The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-26

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tF|a ~ such couf1E s. 1.rfctI iuecn-
cory and aunraire1f 0l al che taxable
property of said company owned bY them on
She FIRST a4g Of January, A. j.. ls, and
taxable underany Of the laws q said State,
and retunable to the justice Of the peace
Of -- precinct, comfy, and that
the values stated Of such property are the
fair and reasonable values Of the same in
the market, or Tor use or investment in the
legal tender currency Of the United States.
Clause 4 So soon as such lists have been
properly Eia.ic ont snd fetRrncd q, the JUS
lice. he shah srcfliiq examine the same.
and II satisfied that the same are correct,
shah approve the same, ard forward one
copv 10 tie COMPTROLLER f Public Accounts,
the other copy BE shall Ole With the clerk
Of the district cont Of his county. who
shall preserve the same as q public archivg
Of his Office. IL such justice IS not s2iis-
fed as 10 the correctness Of such list In
every particular, he shall at once specify,
IN writing, wherein be is dissatisfied with
the same, sign the same officially. and at.
tach the same to said list, and shall az once
forward one copy Of said list, and his spec
ifcati0ns, 70 the comptroller, the other copy
fled with the district clerk OF his county,
to be preserved by him as a public archiye
Of his Office.
Clause 5. On the reception Of such list,
approved by the justice Of the peace, the
comptroller shall at once proceed to care
fully examine the same, and compare the
same with any documentary evidence IN his
Office, or that may be at his command, and
by which the accuracy of the same may be
tested when, If satisfied that the same Is
correct and proper, he shall endorse the
same approved, and the same shall stand as
the list Of the company. On the receipt by
the comptroller of a list disapproved by the
justice Of the peace, with specifications,
Comptroller shall proceed TO examine and
test the same, as herein provided, for list
approved by the justice; and If, after such
examination, he believes the specifications
of such Justice to be incorrect, and said
list correct and proper, he shall endorse on
said list approved by him, and the SAME
shall stand as the list Of the company.
Clause 6. If, however, the comptroller
shall disapprove list approved by the JUS
tice of the peace, or shall lind the speclhca-
tions correct, or any of them, to a disap-
proved list by the justice, the comptroller
shall at once proceed to reduce his sPeeih-
cations and objections to any such list to
writing, sign the same officially, and attach
the same to such list and when such list is
revised, as hereinafter provided Tor, only
such matters shall be considered as have
been specified and designated by the comp
troller and Justice of the peace in the spec
ifications they are herein required to attach
to any disapprovcd list.
Clause z. So soon as the Comptroller
disapproves a list, he shall at once notify
some ono of the officers OF agents of such
company, TO wh0m he isrequirod to forward
blank forms Of such disapproval Such no
tice may be written or printed, or BOTH and
shah be signed by the Comptroller officially.
It shall require such company, in thirty days
from the date Of said notice, to select ref
cree to act as one Of board of referees, the
other to be selected by the Comptroller, to
consider the specifications and objections
made by the Comptroller, and justice to
the list Of such company, and determine
the same. The receipt of the postmaster,
of the mailing Of thisnotice to the company
shall be evidence Of the reception of the
same by them And it shall be the duty of
all railroad and telegraph companies in this
State or doing business in this State, to at
once, after the passage. Of this act, notify
the Comptroller of the locality of their prin-
eipal Office or place of business ia this State
and the person to whom they desire forms
and notices to be addressed; and if they
should fail to comply with this provision,
so long rs they shall so fail, they shall not
be heard to urge any objection to any pro-
ceeding authorized by any portion of this
act, for want of notice of any proceeding
herein required, but shall in every respect
be considered in default; and if any change
shouldoccur, as to place or persons, it shall
be notified to the Comptroller by such conf
pany, from time to time.
Clause s. The referees selected shall
meet to consider of their duties at the city
of Austin, within ten days after the expi-
ration of the thirty days notice given by
the Comptroller, and shall conclude their
labors within thirty days after their as
sembling Before entering on the duties
of their Office as a board Of referees, they
shall take an oath before some officer au-
thOrized to administer oaths, in addition
I {, she Oat required by the Constitution,
that they will impartially and fairly judge
and determine between the State and the
company, and that they have no interest
in OF with the company whose list is dis
proved, either directly or indirectly, and
that they have no bias for or against it.
Clause 0. Said board of referees shall
have power to administer Oaths (any one of
tie rcfcrees), to send for persons and pa
pe-s, to compel the attendance Of witnesses
4 BY attachment, and may fine and imprison
for contempt or refusal to obey their pre-
cess, and all sheriffs and cOnstables of this
State arc hereby required to obey and exc
cute the process Of said board of referees,
such process being attested by the Secretary
of State with the great seal Of the State
attached. Said board shall not have power
\ to fine over one hundred dollars for a single
offense, or Imprisonment for more than five
/ days Said board shall keep q journal Of
their proceedings, and when any such board
OF referees are in session, at the city Of
Austin, the Comptroller shall detail clerk
from his Office, who shall be the clerk OF
said board.
Clause 10. Said board of referees shall
carefully examine the disprovcd inventory,
and specifications and objections Of the
Comptroller and justice of the peace and
shall examine such documentary evidence
as they may be required to examine by any
provision of this act, and such other cyi-
dence as may be introduced by the State, OF
the company, or that they may see proper
to examine of their own motion, and shall
determine Che merits of the specifications
and objections Of the Comptroller, aud jus
tice Of the peace according to the law and
the facts, If they sustain any or all Of the
/ specifications Of the Comptroller or justice,
they shall correct such inventory according
to the facts and their finding, and shall Ger.
fify the same under hands; and the list SO
corrected shall stand as the list Of the com:
pany If they do not sustain any Of the
specifications OF objections Of the Comp
trolier and justice, they shall 50 certify, and
the list as returned by the company shall
stand
Clause II. II any Compary wl.ese list
is disapproved by the cOmptrolief. shall Gail
to appoint a referee, the Governor Of shg
State shall appoint one for such con-,
and the company shall be bound D.
I ton. IF the two referees cannot agi~-,
they shall select third man, who shall
take the oath required Of the two by TIM.
act and tho journal Of tae board which