The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. Thirteenth Year, No. 91, Ed. 1, Sunday, July 4, 1897 Page: 3 of 20
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gfOGCUPATION TAX BILL
Measure Which Is
T t of tbe
Now a Low
T APPROVED BY GOV CULBERSON
Austin TeiM d t lho
SSTCi oui the 8ov
ffltUlBOW of chapter
4 Civil Statutes re
u iMrftho
on taxes
nAr l occupat
McX read as follow-
s i ta MV t m shall bo ovlcd on
KtTtrom every person firm com
MUtlonof persons pursuing any
ffiSSrf 1 th follow a
iJS subdivisions of this artlclo
rS occupation tax which shall bo
annually advnnc0 oxc < > pt whr °
11 S provided for on every
S ecSpiUM or separate establishment
BS lFiwn every merchant
hoTnncal purchases amount to lesj
bag WW IS tnni every merchant whose
anutl tmrtWs amount to 2000 or less
J3 from every merchant whose
mb amount to 5000 or to
Mill purchases
bin 1W J12 from every merchant
ihost tanuil purchases amount 10000
r less thin J15000 20 from every mer
hart Those annual purchases amount to
23 fiom
15 OM or less than J230OO every
acrehant where annual purchases amount
JJ3M0 or less than n0o0 00 from
verr merchant whose animal purchases
mount to JMOOG or less than 150000
IIS Irom every merchant whose annual
arenas imMnt to 150000 or less than
MDOJ lKtrom every m reliant whoss
inoual purchases amount to 230000 or
cm than 5W000 S200 from every mcr
hant whoso annual purchaser nmnunt to
M0M or less than 730000 250 from
reiy merchant whoso annual purchases
mount to 750000 or more 0 > Every
firm corporation nr association of
crstst
sell
ersens desiring to goods wares or
Mrckanllsa within this State shall bo
re pursuing such occupation pay the
I for one year and take out a license
pursue the occupation of the merchant
the class to which he properly belongs
etordliiR to h s annual purchases as pro
Ucd by law ami shall file with the tax
ollcelor an affidavit of the amount of his
ntual purchases for the past It
ioutJy engaged In Riich business or a part
11
year If engaged In such business lets
ban t rear and also of the estimated
mount of his annual purchases for tho
nsuing year Said affidavit shall bo nlal
nd preserved by the tax collector as a
art of tho records of his office and thall
In substance as follows vl <
Tho undersigned as the representative
doing business at Texas
solcranlr swear that tho estimate mnilo
tho annual purchases of said concern
goods wans and mrrchaLdire
for tho
at ensuing
year does not exceed
bousand dollars I further swear that
J umual purchases of eald concern for
M part months did not oxceeJ tho
tootsand dollars
c ill1 hal1 b0 sislwl > sworn
bluster e ° Vr authorized to ad
1 for Uls < tho
oherlhv n Vl W cits owns
h Z ° d admlnlsier oaths
SuUIrlitenh
SuUIrlitenr
aay iovo f T cvciy who
lere uSi r cnch am e T Pnco
S 5 H h lhat Fucu > o
hist i s Slven p ace giM mer
lj fe IS a > < in in ono
ehareea nU n aclUon t
1 rrouw f i ot 10 er month
a one Iwe Arfi that lf hey remain
onths te period of twelve
fce sum fixed iVi ° r irsl > onth
ceerdlng i Precciint paragraph
WioonovJ 8 aml mount of goods
Subdivision i r
Ulne Mte n m 15 r vcllnK i > er
M 0 Iran i0r 0th > r niltrni JIT
1 lM WdSS1 61111 until
4l1 ot apply J1 at this n
T s or travelers
ctllK trade f cm e han
lie UBS or luedieitio
by whole
fubdlvislori
4
i from wr cuSiS forUl0 lollp
° IlHt 51 or
hi or he sii Tlst
v atn for
and fX ° l >
unjr nwhifh
tfw1 tock or bankers or
Z ritll ° r
mlt W bonds
s Wvbl nnual tilx
°
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10ual iV 7inrokeri nVVi i c
sal l0 senl3
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nionif ny penn ilral1 in e >
oa f Mp rf0V1 r or so
V L ° the nf f01 > > Pe
Uf lDSdc4 n C yflnc < r w olbef
0aIyMreou tlmt nttcrncys
lTty ° yowla tax
or u l
Sllof J1001 vvery elf r Mcnce
T yi ° anual
tax
< t t J of
i 0 1
tractcnrt
or at vhlrh balls arc thrown an annual
tax of 2o
Sub 17 Krnm cveiy billiard or pool ta
ble or anything or the Kind u l for
profit 20 uid any such t ililo i > el in
caiiiecllon wlih nty diinMn sahwi or
other place of business wlier IntoxUMtiiiK
