The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 183
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
9
AN ACT
Providing for the Appointment of Assessing Officers.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the IRepublic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That, in all
cases where, by reason of the death of the Chief Justice, or other
cause, the returning officers of a county have not been appointed,
agreeably to the provisions of an act "entitled an act supplementary
to an act entitled an act to raise a revenue by direct taxation," approved
Januarv %2jth 1839; the Chief Justice of the county shall be
authorized and empowxered to appoint the returning officers as contemplated
in the aforerecited act, and the said returning officers
thus appointed shall be required to make their returns within two
months from and after the date of their appointment.
DAVID S. KAU3FMAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved December 13th, 1839.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
AN ACT
To raise a Public Revenue by Direct Taxation.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas, in Congress assembled, That there
shall be levied on the real, personal or mixed property within this
Republic, as defined in this act, a direct tax, which shall be levied,
assessed and collected in the manner and form as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That there'shall be appointed, in
each county of this Republic, one Assessor, which appointment
shall be made by the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of the
several counties. and each Assessor so appointed shall enter into a
bond, with ,ood and sufficient sureties, to the satisfaction of the
Commissioners, conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties;
which bond shall be required of each Assessor in duplicate,
one of which shall be deposited in the office of the Clerk of the
County Court, and the other forthwith transmitted to the Secretary
of the Treasury; and it shall further be the duty of the Commissioners
to administer to each Assessor appointed the oath prescribed
for public officers, varying it to. suit the duties required of
such Assessor.
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6726/m1/187/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .