The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-21
THE STATE CAPITOL
Matters Picked up in Our Tour of
the Departments.
Important and Interesting Infor-
nation of County Officials
and the People.
From Thursdays Daily.l


The Texas Homestead and Farmers
association filed an amendment to theil
charter this morning changing the name
to the Arkansas Pass Land company, and
increasing the capital stock to 100000
The incorporates are: Hon. Barnett
Gibbs, W. Il. CASTOR, H. c. Clark, Jane:
B. Simpson and John II. Taylor.
CoMPTRoLLEB's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday deposited
$4,000 to the credit of general revenue.
All the collectors but one have
sent up their papers and
their accounts with the state have
about been satisfactorily adjusted. Never
probably, in the history of the comp
troller's department have collections been
so close and settlements so full and rapidly
made.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT..
The following counties have sent uE
their scholastic census reports:
Callahan-White, 976; colored, 3; total
979. Total last year, 1919.
San Jaclnto-White, S11; colored, Lip
total, 1928. Total last year, 1858.
MitchelI-Whi' e, Sc; last year, 43.
Lampasas-White, 900; colored, 9; total
925. Total last year, 1880.
Cameron-White, 1886; last year, 1898
ogdoches-White,2 :, 1855; colored, 991
total, 3,447. Total last year, 3,269.
Medina-White, 1922; colored, so; total
1922. Total last year, 1855.
Uvalde-White, SCI; colored, 10; total
$50. Total last year, so.
Rains-White, S62; colored, 1903; total,
965. Total last year, S91.
Jefferson-White, 4O3; colored, 29O;
total, 693. Total last year, 5S1.
San Saba-White, 1,441; colored, %;
total, 1856. Total last year, 1852.
Kaufman-White, 4,164; colored, $50;
total, 1850. Total last year, 1920.
Mason-White, 961; last year, white
1899.
Waller-White, 962; colored, 2,43l; total,
1898. Total last year, 1852.
Esstland-White, 1,45S; colored, 8; total,
1,461. Total last year, 1924.
Red River-White, 1902; colored, 1917;
total, 5,419. Total last yesr, 5,1S6.
Duval-White, 1,761; colored, Il total,
1854. Total last year, 1853.
Menard-White, 351; colored, 2; total,
353; Total last year, 327.
Zavalla-W White, 24S. Last year, white,
2SS.
Rockwall-white, 1928; colored, 80;
total, 1860. Total last year, 1888.
Wilson-White, 2,O22; colored, 26S; total,
1920. Total last year, 2,2S3.
Caldwell-White, 1904; colored, 1885;
total, 3,2S9. Total last year, 800.
McMullen - White, 252; colored, II;
total, 263. Total last year, 263.
Reeves-White, 1913; last year, white, PAP.
Arsnsas-White, 219; colored, II; total,
23O Total last year, 225.
Blanco-White, 1858; colored, 60; total,
Ills. Total last year, 1905.
Harris-White, 1877; colored, 1855;
total, 3,042. Total last year, 2,Y07.
Stephens-White, 1,016; last year, white,
l ,OO6.
Guadalupe-White,2 1927; colored, 1,306;
total, 1888. Total last year, 1902.
Orange--White, 416; colored, 80; total,
446. Total last year, 49,
Concho-White, III; colored, 2; total,
173. Total last year, 1871.
Titus-White, l, 407; colored, 4O1; total,
1,SOS. Total last year, LIZA.
The following circular was sent out
yesterday:
ATTENTION, COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICERS!
The statute fixing the scholastic year
reads as follows:
For the support of public free schools
al the available public scool funds of said
years, less the amount appropriated from
the public school fund by this act for 9th
er purposes" See chap. 146, general ap-
preparation for current expenses of state
government, page 147 under the head of
Department Education" general laws of
the Twentieth legislature.)
All reports and statements made to this
department must be in accordance with
expiration of the appropriation referred
to-. e., July l. In pursuance of this
statute the public free schools for the
scholastic year 1SS7-SS will close on or
before July l, 1888, while the public free
schools of the year 1SSS-S9 would not
commence until September l, 1888. 1t
would follow that contracts to teach
public schools during the months of July
and August would be illegal, as county
school authorities have no right to ex-
pend any portion of the school fund in
any other manner than that prescribed by
law.
But it is evident that hardship is done
by this lack of provision to large num-
Der of country schools which are most
attended during the months
of July and August; therefore, by virtue
of the power delegated to the state super
intendent by the law authorizing him to
issue instructions and regulations in
cases that may arise in which the law has
psde no provision and where necessity
requires some rule, in order that there
may be no hardships TO individuals and
no delays and inconvenience in the man.
agement of school affairs" have ruled
that, when unexpended balances remain
on July l to the credit of districts
or communities, the trustees of
such dist lets or communities may,
with the consent of the
county judge or county superintendent,
use the same for the support of the
schools during these months. This ruling
allows the use of the balances urexpended
On the fret of July only, the apportion-
nent of the public school fund for the
year 1855 not being available until
September l, 1883. The reports for the
rear ending July l, 1889, will include July
ind August, 1883. In district counties
schools taught during July and August are
inder the control of new trustees, whose
egal term of service will begin on July /,
1883. In community counties the schools
aught during these months will be under
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