The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 130
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
mount 12 guns each, and three schooners of about one hundred
and thirty tons burthen, mounting five or seven guns each; and
whereas a contract has been made and concluded by the agent appointed
by the President for that purpose, and the purchase of the
aforesaid six vessels completed. in pursuance of the law upon that
subject, as will appear by a reference to the contract, and correspondence
on file in the department of the Navy; and whereas it
has become indispensably necessary, in order to prepare and keep
in service the said vessels, as well for the protection of the coasts
and harbors of Texas, as for the protection of the commerce thereof,
that an appropriation be made of the sum required for that
object.
Wherefore be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That the
sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in the promissory
notes of the Government be, and the same is hereby appropriated
for the naval service of the year 1839; and that the Secretary of
the Navy, with the approbation of the President of this Republic,
is hereby authorized to execute drafts on the Treasury for the
whole of the above sum, or any part thereof.
JOHN M. HANSFORD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
DAVID G. BURNET,
President of the Senate.
Approved, January 26, 1839.
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR.
AN ACT
Entitled an act to incorporate the Houston and Brazos Rail Road
Company.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled, That a
company be incorporated under the name and style of the
Houston and Brazos Rail Road Company, to, be governed by
the rules and regulations hereinafter mentioned; and under
this title may transfer their rights by succession or assignment,
and shall be persons in law, capable of suing and being
sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being(130)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6726/m1/134/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .