Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-04-29

STATE tax, aud they shall reoelVe iOl
their services One-i1urlh the rale'
OF commission allowed for assessing
aud collecting tho State tax, Tbs
, said tax shall DO assessed and col
loelel in the same manner as the
State tax, aud the same remedies
shall he used 10 enioreo It's eollse-
ton that arc provided by law 20 en-
force tho collection 0g lhe State tax,
Snr 10. Tho officer whose duly
I II Is 10 collect tho taxes levied
under this act, shall give a bond,
with tw0 or moro sufficient seenri-
ties, 20 be approved By tho State
Comptroller, in n sun which shall
be t.,ual 10 double the estimated
amOsnt of said tax, which bond
shall be payable 10 tho State, and
shall be conditioned for Ito faith
tai collection and psymcn, OF sald
Z tax into the State Treasury,
Sic. II. IL shall bc tho duty og
the State Treasurer 10 receive all
moneys collected under this act, and
to keep separate accounts thereof,
and 70 pay ont the Same on war
rants drawn By tho State Comp
troller, who, with tho Treasurer, Il
Jointly charged with carrying into
practical effect the purpose and oh'
jects OF this act,
SEc. II. Any county court may,
from Time to time, require from tho
State Comptroller . staiemontshow.
ing tho condition OF its accounts
with the State and the number and
cost a. bonds purchased aud can
ccllod, which shall in all cases be
returned TO tho court ailc,' being de.
faced by writing across the face of
each bond the name Of tho person
from whom it was purchased, the
date IL cancellation and the cost or
amounts paid for tho same and the
| number of coupons thereon.
Src. II. The collector of taxes
/ levied under this act shalt pay over
| TO the State Treasurer, ut the be-
/ ginning Of each and every month,
all moneys he may have collected
during the next preceding month,
/ doducting his legal commissions
on tie amount so paid, and he
shall, at each regular meeting Of
| the county court, make II report of
his collections and payments to the
State Treasurer since the next pre-
ceding tenn.
SEC. II. Fit shall be asccrtained
at any time that the tax which has
been levied for the payment of
county bonds, issued under the pro-
visions Of this act, is insufficient to
pay the ahnual interest and two
per cent. anhually of the principal
of the bonds, besides tho expenses
of assessing and collecting such tax,
it shall be The duty of the Comp
troller to see that such additional
tax is levied and collected MS will
be sufficient to make payments,
which levy shall be continued in
force until THE whole amount Of the
principal and Interest of said bonds
Shall have been fully paid.
SEC. 10. No county shall aid in
the construction of any ono rail
road or work Of internal improve
mcnL to an amount exceeding ten per
cent. of tho assessed value Of the
real and personal property situated
in the county; to be ascertained by
reference to tie latest assessment OF
said property for State taxes; and
no county shall aid in the constrrc-
ton ofany such works of internal
improvements TO an amount exceed
ing, in the aggregate, at any one
time twenty-five per cont. on the
assessed value of all the real and
personal property situated in the
county, to be ascertalned in like
manner.
SEC. 1G. Any incorporated city
or town in the State shall haTe the
right to aid in the construction of
railroads and other works of Inter-
nal improvements, under the pro-
visions of this act and in case any
one Of them shall desire to do so,
the petition shall be sgncdby not less
than fifty free,holders residing in
such city or town, and shall be pre-
scntcd to the Mayor and Aldermen
of stGh city or town provided, that
any MD heretofore offered by towns
or cities shall not be affected by
this act. The Mayor shall perform
the same duties as the presiding
Justice; the Mayor and Aldermen,
or common council, shall periorni
the same duties as the county court;
the city or town clerk, the same du-
tics as the CLERK OF the county court;
the city or town treasurer, the same
duties as the county treasurer; un-
der the same limitations and pro
visions as are imposed upon the
officers who, under this act, perform
the same duties for the counties.
And all residents of the city or
town who are entitled to vote un-
der article six, section one, Of the
State Constitution, shall be allowed
10 vote on the proposition, rs here
inbefore provided for in the case Of
counties and ali powers and duties
imposed by this act, in regard to
taxation and county bonds, upon
the officers who arc TO act for coun-
ties. shall be exercised by the oili-
GERS named in this section to per-
form similar duties for cities and
towns, and under The same rcstric-
tions and limitations.
SEC. II. A failure TO comply with
any ofthe provisions ofthis act, or
a preliminary 10 the issge Of bonds,
shall be taken notice Of by purchas-
ers thereof, and shall render such
bonds and any coupons attached
thereto null and void.
SEC. Is. This act shall take efeet
aad be in force from and after its
passage.