Ordinances and Decrees of the Consultation, Provisional Government of Texas and the Convention, Which Assembled at Washington March 1, 1836. Page: 92
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SEc. B. Be it further ordained and decreed, 4^c., That
the Governor is required, and it is hereby made his duty,
forthwith to issue a special commission to Thomas Barnett,
Robert H. Williams and James Collingsworth,
with instructions corresponding to and in accordance
with this Ordinance and Decree, accompanied with a
special wvrit of assistance, requiring and commanding in
the name of the people free and sovereign, all officers
whether civil, military or naval, and all good citizens of
Texas to be aiding and assisting the said Comlmissioners
in the execution of their commission.
Passed at San Felipe de Austm, Dec. 17, 1835.
JAMES W. ROBINSON,
Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Pres't of G. C.
E. M. PEASE,
Sec'y of G-en. Council.
Approved, December 17, 1835.
HENRY SMITH,
Governor.
4An Ordilnance and Decree augmenting the Regular Army'
by creating a Legion of Cavalry.
Be it or(dlaincd and decreed, and it is hereby ordcained and
decreed by the General Council of the Provisional Governnent
of Texas, That there shall be, and ihere is hereby
created a, Legion of Cavalry, to be a part and under the
command, of the Commander-inChief of the Regular
Army of Texas during the present war; said'Legion of
Cavalry to be composed and organized as follows, to
wit: a Legion of Cavalry shall consist of one LieutenantColohel
Commandant, one Major, one Adjutant, one
Quarter-Master, one Pay-Master, each being a Lieutenant,
one Surgeon and two Surgeon's Mates, six Cap--
tains, six First and six Second Lieutenants, six Coronets,
two 'Sergeant-Majors, two Quarter-Ma-ster Sergeants,
two Chief $Iusicians-first and seeohd," and
twelve other Musicians, twenty-four Sergeants, twentyfour
Corporals and two huft4ed and eighty-six Privates,
including five Sa.ddlers, five 'Blacksmiths and' ive Boot
Makers w'vhich', together, shall form two squadrons, eack
squadron of three companies.
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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/m1/92/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .