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Laws of the State of Texas.
ing indebtedness of said county, due and to become due;
sald bonds to bear ten per cent. interest per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first of July and the first of
January in each year, and shall run thirty years, payable at
any time after the expiration of five years, at the discretion of
the county court of said county.
Sec. 2. The county court of said county shall, as soon
as possible after the passage of this act, ascertain and audit
the amount of outstanding indebtedness of the county, under
such provisions and regulations as they shall deem best, and
shall thereafter issue from time to time the bonds of said
county to a sufficient amount to cover such indebtedness, as
provided in section one (1) of this act; and said county court
is hereby authorized to levy and have collected, as other
taxes are levied and collected, a special ad valorem tax on
all the taxable property of said county, not to exceed onehalf
of one per cent., for the purpose of paying the interest
*on said bonds, and to provide a sinking fund for the payment
*of the principal.
Sec. 3. That this act be in force from its passage.
Passed June 2d, 1873.
[Note.-The foregoing act was presented to the Governor
-of Texas for his approval on the second day of June, 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 CCLXXXVI.
An Act to authorize the County Court of Walker County to
levy and collect a special Tax for the purpose of repairing
the Court House and Jail in said County.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Texas, That the county court of Walker county
be and they are hereby authorized to levy and collect a
,special ad valorem tax of one-eighth (A) of one per cent.
on all the taxable property in said county, for the pur(1456)
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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/m1/1458/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .