The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 1, July 1897 - April, 1898 Page: 90
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90 Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
III.-COUNTY WHOSE TERRITORY HAS BEEN COMPLETELY
CHANGED.
San Patricio.-The municipality of San Patricio was established
by Decree 283 of Coahuila and Texas (p. 274). One of its bound-
.ary lines was defined by Act of May 24, 1838 (p. 36), and its bound-
aries were completely defined by Act of April 18, 1846 (p. 86), and
were further affected by Act of March 17, 1887 (p. 28), and April
13, 1891 (p. 172). Mr. Pressler, expert draughtsman of the Gen-
eral Land Office of Texas, is authority for the statement that no
part of the present county is included in the original territory.
IV.-COUNTIES, THE LAWS CREATING WHICH HAVE BEEN
REPEALED.
Buchel.-By Act of April 22, 1897, this county was abolished
.and its territory included within Brewster county.
Dawson.-By Act of February 1, 1857 (p. 87), a county by the
name of Dawson was created from Kinney and Uvalde counties.
The act was not expressly repealed, but the county was obliterated
by Acts of September 29 and October 5, 1866 (pp. 18 and 21),
.changing lines of Uvalde and Kinney. Its territory was entirely
distinct from that of the present county of Dawson.
Foley.-By Act of April 22, 1897, this county was abolished
and its territory included in Brewster county.
Wegefarth.-Wegefarth county was created by Act of May 31,
1873 (p. 67). It included a large territory on Prairie Dog Town
Fork of Red River. The creative act was repealed August 21, 1876.
V.-COUNTIES WHOSE TERRITORY IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED
PART OF THE STATE.
Greer.-The county of Greer, composed of territory between the
Red River and the Prairie Dog Town Fork thereof, was created by
Act of February, 8, 1860 (p. 138). The Supreme Court of the
United States has held that this territory was not within the
boundaries of Texas. (United States v. Texas, 162 U. S., 1.)
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