The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-11


IS Every menagerie, wax work OF
exhibition of aug kind where Tees
TOR admission are Oh trsed, SV Per
day Concerts where fee Is cnSrget, except
ing for ohaIitable purposes or all OF literary
aseociatioas,SJ Livery or feed stables ioc.
each stall; iJc foresch hack, buggy 81 otheI
vehicle, and for all hacks, huggies anu olnrr
vehicles let for hire and not clnhecteH WIN
livery stables, s. -, Dealers IN STOCKS anu
bills OF exchange In city exceeding lO,Wp IT.
habitants, SIS; OF 300 lnhaDitents, So; OF
/, 900 and less than ,O00 inhsblIanis, S-O' res
than leo, $40. Life insurance companies
state tax $500; couHty, $40. rire msuttnee
companies, STATE tax, s20li county tax Sio, S'ate
taxes of insur nee company 10 he pald 10
clmptro ler county cole ctor's receipt 10 oe
auth ,rity to work In any psrtirniar county
Lightning rod men, S5ostate ana 80 county
tsX-canvassers pay same TAX as uet-ls,
County tax to be paid In eacn county
canvassed. Cotton brokers, cotton factors
and commits lion merchants, city more
than 5000 inhabitants, ESQ; all other
cases tax Of SIS. Merchant who raysta as
such. shall not be considered cotton Dro-
ker - Pawnnrokers, slO0 Cotton buyers, sIp;
except merchants VIII. pay occupation TAX.
Dealer, IN Sc sing machines, so s.ntr anu $40
county CanvHssers for sale Of sewing ma
chimes go STATE and $40 county. Merchants
paying occupation tax not required TO pay
special 4 for selling sewiog macnlnes. EN-
Press companies, $3.50; to be paid To ths com p
troller and no other tax 10 &c levied by
county or municipa corporations. faiSce
sleeping or drawing room cars not owned 10y
the raiiw y company gu any railroad IN thl>
state So per mile Annually, to I've paid 70 the
comptroller; no county or municipal tax To De
levied. Railroad cars, steamboats, or st'se
laches, one per c'ntun upon
their gross rec;ipts rom all passenger travei
In the stat :; amount of gross receipts 10 he
rendered under oath and tax to be paid qusr-
terry, to the comptroller. No county or mu-
nicipal tax to be levied: Telegraph compa-
MES, one cent for full rate messages anu one
half cent for 81 than full rate messages, 10
be paid qu rterly, upon sworn statement ul
manager OF Telegraph company, To the com -
troller, Railroad mess yes for running tralss
and for company use, shall not be taxed NO
county or municipal tax to be levied lOr mss
sagcs sent. Gas companies, So
Provides further: hat payment OF tax mere
totore imposed, shall not authorize any person
or firm to pursue any occupation upon winch
a tax Is imposed under this act, except on c IN :
pliancs with provisions of this act; such per
sous to have credit on amount OF tax levied In
this act, for amount aIre sdy paid, or so much
of the term paid for AS snalt not expire al TN,
time tn y act takes effect. The TAX levied
under thl, act upon bagatelle, pigeon hole,
Jenny lin, LIND tables. and a upon n ten
sons from punishment inyiolatlng any
OF the provisions of Chapter 3. of the pe1al
code; and provided farther that thi, act shall
not be construed to prevent persons who pay
tllt occupation td6 VI lleTcndute, from bollClb'
ing sde within the corporation limits OF The
city or town wnere they reside.
Act takes effect from and after Its passage.
An act to authorize the refunding of money
paid into the general land Office. under the pro-
visionsof Ian act t. authorize the location
sale and settlement of the Mississippi and Pa
clnc railroad reserve, passed August 20, 1876
and the provisions Of supplemental act en-
titled ian act plem .ntal to au act to au
th0fizo the location, sale and settlement OF I'M
Mississippi ard P.citic railroad reserve,
approved Nov. IS, 1851, In all cases whe'eil
tho stale failed to pstent the lands on accoun
of same being covered by previous grant TO
which such moneys We're paid, and to max
an appropriation therefor. Approved Msrci
%, 1881.
section / Provides for refunding money
p id general land onicc under the supplement
tai act above mentioned, to parties maxim,
such payment, ana where the state failed 1,
Issue patents.
section2. Commissioner to examine claim
OF parties entitled to relief under this ect, anC
II claim Is Just, to issue his certificate, showing
amoRnt To which claimant Is entitled.
