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Declaration of the People of Texas
in General Convention Assembled |
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Dissolution of compact between Mexico and Texas |
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| Withdrawal from
Union and establishment of independent state |
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| Expenses and
debts |
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| Land grants to
volunteers |
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Plan and Powers of the Provisional
Government of Texas |
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| Article I - creation
of provisional government |
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| Article II -
role of lieutenant-governor |
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| Article III -
duties and powers of general council |
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| Article III -
ability of council to contract for loans and impose duties |
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| Article III -
establishment of post offices |
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| Article IV -
powers of governor as commander-in-chief |
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| Article V - appointment
of provisional judiciary |
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| Article VI -
duties of judges; reference to Civil Code of Louisiana |
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| Article VII -
provision for trial by jury, reference to common law of England |
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| Article VIII
- appointment of officers of provisional government |
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| Article IX -
signing of commission, pardons, and remissions of fines |
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| Article X - oath
of office |
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| Article XI -
charges against officers of provisional government |
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| Article XII -
assumption of duties by governor and council |
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| Article XIII
- appointment of treasurer |
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| Article XIV -
matters in connection with land offices |
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| Article XV -
laws on colonization and other emigration laws |
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| Article XVI -
authority of governor and council |
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| Article XVII
- adjournment of Convention |
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| Article XVIII
- nullification of grants made by States of Coahuila and Texas |
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| Article XIX -
forfeiture of land by persons leaving country |
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| Article
XXI - powers of governor and council to carry out resolutions |
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| Of
the Military |
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| Article
I - creation of regular army |
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| Article
II - commander-in-chief of regular army |
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| Article
III - appointment of commander-in-chief |
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| Article
IV - orders applicable to commander-in-chief |
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| Article
V - designation and appointment of staff of regular army |
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| Article
VI - members of and volunteers in regular army |
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| Article
VII - application of rules and regulations applicable to US army |
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| Article
VIII - number of members of regular army |
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| Article
IX - creation of corps of rangers |
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| Article
X - organization of militia |
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| Article
XI - election of officers |
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| Article
XII - certification and commission of officers; creation of companies
and regiments |
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Convention delegates |
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Ordinances - November
1835 |
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| Matters
concerning election of delegates |
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::List of Supplies |
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::Appointment of contractor |
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| Approving
the appointment of Lt. Bonnill |
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| Regulating
offices of provisional government |
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::Separation of executive, legislative
and judicial departments |
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::Appointment of contractor |
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| Declaring
mode of passing, signing, and publishing materials of provisional government |
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| Authorizing
certain officers to administer the oath of office |
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| Authorizing
borrowing of money |
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| Prescribing
the manner and form of settling accounts of volunteer army |
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| Establishing
corps of rangers |
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| Raising
a regular army |
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::Separation of executive, legislative
and judicial departments |
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::Appointment of contractor |
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| Granting
of letters of marque and reprisal |
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::Authorization of vessels to make
war upon all Mexican vessels |
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::Allocation of prizes captured from
Mexican vessels |
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| Appointing
a treasurer, secretary and clerks |
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::Compensation of said officers |
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| Establishing
a navy |
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::Components of navy - equipment and
men |
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| Regulating
the militia |
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::Duty to serve |
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::Election of militia officers |
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::Composition of companies and regiments |
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::Regular muster days |
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::Regimental staff |
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| Advancing
funds to benefit volunteer army |
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::Purchase of horses |
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| Appointing
a commissary for army volunteers |
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| Appointing
a commissary - supplement |
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| Purchasing
munitions of war, provisions, arms, etc. |
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::List of munitions, arms, provisions,
instruments, books and stationary |
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| Purchasing
provisions for the volunteer army |
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| Granting
of letters of marque and reprisal - supplement |
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::Allocation of prizes from vessel
seized |
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| Authorizing
appointment of commissioners to administer oaths |
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| Authorizing
governor to register vessels |
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| Ordinances
- December 1- 6, 1835 |
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Supplying army with money |
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::Advance of funds |
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Relieving Lancelot Smithers and others |
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Changing name of municipality from Bevil
to Jasper |
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Issuing a special commission and warrant
for William Steele |
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::Authorization of arrest for refusal to obey provisional
government command |
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Raising a loan |
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::Authorization of bonds |
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Creating Jackson municipality |
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Changing manner of drawing drafts |
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::Authorization of committee of finance |
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Establishing auxiliary volunteer corps
to army |
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::Components of platoons, battalions, etc. |
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::Compensation of volunteers |
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::Land grant to volunteers |
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::Land grant to heirs of volunteers |
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::Promotion within volunteer corps |
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::Regimental officers |
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Authorizing purchase of clothing for volunteer
army |
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Designating boundaries of Jefferson municipality |
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Authorizing instructions from governor
to US |
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::Instruction to effect a loan for Texas |
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::Authorization of pledge of public lands of Texas |
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::Creation of stock or funded debt |
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::Authorization of purchases of munitions for war and supplies |
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::Authorization to purchase vessels for navy |
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::Authorization to communicate with US government regarding
political situation of Texas |
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Appointment of contractor for volunteer
army |
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::Authorization to purchase supplies |
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Authorizing sending of agents to US |
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Authorizing bank deposits |
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Authorizing foreign agents to receive donations
for Texas |
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Authorizing contractor for general army
to supply General Mexia |
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Providing for provisions and expenses of
foreign agents |
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Providing for delivery of prisoners |
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| Ordinance
creating a general post office department - December 7, 1835 |
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::Duties of postmaster-general |
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::Oath of postmaster-general and staff |
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::Contracts for carrying mail |
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::Persons qualified for employment and penalty for failure
to comply |
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::Penalties for obstruction of passage of mail |
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::Offices of postmasters |
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::Rates and fees of postage |
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::Vessels carrying mail and payment for same |
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::Receipt of mail by unauthorized persons |
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::Unauthorized opening of mail |
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::Theft of materials entrusted to mail carriers |
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::Damage to mail or bags containing mail |
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::Unclaimed mail |
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::Delivery of newspapers through the mail |
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::Commissions awarded to postmasters |
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::Accounts maintained by postmasters and payments to postmaster-general |
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::Mail sent free of charge for officers of the government |
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::Franking of letters |
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::Accounts maintained by postmasters and payments to postmaster-general |
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::Allocation of penalties |
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::Provisions for delivery of letters by ship |
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::Exemption of postal employees from military service, jury
duty, and work of public highways |
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::Causes if action arising under ordinance |
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::Compensation to postmaster-general |
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| Ordinances
- December 8-10, 1835 |
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| Purchase
of flour by foreign agents |
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| Appointment
of commissioner |
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| Relieving
Bartoleme Pajes |
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| Authorizing
movement of officers and troops and drawing of money |
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| Resolution
for calling a convention - December 10,1835 |
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::Sovereignty of people |
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::Duty to resist in the face of dictatorship |
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::Destruction of one constitution and formation of another |
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::Call for convention and assembly of delegates |
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::Delegates elected by people empowered to form government |
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::Judges authorized to issue writs of election |
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::Allocation of representatives among municipalities |
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| Ordinances
- December 12-29, 1835 |
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Granting land to volunteers and heirs |
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Imposing duties on imports and tonnage |
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::Creation of revenue districts |
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::Creation of ports of entry |
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Authorization of appointment of collector for each revenue district |
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::Duties of collectors |
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::Oath of office of collectors |
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::Penalties for smuggling |
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::Entitlement of collectors to percentage of proceeds |
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::Duty of navy and military officers to assist in enforcement |
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::Authority to pay expenses |
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::Power to perform duties |
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::Imposition of duties |
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::Duties of persons importing goods |
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::Collection of cash or bonds |
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Determining of seniority of rank among otherwise equal officers |
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Authorizing commander-in-chief to accept auxiliary volunteers |
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Authorizing treasurer to draw draft for horses purchased |
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Imposing duties on imports and tonnage - supplement |
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::Rate of duty on vessels from foreign ports |
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::Rate of duty on whiskey |
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Increasing bounty to soldiers of regular army |
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::Payment of sum of money to volunteers |
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Appointing agent for keeping of public stores |
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Creating Sabine municipality |
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::Appointment of commissioners |
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::Election of delegates |
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Sequestering and securing wreck and cargo of schooner |
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::Call for safekeeping of Mexican prisoners |
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Augmenting regular army by creating cavalry legion |
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::Composition of cavalry |
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::Armaments and uniforms of cavalry members |
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::Foreign agents authorized to purchase supplies |
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::Payment of members of cavalry |
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::Appointment of officers |
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Creating certain offices of the army |
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::Appointment of commissary general |
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::Rank of commissary general, quartermaster and paymaster |
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::Oaths of office |
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::Bonds required of officers |
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::Quartering of officers |
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Authorizing appropriation for regular army |
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Appointing commissioners to Cherokee Indians |
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Instructing commissioners to Cherokee Indians and associated bands |
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::Instruction to negotiate a treaty |
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::Pursuit of course of justice and equity toward Indians |
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::Empowerment to exchange lands |
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Changing name and municipality and town of Viesca to Milam |
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Authorizing officers to administer oath to enlisted men |
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Creating officers of auditor and comptroller |
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::Examination of claims |
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::Forms of drafts |
