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much thereof as will pay the taxes assessed, and costs of collection: Provided, further,
That 'any person having no real estate, or not a sufficiency thereof in the
county where such assessment is made to pay his or taxes, and who is about to remove
his or her property out of the county, after the return of the assessment roll,
as aforesaid, and before the time specified by law for payment of taxes, then, and
in that case, it shall be the duty of the Assessor and Collector, by virtue of his tax
list, to levy upon and take into his possession so much of the property of such person
liable to taxation, as may be sufficient to pay his or her taxes and costs, and
the Assessor and Collector shall be entitled to the same fees as is by law allowed to
Sheriffs for similar services.
Sec. 2. That "An Act to amend the Sixteenth Section of An Act to provide for
the assessment and collection of taxes, approved February 11th, 1S50, approved
January 11th, 1862" be and the same is hereby repealed, and this act take effect
from and after its passage.
Approved March 6th, 1863.
CHIAPTER XXX.
An Act to authorize the Treasurer to pay out Confederate Treasury Notes for
Civil and Military purposes.
Section 1.  Be it enactedl by the Legislature of the State bf Texas, That
the Treasurer of the State is hereby authorized to pay out, for civil and military
purposes, Confederate Treasury Notes, received and paid into the Treasury from
the current revenue of the State, or from other sources.
Se. 2. That any law, so far as it conflicts with the provisions of this act, is
hereby repealed; and this act take effect from its passage.
Approved March 6th, 1863.
CHAPTER XXXI.
An Act to authorize the Commissioner of the General Land Office to issue to all
persons and Corporations, such Land Certificates as they may be entitled to receive
under any General or Special Law of the State.
Section 1.  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas. That
the Commissioner of the General Land Office be, and he is hereby authorized to
issue to all persons and corporations, such land certificates as they may be entitled
to under any general or special law of the State.
Sec. 2. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 6th, 1863.
CHAPTER XXXII.
An Act to amend an Act to amend an Act amendatory of the Laws to raise revenue
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taxation, approved Februairy 16th. 1858, and to amend an Act entitled an
Act to amend an Act amendatolr of the Laws to raise revenue by taxation, approved
February 16th. 1858, approved April 8th. 1861, approved January 13th,
1S62.
Section 1.  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That
the first section of the above entitled act, approved January 13th, 1S62, be so
amended as to hereafter read as follows:       There shall be levied    and   collected
for the use of the State *an annual direct ad valorem tax of fifty cents upon
eacl hundred dollars value of property. real and personal, including all cotton,

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