liquors clcnrt or other things of value aru
sold or given away or upon which any
money or other thing or value Is paid shall
bo regarded as used for profit
Sub IS From any person or persons
who htuill hell iools on horso races or other
contests i for onch and every day they
may so Mdl eatd pools
Sub 10 Irom evory nlno or ten pin al-
ley or any other alley used for profit by
whatever namo called constructed or op-
erate upon tho prlnclplo of a bowlhiK al-
ley and upon which balls rings or other
dovlces aro used as substitutes thereof are
rolled without legard to the number of
pins iiicd or whether pins are unod or not
or whether the balls rirgs or oih devleo
aro rolled by band or with a cuo or any
other device J100 Any mich alby used In
connection with nny drinking saloon v
any drug hloro or with nny driiff fctoro
whero Intoxicating liquors aru sold or given
away or upon which money or anything
of valuo 3 paid shall bo regarded as used
for profit
Sub 20 Krom all persons keeping or
using for profit any hobby horse or flying
Jenny or device of that character with or
without name li for each county where-
in tho same are kept or used
Sub 21 lrom every font peddler 5T In
each county In which ho peddles For
every peddler with one horso or ono pair
of oxen tho mini of fir In each county
where he peddlrs for every peldler wiili
two horjen or two pair of oxen 110 In oaeh
county In which he may puriti such oc-
cupation for every peddler with Kill or
other boat In streams or along tho coast or
bays of this Slate J30 In each county In
which hu may pursue such occupation pro-
vided that nny blind drat and dumb or
any wounded person who has last a hand
or foot shall not be required to pay any
tnx for peddling provided that all cxtoa
fedcrato and exPYdernl soldiers who from
old ago or other cause may bo incapaci-
tated to do and perform full manual lJbor
and who aro actual residents of tho SUto
of Texns and aro not Inmates of nny sol-
diers homo or drawing any pension from
tho l nltod States or any State govern-
ment bo and aro hereby exempted from tho
payment of any such peddlers occupation
tnx provided such persons shall not bo
exempt from enich peddlers tax If em-
ployed In peddling for nny other person
or persons nothing herein contained hball
bo pi construed as to Ineludo traveling
vendors of tin or earthen ware provided
further that nothing herein contained shall
bo construed so nsto Ineludo traveling
vendors of literature exclusively religious
In character or traveling vendors of poul-
try vegetables or other country produco
exclusively fruit and fruit trees exclu-
sively If raised or produced by tho vendor
or his family
Sub 22 lrom every thenter or dramatic
representation for which pay or idmiislnn
Is demanded or received In towns or ebbs
of ir00 Inhabitants or lew l In toois and
cities of 1D00 and not over 3tt 0 2 In
towns and cities over 3000 nud not lira
than 0000 f In towns and cllbs over JOui
and not over 10000 4 and In towns and
ejtlcs of over J0000 Inhabitants per day
for every duy they may perform provided
that theatrical or dramatic reprsemntlons
given by performers lor Instruction cnly
or entirely for eharltahlo purposes tdiall
iyl bo herein Included provided however
that this tax shall not bo collivtod whero
tho peiformunccs aro exhibited In regu-
larly recognized opera houses or theaters
but In lieu of said tax tho nunigirs of
said open houseo or theaters shall pay on
annual orcupatljn tax of J2j
Sub 23 lrom every circus wherein
equestrian or acrobatlo cats and perform-
ances aro exhibited for which pay for ad-
mission la demanded or received for each
performance or exhibition where on nd
jnlssloii fee of 1 Is charged 2M for each
porforiunnco or exhibition wheroudmisslon
feo of 75 cents Is charged 200 for ouch
performance where DO cents or less Is
charged 100 provided that tho amount
of fco charged for reserved soils nliali bo
of tilch admission leo
considered ns a pllt
provided that whoro thcro Is a combina-
tion of circus and monagcrlo or circus
and other exhibitions the highest tax mod
