The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-18

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assessor shall enter assinst such person the
amount Of the property % sold. exchanged or
transferred BY any Of the means named
person shall make false afndavit as 70 a ay
of the foregoing facts be shall be deemed
guilty Of perjury and punished a. Is now pro.
AIT Sios. !sios, Assessors Of taxes shall
day of June of each year, proceed to take 4
Nat Of taxable properly. real and personal III
the manner following towit: BY calling upon
the person, or BY calling at HE Office, place
Of business or the residence OF the person and
name and requiring the person to make
statement under oath, as prescribed in ar
ticie bc75 in the form provided for by article
5o7e.
Art, Sic7. tsioY Should any property bs
listed or assessed for taxation after the first
day OF June OF any year. or should tho as
cVoopi VI ufs utputs ldl 10 uutlUlstcT Inv
requisite oath os.do attest the same, in the
mode prescribed by law, or should any per-
son rendering tho property for taxation fail
shall nevertheless be held valid and binding
to all intents and purposes us II made n
strict pursuance of law.
Art. 5l0S, t5l0Sl II any person, who is re-
CURED by this title to list property, shall be
sick or absent when the assessor calls for
list OF his property, the assessor shall leave
at the office or usual place OF business or
nj ma Ian. ar r.t-ft tpl
notice recurring such person to meet him
and render list of his property at such tn,n
and place as the assessor may designate IN
note in book the date OF leaving such no
tice,
Art Sioa Cloe, In every case where any
person whose duty II lie to list any property
Tor taxation has refused or neglected to list
the same when called upon for that pur
pose by the ASSESSOR, or has refused TO sub.
scribe to tho oath in regard 10 the truth OF
OF, when required by the assessor, the as
scssor shnll note in d book the name of such
person. who has refused to list or to swear.
Ia every case where any person required 70
list property for taxation has been ahsen,
or unable from sickness to list tho same, the
assessor shalt also nete In a book such tact,
together with Tho name OF such person.
Art. 5ii0 $500 In all cases OF failure TO
obtain statement OF real and personal
property from any cause, IL shall be the duty
OF the assessor TO ascertain the amount and
value of such property and assess the same
as he believes to be tho true and full value
thereof and such assessment shall be rs valid
and Binding as II such property had been
rendered by the proper owner thereof.
Art, blii (5i0S) During the month OF Au-
gust OF each year, the commissioner OF the
general land office shall have made out and
furnish to the comptroller of public accounts
supplementary strtract OF all patents that
have been issued from his Office during the
previous year, to include all locations filed
during that year And said abstract shall
also include all corrections of errors discoy-
cred to exist in the abstract OF land titles
previously printed. and the comptroller OF
public accounts shall have sufficient num-
Der OF copies OF such supplementary abstract
printed and bound and shall furnish same to
those officials whose duties require their use
OF said abstract,
Art 5ll2 t5lOa, The commissioners court
OF each county In this State shall procure
and furnish the assessor of said county well
bound books of sufficient size and index book
for the same and such other stationery rs
may BIO necessary; said books 70 be of the
best material and make, and shall have
printed headings as Per the following form;