The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-11

seem to said board best for the ultimate
interest of the counties affected thereby;
provided. that whenever any league or
leagues so leased shall become the seper-
ate property of any county on its organi-
cation, then the lease as to such partic1-
lar league or leagues shall cease and the
same shall be and become at once subject
TO the control of respective county COM
missioners court, asaother county school
lands, according to the provisions of the
state constitution and the laws thereof.
Provided no lands shall be leased for less
than five cents per acre.
Section 3.-That the rents on said lands
shall be paid to the state treasurer an
Rually in advance, commencing with the
date of each lease respectively, and the
treasurer shall keep an account of the
money received for each res pective league
and the money so received shall be used
as a part of the available school fund of
the state and when such league becomes
the separate property of a county sum
equal to the proceeds of such lease shall
be, by the treasurer, paid over to the
proper authority of such county out of
the available school fund, to be invested
and managed by the commissioners court
of such county, according to the pro-
visions of said section six, article seven of
the state constitution, less the pro rata
expense of advertising, etc.
Section F. That said board shall
promptly report to the state treasurer
each lease made by them, specifying the
league or leagues embraced in the same,
and the name or names of the lessee or
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come null and void on the non payment
of the annual rents at the time or times
hereinbefore specified, and it shall be I'M
necessary for any action to declare the
forfeiture other than the action of the
board upon the report of the treasurer
that default has been made on the pay
ment of the annual rents, and all leases
shall contain clause making it portion
of the contract that a judicial ascertain
ment of the forfeiture is not required,
and upon the forfeiture of any lease said
board shall Immediately advertise and re-
let the lands on which said lease or leases
have been made.
Section 5.-That said board is hereby
clothed with authority TO make such rules
and regulations, not inconsistent with the
provisions of this act in regard to the
leasing of said lands, as they may deem
best for the interest of the counties to be
benefited thereby.
Section 6.-No corporation shall be al
lowed to lease said lands, and if any indi-
vidual lessee or lessees transfer said lease
to any corporation, or allows them to use
such lands, they shall thereby forfeit their
leases and Improvements
| SaotiOD 7-This act shall take affact
and be in force ninety days after adjourn
ment.
Section 8.-The near approach of the
close of the session and the Importance of
this bill creates an imperative public
necessity, authorizing the suspension of
the rule requiring bills to be read on three
several days and said rule is hereby sus-
pended.
Approved February 6, 1884.
JOHN IRELAND, Governor.
In compliance with the provisions of
this act the officials named on yesterday
organized the board and advertise the
lands for lease as required.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The following charters were filed yes
terday in the office of secretary of state:
The Magnolia Cemetery company, OF
Houston.
The Campbell Real Estate company, of
Ell Paso. Object, to subdivide, improve
sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose
of lands. The capital stock is placed al
100000. Incorporators, John W. Noble
George H. Gill, Hugh Campbell, william
S. Hills and Bennett H. Davis.
THE TREASURY.
Yesterday large number of the war
rants advertised to be paid off were pre-
scented, and the chief clerk was kept busy
cashing the same.
Kirksey, the rotund man of the Office,
and withal one of the most agreeable and
efficient of clerks, was busy, too,
Yesterday, with land matters
In fact, every clerk in the department
was hard at work, as they are daily, with
the land business of the state.
This month some $4,000 interest due
on bonds is to be paid, and the cash is on
hand to do it with
To-day Treasurer Lubbock will begin
the payment of another batch of revenue
warrants, aggregating about $4,000.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent Baker has had sent to
the tax assessors the following, which they
should heed and promptly comply with;
II send you blanks for scholastic census
rolls and abstracts. The law requires you
to complete the rolls and deliver them to
the county judge by the tenth day of
June, to be filed by him with the county
clerk. The abstracts are to be made out
in duplicate and filed with the county
clerk, after they have been approved by
the county judge, on or before the first
day of July. Under the law you cannot
receive compensation unless this is done
1t is the duty of the county clerk to place
one of the abstracts on file in his office
and mail the other to this department al
once, and I suggest that you see that he
does so. If there is city or town in your
county which has assumed control of its
public schools, you will not take the scho-
lastic census of such city or town, but
leave it to be done by the city or town as
SCISSOR. Children who will be eight years
old September 1, next, and not sixteen
years old, are entitled to enrolment.
Unless your abstract reaches this office
by the fifteenth day of July apportion-
ment will have to be made to your county
on last years census report.
I respectfully call your attention to
sections 80, 81, 80, SO, "a, 85 and SO, school