The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
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STATE DEPART TENT.

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The charter of the Dimitt Pasture
company-capital stock SS00,OC0-was
filed Yesterday. IL. ID. Sullivan, Jos
u. Sullivan, E. II. RACIAL, A. Z. RAJ
chal, ID. G. Racial, Henry Scott, Jas
+. Scott, John G. Herring and Il. bod
bridge are named as incorporators.
Also, charter of the BraZos Cattle
company. of Fort WoTth-capital
stock 100000. Incorporators: w. a
Stinson, NJ. A. Garner and jerome
Harris.
Also, amendment to the charter OF
the Northwest Texas Horse company,
increasing the capital from 100000 to
$4,000.
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
The assessment rolls of loo out OF
the 10 organized counties of Texas
show an increase so far in the taxable
values of the state of $95, 1895, Alb.
Estimate the other 10 counties 81 800
600, and 90 unorganiZed counties So
100000, and we have S107, 85S,473 as
the probable increase in property val
ues this year over last years assess
ment, which in figures Appropriated
S4200O0,OO0. This would give in round
numbers about $52S,OO0,OO0 as the
probable result of this years assess
ments. As has been before stated in
this column, much Of this increase is
owing to the unusually high price OF
cattle this year, when the assessments
were made in number Of the large
cattle counties, but is attributable
also, no doubt, to large general adj
vance in property values of all kinds
in all parts of the state
Another interesting feature, indi-
eating the material prosperity Of the
state, is the unusual closeness with
which tax collectors have been able
to make their collections. There are
now but twenty of the collectors re-
manning to settle with the comp
troller, balances which less than
$4,000 will cover, out of all the taxes
for the year 1882, and part of this
amount is made up of insolyent lists
and delinquent taxes which will re-
duce the amount actually required
for their settlements to about $4,000,
against 100000 last year. This, con-
sidering the fact that tax payers are
generally as shy of tax gatherers as
they are of bears and tigers, is Il very
flattering exhibit of the financial
affairs Of the state, and reflects credit
upon the tax payers ~ we'll as upon
the collectors and the workings OF the
comptroller's department.
Il. a. Lamb. tn, tax collector of
Delta county, settled his accounts
with the office yesterday.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
The attorney general has written to
m2nnGArS tA ral
alive to complaints of freight dis
elimination, and awaits the company's
explanation. If not satisfactory he
thinks the compliments have a RENE
dy in the courts, as in a case decided
against the international and affirmed
by the supreme court, in which the
last named road charged too much
freight from Austin to Milan and
the shipper recovered 500 damages.
The state would probably have to
bring suit.
LAW DEPARTMENT.
Commissioner Walsh was sick yes
terday, and on account of his absence
there was no meeting of the land
board to act on the new plan proposed
for selling the school, asylum and uni
versity lands.
Capt. Walsh's clerks who operated
in school lands state that the commits
Sioner told them that they could le-
gallY make the purchases, but he
would not allow them to buy vacant
lads, which the law did not admit.
The comptroller, who is ex ofticio a
member of the land board, is of the
same opinion as Commissioner Walsh
as to the action of the clerks in the
land and the treasury offices.
Mr.. w. Ii. Randolph, late clerk in
the state treasury, who was recently
relieved from duty for buying school
lands, says he had disposed of them
over Il year ago, when he found Treas
urer Lubbock had objected to his buy
ing them while clerk in the treasury.
In the case Of Mr.. Roche, clerk in
the land office, Judge Hall, of the
land fraud board, says the record is in
error in stating the board advised suit
to recover from him two sections, us
the board had not decided that he was
debarred by being clerk from buying
or locating public lands.
STATE ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT.
Capt. Britton, state engineer, ar
rived here yesterday, en- route on his
inspection of the International road
lie leaves on Monday for Laredo.