Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-08-04

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Austin. Textile governor Thurs
day communicated with the legisla-
ture submitting the subject of refund
ing state bonds which expired July l.,
1909, to the amount of $1,O55,7O0 and
for the retirement of state bonds
amounting to s29S,OOO, maturing Sept.
1, 1910.
He also submitted the subject of re-
firing a series of bonds amounting to
$4,000, which matured July /, 1909,
and are owned by individuals or cor
porations. He further suggests pro-
vision for paying the interest on the
bonds which matured last year.
Text Of Message.
To the Legislature: by virtue of
authority vested in me by section 40,
article 3, of the constitution of the
state of Texas, hereby designate and
present to you for your consideration
the following subjects and suggest leg
islation thereon:
1. Appropriate legislation provid-
ing for the retirement of $1,055,7OO
bonds of the state of Texas, dated July
l, 1873. and maturing July /, 1909,
and $29S,000 bonds of the state of Tex
as, maturing on Sept. /, 1910, and for
Issuing other Understanding bonds in
lieu thereof, and providing for the ex-
ecution of such other bonds and the
manner of exchange of the new bonds
for those maturing as above mention
ed. These bonds maturing as afore
said are owned and held as follows:
Seven hundred and ninety thou
sand three hundred dollars held by the
state permanent school fund, $217,200
held by the permanent state univer-
sity fund, $4,000 held by the perman-
ent orphans home fund, $29, 500 held
by the permanent blind asylum fund,
$4,000 held by the permanent deaf
and dumb asylum fund, $62,S00 held
by the permanent lunatic asylum fund
and $174,000 held by the permanent
agricultural and mechanical college
fund.
2. Thirteen thousand two hundred
dollars of the series of bonds matur-
held by individuals or corporations,
and an appropriation for the payment
of these bonds so held by individuals
together with the interest thereon
from July l, 1909, is respectfully rec
commended, and 1t is also recommend
ed that an appropriation he made in
a sum sufficient to satisfy the accrued
interest on all the bonds maturing on
July l, 1909. Very respectfully,
n M. CAMPBELL,
Governor of Texas.
Austin, Tex-Messages Nos. 3 and
were received from Governor Camp.
bell Wednesday. Message No. dealt
with the usual vacation appointments.
No. A, however, presented a number OF
important matters.
Text Of Message.
To the legislature: By virtue of au
thority vested in me by section 40, ar
ticle 3, of the constitution of the state
of Texas, hereby designate and pre-
sent to you for your consideration the
following subjects and suggest legis.
lation thereon:
l. Legislation providing for the
election, qualification, bond and duties
of the controller of public accounts of
the state of Texas and of his employees,
and providing for complete, effective
and more economical system of &C.
counting, bookkeeping and auditing for
that department of the state govern.
ment.
z. Legislation prescribing the 1u.
ties OF county tax assessors, tax collec.
tors and the county clerk, controller
and state treasurer, with reference to
the assessment aud collection of taxes
and providing more systematic, eff
fective and economical system of
bookkeeping and accounting, and the
enactment of such other rules and
methods with respect thereto as may
be proper
.. The enactment of adequate laws
defining bills of lading" and defining
the words carriers" Providing that
it shall be the duty of common car
riers, and their officers and agents to
issue negotiable bills of lading and
straight or non-negotiable bills of lad
ing at the request of the shipper, be-
tween certain places to be prescribed
In the law, and defining negotiable or
order bills of lading and non-negotia-
Bile or straight bills of lading and pre-
scribing the necessary requirements
for all bills of lading; to make all me-
gotiable bills of lading negotiable by
Endorsements and delivery in the same
manner as bills of exchange and prom
issory notes and prohibiting the plac.
ing upon negotiable bills of lading any
terms which would in any manner lin
1t their negotiability; and providing
for the division of bills of lading into
such different xeries as NAV he ammo.