The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
In aocordance with said lettersI patent

in accordance with said lettersS patent
respectively, etc.
The charter Of the San Gabriel Wa
ter Works Company, of Georgetown
capital $1,000, was also filed yes
terday with the secretary of state
The incorporators are, EnZay Tay
lor, L. Z. Taylor and NJ. =. Kelley
T. I. Carnage, an attorney OF Pales'
tine, and Prof, II. &. Cook, of Meri.
dian, Tex, have been appointed 10y
President Arthur as United States
commissioner and alternate, respec-
lively, from Texas to the New Orleans
exposition. The governor has not yet
designated the state commissioners.
Miss Adine Waggener, sister of
Prof. Waggener, was yesterday ma
/ circulated as a student of the Uhiver-
sity of Texas, making 300 students
matrlculated to date.
| Col. A. II. Cook, contractor for
building the State university, died
yesterday morning at his residence in
this city.
The comptroller rules that parson-
age, owned by church, while used by
the pastor in charge Of the church as
a home, is not taxable. The sequence
is that if rented or used for other pur-
poses, it will be liable to the tax.
The comptroller yesterday deposited
$500 for account OF general revenue
and about $1,000 county taxes, which
latter goes to the credit of the several
counties for which it was collected.
The comptroller is highly pleased
wi b the use of the Hall type writer,
viii, h he has procured for the print
ing work of his office. Mr.. Dodge. in
the office, is agent for them in Austin.
The attorney general has signed the
papers for proceedings by quo-war-
ranto in the case of Chowning, ap-
pointed sheriff of Wilbarger county
by the commissioners court VS.. Boyer,
appointed to the same position by the
district judge. This is done by the
Encouragement in order that the is
sue may be tried, as the county and
district attorneys declined to act on
account of being interested in. the
matter.
Commissioner Brewster yesterday
issued certificates for doing business
in this state to the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company, of New York city, and
the Crescent Fire and Marine Insur-
ance company, of New Orleans.
The capitol contractor and commits
SiOners have arranged for an eXcur-
sion this morning to the Oatmanville
quarries. The train will start at nine
O'Clock from the depot Of the Interna-
tinnal railroad.
The comptroller has issued the fol-
lowing circular:
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER,
AUSTIN, Feb. %, 1884.
To Tax Assessors:
BY the terms of act approved Feb. !
8, 1884, owners whose lands have not |
been assessed for any year or years |
from 1871 to 1876, inclusive, can nox
render such lands for taxation for any |
of the years named, and assessors are |
to receive all voluntary ren-
ditions of lands for any such years in
accordance with section 1 OF said act }
All such assessments must be placed
on separate assessment rolls, each of |
which must distinctly show at the
head, and in the certificate of the
assessor, the year for which the as
seSsment is made, and such rolls
should be marked as supplemental
rolls, and attached to the rolls of the
year in the same manner that
other assessment rolls are attached.
Under no circumstances will as
SCISSORS place any lands on the unren-
Tered rolls for any of the years from
1871 to 1876, inclusive.
A copy of section l of the act re-
;erred to is hereto appended.
WIN. j. SWAIN,
Comptroller.