The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-16

OF Fort Worth.
Major H. NJ. Holmes has been appointed
delegate to represent Mason and Me-
nard counties in the congressional con-
vention at Austin in the event the regu-
larly elected delegates do not attend. He
is requested to support Major Joe Sayers
first, last and all the time.
The governor has information that the
main building of the reformetory will be
completed by September 10.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Poor Mans club of Marshall, Tex,
filed a charter in the Office of the sec
rotary of state yesterday. The club is Or
gained for benevolent purposes.
ooMPlRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday purchased
$4,000 of Walker county court house
bonds for the board of education.
The deposits yesterday were S1,S5O.S7
to general revenue and $2O6 to the school
fund.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The board of education refuses to relax
the rule requiring female applicants ad-
mission to the Sam Houston Normal
school, unless they are II years of age.
ATToRNEY-GENERA1's OFFICE.
The encouragement yesterday refused
to approve $4,000 of Val Verde county
by law for the issuing of bonds by the
several counties.
From Sunday Daily
The governor yesterday appointed the
following gentlemen delegates to the deep
water convention at Denver.
S. Pale, of Palestine, and l.. D. Stands
berry, of Gregg.
He commissioned the following militia
officers:
G. B. Pittman to be captain of the
BaldrIdge Light infantry, vice Book, re-
signed.
S. G. Baldwin first lieutenant in Maxcy
Rifles, vice Neville, resigned.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Fort Worth Real Estate Exchange,
capital stock $4,000, filed charter yes
terday in the Office of the secretary of
state. Incorporators: n. H. Vaughn,
Imboden & Terrell, W. R. Sonner d Co.,
Littlejohn g. Martin, D. Borz, j. F. Price,
Zane Celti, Evans, Zins d Evans, P. A,
l.
W. I. Maddox, R. H. Sellers, True 81 Bur-
bridge and Terry, Wright & Lenoir.
The Ell Paso Electric Light company
capital stock, $4,000. Incorporators
j. j. Gurdson, q. T. White, Benz. Schuster
A. F. Bowman and W. j. Feivil.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
S ate Treasurer Workman yesterday
paid out 100000 in good old hard cash.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday deposited
$3,243. 81 to the credit of general revenue
and $l53.99 to the school fund.
The following circular was sent out yes
terday:
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER, |
| AUSTIN, August II, 1888. !
To Tax Collectors:
/ You are instructed to make no payments OF
school coupon No /, as this number will be called
| for payment at the state treasury.
| Your first payment should be made on coupon
| No. ,, and you may continue payments thereon on
of any school funds you may collect, until saiC
coupon shall be paid in full, ana then you may
hcommence making payments on No. 3.
| These school coupons must be taken up by col
lectoTs In regular order, and when any coupon IL
| paid 10 full by you, yOu will foIwsrd the same al
| once to this department for credit on your &C
| count.
| Collectors who may not collect a eufficien
amount of school fund to take up any coupon entire
may, nevertheless, make payments from time to
time, as collections are made, entering all sucl
payments as made on the coupon, and, when the
| coupon on which such payments are made shall bt
| called for payment at the state treasury, the
collector will receive credit on his account for thu
amounts so paid thereon by him.
| l. making payments on school coupons, the
collectors will use only the regular schoo
tax of l21a cents on the 500 valuation, the 81 poi
tax levied anG col eCted for school purposes, ant
one-fonrth of all state occupation taxes collected
| Under no circumstances must the general state
| revenue be used by collectors in making payments
in whole OF in part of school coupons as sucf
| payments cannot be placed to the credit of cJl-
lectors at this office Very respectfully,
| JNo. d. MCCALL,
| Comptroller.