Ordinances and Decrees of the Consultation, Provisional Government of Texas and the Convention, Which Assembled at Washington March 1, 1836. Page: 31
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in-CGhi.ef -,.the Voulaniteer Army of the people, I-h requested
a a4danc. of money, to be appropriated for
the benefit of the army under his command, as being
necessary to contribute to their aid, comfort and support---therejbrer-,
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Be it ordained and 'decreed, and it is hereby ordained and
decreed by the General .Council of the Provisional Government
of Texas, That there shall be advanced from the public
funds of the said Provisional Government, and forwarded
to the head-quarters of the army aforesaid, the
sum of fifteen hundred dollars, to be handed over to the
Commander-in-Chief of said army; General S. F. Austin,
which, when done, the said General S. F. Austin is hereby
required to receipt for the same; and which said
sum of money, so advanced and forwarded, shall be
appropriated by the said General S. F. Austin, at his
discretion, for the best interest of the Army and Government
of Texas;-he being required to account with
the Treasurer of the Government aforesaid, for the manner
in which he shall appropriate said money, accompanied
with the customary and proper vouchers.
SEc. 2. And be it farther ordcainedi and decree, A4c.,
That the money so appropriated by the first section of
this Ordinance shall be forwarded, under the order and
direction of the Governor of the Provisional Government
aforesaid, by the hand of Thomas Gay, of the town of
San Felipe de Austin, whose receipt therefor shall be a
sufficient voucher for the execution of the foregoing Ordinance.SEC. 3. Be it further ordained and cdecreedi, 4c., That
there shall be, and there is hereby appropriated the
sum of one hundred and sixty dollars for the purchase
of one or more horses for public use, which said horse
or horses shall be, at all times, under the control of the
Provisional Governmeat.
SEc. 4. Be it further ordane anddec and eed, 4 c., That
the said T4omnas Gay- cail on Andrew Ponton, Esq.,
Treasurer of tie- Municipality.ofi Qr nzaleaand demand
~i receive suoh aibliic monies aS, maay be in hEs possesoi[
and tIrans. 4hep~ samg tos Generr a Council;
aid that the recoit of t^eteiU: 'nas Gay, shall be a
proper voticher tAtire sati Tll ) in accounting for the
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Texas (Republic). Secretary of State. Ordinances and Decrees of the Consultation, Provisional Government of Texas and the Convention, Which Assembled at Washington March 1, 1836., book, 1838; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth45353/m1/31/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .