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An Act making appropriations for the use and support of the State Government for the years 1864 and 1865. 1863 40 (1863.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstx0114 and id is 1 raw text is: accused as may be necessary to secure payment of the higlest fine allowed by law; and, on the same or another affidavit of a respectable person, showing certainty, or probable cause for believing, that property of the accused person, liable to such seizure, may be secreted or otherwise secured in any house, or other enclosure, described in the affidavit, the Judge or Justice of the Peace, by warrant, may authorize a search of said premises, for the purpose of such seizure. On the return of such warrant for arrest, executed by any officer authorized to execute such process, the accused person, its required by the warrant, shall be brought before some Judge or Justice of the Peace, having jurisdiction, for commitment in such case ; and such tribunal, on examination of the case, shall discharge, bind, or comriit, the accused person, as the evidence may justify- and, if the warrant for seizure of goods be legally executed, the seized articles shall be accounted for, so as to satisfy the tribunal, and, if the accused should be discharged, his goods shall be delivered to him; but otherwise the goods shall be in the keeping of such person as the tribunal may designate, to secure payment of a fine, if imposed: 1'rovided, the property shall be subject tu be replevied, as in ordinary cases of sequestration. And such process may be executed by the Assessor and Collector, or the Sheriff, or the Coroner, or a Constable. SEe. 8. Any tax on property, as prescribed by law, when the property dhall have been asusessed, shall be a lien thereon for payment of the tax; and the lien shall continue, with liability for its enforcement, until the property shall have been relieved therefrom by legal payment or relinquishment of the tax. SEC. 9. All laws that are incompatible with this law are repealed ; but it shall not be construed as repealing the existing laws authorizing County Courts to levy and collect taxes.. Suo. 10. This act shall be in force fromq its passage. Approved December 16th, 1863. CHAPTER LXI. AN ACT making approprialions for the use and support (f the Slate Government for the years 1864 and 1865. SzurioN 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of the Slate of Texas, That the following sums be and they are hereby appropriated for the use and support of the State Government for the years 1864 and 1865, to be paid in Confederate Treasury notes: EXECUTIVE DEI'ARTMENT. Salary of Governor ...................... per annum, $3,000 ...... $6,000 Salary of Private Secretary ............ per annum, 1,200 ...... 2,400 Contingent expenses ..................... per annum, 2,000 ...... 4,000 Recovering fugitives from justice,........ per annum, 6,000 ...... 12,000 Publishing proclamations,...... ....... per annum, 5,000 . 10,000 Stationery ........... ............. per annum, 1,000 ...... 2,000 Postage ................................ I per annum, 750 ...... 1,500 Furnishing Governor's mansion .......... per annum, 2,000 ...... 4,000 For repairs of premises on which the Governor's mansion is situated,. . 2,000 DIU'AItTMENT OF ST&TE. Salary of Secretary of State ........... per annum, 1,800 ...... 3,600 Salary of Chief Clork .................... per annum, 1,400 ...... 2,800 Printing ................................ per annum, 600 ...... 1,200 Porter hire and wood .................... per annum, 500 ...... 1,000 Contingent expenses .................... per annum, 300 ...... 60(k Stationery and books .................... per annum, 500 ...... 1,000 Postage .......................... per annum, 500 ...... 1,000 Assistant Clerk, . .......... per annum, 1,000 ...... 2,000 Distributing Laws and Journals of Tenth Legislature ................ 5,000

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