Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-12
AND TRAVIS COUNTY
WILL NOT FAY ON ACCOUNT or A
DECISION
Rendered ny the Attorney General
That Her Six Per Goa, no-ss
Were invs,la-,lsr school Fund
WIN Ne short. j.

AuStlr, rex, April ll---When the ruiz
ing OF the attornay-gener as tele-
grapncd the Gazette last night was
given out 1t was TOD late to learn from
the other departments the names OF the
counties affected. or what extent This
morning when tho Gazette correspond
ent asked Treasurer WORKMAN II all
the counties whose bonds are held by
the school fund had paid their April
interest he replied that such informa-
tion would be given out by the comp
troller. as the treasurer reported to that
department all this business
When Comptroller Finley was asked
the same question, he said.
All have not paid yet, but we expect
all of them VIII do SO. While yesterday
was the day the interest was due, some
Of the county officers do not remit until
the 10th. which delays the receipts here
till some days afterwards"
rs 1t expected that interest remit
tances will come from all the coun-
ties?" was next asked.
We do not expect any counties TO
default except those that defaulted
last year l think all the others VIII
pay up their interest promptly"
The counties that defaulted last year
were Brewster, Buchel Foley. Jeff Da-
Wis. King, Mitchell and Runnels.
The King county bonds amount to
$1,000. bearing s per cent, and were pur-
chased by the school fund June G. 1893.
The school fund holds $1,000 Of Mitchell
county per cents, which were purchas-
ed in 1889 The interest on these bonds
have not been paid for 1894 or
1895. The Runnels county bonds bear
per cent. aggregate S12, 500. were pur-
chased February 10. 1889, and no pay
ment of interest has been made since
April 10. 1892.
In regard to the Buchel and Foley
la fsf trollar fnuEaq
the following statement:
ION March g. 1856. the records OF this
office show that court house bonds OF
Preside county TO the amount Of $780,
600. issued under act OF February II.
1881. We're purchased as an investment
for the permanent school fund. In the
year 1887 the counties OF Brewster. Blu
chel. Foley, and Jeff Davis were Great
ed from n portion OF the territory en-
braced within the boundaries OF Presid-
10 county. The act creating these coun-
ties provides that each should bear
It's pro rata share OF the Indebtedness
of Preside county legally incurred pri-
or to their creation. Under chapter 80,
act OF 1891. the comptroller apportioned
these twenty-nine bonds 10 the coun-
ties of Preside. Brewster. Buchel Foo
" and JEFF Davis. on the basis provid-
ed by law tsee Sec. 2. Chap. li2, laws OF
1880. aa follows.
1ftSlulO county etst-psots IoTtWntth
county, sesa6 10: Buchei county. s47es7i;
Foley county, s29el0i; JEFF Davis coun-
~. s5s52.37; total $4,000.
1.-THE county OF Preside has promptly
paid the interest due ench year on the
amount apportioned TO It, The coun-
counties OF Brewster and Jeff Davis
have never pf,ld any interest on their
pro rata share. and are organized coun-
ties Buchel and Foley are unorgan-
lied. and under the law II became the
duty OF tho comptroller 10 ASSESS and
collect the taxes. both state and coun-
~. on the property in those two coun-
ties owned by non-residcnts."
Inquiry nj the department OF educa-
ton developg the fac. that all these
counties have long ago received their
apportlonmcnt OF the state school fund.
as follows:
Brewster. Sass: Buchei. si5i, Jefr Da-
WIS., $40; King. sii7; Mitchell, s155I5o;
Runncls s3755.5o.
SO Il is evidenced that however Sc
rlously the schools may be affected nf-
forwards. they have their money for
the year ending August 81, 1896.
But there is a more serious phase of
the subject than is presented by the
above named counties and their rc'a-
tons 10 the state and to the school
fund. Travis county has outstanding
G nor cent bonds to the amount OF
$ii5. 900. OF which amount tho state holds
Tor tho public school fund sloi,0o0. The
inherent ON these bonds was due yes
terdny and remains unpaid. The coun-
~ commissioners several days ago de-
cidcd not to pay the interest. and as
the interest was not paid the presrnip-
ton il the Treasurer WAS ordered not
to pay II.
This action OF Travis county was pre-
dicated. 80 It 10 claimed. ipon the ac-
zion OF the atiorney-soaeral. y =
claimed that recently when TraviS
county wruld refund her per
cont indebtdness, placing II with bones
hearing but per cent Interest. Attor-
nov General Crane refused 70 Approve
Inc now isnue because ~ tho inyRlsdity
~ the original . per seats. II Is said that
the attorney general refused 20 write
~ onlnion OH the question. but simply
informed the county commissioners ne
could not approve the bonds.
what Is to be the outcome OF ynsfcr-
DAVIS ruling and the action % Travis
county Is not yet to be seen, further
man .hat the Travis county nublic
schools viii be short nearly $4,000 on
tarIr school fund,