The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 98
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Lztos of tihe Republic of Texas.
Council shall proceed to business of any description, unless it be
composed of a majority of the whole number of Aldermen elected.
Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That should the Treasurer of
said corporation refuse to account as directed by this act, he shall
pay a fine of two thousand dollars; said fine to be recovered on motion
before the District Court by the district attorney or his assistant,
ten days notice of which shall be given to the said Treasurer;
and it is hereby made the duty of the district attorney to inquire
and see that the provisions of this act are faithfully fulfilled, and
proceed as the case may require.
Sec. 18. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
collector of the taxes, imposed according to law by the City Council
of Houston, to notify all persons who shall have a tax to pay to the
corporation of the city of Houston, of the day on which said tax
shall become due, and of the place where he shall keep his office,
by notices inserted during two months previous to said day in all
the papers published at Houston, and it shall be the duty of every
person owing a tax as aforesaid, to pay the same, or cause it to be
paid at the office of said collector; and thirty days after ;he day
fixed for the payment of said taxes, the said collector shall hand
over to the sheriff of the county of Harrisburg, a list of all such
persons as shall have neglected to pay such tax, and it shall be the
duty of said sheriff on receiving said list, to seize upon and cause
to be sold, agreeably to "an act to amend the direct tax law, approved
May twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six," the
property of each and every person who shall have neglected to pay
as aforesaid, over and above said tax, an increase of five per cent.
on the amount of said tax, which increase shall accrue to the sheriffs
as a compensation for his services: Provided however, That in
all cases where the tax is paid before the sale of the said property,
the sheriffs shall not proceed to sell, but shall deliver over the
property so seized to the owner thereof.
Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the collector of taxes, mentioned in the preceding section,
to cause a list of all the arreared taxes to be inserted in all
the newspapers in Houston, and to invite at the same time all
persons owing said taxes to pay the same, or cause them to
be paid at his office within sixty days following the publication
of said list; at the expiration of that delay, said collec(98)
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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/m1/102/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .