The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-01
GOVERNMENTAL.
Matters Picked Up In a Tour of
the Departments.
Spicy Gossip and Political Points
Heard at the Capitol
Yesterday.
From Sundays Daily

tlIbL-I uUllC sOuOOl uOubtS anu lOubGb
used exclusively for public worship, the
books and furniture therein, and the
grounds attached to such buildings neces-
sary for the proper occupancy, use and
en- ioyment of the same, and not leased or
otherwise used with view to profit; all
public colleges, public academies, all
buildings connected with the same, and all
the lands Immediately connected with
public institutions of learning; and all
endowment funds of institutions of learn
ing not used with view to profit, and all
buildings used exclusively and owned by
persons or associations of persons for
school purposes. This provision shall
not extend to lessehold estates of real
property held under the authority of any
college or university of learning.
Second-All lands used exclusively
for graveyards or grounds for
burying the dead, except such as are held
by any person, company, or corporation
with view to profit, or for the purpose OF
speculation In the sale thereof.
Third-All property, whether real or
personal, belonging exclusively to this
state, or any political subdivision thereof
or the United States.
Fourth-Au buildings belonging to
counties used for holding courts, for jsils
or county Offices, with the land belonging
to and on which such buildings are
erected.
Fifth-All lands, houses and other build
ings belonging to any county, precinct or
town, used exclusively for the support or
accommodation of the poor.
Sixth-All buildings belonging to in
stitutlons of purely public charity, to
gether with the lands belonging to and
occupied by such institutions not leased
and otherwise used with a view to profit,
and all moneys and credits appropriated
solely by sustaining such institutions.
Seventh-All fire engines and other i'm
plements owned by towns and citiea, used
for the extinguishre of fires, with the
buildings used exclusively for the safe
keeping thereof.
Eighth-All market houses, public
squares or other public grounds, town or
precinct, houses or halls used exclusively
for public purposes, and all works, ma
chinery or fixtures belonging to any town
and used for conveying water to such
town.
Ninth-Al public libraries and personal
property belonging to the same.
Tenth-Household and kitchen fur
niture not exceeding at their true and full
value $3.50 to each family, in which may
be included one sewing machine.
Eleventh-All annual pensions granted
by the state.
The exemption from taxation in Item
does not include boarding schools or
houses used as residences and schools
combined.
Twelfth-Farm products IN the hands
of the producer, ard family supplies nor
home and farm use are exempt from
taxation.
Comptroller Mccall desires special
attention called to the following:
Assessors of taxes shall, between Jan
uary l and June of each year, proceed
to take list of taxable property, real and
personal, in their res pective counties, and
assess the value thereof in the manner
following, to-wit; By calling upon the
person, or by calling at the Office, place
of business, or the residence of the per-
son, and listing the property required by
law in his name, and requiring the per-
son to make statement under oath.
IL duJ pOloOn VIM 10 Nv law W
list property shall be sick or absent when
the assessor calls for list of his property,
the assessor shall leave at the Office or
usual place of residence or business of
such person written or printed notice
requiring such person to meet him and
render list of his property at such time
and place as the assessor of taxes may
designate in said notice.
"In all cases of failure to obtain state
ment of real and personal property from
any cause, it shall be the duty of tho as
SCISSOR of taxes to ascertain the amount
and value of such property, and assess
the same at what he believes to be the
true and full value thereof; and such as
sessment shall be as valid and binding as
if such property had been rendered by
the proper owner thereof. Assessors of
taxes are empowered and authorized to
administer all oaths necessary to obtain a
full, complete and correct assessment of
all taxable property situated in their re-
spective counties; and assessors are
earnestly requested to PROFOUND such
questions to all persons rendering prop
erty for taxation as will attain this re-
suit"
TREAeU DEPARTMENT.
Treasurer Lubbock yesterday received
from the comptroller $4,000 general rev.
enue, and $3.50 available school fund.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Governor Ross yesterday received the
following statement from Rosa Schmidt
relative to her treatment at the hands of
WfnNar uhn nnnuaua6 bar IN tho Rpc
prison:
RUsK, Texas, February 20, 1888.
Statement of Rosa Schmidt in regard
to her conveyance from San Antonio to
the Texas state penitentiary at Rusk, as
made to Thomas j. Goree, superintendent
of the penitentiary at Rusk, February
%, 1888:
81, Rosa Schmidt, left San Antonio Jail
about $50 O'Clock on the evening of
February II, in custody of Mr..
Winter. Before leaving the Jail 1
was chained by the neck to a male
convict, not a negro, but white man.
was crying at the time and did not say
anything. There we're five other persons
transferred at the same time. We walked
from the Jail to the depot. On the cars
sat on the same seat with the man I was
chained to. We travelled that way to
Waco, which place we reached about 8
O'Clock in the morning. When we reached
the Jail in Waco the chain was taken off
and l was placed in cell of the Jail by
myself. remained there until about6 p.
m. of February Is. When we left Waco
was chained as before, but had hand-cuff
around one wrist and chained to the