The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-23
STATE CAPITOL NOTES.
INTERESTING RAILROAD DATA,
Indignation ut the Conduct of CourtriGrt-
vilic-The Attorney-Goneral Sub
mits an Exhaustive Opinion
On voting-pcrsonal.

ACsTIN, Oct. 2l.-[Spccial. For the
year ending September 30, the net
earnings of tho Houston IL Texas
Central railway, were S2,0SS,Gi5; last
year $2,2i3,3OO
International n Great Northern, net
earnings SG4T SOY; last year ~ ,O2I so.
Texas ~ Pacific, net earnings 1870,
03S; last year 7aS, 400.
Missouri. .<lIansas S Texas. net earn
ings S2,SS5,1I10; last year y, 2,sn&,i7O.
The reports of the Gulf, Colorado *
Santa Fc and the Galveston, Houston
IL san Antonio roads have not been
received.
The assessment rolls Of the following
counties have not been received: Me
nard, Brazoria, Brown, Liberty, Milan,
PecOs, Tyler, Colorado. The want Of
the above is delaying the work on the
| comptrolerS report.
The New York, Texas & Mexican rail
way paid SOL passenger tax to-day.
Since September /, there has been
drawn from the state treasury, $:ljO,OOO
to pay public school teachers, S.Sl,OOO
being paid during this month.
Much indignation is felt here over the
| escape of Courtright mt Fort Worth, and
it is more than probable that the rangers
having him in charge will he dismissed
made to recapture and convey him back
to Fort Worth, and if successful the
communistic city will find it advanta-
geous not to molest the officers or make
unlawful demonstrations.
In answer to the county judge Of Jones
county. Attorney General Templeton
writes as follows: None can under the
constitution and the laws vote for either
state, district, county or precinct Oili-
GERS except in the election preci net Of
his actual residence.
For state officers q residence'of twelve
months in the State is required and Il
bodalide residence in the election pre-
cinct where the applicant desires to
vote. 1t makes no difference of how
short duration the residence in each
election precinct may have been, pro-
vided only that ii IS actual and bona
iide.
From tho above it will he perceived
that mere transiepts Will have no right
to vote in Jones County if they have n
residence elsewhere, even il they have
been citizens of the state for twelve
months.
Second, For district officers (congres-
sional, judicial or legislative), resi-
dence of twelve months in the state is
required, and bOna-fide residence of no
matter how.short duration, in the cleo
ton precinct where the applicant de-
sires to vote, and in addition .hereto a
residence of six months in the district
Thus, a former resident of Taylor
county may have moved from said
county into Jones county only a few
weeks or days preceding the election,
and have the right to vote in Jones for
state and district officers. (See constitu-
ton, article 6, section 8, and the United
States VS.. Slater, 4th Woods, United
States circuit court reports, 1867
1 will add that this was also the con-
struction of my immediate predecessor
in this office.
Third, For county and precinct of
ficers residence of twelve months in
the state and six months in the county
is required. In this case, also, the voter
must vote only in the election precinct
where he actually resides.
In regard to the right Of transient
cowboys who have been in the state for
twelve months and in Jones county for
six months, to vote in Jones county fer
county and precinct officers, I have to
say that they can clearly vote there for
all officers, state, district, county and
precinct,if they have no other place they
claim as their home. | will add that
/ wish it distinctly understood T. at the
impression prevailing in many places
that this office has advised, either before
or since became attorney-general, that
a residence of twelve months in the
state would, under the present consti-
tuition, entitle citizen to vote for
state officers wherever he might happen
to be on election day, is wholly incor-
rect and unsupported by the official
records of the office, and at the risk of
being Pathological, / ayain expressly
say that neither state, district, county
nor precinct officers can be voted for
except in the election precinct wherein
the prOpDSe6 o1eptOr has his actual bOn0
fide residence. Respectfully,
"JoTIN ID. TEMPLETON,
Attorney-General."
The governor leaves for Jewett to-
morrow where he speaks Thursday.
Dengue fever prevails here and it is
feared it will become epidemic.
Capt. G. f. Millet, proprietor of the
opera-house and one of Austin's most