The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-27
The Mines and Minerals Thereon.

The Mines and Minerals Thereon.
The following is the text Of the bill which
was introduced in the house by Mr.. Robert
son, of Williamson, on January II, 1888,
and which was read by caption and referred
to committee on public lands and land of
flee. Reported back and ordered printed
on January II, 1883:
be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Texas. t
SECTION /. That there is hereby created a
department to be known AS the educational
land department of the state OF Texas, to
which department shall be trar sierl Ell
the management and control all
lands belonging to the university, the
public free schools and asylums for the deaf
and dumb aud the blind.
Sec. 2. The chief officer of said depart
ment shall be designated as the commits
sioner of the educational land depar me Mt
OF the state Of Texas. He shall be appointed
by the governor by and with Eeauvi g AID
consent oil the senate, and shall hold his
Office for the term of two years from the
date OF his appointment, and until his sue
cessor shall be appointed ana qualified. He
Shall receive an annual salary OF twen-
ty-fve hundred dollars (S2. 5O0)
Sec. ,. Within twenty days alter
notice Of his appointment, and
before entering upon the discharge of the
duties Of his Office, the commissioner of the
educational land department shall execute
a bond with three or more good and suili-
Gent sureties, to be approved by the govern
or, payable to the. governor and his sue
cessors in office, for the use OF the state, 4
the sum OF $4,000, conditioned for the
faithful performance OF all The dnties OF his
ONCE and shall also take ana suDscrlDe The
oath OF Office prescribed by the constitution,
which shall be endorsed on said bond with
the certificate OF the officer administering
the same, and the SAID bond and oath OF
ounce snail be nled IN the othce oil the secre'
larry OF state.
sec. 4. Inc governor, the attorney gen
eral, the commissioner OF the general lard
office, the comptroller aud the treasurer
shall constitute board to be
known as the educational land
beard" whose duty II shall ,-be to
advise and control the action oil the COM
missioner oil the educational land depart
ment TO prescribe rules and regulations
lof the management OF the business OF said
department; TO prescribe forms for all con-
hear and determine all appeals from the ac-
ton oil The commissioner, anu generally to
supervise and direct the management Of
the business OF said Office.
Sec. b. The Office OF the educational
land department. shall be established in the
general land office, and shall be a suboril.
nate department OF the general land Office
provided, that the educational land
board may permit said office 10 be eslab.
lished in the capitol building ut Austin, but
this provision shall not authorize the re-
movai Of any original records, books, papers
or iles from the general laHd olilce.
Sec. o. The commissioner of the educa,
tlonal land department, as soon as he shall
qualify and enter upon the discharge OF the
duties Of his office, shall provide himself
with a seal ofoilce, whereon shall be en-.
grayed In the center star OF i've points
and the words Commissioners educational
land department, state OF Texas around
the'sQargn, and said commissioner shall
-MutheStcate all his official acts Herewith
Said commissioner shall also furnish his
office with suitable furniture and suitable
books and indexes, in which the records o.
said Office may be conyeniently kept.
Sec. Z. The commissioner OF the cduca
tionai land department may appoint, by
and with the consent OF the educationa
land board, one chief clerk and three gen
eral clerks OF said department, us the bust
hess of said department may require, sub
ject to removal AT the pleasure OF tn,
said commissioner and the said board
Each OF said clerks shall take the oath o
Office prescribed by the constitution. Tn,
chief clerk, in the absence Of the commits
sioner, shall possess all the powers and per
form all the duties Of the commissioner
The commissioner shall be responsible OF
his official bond for all the acts of his sale
clerks, and Inc may require oil each Of then
u bond, payable to himself, conditioned FOL
the faithful performance OF their respecliv,
duties. The chief CLERK shall receive 4
salary of ST 800 per annuhl, and the genera
clerks each salary Of 81 200 per annum.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the, duty OF the com
missioner OF the genera land Office, as sool
as the commissioner the educaliona
land department shall Ibe appointed anc
qualified, to furnish him with maps of n.
the counties where such lands are located
records books, papers and Sif files Of the i scn
eral land Office relating to said lands, a,
may be necessary. TO tho proper dischars,
oil the duties Of his oiilee; 3D., =, A.. .,,
trosr and to- furnish 10 said conn comp
missioner copies Of all such records, books
papers and files Of their respective Office
a as ms Se iequ'reu III 'n' u'''"A'se vi h
Soc. 10. The commissioner Of the educa
tional land department and his clerks snail
DC ALLOWED %a access, 70 .nS ora pa
pe's auu .leS VI wig $500 ..s.s,s..S. I'M guy
smc somp.INI,ehr o ~ar ruSar sncb rs c
aud instructions as may be prescribed b,
the educational land board.