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::Issuances and approvals of drafts |
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::Copies of claims |
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::Duties of auditor |
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::Processing of claims |
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::Oaths of auditor and comptroller |
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::Bonds of auditor and comptroller |
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| Ordinances
- December 29-31, 1835 |
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Imposing duties on imports and tonnage |
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::Creation of revenue districts |
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::Creation of ports of entry |
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::Appointment of collector for each port and duties of collectors |
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::Bond required of collectors |
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::Oath of office of collectors |
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::Imposition of duty and rate of duty |
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::Obligations of vessel owners |
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::Importation of goods and wares by emigrants |
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::Importation of supplies for army, navy and government |
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::Assessment of duties on vessels from foreign ports |
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::Articles of growth, produce and manufacture of Texas free
from duties |
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::Reporting requirements of collectors |
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::Authority of collectors to call on civil, naval, or military
officers |
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::Penalties for non-payment of duties |
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::Payment of collectors' expenses |
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::Repeal of prior ordinance on same subject |
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::License and registration of vessels |
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Defining boundary of Matagorda municipality |
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Appointing collectors of public dues and defining their duties |
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::Bond required of collectors of public dues |
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::Reports of collectors of public dues |
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::Receipt of treasury orders by collectors of public dues |
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Appointing collectors of public dues and defining their duties -
supplemental |
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::Duties of general collectors of public dues |
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::Duties on sales ceased |
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Defining boundary of Harrisburg municipality |
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| Ordinances
- January 1-22,1836 |
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Requiring chairman of finance committee to act as controller |
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Relieving firm of McKinney & Williams |
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Preventing importation of free Negroes and Mullatoes into Texas |
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::Penalties for presence of free Negroes and Mullatoes in
Texas |
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::Penalties on vessel owners importing free Negroes or Mullatoes |
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Changing name of municipality of Tenehaw to Shelby |
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Prescribing the manner of bringing claims against the provisional
government by volunteer army |
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::Duties of captains |
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Authorizing the raising of an army |
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::Composition of said army - men and equipment |
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::Appointment of commander |
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Authorizing individuals to effect a loan on behalf of provisional
government |
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Authorizing purchase of armed vessels |
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::Adoption of naval system applied in the North |
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Accommodating claims against the government |
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::Issuance and receipt of treasury notes |
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::Oaths of collectors and agents receiving notes |
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::Individual responsibility of treasurer for counterfeit
notes |
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Creating a new municipality of Colorado |
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::Appointment of commissioners |
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::Election of delegates |
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Appointing a sutler to the army |
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Appointing a collector of public dues - supplemental |
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Providing for the troops at Bexar |
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::Employment of Mexicans |
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::Payments to Mexicans so employed |
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Opening the courts of justice and appointing staff |
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::Courts of justice declared to be open |
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::Suspension of civil rights ceased |
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::Procedures of common laws of England to be followed in
criminal prosecutions |
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::Number of jurors |
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::Laws of Louisiana to be followed in matters of probate |
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::Holding of probate courts |
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::Right of appeal |
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::Jurisdiction of alcaldes and commissaries |
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::Enforcement of orders |
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::Members of regular army and others being privileged from
arrest |
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::Authority to perform marriages |
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::Validity of marriages |
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::Summoning of juries |
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::Administration of oaths of office |
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::Witnesses outside jurisdiction |
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::Appointment of constables to serve writs, citations, summons,
etc. |
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::Appointment of clerk for each municipality and duties of
said clerks |
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::Style and form of judicial writs |
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::Appointment of prosecuting attorneys |
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::Salaries of municipal officers |
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::Rules of practice to be adopted by each court and bar |
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::Examination and license to practice law required |
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::Licenses from US superior courts recognized |
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::Oaths required of attorneys seeking to be admitted to practice |
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::Imposition of marriage fees |
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Appointing commissioners to Comanche Indians |
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::Authorization to enter into treaty |
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::Interest in securing the friendship of the Comanche |
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::Appropriation of monies for expenses incurred in connection
with treaty |
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Requiring former governor to deliver records |
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::Effect of failure to comply |
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Appointing a committee of finance |
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Appointing an advisory committee of the council |
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Giving powers to the acting governor |
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Creating the office of marshal of Texas |
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::Duties of marshal |
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| Executive
ordinance passed on March 16, 1836 |
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| Officers
of the government |
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| Election
of officers |
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| Authorization
of loan |
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| Appropriation
of funds |
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| Authorization
to enter into treaties with foreign governments |
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| Index
to ordinances and decrees of the provisional government of Texas |
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