Laws of the Republic of Texas, in two volumes. Volume 01. Page: 65
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and tihe clerk shall perform such service cx-officio, and shall aiso
sign a duplicate thereof, which shall be transmitted to the brig
adier general commanding the brigade, who shall cause the.ame
to be entered of record by the brigade inspector. The
monies collected and funded with the regimental paymaster
Asall be subject to orders dr wn by the commandant of the rcginent,
for regimental purposes, and to the orders of the major
or brigadier general for any purpose immediately affecting the
interest of the regiment or corps from whose paymaster the
sum is drawn; all which orders shall be regularly filed and preserved
by the paymaster, as vouchers in his annual settlement,
tor all and every duty herein specified. The said paymaster
:;hall receive and be entitled to ten per cent. per annum, on all
sumtns actually received and paid away. It sRall be the duty of
the adjutant general to call for any returns judged ln cessary by
the pr( sident; and to furnish to each brigade forms.thereof: and
in like manner every commandant of division, brigade, or corps.
aire to be implicitly obeyed, when they may think it necessary
to call for returns of iheir respective commands. Every di--ision,
brigade, and regs;lent sthll be kept fully officered; and
rosters in each shall be prepared by the proper officer, by which
the detail of duty shall le rcguLited.
SEC. 16. Atnd b:1 it ffurth'r enacted, That the presiden for
the time being, whe'n he deems it necessary, shall call forth into
the service of this republic, such a number of militia as he shall
deem expedient; a tour of duty shall be estimated at three
months; and, whltn employed in the service of the republic, no
militia shall be compelled to serve more titan two tours without
discharge. The militia , when in service, shall be governed by
the articles of war , and teli- rules and regulations adopted for
the army of tile republic, and receive the same pay and rations
:Is said army. W'hen',;v.'wr a netw regiment shall be ordered by
the president, the field officers composing it shall meet and lay
off the district into bounds for the companies; but at no time
shall a company consist of less than thirty-two privates, and i'
at any time a company shall be reduced to a less i;umber, it shall
be incorporated with the adjoining companies, while such dis -
bilities exist. Every officer commissioned (under this law) by
president shall bet implicitly obeyed as such, and shall continue
to told his commission for tle space of two years from the date
of his commission, unless he removes from the district in which
his command operates. All courts martial, and of assessment.
shall issue summons for witnesser. who shall attend; the process
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Front cover, spine, and title page of the first volume of Republic of Texas laws. One of a two-volume set; this volume contains 3 volumes and is the personal copy of Anson Jones; "Jones, Barrington, 1845" scratched on leather cover; Jones' signature throughout
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