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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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General Land Office, by virtue of any location and survey, upon
any certificate issued by any board of Land Commissioners, it
shall be his duty at the time of applying for the same, to furnish
satisfactory evidence that the said land has been given in for taxation,
and that the amount due thereon has been paid, and without
such evidence no title or patent shall be issued.
Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That at the time of applying
for the title, if the tax has not been previously paid, the applicant
may make payment to the Secretary of the Treasury of the
amount due, whose receipt shall be sufficient evidence for the purpose
abovementioned.
Sec. 37. Be it further enacted, That if the location is made in
any depopulated county, where no assessment can be made the.
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and reqnired to estimate
the same at the minimum price fixed by this act, and on payment
thereof to give the corresponding receipts.
Sec. 3S. Be it further enacted, That nothing contained in this
act, shall be so construed as to authorize or require the appraisement
of, or levying a tax upon any improvement made upon lands
without the limts of any incorporated city or town, or any other
property or thing not specially set forth in this act, or to prohibit
the reception of any or all properly audited drafts against this Republic,
for any and all taxes which may become due the Republic
under the provisions of this act; Provided, That the person from
whom such tax may be due, shall be required to present to the collector
the amount due and no more, if required so to do by the
collector, before a tender of such taxes shall be considered as having
been made; And further provided, That it shall be the duty of
each and every Sheriff to require the person paying any audited
draft, to endorse his or her name on the back thereof, and if on the
presentment of the same to the Treasury Department, it shall prove
to be a forgery or counterfeit, the Sheriff shall levy execution on
the property of the individual who may have given it to him, for
double the amount thereof, in the same manner as herein provided
for other defaults.
Sec. 39. Be it further enacted. That the headright lands of
those who have been killed, or have died while in the service of the
Republic. shall be exempt from taxation, so long as they are owned
by the heirs of the deceased, or until such time as Congress shall
otherwise direct.
Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, That all laws relative to
direct taxation, which have heretofore been passed, except so far(201)
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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/m1/205/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .