The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, July 1912 - April, 1913 Page: 425
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British Correspondence Concerning Texas
By Article 25, of the same law, it was enacted that, during the
Six years, immediately succeeding the termination of the first spec-
ified period the Colonists should pay half the tithes and half the
Contributions, direct and indirect, that were paid by Native Citi-
zens.
These enactments emanated from the General Gov'ernment of
Mexico.
The State of Coahuila and Texas, as a Member of the Mexican
Federation, by Article 32, of a Colonization Law passed by its
Legislature on the 24th March 1825, ordained that, during the
first ten years,--reckoning from the Commencement of the Settle-
ment,--Colonists within the limits of the State should be free
from every kind of public Contribution, except such as were gen-
erally demanded to prevent, or repel, foreign invasion.-After ten
years, new Settlers were to. bear an equal proportion of the public
burthens with Native Citizens.
The law containing these provisions was repealed by an Act dated
April 28th 1832, which exempted all "New towns," for ten years,
from the time of their foundation, from every description of tax,
except Contributions for defence against foreign invasion. For
the Site of each of these "New' towns," the State appropriated
four Square leagues of land.
The establishment of Custom-houses in Texas, and of garrisoned
posts to enforce the Collection o'f the National Revenue, which fol-
lowed the periods of exemption from taxation granted to the in-
fant Settlements, formed with the Colonists prominent Causes
of dissatisfaction, while, on the other hand, the infraction of fiscal
enactments was regarded by the Government of Mexico as indica-
tive of an ungrateful and rebellious Spirit on the part of Men
invited by its liberality to. occupy its fertile lands. In June 1832,
a party of Colonists attacked and Captured the Mexican garrison
at the port of Velasco.-in April 1833, petitions complaining of
the Tariff, and praying for the privilege of free importation, for a
term of three Years, of the most important Articles of Consump-
tion, were transmitted by the Colonists to, the General Government.
-in the Autumn of 1834, a number of persons seized the Collector
of Customs at Anahuac, and expelled the Military stationed at his
post,-and, in the Autumn of 1835, Texas and Mexico. were in a
State of open Warfare.425
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