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Petition to the House of Representatives 18th Legislation
Source: The Texas State Archives, Austin, Texas.
Petition folded in thirds, as a letter, written on the outside: (see image)
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Petition to the 18th Legistation of members of the Bar of Delta County
Hazelwood
Jnd no 1
no 170
Box 24 D
No date
The first page of the petition reads: (see
image)
To the Hon Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State
of Texas: 18 Ses: If the following and attached clause are presented to
your honorable body we respectfully ask their adoption as amendments to
Art 1052 of the Code of Criminal Procedure;
We are members of the bar in a District (The 8th Judicial) which has a
Dist Atty and sometimes most of the time the County Attorney has all the
work today.
Respectfully & A
D. H. Lane Co Judge Delta Co and Atty at law
Ed H. Bennett Atty at Law
J. A. Templeton Atty at Law
Capero & Bowman Attys at Law
The third page of the petition continues with additional signatures. (see image)
S. M. Grant Atty at Law
Cooper Delta Co. Tex
M. C. Thompson Atty at Law
Cooper Texas
Woodruff & Patteson Attys at Law
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Special thanks to former County Coordinator, Dee A. Welborn, for her 19 years of service.