by this act for any division or dtpvrocnt
of thacomblnation shall ho collected pro
vldod further that every show or exhibi-
tion which advertises Itsolf ns a circus or
incnagorlo or n combination of circus aru
mcnagcrle shall be held and construed to
mrnagerlo or a circus ana
bp a circus or u
menagcrlo whether It be such or not
Krom menagerie wax
Sub SI every
worltmuseum sldo how or exhibition
whether connected with a drpus qr not
wberei a soparate fee for admission la a
HOUSTON DAILY POSTt SUNDAY MOKNING JULY 4 1897
anco or exhibition n which fees for admis-
sion are iceeived
Sub 23 Fein every exhibition whero
a robatle featsi are performed and an ad-
mission feo rhargod for profit not connect-
ed with tho circus 10 for each pciform
anec
Sub 20 From every slight of ban 1 per-
formance or exhibition of IcKonlemnln not
onuecled with any theater or rlreus 523
Sub 27 From every person bringing rff
a fight betwicn dogs and bulls or between
bears and dogs or between bulls and any
other auluials or between dogs and dogs
f > 00 for each performance
Sub 2S From every cock pit when
kept for profit or upon which any money
or thing of value Is bet or paid 30
Sub 2D From every menagerie wax-
work or exhibition of any Kind aIicio a
iparato feo for admission Is demanded or
received 10 for every day on which feea
for such admissions aro received pio
ideil that exhibitions by associations < r
ganlzcd for promotion of art scljnco
charity or benevolence bhall bo evcuipt
from taxation and provided further that
porsnuti who form a museum composed in
thely of tho products of Texas sliill havo
lho right to exhibit tho same for a lee
without paying any occupation lax
Sub 30 lrom every conceit whero a
feo for admission Is demanded or received
2 provided lhat enuriilnmcms when
given by tho citizens for charitable pur
imv s or for tho supioit or aid of literary
or cemetery associations aro exmpi
Sub 11 From uvery livery or feed sta
for
ble 30 cents for each stall and 30 cents
each hack buggy or other vehicle from
every hack buggy dray wagon or other
vehicle let for hlro not connected with a
livery fed or salo stable J2 from every
wagon yard uceil for profit 3
Sub 32 From each and every person
acting as general ndjuslcis of losses or
agents of life fire marine and accident In-
surance companies who may transact ny
business ns such In this State an lnnual
occupation tax of W U > general agent
S3 used In this law Is meant any person or
firm reprcsentallvo of any Insurance com
in this State or over the local agen
pany
cies thereof In this finite or any subdivision
Uiereof provided that when with a gen-
eral agent acts as a local agent ho shall I ay
an adJItional tux as a local agent as here-
inafter provided
Sub 33 From each and every person or
lirm acting as local agent or agents of
life lire marine and accident Insurance
companies who may transact any busness
as sjiflj hi this State an annual occupa-
tion tax of S lly local agent as used
In this law Is meant uny person or llrnt
who may solicit contract for or receive
premiums for Insurance In this Slate for
any Insurance company or companies or
who may deliver contracts or policies of
Insurance Including lallway agents and
employes who may sulldt or receive prem
iums for Occident insurance In UiIb Stnto
Sub 3i From each and every per < on or
firm acting as local agent or agents of
industrial life Insurance companies who
may transact any business as such In tflin
State an annual occupation tax of 12 lly
industrial llfo Insurance ns used In
this law Is meant Insurance adapted to tho
wants and nceessitlis ol tho wageearners
In that tho policies aro tmall and the
premium collected weekly at tho homes
of ihe Insured the maximum policy or In-
surance wrllen on any one person being
J1000
Sub 35 From every person Arm or as-
sociation of persona dealing In lightning
rods an annual lax of J30 lo tho Slate
ami 1S as county tax to the county In
which such busluess is curried on and
upon overy person canvassing for lho sale
of lightning rods an annual tax of 100
to tho Slate and JM as county tax In each
