The State of Texas, ) To the Hon. Senate and House of Representatives of
County of Shelby ) 26th Legislature of said State
Gents:
The undersigned citizens of Shelby County respectfully request that the Jurisdiction of the County Court of Shelby County be diminished and held for naught, because it has fully served its purpose by unloading the District Court Docket and no further necessity exists for its continuance, and is now a needless expense for no purpose.
Respectfully submitted.
/s/
| JOSIAH MCKEE | G. M. SMITH | E. J. WATSON |
| W. BECK | J. D. PAGE | I. L. FAUSET |
| JOHN BROWN | F.C.POWELL | E.J. WATSON |
| J. M. PIGG | T.R. OGDEN | J.H. PRICE |
| J.E.NICHOLSON | H. J. ERVIN | J.A. BIGGAR |
| L.N. CRAWFORD | J.T. MANN | R.J. SINCLAIR |
| W.M. GLAZE | R.P. WINDHAM | W.D. ELLINGTON |
| W.A. WILLIAMS | J. M. LARANER | W.E. STEHENS |
| M. M. MILTON | C.E. DICKSON | T.C. OATES |
| J.G. WATTS | D.G. BURROW | W.C. SISKLARD |
| J.W.E. TAYLOR | M. I. WHITE | C.C. POTTILLO |
| EDD CHILDRESS | WESLEY HARPER | C.P. HOOPER |
| J.C. BROOK | S.T. GRAVES | E.W. JACKSON |
| WILLIAM STRICKLAND | A.J. GLAZE | WILLIE COX |
| J.S. ANDERSON | H.P. ALVERSON | W.A. RENSEY |
| W.B. HANSON | W.F. SIMPSON | WILL BAHORLES |
| A.M. HALES | J.E. TRUITT | G. GOOWNS |
| W.C. BLANKENSHIP | R.D STEFF | J.G.C. FURLONG |
| BOB COALMAN | N.A. LANE | H.A. TAYLOR |
| E.J. WILLIS | J.J. STEENSON | R.L. LASSITER |
| THOMAS MORRIS | BYRON WIMBERLY | W.H. PARKER |
| WILLIAM HENRY | J.A. SMITH | W.C. HENRY |
| CHARLES PATILLO | T.L. SEAGO | B.F. SHULL |
| LON NICKLES | J.E. PARKER | J.H. TAYLOR |
| W. M. BLOCKMAN | J.W. BLACKMAN | E.B. GORDONM |
| M. Y. SCOTT | J.E. FRICLADLE | H.C. HARRILSON |
| ALFRED TRUITT | DEMPSEY BUSSY | WASH DIAS |
| R.W. WIBATON | G.W. FLINT | C.P. HAMILTON |
| W. ENGLISH | A. M. JOHNSON | J. M. WHIDDON |
| E. OATES | J.R. RILEY | J.A.M. PORTER |
| R. W. IEAQ? | W.H. WOOD | E.J. RUSHING |
| S.A. CHILDRESS | T.T. CROW | J. M. BOGANS |
| R.G. JACKSON | JAS G. MAY | J.W. MAY |
| S.W. BOOD | ASA MAY | BOB MAY |
| R.H. WHARTON | R.W. WHARTON | D.M. WHARTON |
| J.E. HARDELL | A.J. MCGEE | DICK WHIDDON |
| J.T. MCGEERS, JR. | JAMES SHIRY | JAMES RUTTEN |
| DATE MORRIS | E.A. RUSHING | HAFFORD SEAGO |
| S.A. WALKER | H.M. RICE | ZACK LOWE |
| W.T. ROBERTS | N.B. WALKER | C.C. MIHELLENS |
| G.W. HANSON | J.B. CROW | W.F. TALLEY |
| W.H. HUTTO | E.J. LSDRYRT | W.W.WHIDDON |
| F.O.B. RICHARDSON | W.F. HENRY | H.C. TRUITT |
| JAMS HENSON | W.E. WALKER | W.B. MCGEE |
| MONK SMITH | L.M. TRUITT | W.W. COCKRELL |
| A. M. TRUITT | R. BLACKSHEAR | W.C. HOOPER |
| C.H. RIVERS | J.D. WATSON | R. SHOLAR |
| ARTHUR SAYERS | GEO. HATCHER | W.J. FONVILLE |
| G.S. ?? | H.E. WAGSTAFF | W.R. WAGSTAFF |
| E.E. HARDY | C.J. BROWN | C.W. MONROE |
| F.J. DANIELS | S.J. CULBERTSON | H.S. EMMONS |
| M. CHILDRESS | D.N. BUSBEE | A.D. MAY |
| T.H. MCLAUGHLIN | C.M. PINKSTON | M.F. HARRIS |
| R.A. RUSHING | W.F. KILPATRICK | J.A. FERGUSON |
| M.E. COLE | T.E. CHILDRESS | W.S. FLOW |
| F.M. NEWTON | P.H. DEFRIEND | G.P. HENRY |
| W.M. GOLDEN | A.J. WARREN | P.W. CRAWFORD |
| H.M. POWERS | R.M. PRYSTHE | W.H. COOPER |
| ALIN MCCAULEY | T.J. REED | L.L. CARAWAY |
| J.T. SPIVEY | J.F. REED | W.E. RAMSEY |
| R.Y. DARNELL | H.J. STOCKMAN | THOS. A. ALVIS |
| H.L. TAINEE | F.L. HAMMER | U.W. CLARK |
| T.L. LOWE | J.A. RAMSEY | W.G. HUGHES |
| W.W. WELCH | J.R. TYER | J.H. ALEXANDER |
| J. POWDRILL | D.H. MITCHELL | H.D. RITNOUR |
| S.S. RITNOUR | A.G. COOK | R.L. MURREY |
| H.M. PEACE | WILL PEACE | W.A. GRAVES |
| D.M. MCKNIGHT | WILL POWERS | M.L. BOULIN |
| JOSHUA PAGE | B. BULLERS | W.J. SHEPHERD |
| W.S. CHAPMAN | E.J. PAGE | ED. HUGHES |
| J.H. BOURYL | CHAS. REED | ENLAK POWERS |
| A.T. WINGER | D.H. STEPHENSON | J.L. BOGAU |
| D. WHEELER | W.T. HUGHES | R.L. HUGHES |
| J.H. CHAPMAN | S.W. LUCE | H.M. CHILDS |
| V.W. GRAVES | J.T. SAMFORD | J. M. JANES |
| D.W. SANFORD | W.W. MCCARY | S.W. MCCARY |
| R.W. MILLS | J.R. MCCARY | J.M. FAULK |
| N.R.WHEELER | R.F. CRENSHAW | J.R. WHEELER |
| A.J. MCCARY | E.H. METCALF | T. JERNIGAN |
| E.C. GRAVES | T. FAULK | P.L. JONES |
| J.R. LEMONS | J.R. GRAVES | FRANK FAULK |
| JOHN CROCKER | THOS. MCKNIGHT | E.B. WHEELER |
| M. M. WALDING | W.M. BELL | V. KELLEY |
| T.H. YOUNGBLOOD | R.L. LIGHTFOOT | J.C. BECK |
| L.B. JONES | W.B. METCALF | J.E. SMITH |
| E.M. HUGHES | W.J. MCAFEE | U.S. PAXTON |
| R.T. PERKINS | W.T. WALKER | THOMAS FRANKS |
| T.J. KIMBRO | B.H. MUNNERLYN | E. MORRIS |
| A.J. HENRY | S.A. OWENS | R.H. BECK |
| G.L. RISINGER | R.J. YOUNGBLOOD | L.M. RISINGER |
| C.A. BRYAN | J.W. COLLINS | D.C. RISINGER |
| J.J. LEWIS | J.C. FERGUSON | A. M. FINCHER |
| JESS CRUMP | A.F. BRYAN | A. JOPLIN |
| G. STORY | W.PARISH | M.L. PANTER |
| Y. M. PARKMAN | E. MORRIS | S. BELL |
| J.E. CRAWFORD | W.M. RILEY | B.F. TEMPLIN |
| J.T. DICKSON | J.A. RISINGER | B.S. WHITESIDE |
| J.R. RICHARDSON | W.M. BOWLIN | F.H. DUKE |
| M.F. WITHERSPOON | W.R. HENDRICKS | R. BROWN |
| T.G. WATKINS | G.T. BARBER | J.B. SANDERS |
| J.R. HAYDEN | R.R. BUSSY | S.L. HOLDEN |
| C.J. WILLS | L.G. PARTEN | B.F. PULLEY |
| W.H. BEANES | A.E. BORWELL | C.L. JOPLIN |
| H.G. SMITH | D.S. JOHNSTON | J.B. DICKSON |
| J.S. HILLIARD | A.F. HILLIARD | W.M. DICKINSON |
| T.U. SPIVEY | R.H. TEMPLIN | G.E. HILLIN |
| W.D. WHITE | W.W. FITT | W.B. CROWELL |
| T.Q. ROBERTS | H.P. PARKMAN | W.H. JOPLIN |
| W.H. WALL | W.G. FOLSOM | W.A. FOLSOM |
| A.B. KNIGHT | W.C. MCDONALD | H.C. RHODES |
| R.D. RHODES | L. HAIRGROVE | T.P. SEVYES |
| W.T. PARISH |
Dated: February 11, 1899