The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-05

ment of the law 50 as 10 require some sort uf
| public record Of the Teens to be made in
| every county wperain the par y huldu. ii Of
FRS to do business, 50 that his authority may
| be known, aud also 10 increase 10 penalty OF
violating the law 10 "a fl 900 / sas SIS, 10 be
| paid 30 the iniOimer, over and auOvc the tax
| to be paid into the state treusttrJ, before The
| guilty party is released,
rhiA law, most just ia Itself ~ an approx
mate t,NaliOn upon transie t property pro-
| tected by the state, prevents, to that cNte t. n
discrimination Ngaiast our own merchants,
VINO pay the required occupation tax, aud in
| favor Of merchants residing OUT Of the state,
who do business within it, and therefore
should be stdCl ~ pntO1cgd. The rewards paid
arc shown in Exhibit Il, nmeun Ing 10 $50.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS,
oBFRR1sG REWARDS FOR VIOLATION OF
THE OCCUPATION TAX VS..
60 Whereas II has been made known to ne
that many persons are pursuing occupations
taxed by law, in this state, without having
paid the tax imposed on such occupations,
whereby the state is being ueirauded Of her
revenue, and her crminl laws yiDlatt d;
Therefore, |, o NJ. Roberts, governor Of
Texas, by virtue OF the power vested IN M. do
hereby issue this my proclamation, and offer n
reward of nily dollafs for the arrest and con-
yiGtion OF each and every person so found in
TINS state pursuing the occupations OF COM
mercial traveller, drummer, salesman, or tOii.
clOr of trade, by sample or otherwise; lud n
reward of ten dollars r. tha'arrest and Conylc
ton of persons found in this state pursuing
any other occupation taxed by law, VINO are
required 20 pay such lax AT the office Of the
comptroller, ia Austin, ana VINO haze iai Cd to
pay the SAM
"lhese lewa DIS to b. paid upon proper
proof mo that .uch yiolators Of the law have
been arrested and forced to pay the tax.
"l4sts 0f those who have pnid suCh tax can
be Obtained nom officers OF the county, or the
comptroller nj Austin.
ia testimony whereof, hereto ign
my name, md caus The seal OF state
H. 81 u be affixed tt the city Of austin
this twen y-senonu day of Septem-
Der, A. d 1881.
30. NJ, ROBERTS,
"By Che Governor; Governor"
John D.rEHPLEroN,
"Secr iary Of state"
REWARDS TO PRIVATE CITIZENS WHO AID IN
ENFORCING Tm LAWS FOR THE PROMPT
ARTIST OF MuREERERs AND ROBBERS.
The facility of escapes in this state is an en-
cOufugemenL to commit crime, when persons
are TO predisposed. Whea seJious ofI,nses are
committed, u prompt eifor. to arrest the
Offenders often saves much delay and expense
in their prosecution, and ii generally adopted,
would act rs prevention of crime us well, It
would more certainly procure tue punishment
of criminals. the frequency of robberies of
late, an onen7e in former times almost I'M
known In this country, and The number of
deaths by violence, ana the COM aTatlvely few
arrests pro-" pity made, have induced me to
cal upon the attoruey. general for a condensed
statement of tho laws OF arrest, and to publish
that and circulate 1t with the fol owing pro-
oiamatlun, Offering II reward, which has been
done give information tOOflicsrs and private
citizens OF the power vested in them 10 make
arrests prJmpuy, andtO encourage them in
doins IT,
They have not been issued long enough to
nave produce much Ostensible result. only
TttNV q lNl NAH,
paid Tor he arrest lately made of two robbers
near alias,
PROCLAMATION by THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS, ''oFEEplNG REWARDS
FOR THE PROMPT ARREST OF MURDER.
ERs AND ROBBERS.
ITO all Whom these PresentS shall Come:
"Whereas, felonlous h0micldss aud robbie
ries ara sometimes committed, and no nroper
steps are promptly taken to arrest the olen-
ders, (which they escape beyond the limits
OF the state, and have TO be brought back upon
requlsltion, NJ great expense and after long
delay and whereas, this often hammer 8 from
want of a proper appreciation OF their du-
ues lmpOsed by law upon peace officers aud
magistrates, who are required to be active.
ana not merely passive, in taking the necessa-
ry steps to arrest such Offenders promptly
Wneh they have good reason to be-
lleve mat an ofense has been
committed and whereas, all private
citizens are permitted TO make arrests when
lelonles are committed IN their presence, and
TO make 1t the duty of officers to act promptlv
by giving Information To them which will he
sufheient to induce the belief that m ofTsnse
mas been committed, thereby putting ID In the
power OF every god citizen to aid in the eX--
SSutlon ol ine laws tor the prosecution of of
lenses and whereas, the dis, rlct and county
attorneys are required by law to prosecute
officers for the neglect OF such duties when
they are properly Informed of such neglect.
therefore,. TO encourage good citizens to aid
IN the execution of the laws, and TO compen-
safe them In part for their trouble In doing
so, ateward Of iltly dollars will be given 10 n
private citizen under the following circum-
stenCes, to-wit
IL When homicide or robbery is commits
TED In his presence, aud he arrests the offender
al the scene Of action, or pursues him md
makes the arrest, and delivers him TO nm ofIi-
Ger, with such Information as will be neces.
answer Tor che OtlenRe.
~, When homicide or robbery has been
cCMmltled, and the officers do not take lnmo.
ulate steps to make the arrest, and a citizen
gives the necessary Information IL an oflicar
that causes him to taee such action ss rnsn1,s,
IN prompt arrest OF the offender and his he
Ing committed TO Jail or bound over.
-. when homicide or robbery Is commit
.eu, an the othcersl whose duty It | to take
proper steps 10 make the arrest Of the offender
ialls to 40 II, and citizen gives TO the district
OF county attorney such Information thereof ss
secures prosecution aud conviction for neg.
reg OF uu,y IN mott taking such steps promptly.
nus oiier OF reward Is not intended to M.
ply to cases where the Offender yolnntnriR,
surrcndSrs himself to he subject to The aw2
Us leaIlng OBJECT being To prevent escape NV nm
lmmedlate arrest of tho offender. gu
iue reward VIII he npid upon ntiafactorx
PROOF OF the facts emitting The parry m If on
lt9Veu ny the county attorney and county
Juuge Of The couaty whore The ofTsp,e ia com.
mttaed. 80 N''"-
Tn fact