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Laws of the State of Texas.
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be and is hereby authorized to levy and collect for the year
1873 a special tax of one-fourth of one per cent. on all taxable
property in said county subject to taxation under the
laws of the State, for the purpose of completing the court
house and making more secure the jail in said county.
Sec. 2. That said tax shall be collected as other taxes
are collected, and paid by the collector into the county treasury,
and expended by the county court for no other purpose
than completing the court house and making more secure
the jail in said county of Brazos.
Sec. 3. This act to be in force from and after its passage.
Passed May 29th, 1873.
[Note.-The foregoing act was presented to the Governor
of Texas for his approval on the thirty-first day of May, A. D.
1873, and was not signed by him, or returned to the house
in which it originated, with his objections thereto, within
the time prescribed by the Constitution, and thereupon became
a law without his signature.-James P. Newcomb, Secretary
of State.]
CHAPTER CCXXIII.
An Act to authorize the County Court of Victoria County to
levy a Special Tax to repair the Jail in said County.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Texas, That the County Court of Victoria County be and
is hereby authorized by law to levy and collect a special tax
upon all the taxable property of said county, sufficient to raise
not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars, for the purpose of repairing
the jail in said county.
Sec. 2. That this act shall be in force and effect from
and after its passage.
Passed May 29th, 1873.
[Note.-The foregoing act was presented to the Governor
of Texas for his approval on the thirty-first day of
May, A. D. 1873, and was not signed by him, or returned
to the house in which it originated, with his objections(1339)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6732/m1/1341/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .