The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-12-26

school trustees ION the state de-
partment of education are the follow
ing instructions:
In districted county where no
superintendent has been elected or
appointed, the district trustees take
the scholastic census. One member
of each board should be selected by
the board to take the census of the
whole district.
/. The trustees selected will enroll
the names of children resident within
the district who are eight years of age
and not over sixteen years of age at
the time when the census is taken.
2. The trustees must deliver the
census roll to the county judge in
person on or before the first Monday
in June of each year, and swear to its
correctness.
3. The trustee is requested to enter
on the roll, under the head of re-
marks, the name, age, sex, color and
post Office address of each blind or
deaf and dumb child in the district,
to the end that complete enumera-
ton may be furnished the superin-
tendents of the institutions for these
unfortunates.
A. The county judge is required by
law to form, on or before the second
Monday in June, an aggregate of the
whole number of children reported on
the census rolls of the district trustees
of the county, to make two abstracts
of the same, and after making aft
davit to the correctness of the alb
stracts file one abstract with the
county clerk and forward the other
with the county clerks certificate to
the state superintendent of public
instruction.
5. Trustees are entitled to cents per
caput for each child of scholastic age,
not exceeding 1000, enrolled in each
district, and the account for taking
census must be filed in duplicate with
the county judge AMI verified by the
affidavit of the trustee at the time
when the census roll is delivered to
the county judge. The county Judge
will forward the originals of the trus-
tees accounts together, when he for
wards the abstract of the scholastic
census. These accounts, after they
have been approved by the state
superintendent, will be reported to
the comptroller, who will issue war
rant in the name of the county Judge
for the whole amount of the trustees
accounts due in the county, and the
county judge will disburse the pro-
ceeds of the same to the trustees &C
cording to their accounts.
In reference to the meeting of
school superintendent in this city
next week, the following information:
1 am informed by the local commit
tee on entertainment that the follow
ing rates have been secured for the
visitors:
Driskill, $3.50; Hotel Orr, $3.50
2.5O; Tyler house, $1.50; Millett Man.
sion, $1.50; Carrollton house, $1.25;
Johns Mansion, $1.25; Austin house,
$1.25; Cranberry house, $1.25; Mrs.
Smiths Q1OO Lavaca ST., $1.25; Mrs.
AhulOWo \IOlO hbNdCd SUI, pl OON.
Lubbock's Corner Congress ave. and
Tenth) ; DR.. Morris, Goo West
Thirteenth ST., $1.25; Mrs. Mckay
CLIO Guadalupe st.) $1.25; Mrs. Hop
kins COOS West Ninth ST., $1.25.
An entertainment will be rendered
the association by the local school Off
GERS and teachers of Austin on the
evening of the 2Sth.
The executive committee has secured
a rate of one fare for round trip on the
Houston and Texas Central railway,
and it is safe to presume that other
roads will give a like reduction. The
local reception committee will be on
hand to meet all trains and give visit
ors information and aid in securing
comfortable and convenient accommo-
dations.
Very respectfully,
OSCAR III. COOPER.