The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02

Rectif1ers, as used in this section, 81 al
De construed to mean any person OIL
association of persons who rectify
purify or refine distilled spirits oil
wines by any process or who mix dis
tllled spirits or wines with any chem.
lcal or who compound spirituous OF
vinous liquors for sale under any
name. Brewers shall be construed to
mean any person or association OF
persons who manufacture beer, ale or
termented liquors of any name,
whether from malt wholly or from
any substitute therefor.
The bill has favorable report from
the committee on revenue and taxa
| tlon, with amendments striking out
the $4,000 tax on malt liquors." and
inserting 1880" and also striking out
all that portion that refers to tax on
brewers. The bill is likely to meet
with considerable opposition when it
comes before the house.
Nv
Following is a joint resolution in
troduced by Representative Hodges,
which, while it has been reported un
tavorably the committee on constitu.
tional amendments, is accompanied by
minority report signed by Repre-.
sentatives Hodges, King, Chambers
aud Moore.
One-fourth of the revenue derived
from the state occupation tax, and q
poll tax of 81 on every male inhabitant
OF this state between the ages of 81 and
6O years, shall be set apart annually
for the benefit of the public free
schools, and, IN addition thereto, there
shall be levied and collected an an
nual ad valorem state tax of such al
amount, not to exceed Csc on the $l0C
valuation, las, with the available school,
fund arising from all other scources
will be sufficient to maintain and sup
port the public free schools of this
state for a period of not less than si1
months in each year; and the legisla
ture may also provide for the forma
ton of school districts within all Of
any of the counties of this
state, by general or specia
law, without the local notice
required in other special cases of leg
islatiOn, and may authorize an add
tional annual ad valorem tax to b,
levied and collected within sucf
school districts for the further main
tenance of public free schools and tin
erection of school buildings herein
provided, that two-thirds of the quail
flied property tax paying voters of tn
district voting at an election to b
held for that purpose, shall vote sue
tax, not to exceed in any one year 5
cents Oh the 500 valuation of tn
property subject to taxation in sue
district, but the limitations upon tn
amount of district tax herein author
lied shall not apply to incorporate
cities or towns constituting separat
and independent school districts.
| Nv
: The course of the bill introduce
: yesterday by Representative McFa
appropriating $4,000 for improvin
| the capitol grounds will he watche
with interest not only by the poop
r of Austin, but by the people of tt
l state at large.
Nv
Representative Brown will to-da
: introduce bill providing for sta
agent to sell state school lands at tt
3 Columbian exposition and making a
s appropriation of $50, 900 for the pu
l pose. The agent is to buy suitab
+ building at Chicago for the purpos
After the exposition closes the perish
: able specimens taken from this stat
: are to be sold and the others returne
+ to the state agricultural bureau. I'll
= building is to be sold and the none
paid into the state treasury. III
commissions from land salec are to :
. to the states general fund to pay g,
= penses of the agency. The none
from the land sales goes to the stat
school fund.