The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 22, July 1918 - April, 1919 Page: 193
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Minutes of the Ayuntamiento of San, Felipe de Austin 193
procure a translation of such acts of the Legislature of this State,
as are in form, and relative to judicial proceedings in this Munic-
ipality, and cause the same to be published for which purpose he
was authorized to employ a trustworthy, discreet and confidential
person for translator, and whereas in conformity with the above
decree, the Sd. President has employed the late John G. Holtham
decd then Secy of this Ayunto. as translator, and caused the Laws
Nos. 39 and 10432 to be translated and whereas the said Holtham
after translating the same, and before liquidating his accounts
with this body departed this life; Therefore it is hereby ordered
that the President of this body be required to ascertain how far
the said deed has complied with the charge entrusted to his care,
in translating said Laws No. 39 and 104 and also to ascertain
the value of the same, to which in consideration of said services
the estate of the deed may be entitled to, and to report the same
to this body by the next regular meeting, together with the trans-
lating of said Laws. Also that the President [p. 34] be author-
ized to satisfy out of the funds of this municipality the amount of
the funeral expenses of the deceised which sum so paid shall be
brought into the account of the estate of Sd. deed as part pay
for the translations of the mentioned Laws No. 39 and 104.
II. Whereas the Attornies practising law within this Munici-
pality, have for some time signified to the President of this Body
their willingness to devote part of their time and labour for the
public welfare of this comunity, by Serving gratis in a regu-
lar routine, as Attornies for the prosecution of crimes committed
against the Laws of this state, and whereas the liberal offer of the
aforesaid Attornies, meets the approbation of this Body. There-
fore: it is hereby decreed that the same be accepted, and that
Robert M. Williamson Esq be and he is hereby appointed as At-
torney on the part of this Ayuntamto to serve for purposes and on
the conditions above mentioned for the next insuing Six months,
counting from this date forward, and that the President of this
Body notify him of his appointment.
32Both these laws are omitted from the official publication of the laws
of :Coahuila and Texas. No. 39 described and defined the judiciary sys-
tem, and a copy in Spanish may be found in the Bexar Archives at the
University of Texas, file of June 21, 1827. No. 104 is entitled in Gam-
mel (Laws ofi Texas, I, 244) merely "Letter of Procedure."
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