county In which such canvassing Is Uonc
Sub 30 Fromevery person linn or asso-
ciation of persons following tho occupa-
tion of cotton broker cotton factor or
rommlwloii merchant in a city of 10000
habitants or over 35 and In all cities
and towns of less than 1O0Q0 Inhabitants
an annual tax of I8 provided that a mesr
chant who piys an occupation lax under
this law shall not be considered as a cot-
ton broker A commlwdon merchant In
the meaning of tbla artlclo Is every per
ron firm or association of persons receiv-
ing country produce horses cattle sheep
hogs grain corn hay lumber alilapcn
wood coal goods wares and mcichandUro
nr anything elso for sale to bo accounted
sold and charging
for to the owner when
a commission therefor
even pawnbroker un an
Sub 37 From
mini tax of 1100
Sub 38 From overy cotton buyer or
buyer of wool or hides 10 provided that
a merchant who pays occupation tnx
herein prescribed shall not bo ron
Jfdered a cotton buyer or buyer pf wcol
0r Sub C 39 From every peraon firm agency
or association o persona dealing Ini jew
machine an annual tx of 115 to
loe
couny where such buslmss may bo car-
ried on ptovlded that a merchant who
lays nn occupation tax as requind by this
article shall not be required to pay this
speelal tax to sell sewing machines when
fcOld in his place of huslntsi
Sub 10 From every person or Ilnn who
liedles out clocks cooking stoves or ranges
wagons buggies carriages siirreya and
other similar vehicles washing machine
and churns an annual tax of 1230 for the
Statu and Jlim for each county In wiilru
they malti a sale provided that n mer-
chant who pays nn occupation tax as re-
quired by this article shall not be re-
quired lo pay rhls spciiil tax for selling
the urtlcbs named In this paragiaph wheu
sold In his phico of busluess or in lho
lounly lti which his plnce of business is
located
Sub 11 ich and every express com-
pany shall annually on or before the 1st
day of March through lis superintendent
or other chief officer or autliorized agent
lilo with tho comptroller of public ac-
counts a report under oalb showing tho
amount of charges nnd freights within
this Statu paid to or uncollected by such
companies on account of money goods
and merchandise carried within tills Stato
during the year ending December 31 next
preceding and said express comjianUs at
the tlnio of llllug their required report
shall pay to the treasurer of tho State
Ha per cent of their giosR receipts as
shown by their said report Tho receipt of
tho State treasurer shall bo evidenec of
the payment of such taxes city or town
coiporatlon in this Stale provided that
this article shall not bo construed to pro-
hibit the levy of Slate county and mu-
nicipal taxes u > on the icnl and personal
piuperty of such companies nich am
overy express inmiuny falling or refiiHlng
lo lilo tho report herein required and pay
the required taxes shall forfeit to lho
Stale 25 for each day sJld report and
layment are delayed For the purpose of
suit lo recover the tuxes and forfeiture
venuo and jurisdiction Is hcioby exprcei
ly confeneil on the courts of Travis coun-
ty and service upoi any ogent or ofllccr
of such company within this State shall
In all respects bo held legal and valid
Sub 12 From every person Inn nr as-
sociation of persons owning or running
any railroad cars or steamboat In this
Stale there shall be enllectid quarterly en
tho 1st duy of January April July nud
October of each year a tax of 1 per cent on
their gross receipts from nil their pas-
senger travel within this State Tho 3ild
Floss receipts to bo returned under oalli
by said owner agents or manager to tho
roinplioller nud eald tax to bo collected
by said comptroller under Riich regulations
as he may prescribe provided that noth-
ing herein contained thnll authorize tho
levy of nny county or municipal lax upon
such person firm or association of per
cons
Sub 43 lrom every chartered telegraph
company doing business In this Stato there
shall bo collected 1 cent for every full ralo
mi stage sent by any person lirm or asso-
ciation of persons within this Statu lo
