The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28

the Nueces river, not far from where the
International railroad will cross.
Hon. John Henry Brown, of Dallas was
appointed yesterday by the governor to
| supervise the survey of school lands.
The following is the scholastic popula-
lion and apportionment of the several
counties named. Bexar county scholastic
population, 1866, apportionment S50S9 ;
| city of San Antonio, 1903, apportlonment,
Sl1, 7O2; Dallas county, 1881, appOr-
| tionment, Sl2.1I5: city OF Dallas, 1858,
| apportionment, 1897; Harris county,
1872, spportienment, S5s9i city of
Houston, 2T15; apportionment, SSS23.
The following is an act authorizing the
payment of taxes OF non-residents OF
counties to be made at the cOmptroller's
office "Section one-Be it enacted by
the legislature of the state of Texas, That
non-residents of counties owing state or
county taxes are hereby authorized to
pay the same to the comptroller of public
accounts ProUided, that all taxes
due by said nOn-residents S'shall
be paid at the comptroller's Office on
or before the first day of January next,
after the assessment of such taxes; pro-
Tided further, that the collector of taxes
shall be entitled to the commissions on
all moneys paid by nOn-residents to the
comptroller of public accounts due their
counties respectively. Approved March
%, 1879. Takes effect July "a, 1879.
Comptroller Darden ruled, and his rul-
ing is adhered to by Comptroller Brown,
that collectors are only entitled TO COM
missions on the taxes due the counties
and not on amount due the state. 1t is
said that certain of the collectors object
to the ruling, and will refer the matter to
the encouragement.
The apportiOnment of school fund made
n few days ago was made before returns
from twenty of the counties had been re-
al fIawr hnxr hnn hna nd
from, and the scholastic population Is not
as great as was anticipated. and the ape
portionment will now be SO % instead of
1920, es was first published.
Yesterday Sherrer's business college,
of Galveston, filed Il charter in the office
of secretary of state. The following are
the trustees: +. +. Sherrer, A. Blum, Z.
ii. Moses, II. NJ. Joseph and Hon. j. b.
Stubs. There is no capital stock of the
association but real and personal proper
ty is expected to he acquired for the uses
and purposes of the corporation to the
estimated value of ten thousand dollars.
The WeatherfOrd street railway COM
pany filed charter. 1t has capital stock
of So, 900, divided into shares of 800
each. The following gentlemen, all of
WeatherfOrd, compose the board of d.
rectors: Sam ii. Milliken,. ..P. Du Belief
and b. f. Brannan.
The board of veterans yesterday passed
Hiram Brown, Gustaye Elley, Stephen II.
Darden, George Allen, John b. Baker,
George Herder, William Kerr, III. X. Lat
inner, Joel w. Robertson, Mrs. Mary Z.
Creswell, Edward Mouton. James Hill,
Simon z. Ford, W. A. Farris, Henry p.
Reddeld. Mrs. Louisa Breeding, Mrs.
Lucinda Gorham, j. L. Lewis, Mrs.
Catherine Berkeley, Mrs. Isabella Woods,
G.. III. Love, c. G. Dewitt and John Bland.
The following were rejected for want of
sufficient proof: z. Fulcher, NJ. W.
Dies, Angelica DeWeese, Piety Cruise
and Samuel 5. Henry.
Yesterday the Encouragement render
ed the following opinion in the important
case of the Sabine wharf company and
the Sabine wharf and warehouse company
submitted to him by the secretary of
state.
First-That wharf companies may char
ter under general Incorporation act.
Second-That when chartered state
companies they have only the ordinary
powers granted to all corporations
Third-That they do not have the right
of eminent domain unless it is expressly
granted by legislative enactments.
Fourth-That they must acquire con-
troll of riparian lands before the erection
of the wharves.
Fifth-That they must secure from the
state, by express Legislative grant, the
right to use the flats between high and
low water mark and between the chan
mel and the shore.
SiXth-The rates of wharfage are al
ways subject to legislative control.
Seventh-These privileges can not be
granted exclusively to any corporation,
but are free TO all.
The governor yesterday commissioned
General Hardeman engineer to inspect
the fifteen miles of the Houston, East 81
West Texas railway now ready for in
spection.
The superintendent of education has
received information from the summer
normal schools, showing an aggregate at
tendance of three hundred teachers.
The board of veterans passed fa-
vorably upon the following claims
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Emily
Irish. Joseph Burns, Theodore S.
Lee, w. w. Standfeld. William
McCutehen, Thos. G.. McGehee, Ellis
Bremond and William Nettles. The fol.
lowing were rejected: Lemuel Smith,
Hiram Watts, John Hardwood, Kieton
NJ. Jones, b. o. Stow, J. W. Boone and
John James.
The board of veterans are using great
care and prudence in passing upon the
claims of annlinants---IIA-4ae arso- te -
fvJteT from Col. Frank johnson, presi-
dent of the board of veterans, the at
decides that all veterans
who served three months in the war be-
tween Texas and Mexico, where such
service was begun in 1886 and ended in
1887, are entitled to the land certificate.