The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RMS Necessary to a Compliance with the New Law
Passed by the Last Legislature.

aat Texas, June 1O.-The comptroller
sahg out the following to county
n b compliance with the provisions
Il Dnieierate pension act:
fnsy Judges
laNiih enclose a printed copy Of the
kiFimte pension law OF this State, APP
ra lsy II, 1893, In compliance with
Dot I Of said act, have this day for
Nj % Your address blank applications
DE use Of applicants, IN quantity
EA pffcent for your county for the
xti Additional blanks will be fur
u a sario may be needed, at your re-
y rll note that fern No is for the
is 81 sailor, and form No. . is for the
nsoi deceased folders or sailors.
iatc request that no application re-
y the county judge or commits
E's corr' be forwarded to this Office,
y approval Of both county Judge and
commissioners court is required be-
y Sonptrolle. can consider any ap-
sln
n'rli below, and ber 30 direct your
,lsl specially thereto, an opinion
nN " hon. 7. S. Smith, attorney
"a Y response to an inquiry on my
HaIlye 10 the conflict existing be-
NC Law and the constitutional.
.Sutnl Which authorized such legis-'
ald opinion explains itself fully,
ll department. will be governed
/ sw Of the fact that the law (sce seq
4 'esS IN the comptroller the All
% hnalF approve or reject any
,s AuVl, !. desire to state. tina; in order
s' ~ .'lalcting opinions between coun-
k,ss s ana the comptroller as to con
Da o. the law in any particular. I
n ssa TO have county JUICES pre-
.ais office for determination any
(rs ~, mat may arise wal n Involve a
] /, srs.. VI any section Or part OF the
-s1Fsuon' Very Respectfully.
n w. Finley, Comptroller.
bus. ip''oi'er' AuS''n'
~ nave received yours of the
sAlI enclosing copy of the act of
r r legislature, said act known as
accelerate pension law. You submit
|, ''aons for consideration, as fol-
- 'ne provision in section > Of
|, the following Language. or
|. ~'sinsily enlisted in the Conied-
from the State of Texas.
, 49, e 'ae date OF the passage OF tbs
4 Il r nue. resident citizen Of The
} IA a conform 70 the constiuu-
"a sou me comptroller be euihof-
lney Il ~ ms warrant on the State
"a ami piFlnent Of a pension claim
Z iii NJ. "lcse citizenship is based
~ onI,ta..F native My reply is that
i.v Wv. you would not be authorized
cis,,, variant on the treasurer TO
Is ,hoa basea upon the ALTERNATIVES
ga law ''u' question from seeticn
d. ~ !, next question Is Does that
1 vi. seetlon of said law as fol-
/ ~ = native Of this State -" en-
liaAo,i aovislcn in the constitution.
q An ~ me spploval by you OF the
y Nav, applicant, based upon the
mi, 'ltlon in said law
i've Lint ~ me above 10 that you can rot
! r,t.,s ,alm based upon above claim
itt.fis,,ass OF the other limitations
) ths,s,.o both questions and INV an
aisa 49,, 'osether, ! uuo,e the con-
lapsu, ion 81. article 3. (sinee the
as follow "ioer - ie's)
bss, q, The legislature shall IN, .
nak!nr ~ sake any grant or authorize
y indiyiSash y grant Of public money
nanlcipai 81 associations cr npdivi lu-
=, provis. 81 Other corporations what
! nas oeo, however. that tho leais-
csofss sialt sl1 10 INDECENT and de
% fsy,.a soldiers and sailors who
10 srs 81. prior 70 January /. 1850.
tese di.,t Mhsr over 80 years of nee
d scis,plllsy Is the approximate Te.
FL no \, service in me confederate
sAaoss ~ .. At least three months:
east nsysr y INDECENT circumstances
'cas a. remarked, IND who have
J Sine n, residents Of he State OF
lsd e spe .sfcn !, 1850, and who were
soldiers anterior to March