The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 310
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310 The Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Note-The sum of $200 is suggested to pay the personal ex-
penses of the members of the ayuntamiento because one of them
lives thirty [p. 10] leagues and another ten leagues from the town,
and, since they have no house in town, must pay their expenses
from their own pockets-a charge which they consider somewhat
heavy to pay from their own funds.
Town of Austin, March 14, 1828
Estimate of the cost of building a jail and town-hall in the
Villa of Austin, formed by the ayuntamiento in accordance with
article 134 of law No. 37, of June 13 [15], 1827.
To wit:
For building of jail .....................$1,000
For building of town--hall ................. 3,000
$4,000
**Villa de Austin 15th de Marzo de 1828
Ordered that a provisional Election be held on the thirtieth
day of this month for one Captain and two Lieutenants in the
former district of Colorado at the house of James Cummens-
Likewise ordered that a provisional Election be held on the 6th
of April next for One Captain and two Lieutenants in the former
District of Bravo at the LaBahia Crossing of the River Brazos.
The Ayuntamto adjourned until the 12th of April next.
San Felipe de Austin-March 15th 1828
Thos M. Duke
Prest Ayuntamto
Attest
Stephen F. Austin
Sy pro tem
[p. 10a] March 31st 1828. Having presented the individuals
charged by this body to take the census their respective lists from
which must be formed and remitted to the Chief of Department
the Census of this jurisdiction in Conformity with the form recl
from the said Chief up to this day and remitted to the same by
the next mail.
**The matter between the ** is from the English original, p. 10.
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