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An Act exempting certain persons from the payment of a poll tax. 1864 69 (1864)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0256 and id is 1 raw text is: MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS: TESTIMONY-PERPETUATING.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act concerning perpetuating testimony,' approved
December 1, 1855.
1. Section three of above act amended; § 2. Original section three repealed.
how commission issued; to whom
directed.
Be it enacted by the General assembly of the State of Missouri, as
jollows:
§ 1. That section three of an act entitled an act concerning perpetua-
ting testimony, approved December 1, 1855, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
§ 3. The commission shall be issued by the clerk of the county in which
the judges granting the same preside, and being witnessed by the clerk
and the seal of his court shall be directed to any judge, justice of the peace,
notary public or clerk of any court of record being in the county where
such testimony is, to be taken, requiring such judge, justice, notary public
or clerk to take the depositions of the witnesses therein named.
.§ 2. Said original section three is hereby repealed.
§ 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Approved February 17, 1865.
MISCELLANEOUS: POLL TAX.
AN ACT exempting certain persons from the payment of a poll tax.
1. Persons wounded in the militia service I § 2. Any such person to make satisfactory
to be exempt.                        proof, to whom.
Re it enacted by the General ./ssembly of the State of Missouri, as
follows:
§ 1. Every person who has at any time during the present civil war
received wounds, or been otherwise injured while in the militia service of
the State, in such manner and to such extent as would entitle him to a pen-
sion, under the laws of the national government, had such wounds or in-
juries been received while in the military service of the United States, is
hereby exempted from the payment of a poll tax.
§ 2. Any person claiming the benefit of the foregoing section of this
act shall make satisfactory proof to the assessor of the county, city or

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