The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 306
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306 The Southrwestern Historical Quraterly
zen Thomas M. Duke was elected Alcalde, Citizens Thomas Davis
and Humphrey Jackson were elected Regidors and Citizen Raw-
son Alley as Sindico Procura,dor and the said Individuals having
under said act taken the oath prescribed in art. 220 of the state
constitution proceeded to the installation of the Municipal Ayun-
tamto for the judisdiction of Austin--The Persons aforesaid
took their respective places presided by Citizen Thomas M. Duke
Alcalde and having declared themselves as ready to proceed to the
discussion and organization of the subjects more immediately con-
nected with their formation-The Ayuntamto, was proclaimed to
be duly installed and organized and then proceeded to the discus.-
sion and decreeing the following subjects-First the appointment
of Secretary--the Secretary of the jurisdiction having declined the
appointment ordered that means be adopted to procure a Secre-
tary and appoint and commission him in order to attest the acts
of the Ayuntamto as the Law requires and until such appoint-
ment Citizen Samuel M. Williams is hereby authorized to attest
to the proceedings of this meeting and the acts of the Ayuntamto
and should the appointment of secretary not be verified [p. 6a]
to the next meeting he will be considered as acting Secretary
Pro Tem. at' such next meeting, and should his Situation per-
mit a further continuance and no person be appointed he can
continue to act until such appointment is verified--Second The
Existing necessity of Stationary Quills Ink etc. require the imme-
diate attention of this body. Therefore ordered that Citizen
Thomas Davis be and is hereby appointed a committee to procure
on the faith of the Ayuntamto, a sufficient quantity of stationary
Quills Ink etc. a house or convenient building for the Ayuntamto
to hold its meetings and to keep the archives of the Ayuntamto
and Alcalde and a sufficient Book or paper case for the preserva-
tion of the archives of this body and the Alcalde a Table and seats
for the same asp soon as practicable and report at the next meet-
ing what he may have done 2d Ordered that the acting secretary
extend the necessary official notices for the Govr of the State,
Chief of the Depart. and the Ayuntamto of Nacogdoches LaBahia
and Bexar of the installation of this Ayuntamto and answer the
official letters recd through Citizen Stephen F Austin this day
from Chief of Department-Further ordered that Citizen Thos
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918, periodical, 1918; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101073/m1/312/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.