Laws Passed by the Eighth Congress of the Republic of Texas. Page: 46
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46
AN ACT
To repeal all laws now in force, authorizing the President tO
form Colonization Contracts, and to forfeit such as have
already been made, where the conditions have not been
strictly complied with.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That
all laws now in force, authorizing the President to make contracts
with individuals, or companies, for the purpose of colonizing
and settling portions of the unappropriated lands of
the Republic, be and the same are hereby, repealed.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all such contracts, already
made, the conditions of which have not been strictly
and rigidly complied with, or hereafter fail to be complied
with, are, hereby, declared forfeited, and no extension of
time or privilege shall be granted to said contractors for the
purposes of carrying such contracts into effect.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That no further contract or
contracts, shall be made by the President with such individuals,'who
have already made contracts for the purposes above
specified, whereby, any further time, privileges, or~facilities,
may be granted to said contractors, and the "joint resolution
to modify the provisions of an act, entitled 'an act granting
land to emigrants,' approved January 16th 1843," so far as
the same relates to. any prospective action of the President,
in regard to modifying said contracts, or extending the time,
as now embraced, in said contracts, whereby the privileges
of said company, or their assigns, or representatives, mentioned
in said joint resolution, may be increased, be and the
same is hereby, repealed.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of
-the Attorney-General, under the directions of the President,
to ascertain as fully as possible all the proceedings of said contractors,
how far they have complied with their conditions,
and in what respects they have failed, and report fully, on
said subject, to the next Congress of the Republic, in order
that they may take such further action thereon as they may
think proper.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of
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