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

the family, OF any other person whstso-
ever, shall be entered in the statement at
the full amount thereof.
! Every credit for a SUN certain, payable
either in money or property of any kind,
il shall be valued at the current price Of
such property at the placs where payable.
Aunuities OF moneys payable at stated
periods shall be valued at the price that
the person listing the sum beii-vss them
to be worth IL money.
The constitution OF the state of Texas
provides that taxation shall be equal and
uniform; and the attention o. assessors Is
| especially directed to this: the burden of
taxation should be equally distributed.
In case assessors are satisfied that the
property rendered by actual residents of
I their counties Is correctly valued, they
/ shall list the same accordingly, but if they
are satisfied that the valae IS too low, they
shall list the property at such value as
! they, as sworn officers, deem Just, as re-
quired by article ALA, Revised Statutes
| TO which assessors are referred), and if
the parties rendering the property con-
slider the value fixed by the assessors
excessive, tbs value shall be decided by
/ the board of equalization, whose valuation
| shall be final. Parties objscting to vslus-
/ ton fixed by the assessors should be in
/ formed of the reference of the matter to
the board of equalization.
Assessors of taxes are empowered and
authorized to administer all oaths neces-
ssry 20 obtain full, com plete and cor
rect assessment of all taxable property
situated in their respective counties; and
| assessors are earnestly requested to pro-
| pound such questions to all persons rem
dering property for taxation as will attain
this result Cart. 470l r. S.
The attention OF assessors is called TO
the fact that, in making up their assess
meut rolls, the state ad vslOrem and the
state school taxes must be calculated
separately, and each tax must be placed in
its appropriate column on the roll.
Full instructions in regard to this mat
ter, aud the blank assessment rolls, will be
forwarded in due time.
Tax assessors are urged to have their
lists ready by June l, in order that the
board of equalization may not be delayed
| in their work, and that the assessment
rolls may be finished and forwarded to
this office within the time prescribed by
law. The delay in filing the assessment
rolls In this Office is embarrassing botn to
this department and 20 taxpayers.
| Assessors are instructed that the copy
of tax rolls furnished this depar tment
must be an exact copy of the rolls as ap-
proved By the commissioners court, and
must show all taxes assessed against
| property in their respective counties,
| including state, state school, county,
| special, and district school taxes.
! T.. T. IL. - al.
of land Is doubly distracted, that is, has
| been placed on the abstracts of land titles
under a certain number, and afterwards
! again distracted in subsequent volume
under a different number.
In all such cases the original abstract
number prevails and the subsequent mum
Der is void. Double abstract numbers
may easily be detected by comparison of
certificate numbers and names of original
| grantees.
Assessors are requested to communicate
directly with this office for information
regarding their duties, and additional or
| special instructions will be promptly given
whenever requested. All acquisitions for
blanks, etc, should be sent direct to the
comptrollsr's Office.
THB TREASURY.
Treas lrer Lubbock yesterday received
! $4,000 direct from tax collectors.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Commissioner Foster, of the depaft-
ment of agriculture, etc, is daily in re-
ceipt of letters asking for information re-
garding Texas, her land, products and re-
sources generally. Yesterday morning
! J. -. ~.
usual inquiries. The following is a sam.
| pie of the letters the commissioner is re-
ceiving:
BURLINGTON, Kan, February 90, 1888.
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Dear sir-There is a Swedish colony
numbering about 200 men, with their
families, most of them with large families
who has been corresponding with me
from the old country. They will arrive
in Philadelphia the latter part of April.
| They are DESTROYS of obtaining reliable
information regarding lands on or near
the Sabine river or Beaumont. Inform
me what your land produces and the
yield per acre of the different cereals.
Also inform me regarding the country
near Sabine Pass. Any information you
can give me will carefully translate and
try TO get them to purchase tickets to
southern parts as Kansas is too cold.
Truly, RICHARD WNGRES.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Application to purchase public lands
received and filed in general land Office
yesterday as folloE IS:
One for $40 acres in Potter county, dry,
$500; two for $50 acres in Deaf Smith
county, mstured agricultural, $500 per
acre offered; two for $50 acres in San Saba
county, dry, $500 per acre; one for $50
acres in-Steptens county, dry, $500; one
for $40 acres in Schleicher county, dry,
$500; one for 100 acres asylum lands,
dry agricultural, $500; one for 800 acres
in Wheeler county, dry, $500; one for
100 acres IN Fisher county, dry, 5000;
one for $40 acres in Floyd county, dry,
$500.
Applications to lease public lands, as
below:
One for $3.50 acres in Kerr county; one
for four sections in Brewster county.
State Agent A. c. Wilmeth reported his
classification of ten surveys in Mitchell
county, good land, all, except section
dry sgricultursl; valuation, $500 and
$500 per acre.
Another agent reported eight surveys
in Csss county. He underbids the legal
minimum price (S2.OO) and seems willing
to dispose of the real estate at 30 cents
per acra The land ia suhiect tn oyerfnv