. sections. Comptroller 10 draw his warrnn
for amount, with Interest AZ per cent. from
date money was p'id to general land Office
Appropriates Sl5t
Act takes effect from passage.
An act to amend article 500, chapter II, o
title II, and to create article 3l0a, chapter
| said title or the revised civil statutes of III
| state of Texas, relating to certain towns an,
villages. Approved March %, 1881.
| Provides town OF village containing NOR
than 800 and less than 900 inhabitants ma!
| be Incorporated as to m or village, in man
| ner prrScri Oed nv law.
! TCwn containing | 900 Inhabitants or owe
may he incorporated as \ city Election to b.
| ordered To-" such incorporation upon uppi "a
| ton OF SO electors.
| IN act to diminish the civil Jurisdiction O
the county court OF BJsque andNSsn Pairici
counties. In this stats aud conform the juri.
dictl m u the district court of said c'untles I
such change. Approved Marcn 20, lSS
| Section |. Gives prob ,tejurlsdlction tn c1un
| ty court of these oountic incuting partition
distribution aud settlement OF estates.
| Section .. Takes jurisdiction In all othc
| civil matters from coauty, and transfers
| district courts OF said counties.
| section 3. Requires clerks of comfy court
OF above counties TO make transcripts OF civ
| cases.
Takes effect from passage.
An &C, for the relief OF W. NJ. Morrison an
l. A. Ellis. Approved March -, ISL.
| Morrison and Ell's were securities on bon
| OF sheriff and collector of Marion county
Judgment against them for 81, $50 s. was ut
| tain I'd, Afterwards ascertainei there was
credit of 81 $50 10 TO which NJ. and Il. were or
titled, and this act passed for their relief
| that amount.
| An act to amend chapter 8, title o. of "
revised civil statues of Texas relating to couT
| ty seats, by adding another article, to /
known AS article 6Di1. Approved March 2
| 1881
Article 6}ia provides that county seat.
newly organ zed counties shall not he locate
| ut any poin more than five miles from GEE
graphical centre of county, unless by tw
thiras vote Of the qualified electors voting u
the subject
An &C, for the rellel of c y Gibbs. Approve
| March IS, ISL.
| 81 hot {, hlrta \ g ~
Il Il, destroyed by iira and belonging to said
& Gibbs, duplicates shall be Issued.
An act making appropriation for dehcier
cies, begi uning March !, 1879, and includil
February U.s. ISL, aud for previous years, A,
proved March 81 ssh
Following are the appropriations:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, clerks and at
torheysto Febtuary.0, 1850 ....."S2S lis
Sneriils, clerks and attorneys, to Feb
} 2s, lssl ..................,... 10, zoo
Salaries special Judges, both years. 6O7
court. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1850
Stationary, appellate couT...,..,... 2S
ENtraditlon expenses, ISIS ,.. .,,,.. 2ii
Rewards TO February IS, $50 and pre-
vious NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
gu ,RASTlS E--Saiaries and expenses
quarantine officers to February
=, lSS0 ........."..... ...,.,....... GA,
Bidding quarantine sailors ........ ISIS
Salaries and eNpcnsei officers, 10
Feb. -, l,Sl, Observation-Disclosures. 2,5si
Deaf aud dumb institute,.......,,., 3,as7
Rird OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 900
penitcntl rlcs = Car yng prisoners,
DO II years .....,.,.: ,.."..,,.,, -, 1925
Agricultural and mechanical college
Pay money advanced .,,,,....,.,.,,,, l,9SI
MVctllaneous-J @. Hamilton ....,.o. lG2
Scnool supc,intendents rom Scptcm-
Der, 1875 to August, is56,....,,.,. i5,COo
Teachers and inspectors public
| schools nrlur To luly L, lsty.... IL. ono