The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

It's criminal business as follows:
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The court OF appeals has affirmed the
death penalty in seven CAGES. -,
The assistant encouragement, Hon.
Horace Chiffon, has been laboriously en-
gagged In representing the state in inns
court
OPINIONS.
1t Is the primary duty OF the attorney
general to ''give legal advice to the gov
ernor. and other executive officers when re-
ouested by Them" and Of course this has
occupied q great portion OF my time DURING
the yoar have deemed 1t for the best III
terests of tho state, however, not oihy to
advise the officers mentioned IN the c7nSl',
tuton as above stated. and the district and
county attorneys, as is required by statute,
but also to assist in that way any s'id All
county officers who request an opinion ~,
a case falling within The circle of Their ,I'l-
tics when could properly do so withH"t
| trenching On the province 81 some otl"r
| officer. This has required the WrlNhS az
about three hundred and seyenty-nve op''l'
ions containing questions of sufficient noy-
city and importance to require recording III
tic permanent records of the Office, besides
about twenty-4x hundred ana eighty let
ters. which were not deemed of sufficient
moment to record otherwise than in the or
binary letter press copying books. ms
has, OF course, involved eat labor, ana II
| has taken most of the time of one very etl-
cient clerk, Mr. c. Edm nndson, to write the
letters and keep the record OF the opinions
given to the officers requesting. advice. In
the burning Of the capitol, all the record
books containing the opinions of my pre-
decessors were consumed, and nave since
been endeayoring to recover them from the
officers to whom they were given IN the
first place. In this [ have partially sue
ceeded. / would recommend TO- your. ex-
cellency to call the attention OF me iegiisia..
ture to the propriety of making u sufficient
appropriation to record these, in conye-
nient form, for reference. 1t would require
about $500. With my clerical force it will
he impossible to have it done, even parti-
tally. 1t would be much better to have
them printed In small volume; inns was
suggested in February last, and had II peen
so provided by law, there would now pc q
number of the books eXtant, and the loss OF
the written records would amount to
nothing,
It is made the duty of the ,attorney-gten-
eral. under the statutes, to act Us member
of several "boards," which take up much
time that could be more profitably EN-
ployed for the state in attention to other
business. More than filty days time
in attendance on the capitol board, 1t is
true a great work has been accomplished,
but it IS not my province to report it. Then
there Is board for the purchase OF fuel Tor
the several departments. contract has
been made for a sufficient quantity at the
rate of "a "a per cord. The printing board,
of which the Encouragement is also mem,
Der, meets regularly every Saturaay, anu
on the last day OF each month, and some
times has called meetings on other days.
This hoard virtually has charge of the state
printing office at the deaf and dumb asy-
INN and the letting of contracts for public
nrinting. 1t doubtless accomplishes great
deal of good for the state, and Its opera
tions will be duly reported at the proper
time. 1t is only mentioned here to snow
how many duties are imposed upon this
Office in no way connected with its proper
and legitimate function. There is one
hoard however, which is more nearly
within the sphere Of my Official duty, ana
which needs a complete report. 1t is the
BOARD FOR THE SALE oFJUDGMENTs
had in favor of the state, when the ,princi-
nal and sureties are insolvent, or under any
existing process OF law the luagment, or
mart thereof, cannot be collected-author,,
led under section 8, chapter IL, General
Laws, approved July 4, 1879.
RAILRoAD COMPANIES.
During the past year the activity in push.
ing forward Of railroads TO completion, and
the inception Of new railroad schemes, mas
been unexampled in the history OF our
state. Ia accordance with the statues 1
have attached my certificate OF approval to
the following charters OF railroad companies
since January l, 1881:
RAILROAD CHARTERS.
No. 1 Galveston & St., Louis, Longview;
capital 800 900; filed February lS, 1881:
10 2. Galveston & Eagle Pass Air Line,
Galveston; capital, s4,250,OoO; filed Rebru'
az No 3, Texas Western railway; Hous-
ton; capital, soocoo,ooo flied April 2S'
| 1881. ...,
No, 4. Austin & Northwestern, Austin;
oapital. 3.OOO. 900; filed April %, 1881.
No. s. Houston, Texas & Red River,
Houston; capital, 100000; filed June q
1881. 81, - A.
ico, Marshall, capital. SSl2o,oVO; hied June
u No. !. Sabine a. Western railway, Hous-
ton: capital, 81, 500, 600; filed June 20, 1881.
No. s. Sabine Pass Il Texas Northern,
Marshall; capital, s3,0Co,Ooo; filed July 2
no No. o Fort Worth e. Rio Grande, Fort
Worth: capital s., 900 900; filed July 2, 1881,
No. 10. Texas. Louisiana q western,
Sherman; capital, $5,OOOIVcOi hled July 2
No. II. San Antonio q Border, San
Antonio; capital, sS,OOo,ooO; filed July ID
No. II. Paris a. Great Northern. Paris
capital. $50 600: filed July o. 1881.
No. i3. Huntsville, New Orleans q West
ern Texas, Huntsville; capital, A,oOo,oco
filed August ?, 1881.
canital. $500. 600; filed August Is, 1881.
No is. Houston. Shreveport a. Chesa-
peaEe. Liberty; capital, 5000, 1000 filed An.
sINSt No ia. Gulf a East Texas, Beaumont
capital, 81, 900, 900, filed August p, 1881:
no III. Texas & Great Western, Den.
ton; capital $500, 900; filed September q
No. "a. Houston Belt railway, Hous
ton; capital, $4,000; filed September 10
No u. Trinity q Sabine. Triuity; capital
81 ,I95. OOr; hled September %. 1881.
I No. %. Brazos, Mound City q Northern,
Columbia; capital, q, 500 600; fled septem.
Der 20, 1881.
No. q. Dallas q Western, Dallas; capital.
$3.50 600. fled October 21, 1881.
No. %. Kansas a Texas Southern, Pre-
sidio; capital. s8.Oo0,000; filed November /,
1881.
No. q. Galveston 4 Rio Grsnde, Cal
weston; capital, $3.50. 900. fled November
8, 1881.
No. q. Gonzales Branch, Harwood; chpi-
tal. s2fOOQ0. filed Eovember IS. 1881. \
No. Is. Texas Southern Trunk Line, Hous-
ton; capital, $1,000. 000i hled November
No. q. KYLE. Iockhart 4 Southern.
KYLE; capital, $4,000 filed December II,
1891.
Prom information procured from the sec
Rotary Of state = ofloe, and from that on hle