The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-16

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dent; Samuel Peterman, treasurer
and II. S. Price, secretary.
The aggregate capital stock of the
Incorporated associations that filed
charters in the office of secretary OF
state last year, amounts to the enor-
nous sum of $145, SCI, 220.
The following will be of interest
By virtue of the authority con-
ferred on the secretary of state by
an act of the legislature entitled
can act to procure from the pub
fishing house owning copyrights,
certain volumes of the early reports
of the supreme court" approved
March 10, 1881, contract was made
with the Gilbert book company, of
st. Louis, to furnish, at four dollars
per copy, three hundred copies each
of volumes l, 2, 8, 10, 16, II, 19, &c,
81, and Dallam. These books, except
two volumes, were received late in
the year, and were burned before re.
ports from the district clerks, asked
for in October, had been received.
There are now on hand, including
the damaged copies rebound by or
der of the printing board:
Texas Reports.-Volume l, 800
copies; 2, 43 copies; 3, As copies; Is,
104 copies; 16, 172 copies; II, 247
copies; 10, 4 copies; 26, 800 copies :;
q, 9 copies 45, 10 copies; AZ, 65
copies; So, IS copies; "a, 100 copies !;
Dallam, 40 copies.
Court of Appeals Reports.-Vol-
ume l, 80 copies; 2, "a copies; 8, 45
copies; 5, IA copies 10, 160 copies.
The statements from the clerks of
district courts of the several coun-
ties, now on file in this office, show
that the following Texas reports are
very much needed to complete the
sets in the counties, and the secre-
tary of state recommends this num-
Der, with fifty additional copies of
each volume as a reserve supply, be
printed:
Volume Dallam, rs copies; vol
ume l, ~ copies p, 20 copies 3, 20
copies 4, SO copies ; 3, 6S copies ) 6,
GO copies; z, 81 copies ;s, SO copies i;
9, 81 copies 10, Ga copies; II, Ga
copies; II, 60 copies; Is. Sc copies
IA, 81 copies; Is, 81 copies; 16, 81
copies; II. 81 copies; Is, % copies
10, 80 copies; 20, A copies 81, q
copies %, 2S copies %, % copies:
"a, 80 copies ; 25, 81 copies 25 (Sup.)
20 copies !; &c, AZ copies ; q, 40 copies
2S, 81 copies; 20, Is copies !; 80, II
copies 81, copies 80, 9 copies 80,
10 copies "a, IL copies 50, 6 copies
sc, 8 copies; 81, z copies; 80, 8
copies; SO, copies; 40, 3 copies
Al, 10 copies; AZ, 10 copies; 43, z
copies A, 6 copies 45,,5 copies 46,
9 copies AZ, 6 copies; 4S, copies;
40, 10 copies 80, 5 copies; 81, z
copies 81, Is copies 50, copies.
1t is matter of wonder that the
entire records of the office were not
destroyed by the fire, and the
secretary of state in his an
nual report acknowledges the val
liable and timely assistance of the
citizens of Austin, and the EN-
plOyes of the comptrOller's office and
land office in saving the archives
of the department of state. He also
deservedly alludes to the employees
of his office-Captain IL. L. Spain,
chief clerk; John L. Galloway and
r. G. Ellis, clerks, who have rem
dered faithful and efficient service
during the past year.
STATE TREASURY.
Owing to a lack of clerical force
the treasurer's office is behind in is
suing receipts on interest payments.
Owing to the fact that. the diff
ferent counties are using first money
collected for taxes for the purpose
of paying off school drafts, the cash
receipts at the Office just now are
light.
CoDIPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
The comptroller is preparing IN
structions to tax collectors, requir-
ing them in every case to comply
strictly with the law, and forcing
them to settle their accounts for
taxes collected since July 1st, 1881,
both on account of occupation and
ad valorem and poll taxes, promptly
on July 1st, 1882. All accounts not
closed on that date, either by cash
or proper credit papers, will be at
once placed in the hands of the
county attorney for suit. If suit is
instituted, collectors will lose COM
missions on moneys retained.
Considerable inconvenience is be-
ing experienced at the comptroller's
office in consequence of several
counties having levied special taxes
after the assessment rolls for 1881
were returned to the office, and the
office not being advised of these
special taxes, parties who paid at the
comptroller's office were not re-
quired to pay them and collec-
tors are now making demand
for same. To remedy the inconve-
nience the comptroller advises that
collectors take no means to enforce
the collection of these special taxes
against parties who settled at his
office, in good faith, both on their
part and on the part of the Office
that was not advised of the special
assessments, but that the lists be APP
pended to the rolls tor 1882, and
parties be permitted to settle this
supplemental tax at the same time
the tax for 1882 is settled.
INSURANCE AND STATISTICS.
Commissioner Spaight was busily
engaged yesterday in preparing his
insurance chart, which will give, in
tabular form, the business and finan-
cial status of all insurance compa-
MES authorized to do business in
this state the past year, and also of
new companies admitted up to the
present time, for the current year.
The chart will be issued III few
days, and will be widely distributed,
not only for the Information and
benefit of property owners seeking
to place their risks in solvent, reli-
able companies, but for the informa-
ton of county and municipal tax
collectors, to enable them to bring
to account and collect taxes of all
insurance companies doing business
in their respective counties and
towns; and of county and district
attorneys, to facilitate the detection
of the violation of the insurance
laws, by bringing before the grand
juries all cases of agents placing
risks for unauthorized insurance
companies, who are evading salu
tary state supervision and legiti-
mate taxation. A similar chart was
issued in June of last year, which, it
seems, was the first ever issued by
the department, and from the num-
Der of letters already received ask
ing for copy of the forthcoming
chart, Commissioner Spaight says
he entertains strong hope that it
will accomplish some good in the
direction above indicated.
THE HIGH COURTS.
The following is the assignment