Laws Passed by the Eighth Congress of the Republic of Texas. Page: 87
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.awarded by the two arbitrators, and, from the decision of the
arbitration, an appeal to the Court of Admiralty may be taken
.by either of the parties or by any portion of either, if the
amount in question be such as, by law, would entitle the
party to appeal from a magistrate to the District Court, but
in such case the party appealing, must notify the opposite
party of such intention, within two days after the awxar(dmnt,
appealed from, is made known" otherwise the right to appeal
shall be forfeited, and where an appeal is taken, it shall not
impede the sale of the property wrecked.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be. the duty of
all wreck-masters, in whose district any wreck may occur, to
publish, or.cause to be published, either in some public journal
in said district, or by affixing to the doors of at least three
,several public places, in said district, a written, or printed
notice, with a description of property, offered at said wreck.master's
sale, at least ten days previous to the aforesaid sale.
SEC. 6. Be itfiurther enacted, That this act take effect from
.and after its passage.
Approved, February 3rd, 1844.
AN ACT
'To repeal, in part, and amend an act'entitled "An Act for
the Corporation of the City of Galveston," approved February
fifth, one thousand eight hundred and' orty.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and HMuse of Repre-sentatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That
the second, fifth, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh sections of
the act, entitled "An Act for the corporation of the city of
Galveston," approved fifth February one thousand.eight hundred
and forty, be and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. Be it'further enacted, That the administration of
all the fiscal; prudential and municipal officers of said city,
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