any person within this Stale and one
half thut for uny message levss than u full
ratn metsagii so sent Tills lax to bo paid
quailcrly to the comptroller on tho BWijrn
statement of the chief manager of said
company or companies or any other officer
authorized by said companies to make said
statement who shall krp a record of such
m < stages and lho receipt of lho comp-
troller under seal shall bo Issued to
said company or companies cerltlled cop-
ies of which shall bo evidence of the pay-
ment of tho Stato tax provided railroad
messages for running their trains nnd for
company uro shall not be taxed and pio
vlded further that nothing herein con-
tained shall authorlzo tins luvy or collec-
tion of any county or municipal tax upon
such chartered companies for messages
sent nnd messages sent on official business
by officers of tho United States
Sub 44 From each gas company man-
ufacturing gas in towns and cities of 10000
or morn inhabitants 35 In towns and
cities having less than 10000 Inhabitants
20 Sub 40 From each electric light com-
pany operating an electric light plant In
a town or city of 10000 Inhabitants or
more 35 lu a city or town of less than
10000 Inhabitants 20
Sub 40j From each waterworks company
operating a waterworks plant in a town
or city of 10000 Inhabitants qr more 35
In a city or town of less than 10000 20
Sub 47 From every person firm or as-
sociation of persona loaning money as
agent or agents for nny corporation firm
or association cither in this State or out
of it an annual occupation tax of 150
for tho State for the principal office and
a county tax of 15 fronueach ugent for
each county in which he may do business
and no additional occupation tax shall bo
lovled by any county city or town In this
State
Pub W From each peraon p rtjr pari
tunkip or corporation < b U 4 U tk
i > H
business of Inquiring Into and reiKirllng
upon tin eredli or standing of persons en-
gaged in buslmss In this Stato for any
such person party partnership joint siocl
arsuclntlnii ir < ori > oialliiii 300 ami pro-
vided further that no county city or town
shall levy or collect any occupation lax
upon or from any such person parly part
uershlp Joint stock association or cor-
poration Thu ikiyment of this lax evi-
denced by tho receipt of the romptiuller
of public accounts shall exempt the coin
luny or pttrty paying Hie oatne from the
payment of tblo lax In nny other county
and payment or such lax obiill not mo ic
qtiirod of any mibageni or correspondent
of the party or company carrying on such
biclness In Ihm State
Sub 10 From eaeh and every owner or
keeper of any i kiting rink used for profit
25Sub
Sub 50 From every mnnngcr of a
baseball pnl In a city or town containing
fiuoo or muru Inhabitants whero an ad
m ewlou fee is ebitlgiil 25
Sub 51 Fiom ixicb owner or leceper of
overy steam laundry 10
Sub 52 From arb person or corpora-
tion who aio whobvolo dcoVers selling im
jwirtod or homomade ico lo the trade In bp
sold again In citltw and towns of 20000
iiihablhuitM or inoie 0 In cities or towns
of IrtH than 201100 inluibltaiiM or more
than 10000 inhihllniilil iu til cities ami
towns of li than 10000 Inhabitants and
more than r 00 inhabitants 20 In eitles
nnd Invvna of leti than 5000 luliabllnuln
10Sub
Sub 53 From cviry owner or manager of
every raw truck one mile nr iiioro In
length used for profit 100 from every
owner or mn eirer of every nice truck nne
hnlf mlln or less la length fo per annum
provided this shall not apply In rai tracks
owned by private Individuals nnd used only
for training pur > sii or In connection
with agricultural falm iiod expooltloiin
Sub 51 From every street car company
In this Stale 2 per mllo on eacli inllo of
track ownol by said company or corpora
tion
Sub 55 From each owner or man
ager of every grain elevator doing miliums
for fun or toll Willi a capaciiy of over
100000 bushels 50 on each owner or man-
ager ot such olevaior witli a rapacity of
50000 bushels and not over 100000 btmlicii
25Sub
Sub 50 lrom each owner or manager of
every photographic telcncople electric bat-
