The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30


lard, beans, salt, flour, brooms, canned
peaches, starch, brown domestic,
bleached domestic, ginghams, brown
driIlings, crash towels, brown sheet
ing. doeskin Jeans, rubber sheets. Coats
thread r. Z. Caperton, beef, 6ss cents.
The following is the circular issued
by the comptroller relative to rents of
free school lands:
The attention of county commits
sioneCs' courts, county surveyors and
tax collectors is called to IAN act to
require persons enclosing public free
school landG to pay an annual rent
therefor" approved April II, 1879
dchapter 90, page l01, general laws
first session of the sixteenth legisla-
ture) which provides that the sur
.yeyor of each county shall make re-
port to the county commissioners
court, on the first Monday in June of
each year, of the number OF sections
of such lands enclosed during the
past year, and that said courts shall
make lists of the names of persons
controlling such lands, and the Rggre-
gate amount due from each person at
the rate of $25 for each section so en-
closed or controlled. certified copies of
which are sent to the comptroller,
and to be delivered to the tax col
lectors for collection of the amounts
shown to be due.
The small amounts shown to be col
lected under said law, and other in
formation received at this Office, leads
to the belief that large quantities of
state school lands are enclosed or con-
trolled by parties to the exclusion OF
the public, and it is earnestly re-
quested that county commissioners
courts, county surveyors and tax col
lectors take action in the matter and
see that the requirements of the law
referred to are complied with.
State school lands situated in unor-
ganized counties are under the juris-
diction of authorities of the county
to which such unorganiZed counties
are attached for judicial purposes, as
far as relates to the rental of such
lands under the law referred to.
WIN. ]. SWAIN,
Comptroller.
srA'fE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The following circular has been is
sued:
AUSTIN, Tex, August %, 1888.
To-. County Judge, bounty:
Sye have the honor to inform you
that the new additions to the state
lunatse asylum are now completed,
and offer accommodations for 200 pa
tients, in addition to our present pop
ni3tion. We therefore announce to
you that we will receive new patients
on and after September 5, next. 1t is
our desire to allow an equitable rep
resentation from each county, and in
doing so we must be governed by the
law prescribing the character of
cases to which preference must
be given. (see r. S., art. 81, oh. ~
Next to this class, those who are
shown by the testimony to be
violent and dangerous will be pre-
ferred. In order that we may be able
TO form correct opinion as TO the
the Law directs, it will be necessary
for US to have complete transcript of
their record including the testimony.
We have, therefore, to request that
you immediately forward to this Of
flee transcript as above indicated, of
the cases. which, in your Judgment,
are included under the laws above
quoted. AS soon as such transcripts
are received, public notice will be given
as to whether the patient can be ad-
Initted OF not. We trust that you will
bear in mind that after we have filled
all our additional space we will only
be able TO accommodate about one
third of the insane in the state.
(Signed) !. n. DENTON, SUIT.
STEPHEN Fl. DARDEN,
President Board Of Managers.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Complaint has been filed against
III A1lionn 1ttrfrnr fNnu For
selling tobacco illicitly, and the papers
have been issued for his arrest. He
will have his preliminary examination
before United States Commissioner
Ruggles.
United States Revenue Collector
Neustadtt passed through Austin on
his toar of inspection through his dis
itrict, which embraces Louisiana and
Texas.
Investigations are being made rela-
tive to the sale of leaf tobacco at Lare-
do, Leaf tobacco has been shipped
to certain parties who are not per-
haps dealers, but may be exporters
who are exempt from tax. The law
defines who are the parties who can
buy. The parties who are authorized
to manufacture tobacco and cigars,
dealers in leaf tobacco and importers
are the only persons authorized to buy
leaf tobacco. except consumers who
can bay from farmers. provided their
sales don't amount to more than 800
per annum.
George Ward, colored, who broke
into distillery warehouse at Waco,
is held for his appearance before the
United States district court at Waco.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
The land board were in session yes
terday. No action was taken as to
the applications of actual settlers. The
secretary It ported 5000 received from
such applicants.
After considerable discussion as to
the ADVERTISEMENTS and classifications
of the lands in various counties, those
of but one county, Jones, were de-
.cided upon as being sufficiently ex-
plicit, the board being governed in
the matter by the opinion Of the land
commissioner. 1t was accordingly
agreed that the school and asylum
lands (there are no university lands in
the county, be put upon the market
for sale and lease. Thesecretary was in
Structed to have notice of the fact
published in the Galveston News,
Fort Worth Gazette, and the Jones
county paper.
Mr.. C. D. Jones, the timber agent
of the board in Jones county, was ap-
pointed agent to sell the lands. He Is
to be provided with certified copy of
the appraisement and advertise for
thirty days in the county paper that
the lands are on the market.
These are the first lands offered
under the new law. The proposition
to offer those of Angelina county was
discussed, as they were apparently
sufficiently classified. but the board
were opposed to offering the timbered
lands at this time, in advance OF the
opening up of the county by rail-
roads.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT
The following opinion was given
Yesterday by the attorney general
relative to the fees of attached wit
nesses:
AUSTIN, A gust %, 1883.
Hen. W. J. swain, Comptroller: