Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-18
Sd .Np COUNTY TAXES.
,mitntions OF Commissioners
y az rourts 10 Levy Taxes.
...oN Trx March 10. 1850.

'leN s y for the levy and sale Of |
p. ~ unpaid taxes, aud the con
PiD bnlding Of court-houses and /
i',ks ..yons parts OF the state and !
~ ~ Wilbarger and Hardeman
/, ~ .sere the taxable Values DO not
WI 80 warrant the erection OF
= buildings as now contem-
eg,.h o commissioners courts OF
" Y nsmed counties, It is conceived
" re,narks on the present tax
'ses ~. limit placed on the power
> wv 's,ssloners courts to levy taxes
l'lnDnrrs,l,uton aud laws will not be
.av"g;uteresiing 70 the burdened tax.
and by virtue Of articles 1906
~ WI Revised Statutes, 1870, as
~. ,.l' Nav 4, 1852, and again amended
|sei 1851. chapter III, the commits
/ IS n courts oi tue several counties
III war TO levy 20 cents on the 800
.ntv. revenue purposes, and for
IA bridges 10 ceHts OH the 500
Z cents on the 500 for public free
Trrooses including school build
4. esse two-thirds OF the property
,.,ng voters within each school dis
Ssslfe. by an election 20 be held
Y, ,nrpose. In case this latter con
~ should occur in the entire county
FIX school district should vote in
q mis- special tax of 20 cents on the
..l1ation Of property; then 1t fol-
4 ~ the county tax cannot legally
,so cents on the 500 valuation Of
ay not including, however, the
..ts on the 800 allowed by the
-Sss constitution for the purpose of
,s"c public buildings, including jails
4 ,ogrt houses as hereinafter discussed.
I ssmended constitution Of 1883 pro-
md the state tax except for the
n If free schools and the tax nee
" 10 paw the public debt shall never
M 30 cents on the Sl00
4 Y, art. Z of the amended consti-
A nroyldes that the tax for the bene-
\ nnbnc free schools shall not ex-
4 ocepts on the 500 valuation OF
i ,ty In any one year. The legisla-
i ba,nn thus limited to the amount
,,xes they can impose upon the peo-
I q amended the tax laws Ia 1855,
n ss2 that the annual nd valorem state
B Aapld be 20 cents on the 500, not
4 al IN 20 the limit fixed by the
d IA constitution by 10 cents on the
Z Ne legislature OF 1885 also pro-
a lora school tax OF ~ cents on the
q pot coming up to the constitutional
81 "a cents on the 500, thus max
h StiI state tax OF 371 cents on the
4 adding this to the above for
n purposes, the total state and
nm tax cannot, therefore, legally eN-
Ne sum Of 91l cents on the 500
.oa Of property, not including
Man for the county pub
n buUding fund, which can
exceed, under the constitution,
cents on the 500, and the
Y unnecessary for the payment of the
deDt. NowTm regard TO the tax
&nzed to be levied by the commits
~ court of the several counties,
the present laws and amended
Hinton, for the erection of public
8ags, Including suitable court-houses
N nils The Seventeenth legislature
&qnarS 1881, passed au act author
he several commissioners courts
shcounty that had no court-houses tC
bCcds Of the county, said bonds &c
sot exceeding fifteen years, for The
ose OF erecting a suitable building
courthouse, and to levy tax o.
cents on the 500 valuation O
&aE TO pay the interest on sale
4 i aud to create Il sinkingfund foI
& Is5nient OF the principal; this &C
Fgr 3, acts of 1881 consists OF ST.
bus, and section was amended II
< elapter H., leaving the other sec
slill In force; this amendment o
de county commissioners cour
a ssue bonds for the erection
lob court-houses and iails
: cnds to run not exceeding tlIteel
"a sane time as the act of 1881.
section one Of the act of 1881 wa
amendeti at the regular session o
4 aesenlh legislature, (acts of ss5
a
MI be readily seen that the onl
! ssln the amendment of 1884 was t
vie the county commissioners
koi those counties that had saddle
lhemselyes railroad subsidy tax t
Atir bonds running not to eNcee
All 5.uge years; the law in other re
In icing as it stood in 1851, i, e. sec
ElH ene Of the act OF 1881
l||IH non nine, article eight OF the const
W s amended September %, lSs'
Ae power of the legislature to al
The commissioners courts TO lev
not exceeding 20 cents o
3. WI valuation OF property in any on
~ " the erection of public buildlns
IN counties, it necessarily follow
\ \ lax on real and personal pro
~ the year 1856 and also for u
unless the legislature shou
/ before the first di
Anuary next and chan!
IA resent law; for all purpos
NE public debt tax cannot legal
he sum Of 81 22l on the 81
: !, sa Of property, not including tho
ihal have u railroad subsidy Il
In addition TO the above, al
aae9tcdness incurred prior TO q
an ~ q the present constitution.
commissioners courts contel
sy can levy a tax II necessary
y on Slo0 for the purpose
conrthopses, and an addition
Nict thepurpnsept building a ia
nnl,& obstruction Of the organic law
3IW strained 70 say the least, II I'll
lllHH ~ 0s Correct then the comm
conris could also levy tax
on 500 Tor the erection
mansions on the poor farms
9lNes for the comfort and ca
q the paupers Of the lar
- .iuenlng the people with tax
ga sl00for the erection of pub
Nm the various counties.
n ssloners' courts could 90 \
" III Nap this II such Construct
psutution be tenable, aud est
Vi gSllh commissioners OF a proll
IN RAoeral disposition, They COZ
n Tax Ct 20 cents on
70 authorized by
- .s Tor the purpose of erect
paolic buildings In the yario
|nW# u the counties for the cow