tery gripbuphojio or oilier llk machines
or Instruments where a foo Is charged an
annual tin or 25 provided Hut when an
electric baltiry Is used by a regulirly au-
thorized phyBiclan en a putlent no lax
shall bo charged
Sub 57 From inch owner or keeper of
ovrry klncitcrcope cinetograph or similar
nvarhlno or Instrument used for profit
which shoivti lho Ilfelllto motions of per-
sona or animals an annual occupation lux
of 25
Sub 5fi From each owner manager or
keeper of every panorotmi or view Know
use I for profit exhibiting In a wagon
room lent or elsewhere nn annual occupa-
tion lax of 10 and a county occupation tax
of 2 per annum A panorama or view
show in tho meaning of this net Is show
exhibiting picture fUituary or other
works of art which aro vlovvod through
olireosioplo or magnifying louses
Sub 50 lrom every person firm or as
soclaPlou who aro Wholesale dialeiu in cot-
ton si ed oil or nny of tho products of cot-
ton seed oiillng such to ho trade a tax
of 25 provided that this tax shall inu ap-
ply to a merchant who silln other goods
and merchandise and pays uu niiiiual oc-
cupation tax therefor
Sub CO lrom each owner manager or
keeper of every show or company of per-
sona giving exhibitions of music songs
recitations sleight of hand gymnastic
dancing or other klndi of performances In
a tent houso or elsewhere wblili said ex-
hibitions nro used for profit by sale or
medicines clectrlo belts or other urllcliH of
value whctbir charge la made only for
neals or not an annual occupation tax of
50 and a county ocoiiivaiion tax of 250 for
overy until exhibition or pel fjrinnnce
Hub 01 From every person firm nr as
sedation ot persona selling on commhulon
If lu h city of iiioro than jnooo InhabttnnM
50 It In a city or town ot less than 10000
Inhabitants 25 Thla artlclo Is Intended
to cover every i < crson firm or association
of persons selling on eample orjjy nnd who
do not carry uny stock of merchandise or
anything else on hand provided that this
tax hall not apply to commercial travel-
er or salesmen making alc or soliciting
Inula for merchants
Sub C2 From all dealers In cigarettes Jn
rhls State the sum ot 510 per annum a
being within the meaning of thla
cigarette
act tea same as defined by 4hc laws of tho
United StauV government provided that
this tax ahull bo n addlUen to tho occu-
pation tax levied on merchants and any
other tax levied under the law and pro-
vided further that each dealer shall be
required to procure aa mjiuil license from
the county olork of too county where he
propeMto mUlolcartUM which aiajl U
granted for ro shorter or lonter pel led
than one year and provided further lhat
lho lleince shall dccrlbo the linns and
locality where this duller proposis to sell
clgaieitt
Section 2 For the puri > oso of suit to ro
eaver luxiti nnd forfeiture vontie and Juris-
diction Is hereby expressly eonrerrud upon
tln > courts of Travis county and service
upon any officer er agent of Mich company
within Ibis Slate shall In oil lespecls ho
luiil legal and valid When file comp-
troller fiunlsliifi eollcctoii with blank oc-
cupation tax receipts ho shall furnish tun
commhriionem court with number and
value of tlio reeipls rutnlshed to their re
upectivn collecliw and sunn courts shall
charge their respective collectors with tho
number and such proiwtlon or the value
of the riTclplrf so furnished as ehalf apply
lo the county tax when such collectois
shall nmke thelr Hiitlemcni with the comp
iniUtr Tho coinpiroller shall furnish lho
coiumlssloncrH court with tho numbers and
value of leceiplH returned anil with the
amount of the occupation tax collectwl by
their lispectlvo colleclorii
Ilnni County Jtoililn
To tho IMItor ot Tho Jost
Cyprrcrt Top Texas July 2 Much baa
be 11 said during the last few yearj re
grdlng lho Improvement of highways nud
tho agitation is still Ivlng kept up to a
cnUHlderablii extent hut the loads them
wlvis show but very little Improvement
This sliowrf lhat the priseut method of
building and pieparltig IikIihiijh Ii based
011 the wiong principle No thinking man
