The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-01

citizen, renter or lessee resides, one Of
which notices shall be at the court house
door for at least twenty days; and shall
also deliyer to the county clerk OF said
county copy OF said notice, which shall
be by him securely posted up in his office.
After the expiration Of which time, IL no
owner applys, ii shall be the duty OF the
taker-up of said animal or animals 20 APP
pear before some justice of the peace in
said county and estray the same; pTvUidsd,
the animal CT animals so taken ur shall not
be used for any purpose whatsoever until the
party shall have given bond as require by
this act at
Senator Ball, chairman of the Committee
on the General Land Office, submitted the
following minority report:
Hon. r. B. Hubbard, Pesidest Of the SeRats:;
The undersigned, a minority Of your
Committee on General Land Office, TO whom
was referred House bill No. 90 "An act TO
regulate the fees to be charged by the Com
missioner of the General Land Office" beg
leave to submit the following minority re-
port:
The Constitution requires the Legislature
to make the General Land Office seif-sup-
porting, which It is not at present. The
income of the Office as shown by the Com
missioner's report for the fiscal year ending
August 81, 1875, from all sources amounted
to $54, $780, 81. The amount appropriated for
the support OF the General band Office for
the. fiscal year ending August 81, 1875,
amounted 70 $50. $50. The salaries OF two
corresponding clerks and craftsman were
omitted in the last appropriation amounting
to $450O, making a total Of $6l, $50 re-
quired to support the Land Office, leaving
| deficit of 50, 1902 TO be made up by the
ia Of of fnr "A
year 1878 were unprecedentedly large and
there Is no guarantee that they will
continue at that rate, but taking
that amonnt as the basis for the next
| year, we find that the estimated appropria-
tion required for the support of the office
will amount to SOL, $50 in the aggregate;
deduct from this amount the estimated
revenue, $55, 900, and deficit remains to
he provided for of $6250, which can only
be made up by increasing the fees of the
Office. Under the bill now under cohsid-
GRAFTON, 1re-emptors are not affected TO any
extent, the patent fee being the same
as under the present law $50; the only in
crease being in the fee charged for filing
documents, which will only increase the
expense to the pre-emptor OF seventy-fve
cents at the most. The minority of your
committee therefore recommend that the
bill do pass with the following amend
ments: Add after the word swork'
IN second line Of page 8, "for GER
| tificate and seal not otherwise herein
provided for, fifty cents. For admins
tering oath or making acknowledgment
before the commissioner, fifty cents.
Strike out section 4 and insert "When-
ever the Commissioner of the General Land
Office shall notify any party that patent,
for which he has applied will be ready,
| within thirty days from the notice, all the
fees shall be deposited with the receiver of
the General Land Office, and the patent
shall be delivered as soon as possible after
said notice and deposit. With these amend
ments, the minority recommend the pas
sage Of the bill. McLEARY,
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