The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-30

entitled to q benefit OF 500 per
month from date of initiation to
date of marriage, minimum benefit
in this class being $500, duration of
increase thirty months and maxi
mum benefit $500. Any
white person of good moral
character can become a member
and an advanced assessment. If
candidate becomes member previ-
Gus to the first day of November.
1882, only the policy fee will be re-
quired, the advanced assessment to
be paid on the first day of Novem-
Der, 1882. Should any member mar
~ in less than six months from the
date of his or her initiation, all
claims whatever on this hymenial
fund will be forfeited. Those hold
ing policies in class an" will be en-
titled to benefit of 800 per
month from date of initiation.
For class an" membership and pol
icy fees is $1,000, with annual dues
So; class "F'' fees are So, dues So.
The term of membership expires at
date OF marriage. Assessments for
class " M, is so, and for class F''
81. The officers of the company
are A w. Carnes, general manager;
b. f. Spencer, NJ. d., president ;
Il. L. Halsell, vice president; j.
5. Apollos, treasurer; ID. +. Nesbitt,
secretary and j. s. Wade, assistant
secretary, all of Collin county.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
M G.et ,ot,,,,, IS tl,o sol,ol n
population has been received at the
department of education from the
town of Flatonio. The grand total,
white and colored, male and female
children eight and under fourteen
years of age i'll the town, is 154. To-
tai number of white children, eight
and under fourteen years of age, Ia,
none of whom are unable to read.
Total number of coiored children,
eight and under fourteen years of
age, twenty. seven, none of whom
arc unable to read.
A new and greatly improved
teachers register has been prepared
| by the department of education. 1t
is intended for daily use by the
teachers, and has appended report
of progress, showing just what each
school is doing i'll the way of advanc-
ing the pupils in their studies. This
register is intended for the next
scholastic year, and will be sent out
so as to reach teachers on September
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| COMPTRoLLER'S OFFICE.
The comptroller has notified COL
lectors of taxes in the forty counties
rholding lists of back taxes from 1871
to 1876, to refrain from advertise
ment and sale of lands made by vir-
tue of their assessments.
The city of Weatherford has is
sued $4,000 of bonds for improve
mcnt of streets and other city im-
provements which have been reg
istered by the comptroller.
No fears are entertained by the
comptroller as to his ability to sup
ply the cash balance with all the
funds needed to run the govern
ment and the idea that the little
bond purchase drawing from the
treasury over six hundred thou.
sand dollars 10 retire the debt will
cause warrants TO be sold on the
market or be refused payment IL
the treasury is ridiculous joke.
The comptroller has filed in his
office something over 100000 o.
claims of sheriffs for which no ap
preparation has been made. These
sherifis were ex-officio tax collec
tors, and the accounts on the books
of the Office against said collec
tors remains Enclosed to thu
amount of these claims. Tn,
comptroller will ask that deficien.
CIV appropriation be made, sufficient
to cover these claims. If this ap
preparation be made, the sheriffs
claims will be paid and the same
amount will return at once to the
treasury, and the accounts will b,
closed on the comptroller's books
The effect of this appropriation viii
not be to withdraw a single dolla
from the treasury, but only to en-
able accounts now open against col
lectors to be closed.
| Collectors of taxes are mott
fed by the comptroller tina
these accounts for 1881 and 1882, o
occupation and advalorem take
must be promptly closed on July
1882, and all credits filed in his Office
or suit will be instituted agains
every delinquent, which causes
loss of commissions on unpaid bal
ances. 1t is the intention OF tn,
comptroller to bring the system o
settlement of collectors in complet
order an 1 enforce strict annual set
Element ofaocounts. Every defaulte
has been sued, and the comptroller
report shows suit instituted sine
January, 1881, to date, against ever,
collector in default. q
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
On yesterday County Attorne,
Monroe, of Leon county, submitte,
to the attorney general for HI
opinion as to whether or not "higl
ball poker" anew game recently in
PRODUCED into Leon county by
Washington county lawyer, is
banking game, and the players sub
ject 10 indictment under the laws O
! the state. The game is not down o.
the list enumerated by the gamin,
, laws, and seems ito have bee
,, devised for the purpose o
eluding the law. 1t ha
a very faint resemblance to dice, bu
the mode of betting and othe
, things pertaining to It look dea
! like regular old draw poker. The al
torney generals Office is of the opln
ion that il is a banking game, an
| oil w m MI taI 20 ha -,
|, dicted and punished. -
From Saturdays Danyl
t The governor on yesterday mad
, the following appointments: Judg
} David Sheeks, special judge distriC
r court Travis county in the case {
: G. N. and r. A. Rutherford v. r. a
4 Rutherford, sr, Judge Walker bein
disqualified. Judge j. B. Rectoi
special judge district couI
of Travis county in the cas-
: of the Austin building and loa
: association VS.. w. IL. Randolph
9 Judge Walker being disqualified
5 Judge j. l.. Heney, special Judge {
0 l-district court of Dallas county
I the case of William Bryan VS.. Georg
:, f. Afford, w. b. Sorley and Whato
= Branch, Judge Aldrige being di
qualified Mr.. Charles Chauncey,
4 Philadelphia, commissioner of deco
c for the state of Texas in the state
Pennsylvania e.
! SECRETARY OF STATE.
III The ]. Stone & Sons Live Stoc
Y company filed charter in the off,
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