can lieny < that thousands of dollais mo an-
nually list lu the city ot Iloudtnu on ac-
count of tho poor condition of the loads
binding together tho dllferent ooinmunl
tlis
1 noticed a letter In Mondays Font from
tecbir Ilivmi wheio Mr M Kinney and
Mr
llliseh county coniinlssloueis nro hatd
at work on that Deep Water shell road
and whero they an lu favor of extending
thu Mime In San Jacinto river This Is for
lho good of a few land owners and wt a
citizen of Harris county and a taxpayer
I piolest against any such extension of
tho deep water road TB road ban al
leady cost tho taxpayers ot Harris county
nearly nil of tho available money In the
county nensury for Iron bridges shells
nnd labor I understand that 11 certain
mllo of this road has ccst the county tax-
payer 32000 per mile What benellt has
Ired gulntd from this contly road from
Harrlsbuig lo Deep Water And now they
favor extension to Cedar Ilayou where lho
tolnl ciop of cotton raised will nol exceed
500 bales for the eenson Just think of
this Thcro lu Washington county road
that brings In ns such as 500 bales In onu
day fiom Oiltiiis Washington Montgom-
ery Waller and 1 lis whole northern part ot
Harris county More wagons 1 ravel on thin
road In one day during the cotton senson
than all other roads combined and what
has been done forthis road lu lho last fow
yiais fracllcnlly nothing They havo
an ox team on this road to scrapo up a few
weeds and leave lho load In poor 11 con-
dition after they are through wllh It as
It was before Ft for nothing but sand In
dry weather mud and hog holes In wet
weather 1 claim flint his mad should bo
lho butt lu Harris county is It brings In
more trade to tho city of Houston than all
other roads combined It Is a business
roud syhllo Deep Water road Is a private
a political road only Intended to Increase
the vulun of the land for eipccululoru nnd
land owners Wn people In lho northern
part of the county haveto pull our teams
through mud nnd sand to get to Houston
What la tho matter with you merchants of
Houston Vou all know tjsjre most of your
country I rail comes la from Washington
loan but I fctvn never sren any one of
you raise his voire for Washington road
and Washington street flcntlcraen waks
up to your Interest Let your county com-
missioner know what you want V011 nro
eutltled to It You have to help pay taxes
and you should favor a locality that brings
lu thotrade Tho time Is not fur olr vvhon
wagon after wagon will arrive over Wash-
ington road loaded with potion und will
roturn wllh provisions dry goods grocer-
ies furniture lie and If bail weather srts
In at this lime which will leave tho road
in bad condition IhtIr trndti will bo lost
to Houston Tho cotton will bo shipped by
rail and provisions dry goods groccrien
etc wilt be bought at soma convenient
place II Hcrople
Acquitted of lorirerj
Ilranl Kan July 2A L Chaplin
charged with forgery in connection with
dho uibsorptlon liy tho Manufacturers Na
llonol bank of tho fRtsbururatv lngs bank
bus been acquitted and releasedafter a
three days trial Atellfforcnt < inw Chap
lin held thu position ote hler ofsach
bank it 1 j f < tfi
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proportion danger
grows greater The signs are unmistakable Weakness lack of spirit pallid cheeks
shortness of breath sleeplessness nervousness A break down is imminent
supplies the iron you need in the form you need it Supplies it in combination with
other remedial agents in such a manner that disease cant withstand their action S5SSS
The blood becomes rich and red strength returns spirits revive good health is restored
You Fee Yourself Getting Well Why dont you take Browns Iron Bitters
With every bottle of Browns Iron Bitters you receive free of charge a package of pills invaluable in the work of restoring
good health If in any case Browns Iron Bitters taken as directed fail to benefit any person suffering with Dyspepsia
Malaria Chills anil Fever Kidney and Liver Troubles Biliousness Female Infirmities impure Blood Weakness Nervous
Troubles Headache or Neuralgia money will be refunded
