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

failure to settle upon or improve tn
land, or any failure TO make any of tn
payments required by law or said regula
tiOns. shall work forfeiture of all monel
paid on, and all claims to the said lane
without judicial proceedings. 1t being
also understood and agreed that the OBJ
ject of the sale to me is for the purpose
of securing a bona tide settler on the land
and it is further understood. that after the
expiration of said three years of actua
residence, | shall have the right, under
such regulations as may be prescribed by
law, TO pay the whole amount of principal
and interest due the state for said land
and procure patent therefor.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the surveyor
or other agent of the state, to properly
register each application so made; and
/ if the land is required to be sold to the
| highest bidder, To offer it for competition
as provided by resolution NO. y of the
state land board, and to Immediately for
ward the application and oath by mail to
the seer tary of the state land board at
Austin, Texas.
No application for purchase will be re-
ceived or considered by the board unless
accompanied by one-thirtieth of the whole
amount or amounts due on lands applied
for
The surveyor shall be authorized to re-
ceive a fee of one dollar from each appli-
cant for each application registered by
him, and twenty five cents additional for
each tract of land sold by him at public
cutlery. lThis does not apply to fees for
leases.j
6. The state land board will meet on
the first Tuesday in July and on the first
Tuesday of each month thereafter, unless
such time may be changed or postponed
by due notice given, TO consider bids for
purchase and lease, and make final awards
of the same.
Resolved, further, That hereafter the
minimum price for lease of dry lands shall
be six cents per acre per annum, and that
leases will be made under competitor &C
cording to regulations of the state land
board; that no watered lands are on the
market for sale or lease, and that the
board reserves the right to refuse to CON
summate any lease or sale.
COMPTROLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The comptroller's department, yester-
day, paid into the treasury $4,000 which
$1,000 was available school fund.
The Wells, Fargo g. Co.'S express paid
their annual tax of $500.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Everything was swimming along
smoothly in this department yesterday
with enough money on hand or in sight
with which to meet the March interest,
amounting to about $4,000. Viewing the
financial condition just now it appears
that the next legislature will have some
big deficiencies to provide for, as was pre-
dicted on the floor of the senate and house
at the last session, when the tax and APP
preparation bills we're under discussion.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The governor yesterday received the fol-
lowing postal from citizen over at
BROWNSVILLE Feb. 10, 1886.
His Excellency, John ireland, Austin, Texas
Your board deserves the praise of all
the people of Texas in your de-
cision in the case of Young Mar
tins of Burnett. Our superintendent
needs bit in his mouth, and l hope we
have board who are willing to teach him
what is right and what is wrong, He is
always too willing to give our judges and
trustees the advantage, whether they have
it or not. hope he will resign at the
end of his term. Yours, etc,
CITIZEN
COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT.
There was very little of importance in
his department yesterday.
The cash paid into the treasury
amounted to some four or five thousand |
dollars.
STATE LAND BOARD.
Secretary Laurence received seventy
i've letters yesterday, the bulk of them
containing small remittances. The re-
'eipts aggregated several thousand dol
airs, j. X. Donnan, of this city, paying in
81, 100 in a lump.
Yesterday the bids to purchase and lease
'losed i'll the several counties, and Tues
lay week the board will convene to make
wards.
CHARTERS,
which were filed yesterday:
The Christian Charity association of
Texas, Henderson, Rusk county, Texas.
The Obj ect is to educate and assist the
ieedy, to prevent them from becoming
objects of public charity. Incorporated
~ A. c. Neal, T. Grimes and j. T.
Maddox.
The East Austin Hose Fire company,
No. 4; capital stock $1,000. Incorporat-
'rs-Denns Corwin, S. Bailette, W. S
Reddy, w. W. Reed A. w. Brunsen, j.
Frank Heilmann and Geo. l.. Robertson.
The First Baptist church of McGregor.
ncorpora' o's-W. c. Bryan, L. II. Fowler
md John W. Wilson.
The Texas Tram and Lumber company.
lied an amendment to its charter increas-
ng the capital stock to 100000.
STATE DEPARTMENT
The following charter was filed yester-
lay
The Eureka Manufacturing company,
Of Palestine; capital stock, 100000; in
H. II. Bailey j. b. Mcknight,
\. W. Gregg.
COMPTROLLER OFFICE.
In answer to Il letter received at the
,tlice, the following reply was made yes
erday:
AUSTIN, February ~, 1856.
Ir j. V Cockrell, Margaret, Texas:
DEAR SRI have yours of the 18th
Instant, referring to a clarsa in the print
d instructions of 1856 to assessors, rela
ing to the assessments of lands in the
counties, belonging to non
esidents thereof.
enclose you copy of said instructions