Tomlinson v. Hopkins County

Citations

• 57 Tex. 572
• 1882 Tex. LEXIS 182

Syllabus

<p>1. Expenses op locating school lands for counties.— The donations of lands to the several counties were coupled with the express provision that the counties should pay in money the expense of locating and surveying them; the fees for locating and surveying them were also limited in the grant.</p> <p>2. Same.— A county court had no power to give a part of the school lands to pay expenses of their location. A deed for such purpose was properly cancelled.</p> <p>3. Same-—Location pees.—The law allowing at the rate of $100 per league for such services, the county seeking the cancellation of such deed is subject to the charge allowed by law with interest from date of the patents.</p> <p>4. Practice.— In such case a county can be called to answer without submitting the claim to the county court.</p>