The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
THE STATESMAN
AUSTIN. TEXAS.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
WEDNESDAY.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


the investment of the school funds
by the comptroller, under the direction
of the school board, is plain, and the
power of the board in the premises is
complete without further legislation.
The constitution provides that the
board may prescribe the manner of in
vestment of these funds in United
States or state bonds. The power
thus to prescribe is virtually the
power to control, as held by the courts
in many instances. Two powers could
not control at once the same question.
So Gov. Ireland argues the board of
education have full power. under the
new school amendment, to invest the
surplus school funds, as the amend
ments only add to the provisions of
the old law the words: "Or in such
other securities and under such restric-
lions as may be prescribed by law.
he contends, self-operative.
The governor pardoned Wash
| Amos, convicted of manslaughter in
killing Elijah 2. Lane. He was tried
before the district court of McLennan
county, and sentenced at the January
term in 1880 to five years in the peni.
Tertiary. The governor in granting
the pardon says: at appearing from
the statement of facts in this case that
the defendant had good reason for be.
lieving his own life in danger when
he committed the killing, and his con.
duct having been proven good both
before and since the act, at the re
quest of all the officials, and many
good citizens of McLennan county
and the recommendation of the judge
who tried him, a pardon is granted tC
him, on condition. however, that it is
| to be revoked on his first violation oil
/ the criminal law, and be remanded to
serve out his full term"
STATE DEPARTMENT.
An amended charter of the Luling
manufacturing company, was filed
Tuesday, with the secretary of state
| Also the charter of the Blanco high
school, the object of the incorpora.
tors being to establish and maintain
a high school IN Blanco. The first
| board of directors are MeSSTS. John
w. Speer, John f. Cooper, John M
| Watson, j. o. Rountree, Phil p. Cage
and A. V. Duncan.
AT a conference yesterday the gov
ernor informed the university regents
that the partitions for lecture rooms
in the legislative halls must be readi-
| ly movable at short notice. This is
another hint at an extra session.
ATTORNEY. GENERAL DEPARTMENT
The attorney-general has prepared
the following circular letter for county
attorneys:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OFFICE
AUSTIN, September, 1888
| To County Attorney - county.
Dear Sir-It is considered advisable
to respectfully call to your attention
to the provisions of chapter two of the
laws of the regular session OF the six.
tenth legislature, the same being San
act to require persons enclosing public
| free school lands to pay an annual
rent therefor. The sixth. section OF
the act is as follows:
Section 6. Any person who shall
control enclosed lands belonging to
| the public free schools and fail to pay
the rental value as specified under the
provisions of this act, upon the de
mand of the collector, shall be subject
to prosecution upon complaint, infor-
nation or Indictment, and fined in the
sum of 800 for each section so en-
| closed.
From information received in the
Office of the comptroller, it is evident
that but little attention is paid to the
law, and that much of the free school
land has been enclosed, upon which
the prescribed amount has not been
paid. 1t is hoped that you will coop.
crate with the officers of your county
and use the means supplied by law to
compel compliance with the act fol-
past years, as well as for the present
Very respectfully,
JOHN d. TEMPLETON,
Acknowledgement