 1907, p. 240.

Art. 6136. JOINT LIABILITY. Where suit shall be brought against such company or association, and the only service had shall be upon the president, secretary, treasurer or general agent of such company or association, and judgment shall be rendered against the defendant company, s…

Art. 6137. INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY. In a suit against such company or association, in addition to service on the president, secretary, treasurer or general agent of such companies or association, service of citation may also be had on any and all of the stockholders or members of su…

Art. 6138. THIS CHAPTER CUMULATIVE. The provisions of this chapter shall not affect nor impair the right allowed unincorporated joint stock companies and associations to sue in the individual names of the stockholders or members, nor the right of any person to sue the individual …

Art. 6143bb. STATE FLOWER SONG. Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That it adopt the Bluebonnet song as the State Flower Song. Acts 1933, 43rd Leg., p. 930, H.C.R. No. 24.

Art. 6144a. TEXAS WEEK. Therefore, be it resolved, that the Senate of Texas, the House of Representatives concurring therein, does here and now approve this Resolution and set apart annually the entire week in which March the Second comes as a season to be known as Texas Week; an…

Art. 6144d. TEXAS CONSERVATION AND BEAUTIFICATION WEEK. Resolved, by the Senate of the State of Texas, the House of Representatives concurring, that Texas Conservation and Beautification Week be observed each year at that time which shall include April twenty-first, San Jacinto D…

Art. 6145-11b. SESQUICENTENNIAL FUND. Sec. 1. Amounts received from the following sources shall be deposited in a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the sesquicentennial fund and are appropriated for the purposes contained herein: (1) licensing fees and royalties a…

Art. 6145-14a. LONE STAR MEDALLIONS. (a) The Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission shall designate a one ounce silver lone star medallion and one, one-half, one-fourth, and one-tenth ounce gold lone star medallions as official commemorative medallions of the sesquicentennial. (b…

Art. 6145-4. OLD GALVESTON QUARTER. Sec. 1. PURPOSE OF ACT. The purpose of this Act is to implement the Texas constitutional provisions by preserving and perpetuating as a memorial to the history of Texas one of the most historically significant areas of Texas, being that of Old …

Art. 6203f. ENCOURAGING COTTON FARMERS TO PURCHASE PLANTING SEED FROM DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That as a means toward the development of better quality cotton in Texas, the Prison System of our State, in disposing…

Art. 6203g. AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED FOR PENITENTIARY SYSTEM TO PRODUCE AND SELL FARM PRODUCTS TO STATE INSTITUTIONS. Therefore, be it resolved by the Senate of Texas, and the House of Representatives concurring, that the Board of Control of the State of Texas and the Board of Commis…

Art. 6228. MOTHERS' AID. Any widow who is the mother of a child or children under sixteen years of age, and who is unable to support them and maintain her home, may present to the Commissioners' Court of the county wherein she has resided for the preceding two years a sworn petit…

Art. 6228a-5. ANNUITIES OR INVESTMENTS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; SALARY REDUCTIONS. Sec. 1. (a) This section and Section 2 of this Act apply to: (1) the governing boards of state-supported institutions of higher education; (2) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; (3…

Art. 6228a-6. ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS BY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Section 1. [Amends Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. arts. 695g, Sec. 1(d), 2 and 5 and 695h, Sec. 1(d) and 2 and V.T.C.A., Education Code Sec. 17.91.] Sec. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION FROM DEPARTMENT O…

Art. 6228d. DEATH BEFORE RETIREMENT UNDER COUNTY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. Sec. 1. Any member of a retirement, disability and death compensation fund established by any county of this State pursuant to Section 62 of Article XVI of the Constitution of Texas, by written designation filed…