The Laws of Texas, 1929-1931 [Volume 27] Page: 49 of 1,943

FORTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE-FOURTH CALLED SESSION. 37
mailing certificates of redemption to taxpayers after approval
by the Comptroller, and for issuing receipts or certificates of
redemption for property shown on the annual delinquent list,
the tax collector shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar ($1.00)
for each correct assessment of land to be sold, said fee to be
taxed as costs against the delinquent. Correct assessment as
herein used means the inventory of all properties owned by an
individual for any one year. Provided, that in no case shall
the State or county be liable for said fee. For checking up
and taking off delinquency, separating and assorting various
tracts or each assessment, prorating the taxes thereon, arranging
the items by abstract numbers or lot and block numbers,
and compiling the delinquent tax record herein required to be
compiled whenever there shall be as many as two years of back
taxes that have not been included in the delinquent record, the
tax collector shall be paid out of the general fund of the county,
five cents for each written line of the original of such delinquent
record, not to exceed twenty-five cents for any one
tract or abstract rendered, returned delinquent and owned by
one taxpayer; such fee to be taxed as costs, and to be paid
back into the general fund of the county when collected. For
the collection of delinquent taxes on real estate and for performing
all duties relating to such taxes for which no compensation
is otherwise provided, the tax collector shall receive five
per cent of all delinquent taxes collected by him."
SEC. 9. Article 7332 of the Revised Civil Statites of Texas
for 1925 as amended by Chapter 143 of the Acts of the Regular
Session of the 41st Legislature, is hereby amended so that
the same shall hereafter read as follows:
"Article 7332. Other Fees.-The county attorney or district
attorney shall represent the State and county in all suits against
delinquent taxpayers that are provided for in this law, and all
sums collected shall be paid immediately to the county
collectors. In all cases except those under private contract the
compensation for said attorney shall be five dollars ($5.00)
for the first tract in one suit, and one dollar ($1.00) for each
additional tract involved in the same suit; provided said attorney
shall give thirty days' written notice to the last known
record owner of the property involved by mailing to his last
known address, notice thereof, before suit is filed, and said attorney
shall receive for the giving of such notice the sum of
fifty cents, which shall be collected as costs of suit, if suit is
filed, or by the collector if no suit is filed, which amount shall
be paid to the attorney. Failure to send or receive the above
notice shall be no defense to a suit for taxes. The sheriff shall
be entitled to a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for selling and making
deed thereto to each purchaser of land that he sells under
judgment for taxes; and for serving citation and all other services
he shall receive the same fees as allowed by law for similar
services in civil suits. The district clerk shall receive the
same fees in such suits as are allowed in other civil suits as