The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 194
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
shall sell, barter or exchange any goods, wares or merchandise,
without first taking out a license, and paying for the same, as provided
in this law, he or she shall forfeit and pay the sum of five
hundred dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt, before any
court having competent jurisdiction; one half to the use of the
Republic and the other half to the use of the informer; and all
bonds, notes or promises, made to any hawker or pedler, as aforesaid,
the consideration of which shall be for any clock or clocks,
or other goods, wares or merchandise, of any kind whatsoever,
shall be utterly void, unless the party vending the same shall have
first procured a license as aforesaid; and it is hereby made the duty
of all Sheriffs, Constables and Justices of the Peace, whenever they
see any hawker or pedler vending goods or merchandise within the
limits of the counties in which such officers reside, to demand of
such hawker or pedler-the production of his or her license, and
on failing to produce it, he or she shall forfeit and pay the sum of
fifty dollars, to be recovered before any court having jurisdiction of
the same, in addition to the former penalty; one half to the use of
the informer, and the other half to the use of the Republic: and further,
to arrest and bind over for appearance at the respective district
court, all hawkers and pedlers caught selling or disposing of
merchandise without license.
Sec. 18. Be it further enacted, That each and every Sheriff of
the various counties of this Republic. who by th-s law is constituted
and appointed collector of taxes for the use and benefit of this
Republic, under the provisions of this act, shall previous to entering
upon the duties of tax collector, make, execute and deliver to
the Chief Justice or to the County Court of the respective county,
duplicate bonds with good and suffidient sureties to the satisfaction
of the Chief Justice of the county, which bonds shall contain a
penal'sum or express in obligation an amount which shall be equal
to the whole amount of taxes due in the respective county of each
sheriff, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duty as
tax collector, one of which bonds so made and executed, shall be by
the Chief Justice transmitted to the Secretrv of the Treasury; said
duplicate bonds shall be in manner and form as follows, to wit:
Know all men by these presents. that we, A. B., as principal, and
C. D. and E. F., the object
and intent of this bond and obligation, is to save and keep the
Republic harmless from all loss or injuries, resulting from a dereliction
of dutv, or failure of strict performance and discharge(194)
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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/m1/198/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .