Laws Passed by the Eighth Congress of the Republic of Texas. Page: 91
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previous to the (lay of sale of said property. tilc marshal shall
not sell, l)itl clever. over thle prop;rl v, so seizrdl, to tie owner
thereof; and pr;ori dct' llt' towner (of' aIy roll estate, their heirs,
assigns or leg:l I r(pre.seta tiv es, s!;ll Iv: 11e lJ ie privilege of redeeJinrig
such real estate o;l sr)old, w iihin twelve mont hs froim
the^ (iy of sl;ii sl('e. Upl).: Pi);:,ing tle l)lirtchl;afi r, or puitrchI.asers,
his, lier, or their rilss-'le^, or leg:al repr'set i;lelivc. or cledpositing
in I ic city I r.i:u r, f;)r his, he-r, () the ir sio, Ic a ! nir ()un t
of such ;taxes, xvit! costs anld charges, and an adlvlnce of one
hundred per cent.
SEc. 13. Be it ftrt/h:rcninctcd, Thlt lthe MAlyorannc Blnr
of A lIld '!n n sl.il1 lv?: o m)wcr 1( l c vy atid coll ci tc a111n n3ii;l license
tax not exceedinlg tlI se sp)(cici!icel itn Ihii; s-clion, viz
t welty-five dollarsoi a;ll inrchantll iii the cil v (l'Ga lve-stonv who
shaJll ven(l goods, wares uaul menrcilaidize, bly tb( whol'1salse,
and an annual license lax of tfitieen d11oll;:s )on a1ll m(rtliatiits
who vend goods, wares andi merchandize, lt rntail, and an ;1ddilional
license tax or ten (lollars per wI'lnu:n. vwlcre sp)iritt.lous
liquors, in qunntities of one q(1u'rt anlld (ovr, are sold ; o: nill
grogshops, tip,)lin)g huses, or j)la'ice wh\lre sp[)iriltooi. l:iturs,
wines or cordi.as a;re sold, i.,i (1:ntitiei.s tles than O::e (Ilar t,
an annual liccnse tlx of feity-livei dollars ; on (.:clh billia;rd
table, an annual license tax otf tortv dollars; on cfleach nine
or ten pin alliy, or any gname of' thl kind, an ;annual license
tax of twenty dollars ; on each tavern tor public Ioarling
house, where spirituous liquors are so(,ld, :an additional ::llu;al
license tax of twenty live dollars; on each res:aurat or eating
house, an annual license t;x of twelve dollars a,,d fifty cents;
on each tray, earI, I:l;ck, or piJl)ic c;rri;gi', lor tlie carriage
of' goods., or oil tiearcle.- i , or fil' lith consv-ian(e of[' t rs)oil,
an a.innual license tax if five dollarss; on eatch livery sale)l or
stahles, w hcr e c:arri;iges are kep, lor hire, or wllere horses
are kept far lire, aan ann:isil license tax often' dollars ; on each
person, selling ,oZd, Ws .:'s r1' inTerchi.ndize, at public auction,
an ;ani:m,11 li iense lax of' ilzirtv dollars.
SnCe. 14. 1]: f "utfr/r ci d, l'hat every v.person, or persolns,
1rmn \vhi,) aIn t;lw tlu; license tlax tni;v be, and, in accordance
vwi: i the fore.going secli' n, slI.:il I e andr( is hereby)
required to pay over to the city t reuaser, taking his receipt
Ior the same, which receipt shilll be) pi-eselited o tile 1Mayor,,
and a license, in accordance wi ili said reccipt, shall bhe issued
by the Mayor to the party holding said receipt.
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