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day There were ecviral prostrations from
the beat and two deuihs James McMiilllu
iv laborer was prostratid ind died shortly
after Tonight John Ollrlen a wealthy
slice dealer was overcmne In his store and
died within a few minutes
At Helena Ark Heniando Miss re a
tur Ala and Milan Tenn the thermome-
ter registered 101 while many places lit
Tennessee nnd Arkansas report thu figures
from lit to 100
1iatS HAH ASSOCIATION
In Ii 11 111 Mectlnir Ii lie IllIll lit Oul
1 ihIiiii The IriiKrlllllliie
To tho llench and liar of the State
Office of tho Chairman of tho Hoard o
Dlr rtora Corfllcana Texas July 1 1SD71 >
The liar association will huld Mb next an-
nual meeting lu tho city of Inlvestnn be-
ginning 011 July 2S and remaining In sen
Moil three dajs tho 2Sth 20th cunt 30th ot
July 1Mi7 A programme for thu meeting
U la believed of great oxiailciuo has been
piepaicd and a largo attendance lu de-
sired livery member of the association la
especially urged to attend and lawyers ot
tho State who have not heretofore Joined
aro iTspiutfulU aUrged In begin their luetn
hcishlp nt tho approaching meoUrg aa Un-
questionably giell good should Inure to tho
Profession through tho association bcsldiu
tho bocii1 contact has been in tho past
pleasant and It Is believed thu coming
meeting will bo an event of much pleasure
Attend tho meeting yourself and sug-
gest to your brother Uwyer hat hu do Itko
w Ito
Tho following Is the programme of the
next meeting
riu r DAY
Opening address of thu president Dla
eustdon of lho matter of tho prcsldente ad
drcia Nomination and election of mem-
bers Heport ot boaid ot directors Elec-
tion of board of directors Heportu of sec-
retary and treasurer Iteport of standing
coiniiiltlera in the following order On
Jurisprudence und law reform on judicial
administration and muicdtnl procedure on
legal education and admission a tho bar-
on commercial law on iiubllcatlon on
grievances and discipline Hci > ort ot spo
clal cuuimltlc4ii
SI3COND DAY
Annual address by Judge M W Flnley ot
the court of civil appeals Fifth district
Dallas Our 1iesent Judicial System Itj
Advantages and Defects Judge Loroy 1
Deninun of supremo court of Texas Tho
Humorous Sldo of tho JTfcjUcn of Law
Hon Ihllllp Undsley of lalhis A lle
vlevv of ltecont Noteworthy Decisions In
Civil Cisco by the Higher Courts ot
Teaxs Joseph U Spence Jr of Sau Au
golo Irrigation I ivvn lion Hcnrr
Sayles of Abilene A Divided Allegiance
Hon M A Spoonls of Fort Worth Any
postponed business from first day
THIUD DAY
Mob Law Hon William Aubrey ot
San Antonio Tho Dei Faeto Wife Hon
1iesloy K Hiving of Houston Nomination
of officers Election ol officers Miscel-
laneous buslncwn
Do not forget tho date ulTd be Btiro anet
come to tho meeting ami bring yous
brothor lawyers Very ics ltilly
W J AlcKIe
Chairman Hoard ot Dlrcctons
SHORT OK llllHATH
X Woniuii Hestored In llenllti AVTieni
llenlll heeiileil Veur
Mr F Schuster ot Falrtleld III wrltcir
1 can not refrain from letting you know
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what lKruma has clouo for my wlfo Sho
had to cough und expectorate a great deal VJM
and was so short of breath at tlnieu sv < JK a
thought she would choku Finally she bo SjS a
come so weak that she could hardly walk 1 V
and overybedv that saw her said she hacl fi B
consumption In tho worat atago Bho hact a
taken much medicine without any S
arid I thought my wlfo would surely dlerflilsli
saw Ir7 jiart4usn arllclo n Uip i paper g M
but I must ay that 1 did not havejnuc
ff
faith that It would hophcr Nevertbele j
I got a bottle and after my wlfoi hadV A
taken hut half botlle ahe aalel J Ua > s
feeling better alreadyj the uiedlclBOvirt
helnlne me Wo saw that ahe wai lm
proving and alter aho had taken J I Mt
bottlca she folt a Well aa she ewrW
n her life Wk esteem j e run vff j
lilahlv 1 1V
Dr Harta ifreottroalme tfor woiiwj Jfr
ooutlnue to > tt vUwl < tonotU V4 hj < m
iiaro e dreaa3ur tle 0t lckpevwjrlb < 4j9
ou jre tm nt MarJfHrfciM
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