The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-18

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the capture and conviction of some un-
known person who cut the fence of s. O.
Red, in Jack county.
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
State Geologist Dumble yesterday re-
ceived two boxes of specimens from Llano.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Jefferson and New Orleans Navigation
company; capital, $4,000. Incorporstors:
WE. Ward, j. 81. Bemis, T. j. Rogers, d.
@. Wise, R. Ballouf, A. H. SCHUYLER, L. Gold
berg, John A. Fielder, George Kitten
macher.
ooMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Harrison county redeemed $1,000 of its
bonds yesterday. johnson county also
redeemed $4,000 of its court house bonds.
The following counties paid interest on
money borrowed from the school fund:
Haskell, $1,6sO; Baylor, $27o; johnson,
$3.50.
Messrs. j. A. Billups, collector of jock
son county, and j. D. Birdwell, collector
of Howard county, settled with the comp
tIoller yesterday.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The state superintendent of education
has issued the following circulars, which
contain matters of interest to school
teachers:
SUMMER NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The state superintendent is authorized
and required by section 70, of chapter rs,
General Laws of 1884, to prescribe rules
for granting summer normal certificates"
No appropriation ID made by the state for
the support of summer normal schools,
but authority will be granted to such of
these schools to examine applicants for
certificates as comply with the following
conditions:
First-Not more than one summer nor
colored teachers will be recognized in each
senatorial district.
STANDARDIZATION for recognition
must be filed and approved on or before
June l.
Third-Applioations for recognition
must be signed By ten or more teachers,
stating in good faith, that they will at
tend the school for which application is
made, if such recognition is granted, and
such application must be approved by the
county superintendent or judge of one of
the counties in the senatorial district.
Fourth-Summer normal schools au-
thorIzed to examine for certificates must
continue at least twenty working days and
close on the 18th of August. The exam
nations must be held on the 18th, 18th
and 18th days of August.
Fifth-Two grades of certificates may
be granted, namely: First and second
These certificates will be valid anywhere
in the state for two years after date OF
approval.
Sixth-The rules and regulations for
the conduct of the summer normel schools
and of the examinations must be carefully
observed and enforced, and the principal
will make affidavit thereto at the close Of
the school.
Blank forms for applications may bt
obtained from the department of edu
cation.
RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES.
Chapter IL, section 2, p. 1S Digest Of
School Laws) referring to county certiti
cates, prescribes that "such certificates
shall be valid in the county where issued
for the current scholastic year
and may be renewed by thu
county judge for any subsequen
year without examination and withou
charge to the teacher, If he be satisfied O
the propriety of such renewal"
County judges and superintendents art
advised to renew the certificates of teach
ers 10 the following cases:
Flrst-When the original examination
evinced through knowledge of the subject
matter of the examination and the teach
er's work has been satisfactory to tn,
trustees and patrons of the school taught
Second-When the teachers work ha
been eminently satisfactory and his con
duct above reproach, although the origina
examination may have disclosed som
weakness in knowledge of some of tn
branches prescribed for examination.
Third-When the candidate has beef
faithful in attendance on the county in
stitute and has zealously sought for pro
fessional skill.
The discretionary power to renew Ger
tifcates lodged in county judges an
superintendents may be made powerful
means of stimulating and encouragin
teachers to self-improvement and faitf
fulness in their important wo:k. The us
of this power to win personal favor or
advance political ends would be an abus
of discretion which would defeat the end
for which the power is entrusted.
form Sundays Dsily.l
The following counties redeemed bond
yesterday morning:
Hood, $500 Tyler, $4,000; johnson
$4,000.
Crosby county paid 1897 interest o
county bonds.
The comptroller deposited $4,000
the general revenue fund.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The treasurer paid out yesterday $50
600 and received $4,000. He paid 1924
600 for the iron furniture in the capitol.
ADJUTANT- GENERALS OFFICE.
The following opinion in regard to o.
cupation taxes has just been issued froI
the Office of the attorney general:
Mr.. Herbert Posey, County Clerl
Stonewall County, Rayner, Tex: Dee
Sir-By your letter of the 2ud inst,
submitted the question whether the II
ceipt of the collector of taxes for occupt
3 ton taxes is sufficient license, under tn
law, to authorize the person paying tn
tax to follow the occupation for whic
the tax was paid. The question is a
important one in its bearing upol you
i, duty to make monthly reports of occupt
ton licenses, as required by article 946, c
Revised Statutes, and much more impor