The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-25

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The governor yesterday received let
ter from Mr.. Samuel Kent, of Philadel-
phia, asking to know the whereabouts of
Theodore Rothengass, or his widow, child
or children. When last heard from they
were at Bremond, Wharton county.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters were filed in
the Office of the secretary Of state yes
terday:
The Angle Lumber company of HOus-
ton; capital, $4,000 Incorporators: d.
NJ. Angle, G. w. Angle, G.. II. Stryker, Mel
son Stryker.
Texas Rolling Mills, of Houston; CAPT
tai, $4,000. IncOrporators: Sam Allen
4. w. House, G. c. Street and j. A. Baker
jr.
"The kingdom of God and heaven, be-
ing the church of the living God, the
church of the first born" of Upper Re
demption, San Augustine county. After
it was filed and placed on record, Pete
Walton and Judge Galway held services,
the secretary of state being absent The
meeting was quite interesting, the fer
vency of the solitary mourner, the attor-
ney who filed the charter, being touching,
affecting and soul-stirring in the extreme.
He truly repented of his wickedness in
general and the filing of the charter in
particular, and amid n profuse flow of
tears the doxOlogy was sung and the con
gregation dispersed.
coMPTRoLLERs DEPARTMENT.
In this department yesterday the rotund
and agreeable Oliphant registered bonds
of the Navasota water works, amounting
to $12,T50.
Yesterday Mr.. Hardin Walsh, the ex
perienced aud efficient tax clerk, mailed
the last of the lists of payments of takes
made by nOn-residents on lands situated
in the organized counties. The payments
by that class of tax payers for 1885, ag-
gregated 100000 more than for any pre-
vious year.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Yesterday in this department the
$4,000 check drawn some time
back by the board of education,
against the general revenue fund, and
which busted" the treasury, was paid in |
full, and all the school warrants of the |
series number one have been paid. The |
number two issue will have to be regist- |
cred, as there will not be sufficient funds |
with which to pay them. To date general !
revenue warrants, amounting to $4,000
have been registered.
STATE LAND BOARD.
Secretary Laurence, yesterday, received
about $1,000, payments of interest on
lands.
Applicants to purchase lands
are constantly committing errors
in making their application and
this is great source Of annoyance as
well as trouble and oNponse. If the fol-
lowing rule adopted by the board is rig
idly adhered 10 no trouble will be had.
THE RUIZ.
I. Any person who Is twenty one years
of age, and who desires 10 secure home
stead in the state of Texas, may purchase
any uusold and uuwatercd portion of the
common school, university and asylum
lands of the state OF Texas in quantities
as follows; OF lands classed MS unwater-
ed pasture lands. it fog grazing purposes
only, not more than three sections of $40
acres each, which must iu all cases be sit
uated contiguous 10 on cornering with
each other, or of land classed as I'M
watered agricultural lands, not more than
one section.
Said lands shall b. old at COMPETE I
tive sale TO the highest bidder, in the man
ner and under the authority prescribed in
resolution No. OF the state land board;
provided, in cases whore the applicant APP
plies for one section only of agricultural
land, he shall be permitted to purchase
the same at tho minimum price of two
dollars per acre, without competition.
3. Not more than one -ection of leased
land shall be sold to any one person.
{, Any person desiring to secure
homestead on any vi said lands which
may be unsold, shall at the same time he
mr. she has made selection, file with the
county or district surveyor, or other agent
Of the state for the territory in which
such land is situated written applica-
tion, under oath, accom- panied with
proper sketch of the survey or surveys
desired, giving name and number of GER
tiicate by virtue of which they were sur
veyed, county, and approximated distance
from county seat, if organized, or from
centre of the county if I'M
with specific description of the
land and natural products, and whether it
is agricultural land, or fit only for grazing
purposes. The applicant shall, at the
same time, make and subscribe to the fol
lowing oath before some officer i'll the
county, land, or judicial district, au-
thorized to administer oaths, to-wit
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do solemnly swear that desire the land
for which l have this day made my appli-
cation for a homestead for myself ; that
will, within six months, become an actual
settler and resident upon the said land, ,
and will continue to reside upon and i'm {
prove the same for the period of three |
years that during the said
time / will not sell or rent the same to
any other person except to such person as '
will continue to reside upon and improve
the same as homestead that | am not i
acquiring the same in trust for, or for the I
use and benefit of any other person, and a
have not directly or indirectly made any Y
agreement or contract with any person. t
by which the title, claim,
Dr. right so acquired from the state O
shall inure,in whole or in part, by lease or ;
purchase, or in any other manner what
ever, TO the benefit of any other person, O
firm or corporation. 1t is understood and t
agreed that l am to pay to the state of I
Texas on the first day of January, of each {
year One-thirtieth of the value Of said n