The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-07
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Senator Hobby of pix county was
made judge of the thirty first Judicial
| district.
Two c0luties, Cooke and Burnet, ex-
changed their school land money for
five per CEN. State bonds.
Sheriff George Wolf of Lqmpasas
county has called on Gen. ]. 3. Jones
for troops TO keep peace during the
| fair.
Hon. w. II Ford was made district
attorney for the first Judicial district
Hon. S. r. Bertymaa for the thirty
| first district.
Hon. 8. w. Stewart's resignation, as
member of the Sixteenth Legislature,
was rendered and accepted Wedn's sy,
with that OF Hon. Edwin Hobby of the
State Senste.
Wednes lay was busy day in some
of the departments Of the State gov
eminent. The delivery of four per
cent. STATE bonds was begun Yesterday.
Some surrendered ten per cent. pen
sion bonds and gladly took four per
cents.
Col. Frank w. Johnson, the old hero
of San Antonio, was made orc of the
commission 10 pass upon the claims
and rights of veterans; Hon. Edward
Waller another, and Major John Wade
of TraYis, the representative printer
soldier of San JscintO, the third men,
Der OF the commission.
Capt. J. Lee II all has been appointed
to command the force authorized by
the last Legislature for the suppression
of lawlessness and crime in Western
Texas. The force will be organized
and put in the field ut once. No ap-
pOintment has been made for lieuten-
ant of the company. There are M
merous applicants for the position, but
the selection will not he made for some
days to come.
Gen. J. B. Jones received Tuesday
a telegram from Capt. Arlington, Com
pany c, Frontier Battalion, stationed
ut Griffin, stating that w. A. Brown,
alias Red, noted horse thief, had
been arrested, aud that on Sunday
night last, while his shackles were be-
ing changed lie knocked down the
guard, ran and was shot, probably ia
tally. The telegram states further that
Brown has acknowledged to murder
committed in Solthern Texas last
March.
Col. George w. Baylor of San Anto-
MO, brother of Gen. John II. Baylor.
has been assigned to the command of
the detachment stationed in FL Paso
Inc lf
manners and language, together with
his great experience in frontier lite,
renders him peculiarly well fitted for
the place. He leaves San Antonio to-
morrow for his new field of operations.
Sergeant James Il. GIllett and Private
Harry Msttimon, of Company E, FROM
tier battalion rangers, of four years ex-
perience, accompany him to Ell Paso.
Ruling of Comptroller on the DRUM
mer TAx---kXtracI from Cores
| pOndence.
Acting Comptroller Pitts has adj
dressed Attorney General Mccormick,
calling attention to the following para
graph in the ComptrolleTs circular of
July 81, 1879:
Sec. D. Drummers for original, &C.
tusl manufacturing establishments,
located in or out of this State, are not
required to pay an occupation tax.
Any manufacturer, however, desiring
to engage drnmmers In this State must
send an affidavit to this office, signed
by the president or proprietor, said sfIi-
davit' made before some officer, with q
seal, which affidavit must state that
sal l company or proprietor is an origi-
nal, actual manufacturer, and that the
same is represented by the parties
named in said affidavit, who are the
authorized agents, and that all the
goods or articles so represented are
manufactured by said company or pro-
prietor, and are not bought from any
other person. Said affidavit shall give
the names of the drummers, agents,
ETC., and permits will be issued at this
Office for each of said drummers.
This, he states, has been the uniform
rule under the Constitution of 1870;
but in view of the provisions of the act
of 1879, regulating the occupation tax
on drummers, etc., he is doubtful of
the proprlety of permitting said ruling
to apply to dIummers, etc., who may
be representing what are claimed as
original manufacturers.
To this the Attorney General re-
plies ''that the tax upon drummers is
8 personal or occupation tax, and not
upon the industrial arts; and, there
fore, is not obnoxious to the constitu-
tional provision exempting from taxa
ton persons engaged In mechanical or
agricultural pursuits.
Consequently the Comptroller re-
sends his ruling relating to the occupa-
ton tax on drummers representing the
houses of original manufacturers. He
says; "Drummers, commercial agents,
etc., representing original manufacture
ers will be held to pay the annual &C.
cupation tax of $500, except in cases
where the merchants whom they rep
resent pay the annual wholesale mer.
chants tax of 5000"