The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-23
CAPITAL CITY CULLlNGS.
neADYroasrAtE HOUSE woaN
Additions a. che Old veteran Pension
tist-An important uooupaiion
Tas Circular FROM the
Comptroller Notes
sEw CAPITOL MOTHS.

AusTIs, July -, Special. The
supplement- capitol coutraC. IA
drawn mp ready for signing Colonel
Goroo will DO hero tomorrow 10 ar
range for transferring oonyicts to Bur-
not, and work on the extension rail-
road TO the quarry, scmo " miles, VIII
ba commenced NJ once. Within ED
days Colonel Taylor expects 10 COM
menc6 work on the wallis
ITVERToN's EXAMINATIONS.
Lee L5y0rton, arrested q few days
ago "a au accomplish ia tue Killing oil
DR.. St0val, mad u preliminary cNgm,
nation to-day, which was continued
an tomorrow, Tho Impression pre-
wallis that Es will loo declared inno-
cont,
TAN PAID,
Tho Great Western & Rio Grande
Railway paid It's quarterly passenger
TOOK LICENSES,
Same 30 drummeTs took out licenses
to-day.
Tho Veterun Board mot 20 day and
recommended the following spplica-
tons Tor pensions:
John Sanders, of Kaufman,
john Mcrsylor of Williamson
Mrs. Martha McCoy OF Harris
County.
SOLOMON Puyle, of Hill County.
Mrs. Mary Morrison, of Hill County,
Thomas Freeman, Of Travis County.
Simon Cockrell, OF Parker County.
An ma Jackson, OF Washington
County.
II. Il. MyrlcR, of Uvalde County.
Sarah Ann Guest, OF Red River
County.
John NJ. Case, VI Nuocos County.
b, b. Hughes, OF Galveston County.
NJ. Cuoro, of Kaufman County.
WATCH Off, rHEREl
Tho Comptroller has sent out tho fol-
lowing instructions: "Many COM.
plaiuts having been fled with this
Office that largo number OF CONNER
cia! travellers, or drummers, are pur-
suing their occupation in this state
without having paid the tax required
by lac', the attention. OF tax collectors,
shsrins and peace officers generally Is
called Co tha following extract from the
/ occupation tax Law, which took effect
! July |, 1852:
"Erom every commercial traveller,
/ drummer, salesman or solicitor OF
| trade, by sample or otherwise, an AN
nual occups lion tax OF S35, payable in
| advance; provided, that the TAX herein
required u be paid by such commer-
cisi traveller, drummer, salesman or
, solicitor, shall be paid to the comp
/ trOiler at public accounts, whose re
ceipt, under seal, shall be evidence OF
1 tno payment of such tax; and provided
[ further that no county, city or town
shall !eyy or collect any occupation
| tax upon such commercial Jrayelori
| drummer, salesman or solicitor;
provided that nothing herei
contained shalt apply 20 any one solic-
| ting subscriptions for religious, liter
ery or historical books or maps, or per-
sons soliciting for nurseries, newspa-
pers and CrGyCstJnes; provided lur-
thor, that every commercial tt'Velcr,
drummer, salesman or sollci or %!
trade shall, on demand Of tho az COL.
| lectUr Of any county Of this 81 20, ~ o!
any poace officer OF said cot aty, OK
hiGit 10 such officer the COM troller's
| receipt above mentioned; anu every
commercial traveller, drummer, sales
man or solicitor Of JrGdo who .hGi! fan
or refuse 10 exhibit said receipt to
such officer on demand by
him, stall he deemed gutl.
Ity OF misdemoanor and mod
in sum not less than so nor more
than $l03."
rs ID" IS very tlS'h 90" '1o'O W"
DO no miscOustructiOn Of its torms,and
thoro ara few ii any Of lhe drummers
travelling in this state no arc moi ao-
uuaiuted with its provisions. This
department depends on the officers
throughout the State for the exc.
curon OF the laws relating 30 taxes and
they are urgently requested to demand
of every commercial traveller or drum
Iner an exhibition of the comptroller $
receipt, showing the payment OF the
tax, Sud in the event OF failure TO eX,
hibit such receipt that they sec that
the law is strictly enforced.