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forty-four, or at any subsequent special session, to which they
may be called for that purpose, to assess the additional and
special tax of one-third of the amount of what shall be assessed
in said county, on behalf of the Republic, for said year
one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, on all property,
subject to a direct tax, which special tax, shall be applied to
the payment of a debt contracted by said county, in the pur.chase
of a court-house for said county; and the collector of
the county taxes of said county, fbr the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty-four, shall be required to collect-this
special tax, at the same time, and in the same manner, that'
he collects the county tax, and make due returns thereof to
the county treasurer; provided, however, that should any law
be passed by the Congress, before that time, giving as large
an amount of the direct taxes to counties, for county purposes,
then this act to be null and of no effect.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall-be in
force from aird after the first day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-four.
Approved, February 3rd, 1844.
AN ACT'
Supplementary to an Act concerning Rents,
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre.
sentatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That
landlords shall not have a preference over other creditors, on
any portion of the tenant's property, except upon the crop
that may be raised on the rented premises.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the three months lien
provided for in the act to which this is a supplement, shall
only apply to the crop raised on the rented premises, and to
no other property of the tenant; provided, that in no case
shall the-lien extend, or continue, beyond the first day of Ja