The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-22
STATE CAPITOL NOTES.
INTERESTING RAILROAD DATA.
Indignation at the Conduct of Courtrieht-
'iiie-The Attorney General Sub.
mtts an Exhaustive Opinion
On voting--Personal,

AUSTIN, Oct. 2l.-ISpecial. For the
year ending September 80, the net
earnings of the Houston x Texas
Central railway, were $2,OSs 045; last
year $2,2i3,S 800
international & Great Northern. net
earnings SB2I ,S07; last year 81, ,O27,87g.
o ieNas " Pacific, net earnings $S76,
9iS last year 79S,460.
Missouri, Kansas a. Texas, net enrn-
lngs no; last year $2,S03,57O.
The reports of the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe and the Galveston, Houston
san Antonio roads have not been
received.
The assessment rolls of the following
counties have not been received. Ma,
nard, BraZoria, Brown, Liberty, Milan.
Pecos, Tyler, Colorado. The want OF
the above is delaying the work on the
comptrollers report.
Inc New YORK, Texas & Mexican rail-
way paid sol passenger tax to-day.
| since september l, there has been
drawn from the state treasury, S35D. 600
to pay public school teachers, $2Sl,OOO
being paid during this month.
Much Indignation is felt here over the
escape of Conrtright mt Fort Worth, and
II is more than probable that the ranpers
from the service. Every effort will be
made to recapture and convey him back
to tort Worth, and ii successful the
communistlc city will find IL advanta-
geous not to modest the officers or make
unlawful demonstrations.
In answer to thecouuty Judge of Jones
county, Acknowledgement rempleton
writes as follows: None can under the
constitution and tho lawsvo for either
\ state, district, county or precinct OH.
f GERS except III the election preci net o.
I his actual residence.
For state Ulcers a residence'of twolv,
months In the State is required and !
! bodaiide residence in the election pre
4 clnct whore the applicant desires 10
[ vote. IL makes no difference of how
short duration the residence In each
= election precinct may have been. pro-
4 yided only that it Is actual aud bona
! iide.
From the above IL will bo perceive,
/ that mere transients will have no riph,
. to vote in Jones county II they have 4
3 residence elsewhere, even II they have
: been citizens Of tho state for twelve
!, months.
\ Second, For district officers (congres.
a sional, judicial or legislative). resi-
y dence of twelve months in the state 4,
II required, and bona-iide residence of M
4 matter how short duration, In the elec
N ton precinct where the applicant dc
sires to vote, and I'm addition thereto 1
n residence of six months in the district
N Thus, a former resident of Taylol
n county may have moved from sale
county into Jones county only a few
weeks or days preceding the election
and have the right to vote In Jones TO
/ state and district officers. (See constitu
ltAN mWtt tfaln y -
states VS.. Slater, ith Woods, Unitet
= states circuit court reports, 1861
h / viii add that this was also the con
# struction OF my immediate predecesss
in this office.
~ Third, For county and precinct OF
" fcers residence of twelve months A
y the state and six months In the count
~ is required. In this case, also, the vote
"a must vote only in the election precinc
" whore no actually resides.
70 In regard TO the right OF transien
= cowboys who have been in tho state 70
y; twelve months and in Jones county fo
W six months, to vote in JOnos county fo
u county and precinct officers, | have /
say that they can clearly vote there 70
all officers, state, district, county an
precinct,it thoy have no other place the
~ claim as their home. / will add tbs
IS | wish II distinctly understood that tn
80 impression prevailing in many place
- that this office has advised, either befor
-, or since became attorney-general, this
Nv a residence of twelve months in th
W. state would, under tho present const
~ tuition, entitle citizen TO vote Il
T., state officers wherever he might happe
:, to be on election day, is wholly inco
vi rect and unsupported by the oflici
records of the office, and at tho risk ,
being Pathological, a'ain expressl
- say that neither state, district, count
- nor precinct officers can he voted I,
IN except IN the election precinct whereI
Ir- the proposed elector has his actual, bor
as hde residence. Respectfully,
=, "JoHN ID. TEMrLEToN,
's Attorney-General." !"
ny Tho governor leaves Tor Jewett 1
a., morrow, where he speaks Thursday.
lu Dengue fever prevails hero and II
III feared It will become epidemic.
Capt. G. Il. Nillet, proprietor of tl
opera-house and one of Austin's mo
!, prominent business men, is dangerous
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le Local Notes From Bowie.