64 FIFI`Y—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cus. 182, 183. 1902. the homestead, preemption, timber—culture, desert—land, and timber and stone Acts, may, in addition to those now authorized to take such aflidavits, proofs, and oaths, be made before any United States_commissioner or comm1ssioner of the court exercising federal jurisdiction in the territory or before the judge or clerk of abnly court of record in mxktsmeu out the land district in which the lands are situa : Bwided, That in or county. case the affidavnts, proofs, and oaths hereinbefore mentioned be taken out of the county in which the land is located the appgicant must show by atlidavit, satisfactory to the Commissioner of the General Land Oilice, that it was taken before the nearest or most accessible officer gualitied to take said ailidavits, proofs, and oaths in the land districts in which the lands applied for are located; but such showing by aflidlavi: need nottbe made making final proof) {hue; proolfble ttzkeré is e own or ci y w ere e newspaperis pu IS in w ic e n proof notice is printed. The proof, ailidavit, and oath, when so made and duly subscribed, shall have the same force and effect as if made before the register and receiver, when transmitted to them with the P¤¤¤, H: fw f¤l¤¤ fees andncommislsions gllowed and pequiredlgy law. h Tgat if any wgnleisislrpa ng spe prlxip hor apy appuicajptma pg incl at davit or pat i s nowin y, wi u y cor swea a se y o any ma eria matter contained in said pioofs, aliidldvits, or oaths he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be liable to the same pains and penalties as F•=¤•i¤¢¤¤*¤¤•-·=*¤- if he had sworn falsely before the register. That the fees for entries and for final proofs, when made before any other officer than the register and receiver, shall be as follows: "For eaeh twenty-tive cents. _ th" Firér each deposgnon of claimant or witness, when not prepared by e officer twenty- ve cents. " l{•1`o{·heeich deposition of claimant or witness, prepared by the office r, one o r. ,v§$§P’ ‘°' °‘°°"‘ “Any omcer demanding or receiving a greater sum for such service shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, an ;pon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine not exce ing one hundred dollars.” Approved, March 11, 1902. ¤¤¤‘¤ l£§_02·_______ CHAP. 188.-An Act To divide the State of Texas into four judicial districts. lpubhfh Norm`] _ Be it enacted by Ute Senate: and I]0u8e OfRP£7‘f8€}lt(lti?!€8 of the United ,H£$,‘g§§j§§’é_°*’ States cfA1nen¢·a m Cbngmsx aaseznblvd. That the State of Texas is B¤{¢énSd;,¤¤· 548, p· 92. divided into four judicial districts, which shall be called the northern, ` the eagelrn, the southern. and the western judicial districts of the State o exas. X°"“"'“ ‘"’"l"‘· hThe northern judicial district includes the following counties and t e waters thereof: ,,,§f’“"°l°* ""”"“"'°' Navarro, Johnson. Ellis. Kaufman. Dallas, Rockwall, Hunt, Comanche, Hood. lirath, _'1`arrant, Parker, Palo Pinto, Wise, Clay, Jack, Young, Vi ichita, Vi ilbarger. Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Hardeman, ligptjeg, BLiscRo·e.(}IGllbC(l1lildre>is. Collipjgswortlé, Donley, Armstrong, a - mit n a . am, otter, `arson, ray, Wheeler, Hem - hill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Hutchinson, Hansford, Shermaii, Moore, Hartley, Dallam, Eastland, Stephens. Throckmorton, Shackelfora, ICallahBn,l;1`aylci;, Jorge, Haslaell. Knox, Nolan, Fisher, Stonewa , ent ic ens. ing rosby, `arza, Lubbock Gaines, Andrews, Mitchell, Scurry. Borden,’Hownrd. Martin, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke. Tom Green, Crockett, Schleicher, Sutton. Irion, Mills, Runnels. Coleman, Brown, Bailey, Castro. Cochran, Dawson, Floyd, Foard, Hale. Hockley, Lamb, Lynn, Parmer, Swisher, Terry, Upton, Yoakum, Concho, and Menard.
