The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-08
GOVERNMENTAL.
Matters Picked Up in a Tour OF
the Departments.
Spicy Gossip and Political Points
Heard at the Capitol
From Sundays Daily,

Comptroller Mccall yesterday, for the
hoard of education, purchased Sl'ooo
Live Oak county jill bond
The Texas and Pacific railroad com
pany paid $2132.55 passenger tax
Interest due March l On state bonus
held by special fund, was collected yester,
day by Comptroller Mccall and credited
to following funds:
Available eChOOl fund. S9'565. w 10
Available University fund','."" l'1S' IN
LunAtiC asylum. ''''"''''''''' an M
Deaf aud Dumb asylum ..."';',..';",. e6S "A
Agricultural and Mechanical college. o,oSo w
gil, 10 10
The assessors of the state should pay
attention to the following, and they Will
save themselves deal of trouble:
Every banking corporation, state OF
national, doing business in this state shail'
in the city or town in which it is located,
render its real estate to the assessor OF
taxes at the time and in the manner re
ouired of individuals. At the time of
making such rendition the president or
some other officer of said bank shall tle
with said assessor sworn statement
showing the number and amount of the
shares of said bank, the name and resi-
dence of each shareholder, aud the num-
Der and amount OF shares owned by hun.
Every shareholder of said bank shall, in the
city or town where said bank is located,
render at their actual value to the asses
sor of taxes all shares owned by him III
such bank; and in case of h 5 failure 80 to
do, the assessor shall assess such unren-
dered property. Each share in such bank
| shall be taxed only for the difference
between its actual cash value and the pro
D lrtiOuate amount per share at which Its
real estate is assessed. The taxes due
upon the shares of banking corporations
shall be lien thereon, aud no banking
corporation shall pay any dividend to any
shareho der who is in default IN the pay
ment of taxes due on his shares; nor shall
any banking corporation permit the trans
fer upon its books of any share the owner
of which is in default in the payment of
his taxes up N same.
Nothing herein shall be so construed
as to tax national or state banks, or the
shareholders thereof, at a greater rate
than is assessed against other moneyed
capital in the hands of individuals"
| (Uhapter Ill, laws OF 1000
PRIVATE BANKS.
Fourth-All other banks, bankers,
brokers, or dealers in exchange, or stock
jobbers, shall render their list in the fol-
lowing manner:
First-The amount of money
on hand, or i'll transit, or in the
hands of other banks, bankers, brokers or
others subject to draft, whether the same
be in or out of the state Except United
States treasury notes..
Second-The amount of bills receiv
able, discounted or purchased, and other
credits due or to become due, including
accounts receivable, interest accrued but
not due, and interest due and unpaid.
Third-From the aggregate amount ot
the items named in the first and SECOND
of the last two subdivisions shall be de
Quoted the amount of money on deposit
Fourth-The amount of bonds anC
stocks of every kind Except United
States boDds), and all shares of capita
stocks, vi joint stocks of other com
panies or corporations held as an invest
ment, or III any way presenting assets.
Fitth-All other property belOI gihg o.
aPpertaining to said bank or business, il.
Guiding both personal property and rea
estate, snail be listed as other persona
property and real estate. Fourth sub
division of Chapter 1OS Laws If 1887
| TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The following report shows the condi
ton of the state treasury:
Balance in treasury on quarter ending Febru.r-
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