The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-01

durinp nv whole stay. Mr.. WINTER tredISu
me yery kindly on the route from San
Antonio to Rusk. The only complaint
can make was in being chained. l would
have gone safely without it, but made no
,rotest On my discharge from the peni-
tentierv I received from the financial
agent S. discharge money, and 1915 for
TRANSPORTATION from Rusk to San Antonio.
The officers and employees of the peniten-
tiary gave me on my discharge $3l as
contributior. Rosa SCHMIDT.
"Witness: THOs. j, GoREE'
GENERAL LAND OFFICER.
On yesterday applications to purchase
common school lands were received and
filed, VIZ:
One for 100 acres in Kimble county, one
for 800 acres in Edwards county, water
and pasture land; one for GAO acres in
Carson county, dry; one for 800 acres IN
Fisher county, dry. Two dollars for dry
land and So for watered, offered.
Applications to lease we're filed as fol-
lows:
One for ten sections in Val Verde
county, one for 800 acres in Eratb.
Jno.Y. Rankin, state agent, forwarded his
report on thirty-two surveys in Mills county
mostly good land; some water and some
dry. Valuation set at from 81 to So 90
per acre.
STATE DEPARTMENT..
The Houston Cotton Exchange and
Board of Trade filed an amendment to
their charter, fixing their capital stock at
$4,000.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Superintendent Cooper yesterday ruled
that when the county commissioners have
created the Office of county commissioner
that they cannot revoke their action, but
that it is then a matter for state legisla-
ton. He also rules that county super
intendent must be elected at the general
election by all the qualified voters of the
counties. Under this ruling the voters of
cities which have assumed control of their
schools can vote for county superin-
tendents.
Superintendent Cooper has received a
pressing invitation to be present at the
Missouri State Teachers association,
which will meet at Sweet Springs, June
10. Mr.. Cooper's official duties will pre-
vent his going.
From Tuesdays Daily
Comptroller Mccall yesterday, for the
board of education, bought $4,000 of
Bastrop county bridge bonds.
Smith county paid in $4,000 sinking
fund and interest on her subsidy bonds.
The comptroller received and paid into
the treasury $4625 general revenue.
Comptroller Mccall desires the various
railway companies to pay attention to the
following to which assessors are also
directed:
Article 1886, Revised Statutes, has been
amended so as to read as follows:
ut shall be the duty of every railroad
corporation in this state to deliver a
sworn statement, on or before the first
day of June of each year, to the assessor
of each county and incorporated city or
town into or through which any part OF
their road may run or in which they own
or are in possession of real estate owned
by or IN possession of said company in
said county, town, or city, specifying:
"First-The whole number of acres of
lands, lot or lots, exclusive of their right
of way and depot grounds, owned pos
sessed or appropriated for their use, with
a valuation fixed to the same.
"SecOnd-The whole length of their
railroad and value thereof per mile, which
valuation shall include right of way, road
bed, superstructure, depots and grounds
upon which said 6epots are situated, and
all shops and fixtures of every kind used
in operating SAID road.
"Third--All personal property, of what
soever kind or character, except the roll
ing stock, belonging to the com pany or
in their possession in each respective
county, listing and describing the said per
sonal property in the same manner ~ is
now required of citizens of this state"
In order that the renditions of the diff
ferent railroad companies may be uni
form in character, blank forms have been
furnished the different companies upon
which to list their property.
The lands and town lots exclusive of
right of way embraced in Item l, should
be ASSESSED on the tax rolls as other real
estate ID assessed.
The property embraced in Items and
3 should be placed on the railroad roll
The number of acres of the different
grants and the descriptive numbers of
the lots owned or in possession of the
railroad companies which are included in
the right-of-way and depot grounds
are given, but such lands and lots
should by no means be placed on
he tax rolls as real estate. The
descriptions of such lands and lots which
are embraced in the right of-way and
depot grounds and valued Herewith are
given in order that assessors may credit
same on their register or abstracts, to
prevent their appearance on the unren-
dered rolls.
In regard to valuations of railroad
property, assessors should be governed by
the same rules as apply to other property
rendered to them for taxation, and the
inventories should be referred to the board
of equalization as other inventories are.
Article 1878 provides that the road-be
and other personal property of rail
road company situated in an unorganized
county shall be rendered to the comptroller
for taxation.
Article 1857 has been amended SO as to
read as follows:
ut shall be the duty of every railroad
corporation in this state to deliver a
sworn statement on or before the first day
OF April In each year to the assessor of
the county in which its principal Office is
situated, setting forth the true value of
the rolling stock of said railroad, together
with the names of all the counties through
which tn ey run, and the number of miles
OF road bed in each of said counties, and
the said assessment shall be submitted to
the board of equalization of the county
In which its principal Office is sit