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Texas Vernon’s Civil Statutes Chapter 6 – Texas Tech University

§ 2632f Conveyance of Easement to City of Lubbock for Emergency Telephones
§ 2632f-1 Conveyance of Permanent Water Line Easement

Terms Used In Texas Vernon's Civil Statutes Chapter 6 - Texas Tech University

  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.

Texas Vernon’s Civil Statutes Chapter 6 – Patents

§ 5414a Validating Patents On Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams
§ 5414a-1 Validating Deeds of Acquittance On Lands Lying Across or Partly Across Water Courses or Navigable Streams
§ 5414c Effect of Judgment in Action to Recover Abandoned Land Titled Before Adoption of Common Law

Terms Used In Texas Vernon's Civil Statutes Chapter 6 - Patents

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.

Texas Vernon’s Civil Statutes Chapter 6 – Particular Counties, Law Relating to

§ 6812b-1 Counties of 160,000 to 185,000; County Engineer; Duties

Terms Used In Texas Vernon's Civil Statutes Chapter 6 - Particular Counties, Law Relating to

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011