The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21

made until six months from Februar!
., 1884, and the owners of such land:
can redeem the same at any time be
fore the sale thereof.
Lists of lands which have not beer
redeemed from tax sales, as shown by
the records of this Cffic 3, have LecI
fol warded to collectors.
Said lists show the taxes and costs
for which sales were maize, and in re-
| deeming such lands owners must pay
to the collector of the county in which
| the lands are situated double the
| amount of tax and costs for which
sale was made, and all subsequent
| taxes on such lands as may be due and
unpaid, and if not redeemed until af,
ter the advertisement is made, the
cost of such advertisement must also
be paid in redemption.
Redemption receipts must, as here
tofore, be issued in duplicate. one
copy to be delivered to the party re.
deeming and the other to be sent to
this office by the collector, and such
receipts must show the payment OF all
subsequent taxes on the land. If such
subsequent taxes were paid prior to
redemption, and other receipts given
therefor, the fact must be stated in a
note on the redemption receipt, and
any omission in this respect will cause
the redemption receipt To be returned
for correction.
IT it is found that any of the lands
described in the lists sent from this
office were enormously sold for the
taxes of the years designated, steps
will be taken to correct the errors, or
cancel the sales when nects Sary, as re-
quired by the amended law, on proper
showing being made by the collector
to the comptroller, setting forth the
errors, etc.
Blank redemption receipts will be
forwarded On application, and no re-
celpts must be used save those fur
nished from this Office.
WIN. j. SWAIN, Comptroller.
The assessed value of lands owned
by non-residents in unorganized coun.
ties has been increased from so cents
to 81 per acre.
Gen. Walker, the new superintend-
ent OF co istruction of the new capitol
has entered with spirit upon his duties.
and SO far as he has time to investf4s
gate, is favorably impressed with the
present condition of the work. The
concrete question will doubtless re-
ceive his most careful attention.
Those who have come in contact with
Gen. Walker have been favorably i'm
pressed with his fitness for the respon-
Sible duties which he has assumed.
The general himself has formed a
most favorable opinion of Texas as an
empire in itself, possessing wonderful
resources for future development.
Among other things, however, he is
that Austin has no cotton
factory.
The capitol syndicate locomotive is
a very large and powerful engine of
16-inch cylinder, and looks like it had
sufficient to pull down the
temporary capitol, even supposing
there is no defect in the structure.
Col. Darden, superintendent of the
latter structure, after careful exami-
nation of it, agrees with the governor
that the old building is solid as rock,
and not likely to tumble down for at
least decade.
1t is now contemplated to begin
in the stone from the quarry
next week to begin the active con-
struction of the central and east wings
OF the new capitol. Then as the con-
tractors have previously assured the
public the grand edifce will rapidly
assume its mammoth proportions,
It will be interesting as stone by
stone the work progresses till Texas
has one of the finest capitols in the
union, in return for her liberal dona-
ton of three millions of acres in the
Panhandle section, set aside for the
purpose as compensation for the con-
tractors.