Laws Passed by the Sixth Congress of the Republic of Texas. Page: 50
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therefor, directed to the sheriff, or other proper officer, of the
county or beat where the party resides; and the sheriff, or other
proper officer, shall execute and return such executions as in
other cases: provided, that a copy of the bill of costs is annexed
to such execution.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That any officer herein named,
who shall charge and receive, under any pretence whatever, a
greater fee than is herein allowed for the pe;riornimnce of any
service herein mentioned, shall be liable to be indicted by the
Grand Jury of the county where such officer resides, for extortion;
and, if convicted upon such indictment, he shall forfeit and
pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars--to be adjudged
by the court in which the conviction is had; and the officer so
offending and convicted shall be farther adJudged, by the court,
to be deprived of his office, and to be disqualified for everdfterwards
from holding any office of honor or profit in this Republic.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That an act entitled "An Act
to.compel all government officers to receive the apromlissory notes
of the Government for all dues that may accrue to them in the
discharge of the duties of their offices," approved January 19th,
1839, and all laws and parts of laws heretofore enacted, providing
for establishing the fees of the officers herein named, be, and
the same a;e hereby repealed.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That whenever any fees shall
become due to any of the officers of the several county and probate
courts of this Republic, and shall not be paid, it shall be lawfiul
for the clerk of such court to issue execution for the same,
directed to the sheriff; or other lawful officer, who shall execute
and return such execution, as in other cases; and to every such
execution shall be annexed a bill of costs, specifying the particular
items; and it shall be lawful for the clerk of; any court, or
justice of the peace, to require security for costs before issuing
any process in any suit about to be'commenced, unless the party
applying for such process, his agent or attorney, shall inake oath
that the party so applying is unable to give such security.
SEC. S. Be it further enacted, That this act shall go into
operation from and after its passage.
Approved 1Sth January, 1842.
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